Warlord Games and Osprey Games have released the latest supplement for Bolt Action, this time covering the Allied invasion of Europe in 1944, D-Day: Overlord. This is a 216-page softback book, a combination of historical background, scenarios, new force and theatre selectors and new rules. https://youtu.be/5VKPJrmKaFE The first 130 pages of the
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Pen and Sword have released a new book written by a wargamer, for wargamers. Wargames Terrain & Buildings: The Napoleonic Wars is basically a series of model making projects in various scales that can also be used for other periods and contains a wealth of techniques. This is a 160-page
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Partizan Press have released a new pair of books for wargaming the so-called ‘Lace Wars’, Face Another Foe. Volume 1 is a 64-page, softback book that provides the core rules and Volume 2 is a 68-page softback full of additional army lists. Based upon Jon Sutherland’s Mad Dogs and Englishmen
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Warlord Games have added to the settings outlined for their Black Powder rules, publishing A Dark and Bloody Ground. Designed to showcase the French and Indian Wars, this 180-page softback book is focussed upon wargaming within this fascinating period. https://youtu.be/2x2l5CnJWpk The book presents basic historical information for battles in North America between
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Ocelot Games and Crooked Dice Game Design Studio have come together to create Grandville, a ‘Programme Guide’ which allows players into the comic book universe of Bryan Talbot’s internationally acclaimed graphic novels. This is an 80-page, hardback book that provides rules and support material to run the games, plus a
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Issue 9 in the Painting War series deals with Holy War, the various periods of what is called collectively ‘The Crusades’ and the reaction of those already resident in the Holy Lands who were the target. This is a 105-page softback book, which follows the established pattern of previous issues. https://youtu.be/ZYDWofeliRU The
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Bombshell Miniatures ran a successful Kickstarter campaign to re-launch their Counterblast pulp sci-fi rules in a second, enhanced edition. This 194-page, hardback book is packed with rules, background information and great artwork that not only re-introduces the game universe but does so with some style. https://youtu.be/QtChqv25Lwg The book begins with a useful
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Osprey Games’ latest game is Ragnarok, which plunges players into a universe of Heavy Metal Combat In The Viking Age. This 208-page, hardback book provides rules to run a War Clan in a Viking era ‘End Times’, with the quest for godhood being the ultimate goal. This is also the
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Clash of Spears is a 101-page hardback book which contains rules for running skirmish battles with an ancient era focus. It is a self-published set of rules, that is not only very professionally produced but is also very ‘gamer friendly’. https://youtu.be/xN2bilWFizI The book begins with a useful introduction to the aims of
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The first in a proposed series of painting guides, the Partizan Press Wargamer’s Painting Guide Volume 1 focuses upon Painting World War One 28mm Wargaming Figures for the Middle Eastern Theatres: The British, Dominion and Indian Armies. Yes, we know, that’s a VERY long title, but it does let you
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The latest expansion for the Ghost Archipelago universe provides rules to explore the cultural treasures of the Dricheans, a tribal people which thrive amidst the ruins of their own past. Divided into minor fiefdoms and city-states, they fight each other, snakemen, and, in fact, anyone else. https://youtu.be/xGr2cNL53R0 The book begins with an
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Texicana: Before The Alamo is an 87-page softback book that is designed entirely with wargamers in mind, a refreshing change from those books which struggle to balance historical research with wargaming use. https://youtu.be/869u7_wSg2Q The book begins with a brief introduction before launching into a suitably abbreviated history of the first ‘war’ for
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The latest expansion for the SAGA universe provides rules to move beyond the historical and into the realms of fantasy. Studio Tomahawk have created SAGA: Age of Magic, a 108-page hardback book which comes complete with 6 new battleboards and acts as a supplement to the main rules. https://youtu.be/gRGiFIRImb0 The book begins
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The latest set of rules for 15mm tanks and figures from Battlefront is Oil War. This is a 114 page hardback supplement for the Team Yankee World War Three game adding the Middle East as a setting and focusing on combat between a number of Arab nations and the Israeli’s
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The Mad Mullah & Operations in Darfur book the latest in a series of supplelemnts for the excellent Setting The East Ablaze rules system from Partizan Press. It is a 80-page softback book which contains a wealth of history, scenarios, army lists and more for two of the most obscure
