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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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

In the current issue of Wargames Illustrated we venture forth on an adventure to the Lost Isles, trying out these new Osprey rules from the team behind Frostgrave. Find out more about WI362 here.

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house nothing was stirring… apart from the Krampus. We go all festive in the December issue of Wargames Illustrated, with an article by Pete Brown on gaming with the legendary anti-Santa beast; The Krampus. Find out more about WI362 here.

Having received the ‘Best Game’ award for their Battle of Crecy demo game at The Other Partizan 2017 show, in Newark, Notts, we took the opportunity to speak to the guys behind the game, find out a bit more about it and show loads of photos - all in the

In the current issue of Wargames Illustrated (WI361, November) regular contributor Pete Brown begins with a familiar tale of a wargamer sucked into a new period and concludes be telling us how to game The Battle of Al Hamed - in order to suck YOU into gaming the British in

Why not test your knowledge of the new Osprey Ghost Archipelago rules with the quick and simple solo play scenario ‘The Floating Hulk’, featured in the current issue of Wargames Illustrated. And while you’re there check out author Joe McCullough’s ‘Decisions, Decisions, Decisions’ piece on the design of the game.