In WI378, April 2019 we included an article in Wargames Illustrated in which regular contributor Pete Brown mused on the thorny issue of ‘taking offensive’ in our hobby. Incase you didn’t buy the magazine and see it (at which we take offence!) you will find the said article here. In WI379,
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We took a trip to Partizan 2019 and wanted to share with you some of the games from the event. See more in the July issue of the magazine. The Perrys - Battle of Mandara (Mandorah), Egypt 1801, Boondock Sayntes Burton and District Wargames Club - Black Day at Badrock Chesterfield Old Boys Derby Wargames
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In memory of those who gave their lives for us, we’re offering one person the chance to acquire these four books. Featuring some of the key actions on D-Day and more, you can discover aspects of that first day you may have never heard of before, or use them as
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Issue 380 is now available to buy in the shops and with this issue we're giving away a frame of US Infantry from Warlord Games. Looking for a painting guide? Our friend Pete The Wargamer has done a guide on how to paint the HBT Camouflage they used! In this video I show
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To go along with Paul Davies ‘how to’ build a Greek temple for 28mm miniatures (WI380), You can download the plans to follow along with this project here. Paul also showed us how to make a Ruined temple which you can read here
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In issue WI380, gaming Guru Rick Priestley provides us with an army list for using Snakemen in the Warlords of Erehwon. You can download the army list here. This list is inspired by the Snakemen models offered by North Star. I have padded things out a little with various similiarly themed
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Scenario One: CEFEO Sorties The French conducted active defense measures intended to push back the ever-tightening Viet Minh stranglehold the entire time the CEFEO garrison occupied Dien Bien Phu. Sortie scenarios encompass road-clearing operations to maintain the lifeline between Isabelle and the main French base, patrol actions in the vicinity of
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In WI376 Paul Davies showed us how to make the MTB 74. Here’s how he painted it… First I gave the boat an overall spray of Army Painter Uniform Grey. Next step was to apply the camouflage pattern using Coat d’arms Light Grey and Coat d’arms Dark Grey. The hull pattern is
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The January 2018 issue of Wargames Illustrated includes an article on the Battle of Oudenarde, 1708, refought in 15mm by Simon MacDowall and friends. Here’s the Orders of Battle Allied Order of Battle French Order of Battle
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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it is with great pleasure that we would like to announce the winners of the 2018 Wargames Illustrated awards. Over the last couple of months, our readers, Facebook followers and wargamers from around the globe (1,060 in total) have been voting in nine different categories
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Dear Wargames Illustrated 374 purchasers! We hope you are enjoying the free Cruel Sea’s ship frame we have included with the latest issue of Wargames Illustrated magazine (WI374, December 2018). If yours came/comes with a German S-Boat you may be missing an antenna which should be situated towards the rear
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Between the August 2018 (WI370) and November 2018 (WI373) issues of Wargames illustrated magazine, we have been running a series of articles by Dr Steve Tibble entitled 'Reimagining the Crusades', in which Steve discusses some of the concepts in his recently released book The Crusader Armies, and (crucially!) discusses how
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Today is the anniversary of the most famous battle on British soil - The Battle of Hastings. Refought in miniature many times over the years by wargamers around the world, we would like to share this article by Nick Buxey in which he tells us about the Hastings demo game presented
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UNCLE DUKE SEIFRIED AUGUST 19th 1935 – SEPTEMBER 29TH 2018 It was with great sadness that, just before going to press with this issue of Wargames Illustrated, we learnt of the death of Bruce Seifried. Affectionately known as Duke, or 'Uncle Duke' within the hobby, he was a giant of the miniature gaming
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Every now and again, a club or gaming group needs something, to unite the members, promote a new game system or just to use forgotten parts of our figure collections. Recently, Sub-Editor Wayne ran a campaign at his club bringing a set of rules and an old gaming supplement together
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Wargames Illustrated Showcase Game for HISTORICON 2018 Robert Giglio Editor’s Note: Bob is our US Liaison and has run a WI Showcase Game the last two times WI has journeyed across the Pond to a Historical Miniature Gaming Society (HMGS) convention. At HISTORICON 2015, Bob ran his “Saving Prince Kishan” game, and
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Occasional we post 'magazine' articles on our website. This one hasn't appeared in the print or on iPad version of Wargames Illustrated - it's an online exclusive. FOCH has been written by our French friend Pierre Aymeric and is a collection of rules and amendments for using Osprey's The Men Who Would
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Whoops! In WI370, (August 2018), we accidentally forgot to include a map in The Dragon’s Choice about the US Marines and other Western Powers during the Boxer Rebellion. So, in order to enable gamers to get the full effect, we’ve posted the map here to allow access for all.
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When it came to choosing the theme for this month’s issue we had two clear contenders to choose from; 1) The Thirty Years War - to commemorate 500 years since the beginning of this tumultuous European conflict. 2) Air War - to tie-in with the release of the Battle of
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We paid a visit to Michael Perry’s house to interview the winners of the 2017 Wargames Illustrated ‘Best Figure Manufacturer’ award… or rather we got Alan and Michael Perry to interview each other…. Find out more about the 2017 Wargames Illustrated awards in the latest issue of WI. https://youtu.be/GJtVkxOzAwA
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Rewarding our plucky figures for their heroic deeds on the tabletop is not easy. Whilst medals for personal valour and honours for regiments are common on the battlefields we seek to emulate, it’s tricky rewarding our pewter and plastic warriors. As part of our Battle Honours theme for this issue of
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WI staff member Jamie has compiled a crew for Osprey’s Ghost Archipelago. We asked him to tell you a bit about it. “I decided to theme my Ghost Archipelago crew around what originally introduced me to the fantasy genre, and then onto fantasy gaming, the popular computer game World of Warcraft.” “That
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We’ve got just the thing you need for exploring the many isles of the Ghost Archipelago (or indeed any inland or coastal waters… real or imagined). In the current issue of Wargames Illustrated we present a ‘How To…’ for constructing a small flat bottom boat. Find out more about WI363 here
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It’s the best bit in the movie, right? The Scots Greys charging to glory across miles of Ukranian steppe at breakneck speed. They float through a hypnotic slo-mo sequence before slamming into the French guns. Rod Bonaparte utters the wonderfully banal “..but I’ll match them with my lancers!” and Michael
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The theme of the current issue (WI363, January) of Wargames Illustrated is ‘Wargaming Hollywood’. We present five articles inspired by warfare on the silver screen. Find out more about WI363 here.
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Is there a creeping Hollywoodization in wargaming? Or has it always been there? Should we rail against it? Or embrace it? These are some of the questions, and loads more besides, we contemplate in the theme articles for this issue of Wargames Illustrated. Our hobby is a broad church and can
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In the current issue of Wargames Illustrated we caught up with Ian Smith to talk more about his wonderful 40mm Napoleonic game - one of the award-winning tables at The Other Partizan this year. Find out more about WI362 here.
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Weld on some armour plating, create a housing for a weapon or two and top off that gas tank – in the current issue of Wargames Illustrated we provide an insider’s look at these new rules from Osprey Games. Prime members can read this issue now!
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The current issue of Wargames Illustrated features exclusive rules for using our latest Giants in Miniature figure with Dracula’s America. Find out more about WI362 here, Or Buy our Django figure here
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Because we’re starting to feel all festive, we dug this article out of the Wargames Illustrated Vault, gave it a design re-vamp and have made it available to download (gratis). Click here to download Andy Callan’s festive rules for replaying the famous snowball fights of the American Civil War. P.S. If you
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