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Category Archives: Periods – American Civil War
50 years’ worth of ACW rule ideas
Graham Empson has distilled his more than 50 years of ACW solo gaming into a comprehensive set of mechanics/rules for the period. Lots and lots of ideas. It’s on the Complete Rule Sets page. Share this…emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin 0
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The blockade runner ‘Mars’
By Rob Morgan The very thorough comment on what colour blockade runners were painted means I’ll have to repaint my small 1/1200th collection of them, after 30 years of, well, admittedly fairly infrequent use on the wargames table! Thorough, very, … Continue reading
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ACW easy rules have been added
Kevin White’s rules for the American Civil War, “The Blue and Gray,” have now been added. They’re on the Complete Rule Sets page. Share this…emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin +1
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A question about ACW blockade runners
By Rob Morgan In my collection of 1/1200th American Civil War models, I have a number of blockade runners, rarely used in any game, but I like them. Mars and Banshee are delightful models, made by Skytrex and Navwar ages … Continue reading
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Simple Horse and Musket rules added
The latest rules to be added to this blog are George Arnold’s Horse and Musket rules, with movement and combat factors for Napoleonics and for the American Civil War. They’re on the Complete Rule Sets page. Share this…emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin +1
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A sample article for September
This month’s offering from past Lone Warriors is “Blockade Runner.” In the article, Jeffrey G. Chorney explains his own design for a board/miniatures game set during the American Civil War. It’s on the Sample Articles page. Share this…emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin 0
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March’s sample article
This month’s sample article from previous issues of Lone Warrior is by Editor Rich Barbuto and is titled “Shiloh, April 1862.” The article explains Rich’s effort to replicate the confusion and close-quarter fighting that the Battle of Shiloh featured. The … Continue reading
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ACW naval rules added
Here’s another rule set from past issues of Lone Warrior. This one is for a naval game during the American Civil War and is by Mike Crane. Included are plans for paper models, if needed, and hit marker sheets. It’s … Continue reading
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ACW ironclad rules added
Here’s another addition to the Complete Rule Sets page, “Virginia vs. Monitor.” Mike Crane’s original rules can be played out on a square grid, featuring the first clash of ironclads during the American Civil War. The rules are on the … Continue reading
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Steam Punk and the USS Galena
By Rob Morgan The USS Galena gunboat design was not one of the great successes of the Federal Navy, I’ll admit. Attractive, of course, with the awesome tumble home and quite powerfully armed as, essentially, a broadside ironclad. Never destined … Continue reading
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