Salute 2023 is creeping up on us and we've been preparing our Never Mind the Billhooks Deluxe Demo Game board. See the setup and the finished layout in this video! https://youtu.be/VcHc_Vxk85Q
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It’s time to muster your best-painted figures for the annual Wargames Illustrated and Hammerhead Painting Competition! You may have a single model or unit sitting pretty on your shelf, waiting to be plucked out to win an award, or perhaps you are painting something specifically for the show. Whatever the case,
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We give you a tour of the boatload of games at the Partizan Wargames Show 2021. From the Baron’s War to the Battle of Deeg, WW2 Germany to Vikings on Lindisfarne, the Seven Years’ War to the Battle of Blairen, and a whole lot more. This is major eye candy. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/H19rPo8wiAk
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Our Giants in Miniature range was launched half a decade ago and we are celebrating with an epic painting competition! We want to see your painted Giants in Miniature! We’ve created a range of categories, along with varied judging criteria, to ensure painters of all levels can get involved. You could
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With Hammerhead 2020 fast approaching, we thought it would be a good idea to show off last year's entrants into our Painting competition. If your heading to Hammerhead on Saturday 14th March 2020 be sure to bring your best painted miniature/s along, you might be lucky enough to be walking away
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After the success of last year's event, the organisers of Hammerhead in Newark have asked us to return to the show on March the 14th 2020 to run the Hammerhead Painting Competition for a third year. You can find the full 'Rules' here: WI Hammerhead Painting Competition 2020 You can read all
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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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FINDING US Our trade stand is TK06 and our game stand is GK07, just across the way. SUBSCRIPTIONS Take out a 12 issue print subscription for £55 and receive a FREE Warlord Games Gift Voucher worth £20. (Please note this voucher must be used at Salute – it will have no value outside of
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After the success of last year's inaugural event, the organisers of Hammerhead in Newark have asked us to return to the show in March to run the Hammerhead Painting Competition for a second year. You can find the full 'Rules' here: WI Hammerhead Painting Competition 2019 You can read all about last year's
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We went to visit the Bring Out Your Lead event over at Wargames Foundry this year. https://youtu.be/ZPMRE7RpdMc We gathered together a whole lot of video footage to show what was going on, but also took the time to interview three stalwarts of the event, aficionado and gentlemen Tony Yates, organiser Garth James
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We've just got back from The Host in Lancaster, PA, the venue for Historicon 2018 and we thought we would share some of the action from the convention (any beyond!) in this photo feature. You can read a full report on the show in WI371 - the September issue of the
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We’re looking forward to our regular trip across the pond to our favorite US convention – Historicon. This year Wargames Illustrated will be forming a posse with Perry Miniatures and Nick Eyre of North Star and we hear 4Ground will also be in attendance, so we’re looking forward to being a
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https://youtu.be/hzV3p2y3oc0 Battlefront hosted their inaugural ‘Open Day’ at Cleve Lodge, near Nottingham, England, on 30th June and what a treat it was for fans of all things Flames Of War, Team Yankee and everything else from the Battlefront stable. We interviewed event organiser Tim Harris about what was going on on the
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Between now and 1st July we are taking Historicon pre-orders for anything in the Wargames Illustrated web store. When you get to the checkout just tick ‘H’Con Pre-order’. We will have your order for you at the convention on Friday 13th or Saturday 14th July, and you won’t have to pay
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FINDING US Our trade stand is TC12 and our game stand is GC13, just across the way. SUBSCRIPTIONS Take out a 12 issue print subscription for £50 and receive a FREE Warlord Games Gift Voucher worth £20. (Please note this voucher must be used at Salute – it will have no value outside of
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The organisers of Hammerhead have asked us to run their inaugural painting competition at Hammerhead 2018. We jumped at the opportunity to add another element to this already highly popular and dynamic convention. The painting comp will be organized along the same lines as the one we run across the pond
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If you live anywhere north of the River Humber in England, you will know that winter can last a long time. And if you are waiting for a show to attend and get the wargaming juices flowing, winter seems interminable. Thankfully, there is a cure for that: every February for
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We took the time to visit this wonderfully laid back wargames show in Reading, UK recently. Whilst we were there, we discovered a host of new products from a variety of companies that would encourage many a gamer to part with their cash. https://youtu.be/DscDD7DdCyY 1st Corps 1st Corps continue to add even more
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For anyone who doesn’t already know, Crisis is an annual wargaming show held in Antwerp, Belgium, organized by local gaming group The Tin Soldiers of Antwerp. It’s one of our favourite shows of the year, visitors are always treated to some great looking games, loads of traders (many of the big
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As the impending end of the year brings up consideration of wargames shows in the next, we thought we would give you a rundown of the events and conventions Wargames Illustrated will be attending in 2018. February We’ll be at Vapnartak in York on 5 February 2018, a curtain raising UK show
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We had a new toy to play with at Salute 2017 - a 360° Video Camera! Check out some of the videos we made of the best tables from the show. The videos work via YouTube with the following browsers; Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Opera. On a PC or Mac - use your
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Here’s a video walkthrough of Salute 2017, giving you some idea of what the show had to offer. https://youtu.be/N3zHhmYpYkk For more Salute 2017, see our WIPrime 360° videos of the tables. WI357 Interactive (out June) for close-in videos of the best tables and interviews with the gamers. WI357 print for photos of
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https://youtu.be/ns_U6tXlFpc Although Crisis is full of great games, two really stood out as being great examples of the types of game that can be seen every year at the famous Belgian show. Take a look at out video coverage and see if you agree.
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As you will have seen, we have a number of Gaming Events planned for 2017. So far, we have: Frostgrave Day on Saturday 14th January CONGO Day on Saturday 11th March And, just added, Sharp Practice Day on Saturday 2nd April (more details to follow) However, we are giving you the chance to vote
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In the dark, grim, Northern part of the Frozen City, you can find the majority of the city’s temples and cathedrals, the area known as The Hallowed. This area is full of ancient treasures, the arcane lore of the Gods and Demi-Gods, plus the more earthly treasures once offered in
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Want to tame the Old West or make it even more rowdy? Ready to stride manfully down Main Street at High Noon? Or just happy to get involved in some rootin' tootin' shootin'? Then why not join us for our latest gaming experience here at our HQ! Tickets will cost £30 and
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Here’s a mini-movie of the 2016 SAGA Iron Man Day hosted at Wargames Illustrated HQ recently. We follow the progress of eventual winner (spoiler alert!) Andy Lyons through the course of his four battles, as well as speaking to other would-be Iron Men about their games and the event in general. Iron
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Whether you’ve always wanted to go or are looking to re-live your visit, we’ve put together a visual insight into the largest wargames convention in North America, the venerable Historicon. You will find examples of the range of gaming at the ‘con, the vendors and the overall experience, one we
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Below you can find extra pictures supporting the Adepticon show report found in WI345. Adepticon 2016 was the largest show yet. From 100 or so excited souls at the first 40K Team Tournament in 2003, AdeptiCon has been growing steadily, reaching over 3,000 attendees this year. Grand Melee Gaming Fantasy
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The first of the two Partizan shows has moved to it’s new home at the Newark Showgrounds and everyone who visited noticed the difference! We took our trusty video camera and took a look around, without the aid of additional lighting, to record for posterity just a small slice of
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