by Rob Morgan The world of wargaming has changed significantly over recent years. The establishment of an academic base at centres such as King’s College of the University of London, the rapid development of new robot weaponry, and certainly the role of AI, has done much to make the world that wargamers deal with very […]
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A New Solo Wargaming Book Announced!
While reading through my blog roll today, I came across a post on The Polemarch blog announcing a forthcoming book certain to be of interest to many of us: Solo Wargaming : A Practitioner’s Guide. The author notes the book is being published by Pen & Sword and due for release in June 2024.
One of us! One of us!
In a recent episode of Bedroom Battlefields Tabletop Miniature Hobby Podcast entitled “Solo, Co-op, & Narrative Wargaming Campaigns”, the host discussed their recent venture into solo miniatures gaming. The podcast episode is available on several platforms, listed here. On their website, they’ve put up a “solo and co-op narrative campaigns guide.” Although created for Brutal […]
What Sites Do You Visit?
Perhaps I should be a little more specific. Are there sites you regularly visit for wargaming inspiration, information, discussion, etc.? One common refrain is that our site is valuable for its archives of reviews, sample articles, free rules, and more. Having recently restored the “Of Possible Solo Interest” sidebar list as a dedicated page, I’d […]
Experimental Solo Wargaming
Some readers might be interested in classroom exercises. https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/validating-microcosm-experimental-wargaming-suggestions-classroom-applications
A new series of articles of interest to wargamers
By Rob Morgan “How Did Soldiers Fight?” is the title of a new series of articles and contributions in the pages of The Foreign Correspondent, journal of the Continental Wars Society (I’ve mentioned this fascinating publication from time to time – it’s well worth examining). It began in issue No.133 in January, 2022, and seems […]
SOTCW aiming for a re-launch
Mark Wheeler has sent the following announcement that may be of interest to Lone Warriors: The Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers (SOTCW) is being relaunched for 2022. Here is the proposal so far, but it is draft/evolving so please bear with us. The Society will continue to promote the hobby as defined by wargamers, modellers […]
Airfix Magazines
By Brian Cameron Anyone who is enthused by Rob Morgan’s comments can find a selection of issues on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/search.php?query=airfix+magazine&page=2 I remember many of the articles about converting Airfix figures (and have copies of some), often using plasticene and the use of a mysterious ‘banana oil’ to set it — I never did […]
Kevin White’s rules put in another appearance
Here’s a link to another blog, with the blogger recently using Kevin White’s “Kokoda Trail” rules for a World War II skirmish game. The rules are permanently posted on the Lone Warrior website’s Complete Rule Sets page. Thanks for the mention, Tradgardmastare!
A link of possible WWII interest
By Rob Morgan Quite a number of the publications I write for frequently contain notes about articles in other journals and newsletters which may prove of interest or value to that society’s membership. Here’s one which I thought should be mentioned to SWA members. The Ordnance Society is probably well known to many wargamers across […]