Our Prime members can read this preview piece ahead of its publication in our next issue. Barry Hilton examines the show scene and asks where we find ourselves in a 'new normal' world of global wargaming and conventions. Download the full PDF. https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/409-Rude-Health.pdf
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Our Prime members can read this 14-page preview article ahead of its publication in our next issue. Follow the Wi team's adventures at Salute with interviews, new releases, trader reports, and a load of great looking gaming. Download the full PDF. https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-Salute-report.pdf
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With the release of Wi408, our covermount gave you the option of some Black Powder: Epic Battles Waterloo British or French Napoleonic Heavy Cavalry figures. In the magazine, Marc guided you through painting the British. Now, he's guiding you through the French. Download the full PDF. Enjoy. https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Painting-French-Dragoons.pdf
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Check out this article from Wi408, available early for our Prime members to enjoy. Gee Walsh kitbashes a selection of Warlord Games plastics and makes figures for some of WWII's more unusual and less commonly available British units. Download the full PDF. https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Great-British-Kit-Bash.pdf
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Check out this article from Wi408, available early for our Prime members to enjoy. Geek Nation Tours' Teras Cassidy travelled to Wasteland Weekend - A Mad Max styled post-apocalyptic weekend of vehicular carnage - and somehow managed to find tabletop gaming amidst the wild tribes, converted cars, and vehicular mayhem. Download the
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Did you miss out on part one of Callum France's Building Breezehome article from Wi406? Have no fear, we've got you covered with the first eight pages of the impressive build! Part two can be found in Wi407. Download the full PDF. https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Building-Breezehome.pdf
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Want to paint up our latest Giants in Miniature release Dante? Marc, our in-house painter shows you how! Download the full PDF. https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Painting-Dante-.pdf
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On page 66 of Wi406, Callum France delivered a guide on how to build Breezehome, the iconic Whiterun house from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. We took an arrow to the knee before we could give you the templates to go along with the guide. Thanks to the glory of the
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Want to paint up our latest Giants in Miniature release? Ben Macintyre shows you how! Download the full PDF. https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Painting-Takeda-Shingen.pdf
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In our latest issue Colonel (Retired) Bill Gray returned to the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein to ponder a ‘what if’ that was mere hours away from happening. We couldn't fit the orbats into the print issue so we've included them online for you to access should you want to
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We continue our Blam! Blam! Aargh! extras with another article from author Daniel Mersey. This time he presents new 'hero' profiles for you to use in the game or take inspiration from when creating new characters of your own. Download the full PDF. https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/BBA-characters-.pdf
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We've got a treat for Prime members with an expansion to an article from Wi404. Bob Giglio examined Samori Ture’s resistance in Western Sudan in his colonial article for the issue, but what of the French expansion in Sudan? Well, we didn't have space for it but have no fear,
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A special treat for Prime Members here - Daniel Mersey's fourth BBA! scenario, Snatch! a whole month ahead of its publication in Wargames Illustrated 405. Crikey, the '!' key on our keyboards is getting a good workout these days with all of the new Blam! Blam! Aargh! goodies going into the
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Are you having fun playing BBA!? We very much hope so! As promised on the back page of the game's rules, here's an extra scenario for you to get your teeth into, direct from Daniel Mersey - the game's designer. In the Search for Spuck, the attacker must locate and 'Beam
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Wi's new in-house painter Marc premieres his first guide for going about painting great looking shields, using Victrix's new Norman Infantry as his canvas. It features freehand pattern tips, reference guides, accurate battle damage, and of course, what paints he used! Download the full PDF. Enjoy! https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Painting-Norman-Infantry-Shields.pdf
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In a second pre-release Prime peek at an article from Wi404 (which will arrive in The Vault next week) it's Building Fort Nassau. Glenn Clarke not only shows us how to build a fine looking piece of terrain that would be perfectly suited to Blood and Plunder or other such gaming
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Project Manager James sat down with Michael Perry to chat about his new plastic Prussian Infantry frames for the Franco-Prussian War. So, here’s Michael with a painted line of Prussians, a handful of plastic frames, and a pint of Tiger before him, ready to talk us through the details of his
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In Wi403 Pete Brown presented a short campaign for the French Foreign Legion in the North African desert and we have an online extra to add to your gaming options. Below is a downloadable extra page that we couldn't fit into the issue itself. It presents alternate movements for Abd El
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Wargames Illustrated 403 was only sent to our printers yesterday so this advanced article is coming to you, our Prime Members, about as early as it is possible to get! Shadow of the Eagles' author Keith Flint penned an excellent Designer's Notes that not only showcases his new game but
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We couldn't quite fit all of Steve Wood's Never Mind the Billhooks extras into Wi402. Thankfully there's space online to add it so we've got an extra page for Prime members to enjoy! Download the full PDF here https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Fun-with-Arrows.pdf
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This one falls outside of the wargaming specific releases we usually cover - an audiobook version of translated military instructions from the Prussian King to his Generals - but it is such an oddity that we felt we needed to take a peek at it! Ex-Battlegames Editor Henry Hyde has put his
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Noel Williams is keen on all things riverine (as well as other forms of waterborne) and in this online exclusive PDF he shares his house rules for Oathmark, which adds all kinds of boat and water-based fun to the fantasy game. There are lots of intriguing and useful ideas here, so
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Available to everyone, to download and enjoy, it's our anniversary issue - Wargames Illustrated 400 - completely free! We're still doing all we can to resolve the delivery problems some subscribers encountered with this issue. Customer service continue to answer any specific inquiries but to ensure nobody misses out on our
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Available to everyone, to download and enjoy, it's a condensed version of Chris Peers' excellent DitDC rules! We're still doing all we can to resolve the delivery problems some subscribers encountered with the issue this extra freebie was included with. Customer service continue to answer any specific inquiries but to ensure
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Diane Sutherland, AKA the Wargames Widow, is back with one of her semi-regular terrain building contributions for WiPrime members. This time she guides us through some simple ways to make an Afghan village, perfect for anyone with a desire to get gaming in the North-West Frontier. Many great tips can be
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We get insider insight from Stargrave designer Joseph A. McCullough in this Expanded Article. This is an extended interview containing an additional three pages that we couldn't fit into Wi401, just for Prime members. Download the full PDF here https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Stargrave-QA_Prime.pdf
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Did the Anderson Shelter and Steam Tank modelling guides in Wi401 catch your eye? With these templates and plans to assist you in your builds you'll have the projects tabletop ready in no time! WW2 Anderson Shelter Revetment template: Shelter template: Steam tank plans
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Joseph A. McCullough's all-new science fiction wargame Stargrave throws players into a dangerous galaxy torn apart by the Last War, with nothing but their Captain, crew, and guile to keep them alive. But, how new is Stargrave in comparison to its fantasy older sibling Frostgrave? Find out below, in this
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As the co-founder and the first Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Hugues de Payens along with Bernard of Clairvaux created the Latin Rule, the code of behavior for the infamous Order. If you want to learn more about de Payens and his mission worldwide, make sure you check out Wi400.
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In Pete Brown’s Ice Station Stripey Horse article (Wi 399) we promised his house rules, Alien, and Marine stats. Here they are, ready to enhance your games in the frozen landscape as you battle through the buildings of Arctic Research Station Stripey Horse. Download it here https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Return-to-Ice-Station-Stripey-Horse-expanded-1.pdf
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