Category Archives: Battle reports

Commando raid replay

Posted on February 24, 2021 by admin2

By Paul Le Long I wanted to congratulate Peter Davies on his commando raid article in the most recent issue of Lone Warrior (No. 214). It was excellent stuff and I was inspired to play the game over the weekend. … Continue reading →

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A new sample article for August

Posted on August 1, 2020 by admin2

This month’s sample article from previous issues of Lone Warrior is by George Arnold and discusses his experiment with the DBA rules, using a hex grid. A game report with Ancients on hexes is included. It’s on the Sample Articles page. … Continue reading →

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Kill Team report

Posted on March 14, 2020 by admin2

By David Newport I got the Kill Team set from Games Workshop at the start of 2019. I heard it was pretty good, with very tactical play and the differentiation of each individual miniature. It took me the year to … Continue reading →

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Some modelling skills required

Posted on December 21, 2019 by admin2

By Rob Morgan I built my first Airfix kit almost 60 years ago, and despite my youthful inexperience I made a fair go of it (the Boulton Paul Defiant 1940 Night Fighter, since you ask). Most of my older cousins … Continue reading →

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Game report added

Posted on October 19, 2019 by admin2

Here’s an older after-action write-up from an earlier blog entry, now added to the Game Reports page. This one is a report of a game between Romans and Ancient Britons fought using the Impetus rules. Click here to go to the … Continue reading →

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A sample article for May

Posted on May 4, 2019 by George Arnold

A new sample article from past numbers of Lone Warrior has now been posted. This one is by George Arnold and is titled “The (Linear) Battle of Las Palmas.” In it, Arnold describes his use of Armati-inspired rules to provide … Continue reading →

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A new sample article

Posted on March 4, 2018 by George Arnold

Jonathan Aird describes some ways to randomize the appearance and deployment of two armies for a solo game using the DBA rules. It’s on the Sample Articles page. Share this…emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin 0

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‘Kamikaze Attack’ battle report

Posted on August 14, 2016 by George Arnold

Jonathan Aird does an AAR using rules by Mike Crane and Paul Le Long from a previous issue of Lone Warrior magazine. It’s on the Miscellaneous page. Share this…emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin 0

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A sample article for August

Posted on August 7, 2016 by George Arnold

This month’s sample article from the pages of past Lone Warrior issues is by Paul Le Long and illustrates his ideas for playing a game without rules, using a “fate chart” and an ongoing narrative. It works! The article is … Continue reading →

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Battle of Rigatoni AAR

Posted on December 14, 2014 by George Arnold

By George Arnold In the latest issue of Lone Warrior magazine, I described the ways in which I set up a recent miniatures game, using some solo ideas to take much of the control of the set-up out of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Battle reports, Periods - Renaissance | 2 Comments