AAR Wargaming: Fall-In, Book Reviews with Russ Lockwood

AAR Wargaming: Fall-In, Book Reviews with Russ Lockwood

I wanted to get this out before Thanksgiving. The big event for the month was Fall In, a bit of a truncated show for me, but still a rollicking good time. A variety of other games follows, plus the usual HMGS, News, and Book Reviews. To those celebrating Thanksgiving, Happy Thanksgiving.

Enjoy.

After Action Report Newsletter — November 2025

Fall In 2025: Convention Zip In and Out
Triumph & Tragedy: WWII Europe
German Triumph and Allied Tragedy: T&T
Guilford Court House: American Rev 1781
Duel For Middle Earth: LOTR
What’s Up Doc? Blinking
HMGS Next Generation: Gaming Education
HMGS Outreach: Speech at Raytheon
News: New Products and Information
Orcus Gate 333: Thanatos D&D

Books I’ve Read

Pearl Harbor: Japan’s Greatest Disaster
Rhineland: Last Defense 1944-45
Mapping the Silk Road: Ptolemy’s Tower
1066: The Lost Hastings Battlefield
Alexander the Great Avenger
Warfare in the Age of Crusades
Tiberius: Roman Commander to Emperor
Defenders of the Reich: WWII Luftwaffe
Jungle Commandos: Arakan, Burma 1945
Lone Star Shadows: Echoes of the Forgotten
Sudden Death: USMC Radioman in Vietnam
Medieval Nuns At War
Hermann Balck: Hitler’s Forgotten General
10th Mountain Div WWII: Casemate Special
Midget Submarines 1939-45: Casemate Spec.
Why Appeasement Failed: Ignored Evidence
Apollo 1 in Photographs
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Kamikaze Flying Bombs: Suicide Aircraft
The Mahdi & Africa

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October 27, 2025October 28, 2025

AARs Wargaming: SnapNap1813 – Russ Lockwood

Happy Halloween!

For your infotainment, the big multi-table, multi-player Snappy Nappy 1813 Peninsula Campaign in a Day game starts off the AAR and the Book Reviews end it — and in between the usual mix of miniatures, boardgames, and card game recaps and analysis, plus the news, and HMGS doings.

Enjoy!

After Action Report Newsletter — October 2025

Spanish Reign or Rain? SnapCon 11 — 1813
In The Shadows: French Resistance 1943-1944
Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Hoth: Star Wars
Kingsburg: Influence Resources
Halloween Dominion: Custom Cards
Star Wars: C&C-RUSE Fusion
Fate of the Fellowship: Lord Of The Rings Boardgame
Axis & Allies Europe: Boardgame
Vikings: Thor vs. Loki Card Game
Allies & Axis: Homebrew WWII Card Game
Doubleblind WWII Eastern Solomons: Part Two
WWII RUSE: Tweaked Again
News: New Products and Information
HMGS Next Generation: Gaming Extravaganzas
HMGS Outreach: CamelCon 2025
Adventure of Tazan Rell Continues:
Letters From The Edge: D&D
Working…
Intel From a Dragon
Infrastructure and Logistics
Nevar Say Never
Sterling Sliver: D&D Adventure Continues
Into The Sea of Dust: Wasteland

Books I’ve Read

Washington’s Lieutenants: Amer Rev
War in Ukraine: V8: Kyiv EurWar 50
Nations in Arms: 5 Armies Made Europe
Danes on D-Day: Normandy 1944
US Seventh Fleet: Korea 1950-53
M18 Hellcat vs Panther: Duel 146
Kursk 1943: Air Campaign 55
New Guinea 1942-43: Air Campaign 56
B-52 Stratofortress: Combat Air 158
Manila Bay 1898: Campaign 419
Sinai 1916-17: Campaign 421
Luftwaffe Intruder Operations Over UK
German Breakthrough in Greece: 1941
Yugoslav Air Force 1991-92: EurWar 48
GSG 9: From Munich to Mogadishu

Hitler’s Paratroopers in Normandy
The Final Reflection: Star Trek 16

A Flag Full of Stars: Star Trek 54
China’s Fighter J-7/F-7 V1: TechWar 4

War in Ukraine: V9: Artillery EurWar 52
Armed Forces N. Korea V1P1: AsiaWar 55

Doctor Mirabilis (novel)
The Final Nexus: Star Trek 43

The Disinherited: Star Trek 59
Ishmael: Star Trek 23

German Logistics 1939-1945: C Illustr.
Fighting Kaiser’s War: Saxons 1914/1918

Norbert Hannig: Luftwaffe Fighter Ace
Hood’s Defeat Near Fox’s Gap

The True Story of Catch-22: WWII
Imprisoning the Enemy: Axis POWs War

Without Mercy: American Revolution

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October 22, 2025

Fall In 2025

I will be attending Fall in 2025

I will be there Thursday through Sunday morning.

