LNLP has been shipping their new issue of their in-house magazine, Line of Fire. What’s in the newest one?
Brant Guillory, 12 April 2015
The entire magazine ships in a poly-bag
The guts – 2 maps and a countersheet
The maps are for the included Lock’n’Load scenarios that expand the series into Afghanistan.
An updated TEC for the new maps, too.
Counters for the Mooj. You need the Russians from Heroes of the Gap.
The countersheet also includes “The Quarterhorse” – A/1-4 CAV – for the World at War series.
Jeff Lewis’s welcome to the new magazine.
Might this be Mark’s last appearance in Line of Fire?
Historical analysis of the Soviet-Afghan War
More history.
The interior is lavishly illustrated and colorful
It’s an in-house magazine, so no advertisements. Otherwise this space might have been filled.
The new module. It includes over a half-dozen separate scenarios
The added Russians. Note the new format that LNLP is using for their counters – all of them are punched individually. Very Euro-gamish!
Scenarios for every LNLP game.
And here comes the Cav!
It’s a great package, as long as you’re completely immersed in the LNLP family of games. There are AARs, scenarios, house rules, expansions, and articles galore – for LNLP’s games. There’s nary a mention of anything not published by them, which is what you’d expect for a house magazine.
Is it worth it? It’s totally worth it if you’re a fan of the Lock’n’Load squad-level system. If you’re a fan of World at War, or a completist, then you’ll need it for the A/1-4 CAV guys. Otherwise, you’re not going to find a ton in here that you have to have. But if you’re going to get it, it’s a gorgeous package that only hints at where LNLP hopes to be heading in production values.
