We feel very fortunate whenever we hear the thud of a delivery landing on the office carpet. A generous number of books get pushed through the Wi Tower letterbox and we always enjoy having a flick through them but, alas, many never find their way into the magazine. This is
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There are roughly as many sets of rules for Napoleonics as there are players of Napoleonics, but that doesn’t stop the regular drop of new ones onto the Wi review table every month! Absolute Emperor, a new addition to Osprey’s blue book series, is an interesting offering from first-time wargame
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First released in 2009, Lasalle took the Napoleonic wargames world by storm, winning a number of awards and finding a large and dedicated following across the globe. Now it has returned for its second edition, which, the author tells us, is not simply a tweaking of the system but a
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We all told ourselves how productive this pandemic and its associated Lockdowns would let us be. While most of us have only really upped our biscuit eating game Mr Joseph A. McCullough has actualised the sort of productivity we were all dreaming of in early 2020. Not content with expansions
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Studio Tomahawk has raised the flag and fixed their bayonets with their Napoleonic supplement for Muskets & Tomahawks - Shakos & Bayonets. Fans of Tomahawk's previous supplements have an all-new one to sink their Napoleonic teeth into. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_cwsRGz8Z0&ab_channel=WargamesIllustrated The text below is a transcript of the video, for those who prefer to
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More than ten years after it first hit tabletops the steampunk skirmish game, In Her Majesty’s Name, is back and it’s a heavyweight. This chunky, A4-sized, full-colour, hardcover book contains 200-pages and Charles Murton and Craig Cartmell (AKA The Ministry of Gentlemanly Warfare) have refined and condensed a decade’s worth
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A quick flipthrough of Death in the Dark Continent Lite - Wargames rules for small battles in 19th Century Africa. This booklet comes free with the 400th issue of Wargames Illustrated magazine and this video is intended to act as a guide to what the game has to offer. https://youtu.be/KEIZhsoEcRc
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Editor Dan takes us on a tour of the 400th issue of Wargames Illustrated magazine, which comes with a free copy of Death in the Dark Continent Lite. https://youtu.be/k1q9Qb8YUgg
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Wargames Illustrated Editor and owner Dan chats with Project Manager James about Wi398 - the February 2021 issue of the magazine. Due to the UK Lockdown this was done online so please forgive us if there's a lack of the usual refinement! Sit back, grab your paintbrush or cup of tea,
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Released by Sally 4th, written by John R. “Buck” Surdu, and backed up by a wide range of new models by Old Glory, Wars of Ozz is a 120-page softback, full-colour rulebook for a new fantasy/historical(ish) wargame. https://youtu.be/p6TYtuscaXI The text below is a transcript of the video, for those who prefer to
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We looked at the background and core gameplay elements of A Billion Suns in part one and, based on those things alone, we heartily recommended this new space combat game from Osprey. Now, in Part Two, we get to look at some of the more advanced rules in further detail. https://youtu.be/fOI913H8h3U The
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Christmas has never really felt like Christmas without an annual to flip the pages of. It was, therefore, particularly pleasing to receive the Wargamers Annual through the post as the turkey sandwiches and a mince pie or two were being served up. https://youtu.be/plNLQ2KS4CQ The text below is a transcript of the video,
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A Billion Suns is a new game in the Osprey Blue Book series, bearing the subtitle “Interstellar fleet battles”, and jumping into this galaxy through the power of the 64 softback, full-colour pages in its engine bay. The game’s the new creation from Mike Hutchinson, whose first game, Gaslands, turned
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We’re opening up and taking a look at this new book from Barry Hilton. A Taste of Victory! expands on his Beneath the Lilly Banners system and it’s a hardback offering, with full-colour across its 124 pages, including a very atmospheric piece of cover art from Wargames Illustrated’s regular cover
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The Barons’ War is a new rulebook written by Andy Hobday and published by Warhost. https://youtu.be/sn4DKfQRGGo The text below is a transcript of the video, for those who prefer to read rather than watch. In build, it’s almost pocket sized (if you’ve got large pockets) and tightly bound with a softback cover. This
