The Twelve Battles of “King Arthur” Campaigning in dark Age Britain Dan Mersey Wargamer’s Notebook Sundry synopses of Siggo’s Serendipity Mike Siggins The Crossing of the Belts Charles X Gustavus against Denmark, 1657-1658 Nick Marlowe Book & Rule reviews Gary Hughs FIASCO 1996 at the Royal Armouries A report on the Leeds show at its new venue Ivan Kovac The Battle of Little Big
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Wi430, October 2023 comes bundled with a FREE copy of the Valour & Fortitude Second Edition rulebook. Our mentor here at Wargames Illustrated, Duncan Macfarlane, regularly used to quip “What do you call gamers who buy the first edition of your rules? Playtesters”. It’s been a year since Wi teamed up
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! Our mentor here at Wargames Illustrated, Duncan Macfarlane, regularly used to quip “What do you call gamers who buy the first edition of your rules? Playtesters”. It’s been a year since Wi teamed up with Jervis Johnson and the Perry
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Take a tour through the Vault and read some classic Wi articles. Wargames Illustrated 371 - September 2018 The pleasures that can be found through running or participating in wargaming campaigns more than make up for the efforts required to get them done properly. As the UK weather turns grim and gloomy
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The ‘best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men, gang aft agley’, as Rabbie Burns would have said if he had planned to include a free rules supplement in a wargames magazine and then several things conspired against him at the last minute. We planned to include the Thalassa ancient naval battle
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! The ‘best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men, gang aft agley’, as Rabbie Burns would have said if he had planned to include a free rules supplement in a wargames magazine and then several things conspired against him at the last
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April rolled around quickly, didn’t it? This is a month that is always clearly timestamped in our old issues by the presence of pre-Salute adverts and build-up. With Salute cancelled this year it makes April a slightly melancholy time for those in the UK wargaming scene but with a hint
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We have a bonus eight pages again for you this month. Our article submissions are on a real roll at the moment and as the print deadline for each magazine looms nearer we are struggling to fit all the articles we have into the magazine. Having said that, always bear
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OBSERVATION POST Our latest look at what’s new and upcoming in the world of wargaming. THEME: A LITTLE GATLING MUSIC Mike Bradford discusses the history of this iconic early machine gun and how it may be used during tabletop encounters. RULES SHOWCASE: FROSTGRAVE – GHOST ARCHIPELAGO We venture forth on an adventure to the Lost
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OBSERVATION POST More products that have come our way or caught our eye, including our ‘Spotted at…’ show feature, which this time looks at items from the Cold Wars convention. THEME: WHY I LOVE DEATH IN THE DARK CONTINENT James Morris shares with us a personal view on these colonial era rules and
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OBSERVATION POST Our latest gander at a range of products, including our ‘Spotted at…’ show feature. THEME: THE IRON DUKE How did Wellesley become Wellington and what can we do to simulate the man and his methods on the tabletop? DESIGNER’S NOTES: THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE The author of the latest Bolt Action Campaign
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"The only thing I am afraid of is fear." Sir Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington. Arguably, one of Britain’s greatest commanders, famous for his success on the battlefields of the world, from India to Belgium, Assaye to Waterloo. We’ve chosen to depict him in the ‘campaign dress’ he adopted during
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Inspired by the death of a hero, and based on the wonderful artwork of Arthur William Devis, this vignette captures the dying moments of the legend of the British Navy, Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson. Heroes don’t just die, they die heroically, and their deaths become immortalized in paint or sculpture. The
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1916 – Clash of Titans Jim Graham provides an overview of this momentous year during the Great War, still a war of contrasts but one which began to consume more and more men and resources of the nations who fought it. The Pendragaon of Logres Never one to rest on his laurels, Dan
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Where’s my Kampfgruppe? When Flames Of War games designer Mike Haught wrote the Market Garden books; Hell’s Highway and A Bridge Too Far, he created a battlegroup that could cover as many possible angles in one company diagram as possible, in this article Mike gets more specific, highlighting various battlegroups
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Historical Wargaming in Germany - Is there anybody out there? Show Frank Bauer and Frank Becker A look at the wargames scene in Germany and a report from one of the biggest shows - Hamburg Tactica. Flocking Plastic Modelling Paul Kerrison How do you get flock to stick to your plastic terrain? All will be revealed... The Road
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San Martin and the Chilean Campaign Colonial Dave Watson The South American Wars of Liberation, 1817 -1818 Where the Streets Have No Name - Part 1 WW2, WWII, World War Two Ian Wilson Simple skirmish rules for World War Two. Modelling Rossbach Horse and Musket Herb Gundt Herb talks us through a Seven Years War modelling project he has been working
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Salute 07 Report Show Paul Davies Thirteen pages packed full of all the best games from this year’s Salute wargames show at ExCel in London. From the Shores of Tripoli Napoleonic John Pocock America takes on the Barbary Pirates in this scenario based on a 19th century adventure which saw the first overseas operation by the U.S.
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The Battle of Barnet, 1471 Wars of the Roses DBM scenario E.J Cruttenden The Age of Arthur, Part IV Archaeology of the end of Roman Britain Guy Halsall Traders and Slavers in Nyasaland, 1887 – 1895 part 2 A Neglected African campaign Chris Peers Bums, Battalions, & Buildings Scale effects in wargames Russel Vallence Storming the Grand Redoubt at Borodino A General de
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De Bellis Horribilis World War I rules à la DBA David Manley ‘Stand to!’ 1994 Games at the Carton-le-Willows show. Photo Feature Strandhögg A small Viking raid scenario. D.K. Hunt Men against Fruit A pre-Featherstonian skirmish game suitable for Xmas (when you should have plenty of terrain available!) Paddy Griffith Long-haired Rebels. The Taiping Army, 1851-66. Part 2: Dress & Weapons Ian Heath Exit Horatio
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Operation “Knight’s Move” The Raid on Tito’s H.Q., 25th May 1944 Steve Shann Bring & Buy (The article you don’t have to queue an hour to read) John Elwen “The Enemy made a great mistake in not taking possession of the sounds.” North Carolina coastal operations, 1861-62 David Bickley Improving Matrix Games A.H. lodges some new ideas for an old
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! “Operation witch Chain” "Mad" Mike Hoare In The Congo August 1964 Picture Reviews Decision Games Part 2: War of The Roses scenario Beau Sabreur Arthur Harman presents... Sahagun A roleplay Wargame for dashing Hussars Mr Mainstream A Moral (?) Tale The Road to Berlin A WW2 game fought at Divisional
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