I will be running two D-Day to Berlin games and 3 Light Bobs games.

For more information go to Fall In Website

October 21, 2025October 22, 2025

Lion Rampant 2025 Update #10 …

Hello everyone!

Lion Rampant News …

(1.) Lion Rampant events at Carnage in Killington, VT, Oct 24, 25, and 26, 2025 … signups are still open, the location is at the Killington Grand Resort.

Here is a link to the signup location … https://tabletop.events/conventions/carnage-28

A. Battle of Bouvines, Fri 1pm, 2nd edition modified … All 6 slots are currently filled up.

B. Battle of Bouvines, Fri 7pm, 2nd edition modified … 4 of 6 slots are currently available.

Here’s a link to the sign up page for Friday 7pm … https://tabletop.events/conventions/carnage-28/schedule/384

(2.) Lion Rampant events at Fall-In, Lancaster, PA, Nov 6, 7, 8, and 9, 2025 … signups are still open, the location is at the Wyndham Resort and Convention Center,

Here’s a link to the sign up location … https://tabletop.events/conventions/fall-in-2025

A. Attack of the Demon Lord, Thurs 7pm, Dragon Rampant … All 6 slots are currently filled up!

B. Viking Raiders on the Coast, Fri 7pm, Lion Rampant … All 6 slots are currently filled up!

(3.) Lion Rampant Fall Bash in Albany, NY, Dec 13th, 2025 … signups for this tourney are open, the location is at The Fortress of Gaming, 18 Railroad Ave.

Room for 12 players, and if for some reason there is a larger pre-sign up, tables might be added. Start time is 11am, 24 point army from the back of 2nd edition rule book, “standard” rules will apply. Number of rounds to be determined, $5 cover charge at the door.

(4.) Might be Lion Rampant games at Total Con in Marlborough MA, and Mayhem in Lebanon NH in 2026.

(5.) Stay tuned for tourneys at Havoc in Marlborough MA, and Huzzah! in South Portland ME, both in 2026.

(6.) Stay tuned for a possible announcement of a special Lion Rampant event that MIGHT be held in 2026.

This newsletter is intended to include events in the Northeast that use Lion Rampant or any of the other associated rule sets using their format. A person can send such events directly to

We usually have armies for loaning out at tourneys held here in the Northeast, beginners are welcome.

Paint your figures, get your armies out, and enjoy!

Always feel free to ask any questions.

Cheers!

Mark T.

P.S. If anyone is no longer interested being on this list, let us know.

September 24, 2025October 22, 2025

AAR Wargaming with Russ Lockwood

I see the fall colors starting to form on the trees here and a gaming pile start to form on the table. The last part of August and the first half of September proved a nice mix of miniatures and other wargaming as well as a goodly amount of news and book reviews. Enjoy!

After Action Report Newsletter — September 2025

3:10 To Yuma: What a Cowboy
Espana 1936: Republican Woes
Espana 1936: Nationalist Goes
SpaceBase: Golden Hour
SpaceBase Ho!: Three-Ring Circus
Adm. Island 1944 Invasion: Cmd Dec
Iraq: RUSE
To The Trenches: PSC’s Great War
ArrowStorm Rampant: 100YW Tryout
Russian Flank: Snappy Nappy 1812
Warmaster: Emperor vs. Traitor
Battle For Germany: Boxed Edition
Eastern Solomons: Double Blind
All Greek To Me: Hera Vs. Zeus
Oh It’s Hoth, Hoth, Hoth: C&C
Space Battle Cards: MagBlast
HMGS Next Generation: Gaming Resumes
HMGS Outreach: Museum Games
News: New products and information
Magazines I’ve Read: The Centurion

