| Stalkey and Co | 26 Apr 2022 5:20 a.m. PST |
What is your "must-own" solo wargaming book and why? Many are back in print, including Featherstone's, but there are some I've never heard of. I intend to use them mainly for horse and musket or medeival land battles, but I do some WWII and such naval wargaming [and some naval wargaming in space]. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and reviews! |
 Saber6   | 26 Apr 2022 5:58 a.m. PST |
Grant's 'Programmed Scenarios for Wargames' |
| Stalkey and Co | 26 Apr 2022 6:05 a.m. PST |
Tempting – there is one for only $219.00 USD on Evil-zon… |
| arthur1815 | 26 Apr 2022 6:37 a.m. PST |
I'd second the Grant Programmed Scenarios book. |
 20thmaine | 26 Apr 2022 8:45 a.m. PST |
The Solo Wargamers Association Lone Warrior Web-site has a section of reviews of classic wargaming books link which includes a number of specifically solo books. PDF link PDF link PDF link PDF link And yes, Programmed Wargaming Scenarios is the most useful! Caliver Books currently have a copy on Amazon for £35.00 GBP |
| robert piepenbrink | 26 Apr 2022 9:30 a.m. PST |
Stalkey, you can always pay three figures for a book on Amazon if you want to, but never think a single offer there represents the usual market price. People post stray books at anything up to maybe $300 USD and change--hoping for a tech gazillionaire, I think. Check Antiquarian Book Exchange. Talk to regular wargame suppliers. Call Foyle's if you're British. I don't think there's a wargaming text since The Tin Army of the Potomac you can't get for under $100 USD, and usually under $50 USD--but not always the first place you look. |
| Stalkey and Co | 26 Apr 2022 10:32 a.m. PST |
@ Robert
You have an e-dress for Antiquarian Book Exchange? Shame that John Curran doesn't re-publish the title. @ 20th Maine
That looks very helpful, thanks! |
| Red Dragon 44 | 26 Apr 2022 12:35 p.m. PST |
Programmed Scenarios was republished in a 2nd edition by Partizan Press / Caliver Books. On the Caliver Books website new for £29.50 GBP. |
| robert piepenbrink | 26 Apr 2022 12:52 p.m. PST |
Seems they're now the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America.
abaa.org |
| Porthos | 27 Apr 2022 7:00 a.m. PST |
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| Stalkey and Co | 29 Apr 2022 5:50 a.m. PST |
Scored a copy of Programmed scenarios from a pal. Thanks for the recommendation, looks interesting. |
| MrWargaming | 07 May 2022 9:49 p.m. PST |
Check out William Sylverster's "Solo Wargaming Guide". What does a fantastic job complain when everything you need to know in a succinct manner. If there's a great job on that movement, and how to translate that movement to the tabletop. It doesn't have a lot of details, just some general guidelines, when it comes to things like naval campaigns, air war campaigns. And fantasy campaigns. |
