“Flavour” is a popular buzzword in the promotion of any modern wargame. Many rules are keen to push their “period flavour” credentials. Our own Never Mind the Billhooks rules proudly boast that they “produce battles that are full of period flavour, but alwa...
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It’s as much a tradition to start the new year with resolutions as it is to have failed to keep to them by February! I don’t make specific resolutions (partly because it invites failure), but I am starting 2025 with some specific Wargames Illustrated goals in min...
Victrix’s plastic Medieval launched with some excellent dynamic mounted Knights [check out the painting guide in Wi442 – Ed]. They looked just perfect to crusade or chevauchée with the best of them, and now, with the release of Islamic Cavalry, Victrix are f...
As the first ‘Armies of…’ book for Bolt Action: Third Edition, Germany demands a close look. What are the ‘big changes’ in how supplements are presented? How might the meta get a shakeup? Are Warlord on the right trajectory with new-edition army books for t...
Every month our WiPrime Members get discount codes from a regular selection of awesome wargaming companies and we're very pleased to announce that from January 2025 Victrix are joining the voucher club. You'll be able to get a discount every month on their awesome plast...
Welcome to our first behind-the-scenes report since Joe launched our shiny, easier-to-use, redesigned Wargames Illustrated website. In this monthly post, I’ll give WiPrime Members a look at some of the secret goings-on at Wi HQ, share any exciting rumours I feel ca...
What better gift for the wargamer in your life (or for you!) than a treat from the Wargames Illustrated webstore? We dispatch all orders within 24 hours in the run-up to Christmas, on Monday to Friday, so you still have time to order and receive your Christmas presents....
If you’re a fan of anything Billhooks or Ruckus related, of The Barons’ War (for which these figures are primarily designed), or of the other gaming options that have been released recently (or are on the way) for battles around the Medieval period, then the seco...
You could easily argue that the shambling undead are a much-overused trope, and one that has more than ‘outlived’ its welcome in recent years. Well, not if Wargames Atlantic have anything to do with it!
We get a decent selection of new miniatures delivered to us early here at WiTowers; it’s a job benefit that offsets the pain of being a worker dr...
It wasn’t supposed to be this good! The quality of entries in the Hammerhead/Wargames Illustrated Painting Competition have significantly exceede...
Joe McCullough’s Stargrave keeps growing, and Death Vector heralds the arrival of a new expanse to explore: the Outlaw Technology Sector (OTS). T...
We first looked at Fallout: Factions in Wi437, when it was launched as the Battle for Nuka-World Starter Set. We were impressed by its high product...
The Hammerhead Painting Competition is a chance for entrants to showcase their incredible artistry, skill, and creativity. We present some of the winn...
Much of the stuff I’m writing about for Wargames Illustrated is under NDA (non-disclosure agreement) for the next month or so. That makes it toug...