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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Bolt Action continues its haphazard journey through World War II with the latest supplement, documenting the island-hopping campaign of the United States in the Pacific. It takes players from June 1944 to October 1944, encompassing Operations Forager and Stalemate II. https://youtu.be/xfTXIrxKVjg The below text is a transcript of the video, for people
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The latest book by Charles S Grant deals with an often-overlooked period in the career of Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington. Published by Partizan Press this 145-page hardback book is well produced, with most of its prints and illustrations presented in full-colour. https://youtu.be/CmvhV7BC1Ig The below text is a transcription of the
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Prolific painter Andy Singleton is back, with the third book in his Painting Wargaming Figures series; this time he’s applying his brush to the ‘Barbarian’ enemies of Rome in Painting Wargames Figures: Rome’s Northern Enemies a softback, 128-page painting guide, published by Pen and Sword. https://youtu.be/3Sh8XAtt4A8 Below is a transcript of the
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We being this flipthrough of Frostgrave Second Edition with a disclaimer – we’re not going to tell you much about Frostgrave, we’re going to focus on the changes between this edition and the 2015 first edition. If Frostgrave is new to you check out our article from the July 2015
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In this video we are going to be flipping through Oathmark: Battlesworn, the new supplement from Osprey Games for their mass fantasy battle game Oathmark: Battles of the Lost Age. https://youtu.be/jFY9MRnlm2g Oathmark itself is still a very new game, only released in April 2020. It is a traditional fantasy setting featuring armies
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One thing about rule sets from the Lardies is that the titles do make you smile and I was already well disposed toward this publication as soon as I unwrapped it. This A4 size 104 page soft back rulebook is produced in full colour and is illustrated throughout with diagrams
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Pirates of the Dread Sea (PODS) is a new release from Dead Earth Games, who have funded it, and the miniature range that supports it, through Kickstarter. First impressions are good, as this 96-page A4 hardback book is full colour throughout and is extremely well produced. https://youtu.be/FBQRbQqGlYo The text below is
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Having covered the larger battles of the Seven Years War in Europe in previous volumes, Charles S Grant turns to small actions of the war for this latest volume in the “Refighting History” series. This A4 size hard back book runs to 192 pages and is full of colour pictures
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This A4 size full colour publication by Partisan Press is the fourth in this series of “how to” guides for budding terrain makers. Each of these chapters originally appeared as articles in wargames magazines, but have been reproduced here in more length, with extra detail and photographs to help guide
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Being the splendid people we are here at Wargames Illustrated we don’t mind giving a heads up to another, new, wargaming magazine (especially when it’s so different to our own). Blaster is a collaboration between five bright young(ish) games designers who have come together to produce what they are calling a
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This is the latest book in Partizan Press range of “how to” painting guides for wargamers. It is an A4 softback book running to 112 pages, which, as you can see, are stuffed full of colour pictures of Sudan era miniatures. https://youtu.be/BbyGInqBurw The author begins by stating the aim of the book.
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Mortem et Gloriam (MeG) is an increasingly popular set of wargames rules which aims to cover the ancient period from Biblical times through to late medieval. Author, Simon Hall, was a big fan of the various iterations of the DBM rules and was involved in writing their successor, Field of
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This 44 page soft back A5 ruleset from Partzain Press is designed to be used with Matchlock Miniatures “Bullets and Brains” range of 28mm figures, and not surprisingly these feature in the colour photographs that adorn this book. That said, you could use any range of 28mm human and Zombie
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Campaign Stalingrad is the latest softback supplement book for Warlord Games ‘company level’ World War Two rules Bolt Action. Let’s take a look inside it’s 176 pages and see what’s on offer. https://youtu.be/tX2efWvde0c Note: The text below is the transcript of our flipthrough video (for those who would rather read than listen). ‘Prelude’
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The Abyss is the second expansion supplement for Osprey Games’ Viking Age fantasy skirmish rules Ragnarok. Ragnarok’s style is heavy on background narrative and this 112 page hardback book begins with a couple of pages of what I presume to be scene setting, which will no doubt excite anyone who can
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When Peter Dennis isn’t supplying fantastic artwork to the biggest names in wargaming and military history he works on a series of books with Helion and Company which he affectionally calls Paperboys. https://youtu.be/kObao_ODYsM Note: The text below is the transcript of our flipthrough video (for those who would rather read than listen). I
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The Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms is a miniatures game based on The Elder Scrolls video game franchise by Bethesda Game Studios and is set in the same world of Skyrim, so it will be familiar to anyone who has played the video game before. https://youtu.be/-LuBwNWVhKI Note: The text below is the
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“Blood and Valor” is a new set of World War I skirmish rules designed for use with 28mm miniatures. Produced by “Firelock Games”, this 114 page hard back rulebook is the first in a line of rules that “Firelock” aim to produce, based around their very successful “Blood and Plunder”
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This 192 page hardback book is the eagerly anticipated “fantasy mass-battle” game from Osprey. Penned by Frostgrave author Joseph A. McCullough and having been playtested over the course of the last two years, Oathmark is already supported by an extensive range of figures by North Star Military Figures and has
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This Softback 158 page painted guide is the second in a series published by Pen and Sword and written by Andy Singleton, with the promise of more to come. Let’s begin flipping through the pages. https://youtu.be/gaGUURpsBgM Note: The text below is the transcript of our unboxing video (for those who would rather
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Painting Wargaming Figures: Early Imperial Romans is the latest in a series of books written by Andy Singleton and published by Pen and Sword. As the name suggests, this is a detailed painting guide to getting the best from painting both metal and plastic figures of Roman troops. The book
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Rangers of Shadow Deep is a solo or co-operative play tabletop miniatures game. Players create a Ranger character and use it as part of a team to uncover secrets in a land beset by enemies. We are going to be taking a look at the ‘deluxe’ version, a 136-page hardback
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Whiteout: The Arctic Survival Miniatures Game is a relatively new rulebook release by Sally 4th, following a successful Kickstarter. This is a 91-page A4 softback book, with a decidedly cinematic approach to gaming and a fairly unique angle to gameplay. https://youtu.be/xoL0CuqfufY The book begins with an explanation of the core concept
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The recently released Soldiers of Rome provides rules for games set during the wars of the early Imperial period. This is an A5, 120-page, glossy softback book, which requires at least one set of the special cards to make use of the rules presented between its covers. These rules are
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In this video we take an in-depth look at the new version of Musket and Tomahawks, with a particular focus on the changes from the first edition. We also 'flip through' the first supplement - Redcoats and Tomahawks. https://youtu.be/zozREjBRvKk
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We all know Games Workshop, they are the powerhouse behind their slice of this hobby of ours, but also offer some products that are useful for those who game in other arenas. Recently, GW released a 41-page softback Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game: Matched Play Guide which is great for
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