I am a solo war gamer endlessly searching for old Peter Laing figures, and the perfect war-game rules to use with them
Sunday, February 9, 2025
Les Higgins Dueling Wargame
I found on my Kindle a set of rules that were downloaded years ago, " Simple Rules for Two Dueling Figures" by Michael Barlow. I believe they were from Lone Warrior magazine. They were a simple set of rules to use with the Les Higgins duelists.
I actually made a chart using dice instead of cards for the Featherstone and DuGre's dueling game. I was going to try a game using these rules, but had put the book away and didn't want to get up to get it. Perhaps a game for later this week.
It turned out to be fast and fun. The ships are Figurehead Miniatures ironclad period ships. With Bob Cordery's newest rules for naval battles, it got me interested in trying a game or two. I was going to used a set of ACW rules from Featherstone's Sea Battles wargame book. When I first got into wargaming, I used these rules to fight some battles while having lunch at work.
I'm glad you are finding those figures useful John - I realised that I was never going to use them and thought they would be great for the duelling games you had posted about
Once again, thank you for the figures. I left them on my work station since getting them. They kept taunting me to paint and used them. I still have the third figure to paint. Between the dueling game and "Dominion of the Spear", I am now thinking of how 5 minute games actually might be just what I need now.
Interesting It looks kind of Donald Featherstone's and Gerard Du Gre's Dueling game, which I'm about to take a look at my self soon.
ReplyDeleteI actually made a chart using dice instead of cards for the Featherstone and DuGre's dueling game. I was going to try a game using these rules, but had put the book away and didn't want to get up to get it. Perhaps a game for later this week.
DeleteLooks like a fun solo game John
ReplyDeleteI like the look of the little ships that you're painting - what are they?
It turned out to be fast and fun. The ships are Figurehead Miniatures ironclad period ships. With Bob Cordery's newest rules for naval battles, it got me interested in trying a game or two. I was going to used a set of ACW rules from Featherstone's Sea Battles wargame book. When I first got into wargaming, I used these rules to fight some battles while having lunch at work.
DeleteThe rules by Michael Barlow can be downloaded from https://lonewarriorswa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Rules-for-Duelling.pdf
ReplyDeleteThat's good to know. I believe I downloaded them when I subscribed to Lone Warrior.
DeleteI'm glad you are finding those figures useful John - I realised that I was never going to use them and thought they would be great for the duelling games you had posted about
ReplyDeleteOnce again, thank you for the figures. I left them on my work station since getting them. They kept taunting me to paint and used them. I still have the third figure to paint. Between the dueling game and "Dominion of the Spear", I am now thinking of how 5 minute games actually might be just what I need now.
DeleteTerrific fun, which has put ideas in my head…
ReplyDeleteAlan Tradgardland
It was fun indeed. I wish I could get the photos to post in the correct order though.
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