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SALUTE 2018 – AFTER SHOW REPORT
20/04/2018
The Salute Wargames Show is the biggest in the world and with attendees numbering over 9,000 it has become an annual launchpad for new product releases for several of the companies that attend. Wargames Illustrated reporters spent the day stalking the hall at Excel in London A) taking photographs and reporting on the games (see next month’s magazine – WI368)...
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WI 367, May 2018
OBSERVATION POST We take a look at the horde of new releases available at Salute 2018. THEME: THE SHIPS OF THE ENEMY HAVE COME Pete Brown kicks off our theme by taking us to the Bronze Age and outlines how to create a Campaign system around the ‘Collapse of Empire’. DESIGNER’S NOTES: BURROWS AND BADGERS Michael Lovejoy explains the process... -
Mini Gangs
Mini Gangs is a new rule set from Ramshackle Games that combines ease of play with a number of strategic options. Its intention is for use as a short club game, for playing out a campaign and for getting beginners into tabletop battle games. Note: The text below is the transcript of our unboxing video (for those who would rather... -
Battle – Practical Wargaming – Expanded Edition
Back in 1970, Charles Grant wrote and had published Battle – Practical Wargaming, one of the first guides to tabletop wargaming exclusively for World War Two. This new 2017 edition contains six chapters that were never previously published, plus new material by Charlie M Grant, the original author’s grandson and serving member of the Army. Note: The text below is... -
Walking Dead All Out War Miniatures Game: Made to Suffer
Mantic Games continue to expand their miniatures game based upon The Walking Dead comic book series. The latest supplement takes place in Woodbury, the town of survivors dominated by The Governor, and adds new characters, rules and more. Note: The text below is the transcript of our unboxing video (for those who would rather read than listen). The rulebook for...