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Hail Caesar: Age of Bronze is a supplement to the main rulebook but also contains a complete skirmish level set of rules for the period covered. This is a 160-page softback book, packed to the very last page with history, army lists and scenarios. The main focus is upon the
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Field of Glory: Napoleonic (2nd Edition) is the latest version of the previously published rules systems from. This is a 153-page softback book aimed at those who like to field a fair few figures but keep the tabletop battle manageable. https://youtu.be/8UX7tjGvVJ0 The rules begin with a helpful guide to the equipment needed,
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Men of Bronze is one of the latest ‘blue book’ rules systems from Osprey Games. It consequently follows the usual format, a 64-page softback book. The rules focus upon battles between Ancient Greek warriors and their enemies, often other Greek warriors! https://youtu.be/DpBDSisFMYA The rules begin with a helpful guide to the equipment
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Modelling British World War II Armoured Vehicles and Modelling German World War II Armoured Vehicles are two guides published by Crowood Press. Both address largely the same approaches to their respective subjects, albeit with a few differences in the exact focus. https://youtu.be/5ruKBYUjk-U The British book begins with a thorough exploration of the
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Thud & Blunder is a 164 page hardback book. The rules are intended to replicate the ‘High Fantasy’ gaming of the past, with Warbands skirmishing with one another in a range of settings. https://youtu.be/tizTYjYBKEQ The introduction succinctly outlines the key concepts behind the game and offers a number of resources via the
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Subtitled The Second Book of the Elf King, Troll Wars is a 74 page softback book. It is the first supplement to the Red Book of the Elf King rules, and you need a copy of the core rules to use it. The book adds new new characters, races, spells
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Modelling and Painting Fantasy Figures is a 176 page softback book, one of the latest in the Crowood Press Wargaming Guides series. In essence, the book is a basic introduction to the world of miniature gaming, painting and sculpting. https://youtu.be/NsGecSjhSQM The guide begins with an overview of the world of miniatures, the
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Campaign: Fortress Budapest is a 168-page softback gaming supplement, published by Warlord Games and Osprey. It is designed to provide new army lists, rules information and scenarios for players of the Bolt Action World War II wargames rules. https://youtu.be/T0OTsP3JT_E The book follows a fairly familiar format by emphasizing that this is a
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Blackwater Gulch is a 96 page hardback book, from Gangfight! Game Studio. Subtitled a ‘Western Horror Skirmish Game’, the rules and miniatures are themed around a Wild West town that lingers next to a nexus point for evil, a gateway to hell. https://youtu.be/funbQX9dh_o The first 13 pages of the book focus upon
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Gunfighter’s Ball is a 96 page hardback book, authored by the fantastically named Forrest Harris and Brian Jubilation Martin. Designed to simulate the ‘up close and personal’ nature of the gunfights of the Old West, the rules focus upon both the ‘real’ and ‘Hollywood’ versions, and complement the excellent miniatures
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Modelling and Painting World War II German Military Figures is a 176 page softback book, authored by Michael Farnworth, and is published under the Crowood Press series of Wargaming Guides. It comprehensively and constructively outlines the processes and techniques needed to get the best from your miniatures, whilst also serving
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Armies & Legions & Hordes is a 176 page hardback book, authored by Dave Taylor, former American editor of Wargames Illustrated magazine and the top quality painter behind Dave Taylor Miniatures. https://youtu.be/JGpuFBQknOA The Contents page and Introduction outlines the purpose of the book, acting as an inspiration to other painters and gamers
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The Zone is a 56-page softback book based upon an alternate 1983 where NATOs Exercise Able Archer and the Soviet response has led to the beginning of a more conventional-style war fought over the devastation that is West Germany. We’ll be covering these rules as a full ‘Rules Showcase’ article
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Warlords of Erehwon is a 248 page hardback book, authored by Rick Priestley, one of the most well-known game design authors in the hobby. Firmly adhering to a classic style of fantasy gaming that has seen a resurgence of late, we intend to cover the rules in detail as a
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The Wargamers’ Annual 2019 has 80 full colour pages within its soft-back cover. It has been edited by Charles S. Grant and published by Partizan Press. As in previous years, this is a collection of articles and ideas to encourage the reader to try something old, something new and something
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