Books I’ve Read

Guderian’s Panzers: East Front 1941
Hill 119: Vietnam Recon OP 1969-70
The Canadian Theater 1814: War of 1812
The Florida Campaign 1774-83: Rev War
Hitler’s Croatian Ally: Yugoslavia
The Creek War 1813-14: War of 1812
Through the Lens 6: WW2 Vehicles
The Campaign of 1812: War of 1812
Aachen: WWII Battle for City
Bio of a Space Tyrant: V4 (scifi novel)
Bio of a Space Tyrant: V5 (scifi novel)
Curtis Nighthawks in USSR North 1941-45
Spectre of Invasion: UK Coast 1900-1918
Rodney and Nelson: ShipCraft 23 Revised
Stand of the Thunderbirds: Oct. 1944
George Washington: Creation of Republic
Taking Command: US Unsung Milit Leaders
Superspy: Hans Tofte SOE, OSS, and CIA
Rare Birds 02: Poland’s RWD-14 “Czapla”
Fighters Over France: 1940
Japanese Submarine Aircraft
The Secret War Between Hitler & Stalin
Nemesis: Medieval England’s Greatest Enemy
Roman Cavalry Tactics: Elite 263
Stoke Field 1487: Campaign 420

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September 2, 2025September 2, 2025

Lion Rampant 2025, Update #9 … Only Days Till Council Con!

Lion Rampant 2025, Update #9

Hello everyone!

Lion Rampant News …

(1.) Council Con 2025, This Upcoming Weekend, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Sept 5,6,7 … the location is at Proctor’s Theater in Schenectady, NY. Parking is at 407 Hamilton St. across from Proctor’s Theater itself.

Here is a link to the signup location … https://tabletop.events/conventions/council-2025

A. Battle of Bouvines, Fri 2pm, 2nd edition modified … 3 of 6 spots currently available.

B. 2nd Annual Council Con Lion Rampant Tourney, Sat 9am … 8 of 10 spots remaining … starts at 9am, 3 rounds, 2 hours each, with an hour in between rounds, players can use 24 point armies from the 2nd edition rule book.

Here’s a link to the tourney sign up page … https://tabletop.events/conventions/council-2025/schedule/26

(2.) Lion Rampant events at Carnage, Killington, VT, Oct 24, 25, and 26, 2025 … signups start Sept 8th.

Here is a link to the signup location ..

A. Battle of Bouvines, Fri 1pm, 2nd edition modified … 6 slots available.

B. Battle of Bouvines, Fri 7pm, 2nd edition modified … 6 slots available.

(3.) Stay tuned for possible Lion Rampant events at Fall-In, Lancaster, PA, Nov 6, 7, 8, and 9, 2025.

(4.) Stay tuned for tourneys at Havoc in Marlborough, MA, and Huzzah! in South Portland, ME, both in 2026.

(5.) Stay tuned for a possible announcement of a special Lion Rampant event that might be held in 2026.

We usually have armies for loaning out at tourneys held here in the Northeast, beginners are welcome.

P.S. If anyone is no longer interested being on this list, or have an upcoming game of Lion Rampant or associated rules that you’re running, let us know.

Paint your figures, get your armies out, and enjoy!

Always feel free to ask any questions.

Cheers!

Mark T.

August 25, 2025August 26, 2025

AARs Wargaming: WWI with Russ Lockwood

The summer fades, but not the wargaming fun. At least the weather is getting seasonal instead of the heat blasts of the previous months.

Enjoy.

August 2025 After Action Report

Runs, Guns, and Huns: WWI Trenches
Sa Batella 1409: Obscure and Curious
Guillaume III 1409 : Captured
Mumakils on the March: LOTR
LOTR: Adventure Game
Attack: Undeveloped Rules
7 Ronin: 7 Samurai
HMGS Next Generation: Games
HMGS Outreach:
ACW
Shore Leave 45: Celebrity
Connections Conference: Professional
Summer Camp Miniatures: Variety
Helm’s Deep: A 51-Year-Old Game
Magic the Gathering: LOTR Campaign Game
Liches Get Stitches: D&D Showdown
SpaceBase: Quick Game

