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Author Archives: George Arnold
Review of ‘Dux Bellorum’ rules
Paul Le Long reviews a set of rules by Daniel Mersey that focuses on small-scale combat during the Dark Ages. It’s on the Reviews page.
Posted in Periods - Dark Ages
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No. 203 ready for takeoff
It’s that time again. Editor Rich Barbuto plans delivery of the latest issue of Lone Warrior for this weekend. As usual, here’s a quick preview of the contents: ‘Not Your Grandfather’s Waterloo,’ by George Knapp. Rules for a Napoleonic game … Continue reading
Posted in Latest issue of LW
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A sample article for June
This month’s sample article from the archives of Lone Warrior is a set of rules for a solo World War II game by Mike Crane: “Bombers and Fighters Over Europe.” It’s on the Sample Articles page.
Missing medieval cog models?
By Rob Morgan The cogs in the photographs are 1/3000th scale, made originally by Bill Lamming in the North of England. Fairly old models now, I bought them from Bill in the late 1970s. I later wrote a series of … Continue reading
Posted in Naval gaming, Periods - Medieval
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‘Apache Warrior versus US Cavalryman’ (Osprey) review
Jonathan Aird reviews an Osprey focused on the American Indian wars. It’s on the Ospreys at a Glance page.
Posted in Periods - Nineteenth century
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‘Playing at the World’ book review
Paul Le Long reviews “Playing at the World,” a history of Dungeons and Dragons role-playing games, with a brief history of wargaming, from Chess forward, included. It’s highly recommended. It’s on the Reviews page.
Posted in Wargaming
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Aubrey and Maturin
By Rob Morgan I am, and always have been, a ‘Hornblower’ fan. But I’ve long intended to write a note about another Napoleonic Wars naval hero. Jack Aubrey is a very different kettle of fish from Horatio Hornblower. His and … Continue reading
Posted in Naval gaming, Periods - Napoleonic
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A sample article for May
Steve Turner provides this month’s sample article from past numbers of Lone Warrior magazine. This article describes how he went about setting up a fictional Colonial campaign in North Africa. It’s on the Sample Articles page.
Posted in Periods - Colonial
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Friday Insights
By Rob Morgan It often surprises me, knowing that wargamers are ardent historians and avid readers, how little so many of us share with the others in our fraternity. The title of this piece (which I know you opened up … Continue reading
Posted in Periods - General history, Wargaming
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Review of ‘Last Stand’ book
Rob Morgan reviews a book about last-stand battles from Napoleonic times forward and finds some accounts useful for solo gaming, others not so much. It’s on the Reviews page.
Posted in Solo wargaming
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