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With the ability to play games rather hindered these days, we’re all looking for new hobby projects to keep us busy; what better time for Terrain Essentials to thud onto Wi’s review desk? https://youtu.be/A-yvXAcjyRQ The text below is a transcript of the video, for those who prefer to read rather than watch. Behind
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We’re always keen to undertake new adventures in Frostgrave and with The Red King we have the first supplement to the game’s recent second edition. It’s written by game and world creator Joe McCullough, published by Osprey Games, and within the vibrant softback cover are 96 pages of new rules,
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We’ve got Oathbreakers in our grubby mitts and we’re going to give it a damned good flipping! This book, the latest supplement for Oathmark: Battles of the Lost Age, is a full-colour, 82-page, softback offering. Published by Osprey Games, the quality that we have come to expect from them is
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A striking and graphically punchy cover adorns the front of Gamma Wolves, the new game by Ash Barker, whose previous offering was Last Days: Zombie Apocalypse. It is published by Osprey Games, and it’s a 116-page, full-colour, hardback book. It offers you a mecha type sandbox of gaming options to
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There will not be many wargamers to whom the story of the heroic defence of the Alamo will be unknown. The commanders, William Travis, Jim Bowie and Davey Crockett, have gone down in American folklore for their brave, but ultimately futile stand against the Mexican forces under Santa Anna. Despite
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In part one of our Warcry: Catacombs unboxing we focused on the models and their abilities. Now, in part two, we look at everything else – especially the new bits of scenery, the game board, and the Catacombs book. We’ve built the new minis and terrain too, which we’ll show
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Making for a pleasant break from the library of gaming books, modelling, and painting guides we flip our way through, we’re settling into a comfy chair and turning the pages of an art book. This is a chunky, weighty, hardback tome, published by Osprey Games, and showcases the huge amount
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Another year, another new Saga universe to take a look at. This time we’re heading to the late BCs of the Second Punic War, a rich vein of historical flavour to tap; one the folks behind Saga have syphoned with their usual style and aplomb. https://youtu.be/6wM6-QEZ57g The text below is a transcript
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We’re taking a look at a new Lion Rampant book, in the instantly recognisable blue gaming book cover of Osprey Games … wait … no … What devilry is this red cover? … and from the University of Edinburgh? Have we entered another reality? Has 2020 decided to throw a
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In this flipthrough we’re taking a look at P Ainting War …, Ainting Pwar … um… Painting WAR – Bringing Your Warmodels To Life. This softcover book is issue 10 of the Vallejo distributed painting guide, covering the Wild West over 64 full-colour pages. https://youtu.be/F2SOGjZGNxo The below text is a transcript of
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Programmed wargames Scenarios is the latest book by Charles S Grant to be revised and re-issued by Caliver Books, this time with some new scenarios added. The A4 softback book runs to 167 pages and although entirely in black and white, is liberally illustrated with excellent artwork depicting soldiers through
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It only seems a couple of weeks ago that we were reviewing a supplement for World War Two in the Pacific... And that's because it was only two weeks ago but now is the turn of Battlegroup from Plastic Soldier Company to join the Pacific war arena. https://youtu.be/Mp5qmmkbZxs The below text is
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We’re flipping through Crucible Crush’s Black Sun - a new 64-page softback alternate dimension ‘weird Nam’ skirmish game. One look at the cover tells you that all’s not as it should be in the jungles of Cambodia! Looking at that titanic beast in the fog has us adding a T
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Four years on from its original release, Gripping Beast bring us Swordpoint Second Edition, a softcover, 56-page, full-colour revision of their 28mm large scale ancient and medieval battle game. https://youtu.be/01QbbB8z_p8 The below text is a transcript of the video, for those who prefer to read rather than to listen. The book starts with
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We’re taking a look at A Gunslinger’s Paradise from Gods Eye Games. This 164-page softback rulebook by Joe Veltre introduces new skirmish rules and a range of factions that you can use in wild west gunfights. Is it fine as cream gravy? We will let you know directly. https://youtu.be/Mir-xABHbDE The below test
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