Books I’ve Read

Roll to Hit: Unofficial History of D&D
The Sieges of Rhodes: 1480 and 1522 (RtoR 26)
Inspired Enterprise: NASA, Smithsonian, Star Trek
South Pacific Air War: Volume 6
Battles for the Channel Ports: Then and Now
Colonel William Prescott: Bunker Hill
In Strange Company: Iraq 2003-4
Hitler’s Collapse in the East: 1944 Analysis
Prince Rupert of the Rhine: King Charles’ Cavalier
12 Years With Hitler: Secretary to the Fuhrer
Battle Yet Unsung: US WWII 14th Armor Division
Battles at Annapolis: Army-Navy Football
Ride to the Sound of the Guns: Gen. Mataxis
Given Up for Dead: America’s Stand at Wake Island
From Stalingrad to Italy: Von Senger’s War
Conquest (sci-fi novel)
Forts and Roman Strategy: A New Approach
Designing Video Games: Step-by-Step Guide
Bio of a Space Tyrant: Vol. 1 Refugee (sci-fi novel)
Bio of a Space Tyrant: Vol. 2 Mercenary (sci-fi novel)
Bio of a Space Tyrant: Vol. 3 Politician (sci-fi novel)
Patton Versus the Panzers: Arracourt Sept 1944
USMC Tank Markings in the Pacific: WWII
US Army Tractor Trucks and Semitrailers: WWII

Russ

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August 8, 2025August 19, 2025

Lion Rampant 2025 Update #8 … Tourney at Council Con!

Hi folks!

Just a quick “heads up” before providing the usual info …

If at any time a person on this list is hosting a Lion Rampant event at a convention that you’re attending, let us know and we’ll put it out in one of our updates. This includes things like Dragon Rampant, Pikeman’s Lament, Rebels & Patriots, The Men Who Would be Kings, Zenos Rampant, etc.

Lion Rampant News …

(1.) Council Con 2025 registration starts today, Friday, August 8th … and the convention runs on Friday Sept. 5th, Saturday Sept. 6th, and Sunday Sept 7th in Schenectady, NY. Here is a link to the signup location …

https://tabletop.events/conventions/council-2025

(2.) 2nd Annual Lion Rampant Tourney at Council Con … set for Saturday Sept 6th, starts at 9am, 3 rounds, 2 hours each, with an hour in between rounds, players can use 24 point armies from the 2nd edition rule book. Here’s a link to the tourney sign up page …

https://tabletop.events/conventions/council-2025/schedule/26

Currently there are two of the usual suspects signed up for 2 of the 10 spots possible.

(3.) Lion Rampant and associated events at Council Con this year …

A. Battle of Bouvines, Fri 2pm, 2nd edition modified … 5 of 6 spots currently available.

B. 2nd Annual Council Con Lion Rampant Tourney, Sat 9am, … 8 of 10 spots remaining.

(4.) Stay tuned for possible Lion Rampant events at Carnage, Killinton, VT, Oct 24, 25, and 26, 2025.

(5.) Stay tuned for possible Lion Rampant events at Fall-In, Lancaster, PA, Nov 6, 7, 8, and 9, 2025.

(6.) Stay tuned for tourneys at Havoc in Marlborough, MA, and Huzzah! in South Portland, ME, both in 2026.

(7.) Stay tuned for a possible announcement of a special Lion Rampant event that might be held in 2026.

Paint your figures, get your armies out, and enjoy!

And we usually have armies for loaning out at tourneys held here in the Northeast, too.

Always feel free to ask any questions.

Cheers!

Mark T.

P.S. If anyone is no longer interested being on this list, let us know.

July 30, 2025July 31, 2025

Russ Lockwood – Wargaming AAR: Historicon 2025 and more

Russ Lockwood

Hope you are doing well.

Here’s the big Historicon 2025 convention recap with lots of inspirational photos. Also, game recaps of 1812 Borodino, 1810 Naval battle, some Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and spaceship games, recaps of HMGS Next Generation games, info about the new HMGS Outreach program, the continuing adventure of the D&D gang, News, and lots of Book Reviews.

Enjoy!

Historicon a Hit: HMGS Convention Report

Dealer’s Area
Wally Simon Flea Market
Walkabout Wargaming: Eye Candy
Warrior Tournament
SPI Forever
Friday Game: The Anthill of WWI
Friday Night HMGS Meeting
Hobby University
Double Blind Saipan: Command Decision

Borodino 1812: He Go, I Went
S&T 32: The Battle of Borodino
LOTR: Trading Card Game
Hobbit Helper: LOTR Card Game
Star Wars Skirmish: Imperial Assault
Starship Combat: Talonashi Maru
WWII Duel: Axis and Allies Naval Miniatures
HMGS Next Generation: Hot Gaming
HMGS Outreach: Mixing History and Gaming
1810 Battle of Grand Port at Woburn: MA
Ring Quest: LOTR
Dominion: Card Game
Any Teleport Into a Storm: D&D
Old Guard Games: Milwaukee, WI
News: Games, Minis, Conventions, and more

