by Rob Morgan From time to time, the nineteenth century development of the wargame for military purposes gets an airing in magazines and journals, and these are well worth consideration by the solo wargamer. Now, in the February 2024 issue (Vol: 110: 1, pp 84-97) of The Mariner’s Mirror at last there’s an article on […]
Periods – Nineteenth century
El Zorro
by Rob Morgan My short foray into the world of armed monks somehow brought me to thinking about this gentleman, known to us all, and a frequent star of the silver screen and TV. But, where in the wargaming world is he? I’ve looked but can’t find any period sets (I first thought Atlantic might […]
What Have I Been Up to?
by George Banic (Editor’s Note: this originally appeared in a comment on What Are You Working On? and with George’s permission, I have made it into a post of its own – JY) First off, I’ve managed to write up two submission for the next Journal, the one my dog ate (‘ahem’!!) for the previous […]
September Sample Article
In this month’s sample article from back issues of Lone Warrior, Brian Cameron takes us turn-by-turn through a game to demonstrate commander characteristics in action. His article features photos of Minifigs ‘S’ range figures in action. It’s available on the Sample Articles page.
What Reenactors Mean to Us
by Rob Morgan It’s certainly true that no-one will ever again see a battery of Gribeauval 12pdr field guns in action, sit mounted in a charge of Lancers, nor, thankfully, be part of a Forlorn Hope. As wargamers, we can only imagine, and attempt to develop, rules and table-top tactics which reflect our vision and […]
In the Midday Sun?
by Rob Morgan I’ve been reading through a few very early copies of the very long departed wargame publication, Bayonet, and found a note, by Hamish Fraser, on flags of the Boer Wars (1880-81 and 1899-1902). It dates from issue no.2 in December 1967- a long time back indeed. Hamish mentions an allegation made by […]
War with Ironclads in the Late 1800’s . . . continued!
by Rob Morgan The questions about fittings, rigging, etc. on models of warships in the Ironclad era bring a few thoughts to mind. If you’re gaming solo, and are a dedicated model-maker, then super detailing your models in whatever scale is a splendid option. If, however, like me over the long years, you sometimes have […]
New Sample Article
In ‘Something Old, Something Newer: Revisiting Some Inter-Related Rule Sets’, George Arnold discusses three derivatives of De Bellis Antiquitatis (DBA): De Bellis Napoleonicis, DBACW, and Triumph! He rounds out the discussion with a game report featuring DBACW. You can read this article from a previous issue of Lone Warrior on the Sample Articles page.
Firepower in the Bavarian War or How I Accidentally Created Prussian Magazine-Fed Auto-Loading Artillery
As indicated in my post on the Battle of Bingen, I was somewhat surprised at how deadly the massed Prussian artillery proved to be, which effectively stopped the French counterattack dead in its tracks in one round of firing. I had a chance to look back over the action and found, as expected, that I […]
Thoughts on Firepower in the Bavarian War
by Rob Morgan This was an intriguing period in warfare, and after reading the Bavarian pieces, I thumbed through my back copies of The Foreign Correspondent and came up with a couple of observations from the period. One note mentioned the introduction, into Austrian service, of the new model of Lorenz rifle. It proved problematic. The […]