Category Archives: Periods – Fantasy

Review of Frostgrave, Rangers of Shadow Deep and Perilous Dark added

Posted on May 13, 2020 by admin2

Paul Le Long finds these inter-related fantasy rules easy to learn and fun to play. His review is on the Reviews page.

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A sample article for April

Posted on April 4, 2020 by admin2

This month’s sample article from past issues of Lone Warrior is by Dan Barbuto, and discusses the value of leaving your comfort zone and trying out an army that doesn’t suit your more usual playing style. It’s on the Sample … 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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New month, new sample article

Posted on March 1, 2020 by admin2

This month’s sample article from past issues of Lone Warrior is a look at the board game “Reign of Cthulu” by Jonathan Aird. In the article, he describes how he tweaked the game to make solo play even harder. It’s … Continue reading →

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Two reviews of Age of Sigmar partwork added

Posted on January 18, 2020 by admin2

Two contributors have now added reviews of a new offering from Warhammer Age of Sigmar, the first of several planned partworks now on sale in the UK. The reviews are on the Reviews page.

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Rules for solo dungeon quest added

Posted on January 11, 2020 by admin2

Paul Le Long put together a simple solo game of dungeon quest and shares the rules in this article from an earlier issue of Lone Warrior. His rules are on the Complete Rule Sets page.

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Warhammer Conquest partworks review

Posted on September 28, 2019 by admin2

Jonathan Aird finds some bargains with Warhammer Conquest partworks, which include a weekly magazine, one or more figures and other accessories. His review, along with photos, is on the Reviews page.

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A sample article for November

Posted on November 4, 2018 by George Arnold

This month’s sample article from Lone Warrior is titled “Battles in the Hyborean Age” by James Davis, in which he describes how reading some Robert E. Howard stories reinvigorated his own gaming. It’s on the Sample Articles page.

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More tat? More terrain!

Posted on August 26, 2018 by George Arnold

By Jonathan Aird Once more I have found that I have had to face up to that greatest of perils that a wargamer may face – the mild scorn of one’s loved ones. The main reason for a recent holiday … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘The Cthulu Wars’ (Osprey)

Posted on July 29, 2018 by George Arnold

Jonathan Aird finds this Osprey amusing and possibly useful for gaming. Lots of ideas. It’s on the Ospreys at a Glance page.

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