Books I’ve Read

Wellington’s Waterloo Allies
Wars and Soldiers Louis XIV: V7 German
Polaris: Subs, Missiles, USN, RN
Gettysburg Surgeons: ACW
German Command HQs in the West
War in Ukraine Vol 7: Europe at War 43
Opening the Gates of Hell: 1941
Dornier Do 217: Bomber to Nightfighter
Clontarf: An Illustrated History
USN Atlanta-Class CLs 1940-49: NV 340
Tanks in Ukraine 2022: New Vangrd 341
Second Sirte 1942: Campaign 417
Swordfish Units of WW2: Cmbt Airc 157
Mediterranean Sweep: WWII USAAF Italy
Exploring Nationalism: Identifying Forms
The Advance on Caen: 6-9 June 1944
Caribbean Crisis: Invasion Grenada 1983
We Stormed the Reichtag: WWII
Siege of Dunkirk 1944-1945 and Chann Ports
Hotol: Britain’s Spaceplane

Jungle Ghosts: Walking Point in Vietnam

Araguaia War: COIN Brazil 1967-74 Vol 2

Sturmartillerie Crewman: Casemate Illus

Verdun 1914: The Opening Moves (Batlgrd)

Caesarian Legionary v Pompeian Legionary

Yugoslavia 1941-44: Anti-Partisan Cam418

Halo: The Fall of Reach (sci-fi novel)

Seeds of Victory: American Way of War

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July 24, 2025July 24, 2025

Gabions

Gabion siege pieces.

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June 29, 2025June 29, 2025

Wargaming’s AARs: Guadalcanal, Pirates, Norway 1940, and Book Review

Wargaming’s AARs: and Book Reviews

Hope you are all doing well. The usual mix of recaps and reviews continues with a notable addition: a visit to the InfoAge History and Science Museum in Wall, NJ.

Enjoy. Russ>>>

After Action Report Newsletter — June 2025

Guadalcanal Game Diary: Welcome to the Jungle
7th Sea: Pirate Card Game
AEG’s 7th Sea: Collectable Card Game
Pirates Turned CEOs: Space Base
Space Base: An Hour and a Half
Field of Glory: Ancients Card Game
Splendor: A Eurogame Gem
Kingsburg: Resource Dice
Terraforming Mars: Resource Management
Norway 1940: Final Battles
Marvin the Martian: 2.0
Struggle of Empires: Boardgame
Solomons Slot: A&A WWII Naval
Lord of The Rings: MB 1978
Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation
NEWS: Figures, wargames, offers, and more.
InfoAge: Museum Collective
HMGS Next Gen: History With Miniatures

Books I’ve Read
The Resurrected Pirate: George Lowther
All The World At War: People Places WWI
Paper Dreams: History of PBM Gaming
Persia Triumphant in Greece: Xerxes Invasion
Black Hearts and Painted Guns: Iraq 2005-7
The Crimean Offensive 1944 (Casemate Illus)
Roman Empire at War: Compendium 31BC-565AD
Night Fighter Aces Luftwaffe 1943-45 (Casemate Illus)
Overland Campaign for Richmond 1864 (Casemate Illus)
The Waffen-SS in Poland 1939 (Casemate Illus)
The Rapture Effect (sci-fi novel)
Air Battles Before D-Day
Normandy 1944: Air Campaign 54
Kriegsmarine Atlantic Cmd 1939-42: Fleet 11
Partisan Warfare in Greece 1941-44: Men-At-Arms 562
Cynoscephalae 197 BC: Campaign 416
Central European Wars 1918-1921: Men-At-Arms 563
The Jugurthine War 112-106 BC: Campaign 415
RAF Jaguar Units Combat: Combat Aircraft 156
Jagdpanther vs. 17-Pdr Achilles: Duel 142
Super-Battleships World War I: New Vanguard 338
Spitfire I: Dogfight 13
German Tanks Barbarossa 1941: New Vanguard 339
ACW Amphibious Tactics: Elite 262

Dogwood: National Guard Unit in Iraq 2005

Through The Lens 5: WW2 Vehicles

WWII 452nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Bttn

Hitler’s War of Extinction: Eastern Front

Home Front: Color WWII Photography in US

US Coast Guard Cutter 37: Legends of Warfare
Nagato-Class Battleships: Legends of Warfare
Vichy’s Last Castle: Petain’s Puppet Regime
Black Devils’ March: 1st Polish Arm Div 1939-45

Russ

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