Warrior

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Warrior is a game of miniatures warfare covering the period 3000 BC to 1500 AD (basically everything prior to the widespread use of gunpowder weapons). There are several places to find out more about Warrior:

Four Horsemen Enterprises, the makers of Warrior
The "warriorrules" mailing list on Yahoo Groups
The North American Society of Ancient and Medieval Wargamers, the gaming organization that includes the Warrior period
The Historical Miniatures Gaming Society the umbrella organization of which NASAMW is a part

The two big events in the miniatures hobby each year are Cold Wars and Historicon, both held at the Lancaster Host Resort in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

I've now played in the team tournament at Cold Wars for, I think, six consecutive years. My partner is my good friend Bill Chamis. Over the years we have played:

Teutonic Knights
Knights of Saint John, version 1 and version 2
Romainian Frank, one variant only
Later Paleologan Byzantine, one variant only

Bill and I have a pretty good record over the years: 8 wins, 4 losses, and 4 draws. Our best year -- 2001 -- we finished second. This pastyear we finished sixth. I got some pictures of our games (sorry, some came out blurry):

Round 1, facing Medieval Spanish, we lose 5-2
Round 2, facing Yuan Mongol, we win 5-1
Round 2, The C-in-C's view of the Yuans
Round 3, facing Russ, we win 4-1
Round 3, The C-inC's view of the Russ
Finals, 100 Years' War English vs. Medieval Spanish (our round 1 opponents): smaller view, larger view

I last played in the national championship tournament in 2001, when I played Serbians. I have a variant of the list I use against other mounted opponents, and a variant of the list I use against elephant armies. Alas, this list is now also obsolete because of "Holy Warrior" so my next time at Historicon I'll be playing something different (probably some kind of Byzantines).

During Historicon 2001 I got some pictures, both of my games in the theme tournament, and the national championship. The theme was armies and enemies of the Caliphate; I played Comnenan Byzantine.

Byzantine vs. Arab Empire 800x600 1600x1200

Byzantine vs. Ayubbid Egyptian 800x600 1600x1200

Byzantine vs. Rus 800x600 1600x1200

Serbian vs. Later Hungarian 800x600 1600x1200

Serbian vs. 100 Years' War English 800x600 1600x1200

Serbian vs. Italian Condotta 800x600 1600x1200

Last updated:
3/22/04