By Chris Hahn Inspired by the March issue of Wargames Illustrated, I decided to stage a version of Hastings. By no means was my effort a historical refight. It was more of an exercise. The forces, at least in terms of points, were fairly balanced. The Normans and their allies enjoyed advantages in cavalry and […]
Battle reports
Decision at Danville — Part 5
By Chris Hahn It seemed appropriate enough to bring my ACW “experiment” to an end at the calendar end of November. I regret to inform readers that there was no decision at Danville. In point of fact, the last three turns witnessed each side punishing the other with sometimes accurate artillery fire and more accurate […]
Decision at Danville — Part 4
By Chris Hahn Frustrated by a lack of progress and my apparent inability to develop a level of comfort with the adaptations and house rules borrowed from The Contemptible Little Wargames Club, I decided to call a halt to the present action, reform the armies, re-engineer the purpose of the scenario, redeploy the forces, and […]
Decision at Danville — Part 3
By Chris Hahn Given my reported preference to conduct miniature wargames without miniatures, I guess this latest project could be called an improvement, or at least a step in the right direction. Photo H shows four regiments of Brigadier General Gladden’s 3rd Brigade, one of the Confederate units taking part in the action around Danville. […]
Decision at Danville — Part 2
By Chris Hahn The dice were not all that kind to the Union cause during the first five turns of the wargame. The overall commander and a battery of artillery from Michigan were separated from the main force at deployment and advance onto the field. Then the leading infantry brigade changed from march column to […]
Decision at Danville — Part 1
By Chris Hahn Frustrated by a failed attempt to stage an adaptation of the Battle of Dettingen (June, 1743 — see the March issue of Wargame Illustrated for a very colorful narrative by the Worcester Wargames Club), I shifted my focus forward approximately 120 years to the border state of Kentucky. Photos A and B […]
A walk on the Naps side
Late last year, I indulged myself and had a couple of Napoleonic 15mm — actually listed as 18mm — armies painted and based: Austrians and French, with allies, for the 1809 campaign. With their return from the painter/baser and the busy holidays behind us, I decided it was high time to take those Naps out for […]
Upon further reflection: CCN and me
Not too long ago, for Lone Warrior No. 175, I did a review of the then-new board game called “Commands & Colors: Napoleonics.” Writing a review doesn’t necessarily mean the writer is an expert on the subject. In my case, the review was more a collection of my first impressions. I was aware that I had […]
Testing a new objective for BoB Hex — with photos!
This post pertains to the Battle of Britain—Simple Hex Rules that appeared in Lone Warrior #175 magazine. In George Arnold’s post on the LW blog “Feedback on No. 175?” Paul Le Long wrote a comment noting how difficult it was for the British to win against the Germans with a bombing objective of 24 points. Further reflection indicated that the bombing objective should be raised […]
Convoy: A new twist to an old game — with photos!
I want to thank Rich for selecting Convoy on the North Atlantic as the new “Sample Article” in the Lone Warrior blog. I hadn’t played the game in a few years, and it was like playing it for the first time. I have played the game three times since it appeared on the July blog—just […]