Author : Daniel Faulconbridge

EVERY print copy of the January 2019 issue of Wargames Illustrated magazine comes with a free Warlord Games plastic Cruel Seas frame! Each magazine has been randomly bagged with either two US PT Boats or a frame of 16 Torpedoes. WHERE CAN YOU BUY YOUR COPY? The January issue of Wargames Illustrated is available from the following places – ONLINE STORES UK (Available now) www.northstarfigures.com USA (Available soon) www.onmilitarymatters.com AUS (Available soon) www.store.aetherworks.com.au Plus loads more! HOBBY STORES It is also available in store and online from loads of hobby stores around the world. You can find your nearest hobby store stockist here. https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/store-finder/ WH SMITH From the 28th December all WH Smith High Street (and some 'travel' - train stations etc.) stores should be carrying the magazine. Reserve you copy with your nearest WH Smith at any time. You can find your nearest WH Smith here https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/uk-stockists/ BARNES

EVERY copy of the December 2018 issue of Wargames Illustrated magazine comes with TWO free Warlord Games plastic Cruel Seas boats, worth £6GBP/$10USD (or they would be if you could buy them at all!) Each magazine has been randomly bagged with either two Royal Navy Vosper MTBs or two German Kriegsmarine S-Boats. WHERE CAN YOU BUY YOUR COPY? The December issue of Wargames Illustrated is available from the following places – ONLINE STORES UK (Available now) www.warlordgames.com- Sorry SOLD OUT! USA (Available soon) www.onmilitarymatters.com AUS (Available soon) www.store.aetherworks.com.au Plus loads more! HOBBY STORES It is also available in store and online from loads of hobby stores around the world. You can find your nearest hobby store stockist here. https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/store-finder/ WH SMITH From the 30thof November all WH Smith High Street (not travel) stores should be carrying the magazine. Reserve you copy with your nearest

With Christmas in mind we have released two combination sets of our Giants in Miniature figures. Both sets come with ONE FREE FIGURE plus FREE WORLDWIDE POSTAGE. Choose from – The Hollywood Pack - In this pack you will get one of every movie, fictional or TV related miniature that we currently have in our range, a total of 10 miniatures spread over 8 packs. Check out the images below for the complete contents. You will be getting one of the single figure packs for free, plus the PRE-RELEASE version of Major Riceman, our next GiM miniature, due for ‘proper’ release on 1st January 2017. All for only £30.50 Order here The Historical Pack - In this pack you’ll get one of every historically based character we currently produce, a total of 8

Saturday 23 April 2016 saw Wargames Illustrated in the company of the Perrys at the RAGE wargames event, Royal Armouries in Leeds. The backstory to the event was the unveiling of the Agincourt Diorama which had been commissioned by the Royal Armouries, constructed by TM Terrain and populated by Perry Miniature's 28mm figures. The diorama had been on display at The Tower of London, but has now been moved to its permanent home in Leeds. Wargames clubs from across the area attended the well organised event, many of whom put on participation games that Armouries attendees eagerly joined in with. Our photos focus on the two 'eye-candy' games at the event; our own Cheauchee scenario and a Battle of Agincourt game by Simon Chick and friends. For more on our Chevauchee game

We had a visit from Robey Jenkins, the man behind this great ruleset, coming soon from Osprey Games. Designed to be used with miniatures from 6mm up to 10mm, this is a sci-fi battle game which pits giant mechs, battle suited infantry and tanks against one another. So, if you like the idea of stomping around the battlefield or firing salvo after salvo until the building sized titans fall, why not read more about the game in our Designer’s Notes feature coming in our June issue?  

https://youtu.be/uKe_kxkP0kg Here’s a quick first look at the new rule book from Great Escape Games - the people who brought us Dead Mans Hand. In The Chicago Way players control gangs of ‘good guys’ and ‘bad guys’ as they tussle for control of a patch of Chicago prohibition era turf. The rules come complete with a deck of cards and a campaign map. The game is also supported by a new range of 28mm figures available from Great Escape. For more information visit their website - www.greatescapegames.co.uk  

The April issue of Wargames Illustrated is available now. Our print issue will be on sale in your local Hobby Store, WH Smith in the UK or direct from our website. WI Interactive - the tablet version of Wargames Illustrated - is also available to download from our website.  Check out a full content list here.

Look out for our 'Rules Showcase' on the new African adventuring game Congo in the forthcoming issue of Wargames Illustrated. Congo is the latest game from the Studio Tomahawk stable; the people who brought us SAGA and Musket and Tomahawks. A skirmish level game, in which each unit comprises of three to six figures. Depending on the faction chosen, you will need to field a maximum of twenty to thirty figures. Each unit is accompanied/represented by a card, which contains all the information required to play with that faction. Find out loads more in our Rules Showcase article in WI342, April.

Here’s the first photo of the full box content of Gripping Beast's forthcoming ‘Late Roman Infantry’ plastics. PLEASE NOTE: This photo shows the models in what’s called their ‘test shot’ form - final tweaks and improvements are still to be made. Below that pic are some photos of the painted three ups. For more information head to the Gripping Beast website and/or Facebook page.  

Remember the excellent Agincourt Wargames Diorama, constructed by TM Terrain and populated with loads of Perry Miniatures, featured in WI338 ? Well it’s on the move - from The Tower of London to the Royal Armouries in Leeds - and to mark its inauguration in Leeds the Armouries are hosting a Wargaming weekend. The Perrys and David Marshell of TM Terrain will be presenting a talk on the model and the figures, and there will be several Hundred Years War themed demo and participation wargames being played, along with ‘graft activities’ like figure painting. Wargames Illustrated and the Perry twins (when they’re not ‘talking’) will be demoing a Lion Rampant game, set during the Agincourt campaign, which features in WI344. Come on down (or up, or across), see this

Here’s a few pics from today’s photo session, in which Alan Perry hosted and opposed his brother Michael in a game of ‘Eagle Rampant’, a Napoleonic variant of Osprey’s Lion Rampant rules, which will be published in the April issue of WI. Taking a set of rules that were originally designed for medieval skirmish and then converted them for the Napoleonic period was always going to be interesting, and so it proved. Ultimately it was a fun game and provided a lot of food for thought with regard to how the basic conversions rules (printed in the April issue of WI) could be tweaked and further fine-tuned. Read more about our game, see loads more photos and get your Lion Rampant Napoleonic conversion rules in WI342, the

We started on a terrain recycling project today. With the help of David Marshall at TM Terrain we are transforming our 2013 Award Winning Little Round Top, Salute/Historicon gaming table, into our 2016 North West Frontier - Second Afghan War table. We'll be tracking progress via our website and showing you how it's coming along. After the show (Salute 2016) this two part 8' x 4' table will be up for sale. So if you would like to invest £1,500 in one of the best wargames tables you are ever likely to see contact us via [email protected] https://youtu.be/3SaZM5GWPIo  

Your very last chance to get hold of these Wargames Illustrated exclusive 2015 show figures, will be at Crisis in Antwerp on November 7th. The figure on the left is Prince Edward circa 1265 and was sculpted exclusively by Michael Perry. It is available to everyone who subscribes to the magazine at Crisis. The figure on the right is Simon de Montfort circa 1265 and was sculpted exclusively by Giorgio Bassani. It is available to everyone buying a copy of the latest issue of Wargames Illustrated (while stocks last!) at the show. Come over to our stand at Crisis and grab your sub, mag and FREE GIFT. Note: All subscribers (show, web, phone and snail mail) are also eligible for our current sub offer of a £25/$35 Warlord