Between November and December of last year more Wargames Illustrated readers and social media followers than ever before (2,707 to be exact) put their fingers to their keyboards and voted for their best of the best in the Wargames Illustrated Awards 2021. As you scroll down you can nod in agreement or shake your head in despair as we present the winner and runners-up in each of the eight categories. Best Wargames Rules Bolt Action Burrows and Badgers Chain of Command SAGA 7TV Previous winners: Clash of Spears (2020), Frostgrave (2019), and Chain of Command (2018 and 2017). Best Miniature Manufacturer Perry Miniatures Warlord Games North Star Games Workshop Wargames Atlantic Previous winners: Perry Miniatures for five years in a row! Best Range of Miniatures Warlord Games: Bolt Action Footsore: The Barons’ War Perry Miniatures: Napoleonic Oathsworn: Burrows and Badgers North Star: Stargrave Previous winners: Frostgrave (2020 and 2017) and Bolt Action (2019 and 2018). Best Wargames Terrain, Accessory, or Building Manufacturer Sarissa Precision 4Ground TT Combat Games Workshop Warbases Previous winners: Sarissa Precision (2020, 2019, and 2018!) and 4Ground (2017). Best Customer Service Warlord Games North Star Games Workshop Bad Squiddo Games Footsore Previous winners: Warlord Games for five years in a row! Best New Rules The Barons’ War Stargrave SPQR (Revised Edition) The Silver Bayonet ‘O’ Group Previous winners: Infamy, Infamy! (2020), Black Seas (2019), What a Tanker! (2018), and Test of Honour (2017). Best Issue of Wargames Illustrated Wi406 – Just Add Fantasy Wi405 – What If? Wi407 – Wargames Workbench Wi398 – Holy War Wi402 – Billhooks Redux Previous winners: Wi393 – Wars of the Roses (2020), Wi384 – Age of Carronade (2019), Wi371 – Gaming Campaigns (2018), and Wi355 – Samurai (2017). Best Wargames Illustrated Article Rules Scene – Rick Priestley, Wi400 Daleks in Stargrave

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. Click to access 409-Rude-Health.pdf

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. Click to access 2021-Salute-report.pdf  

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. Click to access Painting-French-Dragoons.pdf

If you’re visiting Salute make sure you head over and see us at the Wargames Illustrated stand – TL07. Show us this very article (you’ll prove your ‘Primeness’ by being logged in and accessing it) and you’ll get money off everything we sell, be given a free Warlord Games Epic Waterloo heavy cavalry frame, and a Golden Ticket (while stocks last). The Golden Ticket will give you entry into the fabled Wi Dice-Off (the biggest participation game at Salute) where you’ll have the chance to win loads of prizes. We look forward to seeing you at the show!

If you’re visiting Salute make sure you head over and see us at the Wargames Illustrated stand – TL07. Show us this very article (you’ll prove your ‘Primeness’ by being logged in and accessing it) and you’ll get money off everything we sell, be given a free Warlord Games Epic Waterloo heavy cavalry frame, and a Golden Ticket (while stocks last). The Golden Ticket will give you entry into the fabled Wi Dice-Off (the biggest participation game at Salute) where you’ll have the chance to win loads of prizes. We look forward to seeing you at the show! If you are seeing this message after signing in, PLEASE PRESS THE BROWSER REFRESH BUTTON This page is only viewable by WIPrime members, If you are a Prime member please log in, If you are not a WIPrime member – you should be! Find out more here.

If you’re visiting Salute make sure you head over and see us at the Wargames Illustrated stand – TL07. Show us this very article (you’ll prove your ‘Primeness’ by being logged in and accessing it) and you’ll get money off everything we sell, be given a free Warlord Games Epic Waterloo heavy cavalry frame, and a Golden Ticket (while stocks last). The Golden Ticket will give you entry into the fabled Wi Dice-Off (the biggest participation game at Salute) where you’ll have the chance to win loads of prizes. We look forward to seeing you at the show! If you are seeing this message after signing in, PLEASE PRESS THE BROWSER REFRESH BUTTON This page is only viewable by WIPrime members, If you are a Prime member please log in, If you are not a WIPrime member – you should be! Find out more here. If you are seeing this message after signing in, PLEASE PRESS THE BROWSER REFRESH BUTTON This page is only viewable by WIPrime members, If you are a Prime member please log in, If you are not a WIPrime member – you should be! Find out more here.

If you’re visiting Salute make sure you head over and see us at the Wargames Illustrated stand – TL07. Show us this very article (you’ll prove your ‘Primeness’ by being logged in and accessing it) and you’ll get money off everything we sell, be given a free Warlord Games Epic Waterloo heavy cavalry frame, and a Golden Ticket (while stocks last). The Golden Ticket will give you entry into the fabled Wi Dice-Off (the biggest participation game at Salute) where you’ll have the chance to win loads of prizes. We look forward to seeing you at the show! If you are seeing this message after signing in, PLEASE PRESS THE BROWSER REFRESH BUTTON This page is only viewable by WIPrime members, If you are a Prime member please log in, If you are not a WIPrime member – you should be! Find out more here. If you are seeing this message after signing in, PLEASE PRESS THE BROWSER REFRESH BUTTON This page is only viewable by WIPrime members, If you are a Prime member please log in, If you are not a WIPrime member – you should be! Find out more here. If you are seeing this message after signing in, PLEASE PRESS THE BROWSER REFRESH BUTTON This page is only viewable by WIPrime members, If you are a Prime member please log in, If you are not a WIPrime member – you should be! Find out more here.

If you’re visiting Salute make sure you head over and see us at the Wargames Illustrated stand – TL07. Show us this very article (you’ll prove your ‘Primeness’ by being logged in and accessing it) and you’ll get money off everything we sell, be given a free Warlord Games Epic Waterloo heavy cavalry frame, and a Golden Ticket (while stocks last). The Golden Ticket will give you entry into the fabled Wi Dice-Off (the biggest participation game at Salute) where you’ll have the chance to win loads of prizes. We look forward to seeing you at the show! If you are seeing this message after signing in, PLEASE PRESS THE BROWSER REFRESH BUTTON This page is only viewable by WIPrime members, If you are a Prime member please log in, If you are not a WIPrime member – you should be! Find out more here. If you are seeing this message after signing in, PLEASE PRESS THE BROWSER REFRESH BUTTON This page is only viewable by WIPrime members, If you are a Prime member please log in, If you are not a WIPrime member – you should be! Find out more here. If you are seeing this message after signing in, PLEASE PRESS THE BROWSER REFRESH BUTTON This page is only viewable by WIPrime members, If you are a Prime member please log in, If you are not a WIPrime member – you should be! Find out more here. If you are seeing this message after signing in, PLEASE PRESS THE BROWSER REFRESH BUTTON This page is only viewable by WIPrime members, If you are a Prime member please log in, If you are not a WIPrime member – you should be! Find out more here.

If you’re visiting Salute make sure you head over and see us at the Wargames Illustrated stand – TL07. Show us this very article (you’ll prove your ‘Primeness’ by being logged in and accessing it) and you’ll get money off everything we sell, be given a free Warlord Games Epic Waterloo heavy cavalry frame, and a Golden Ticket (while stocks last). The Golden Ticket will give you entry into the fabled Wi Dice-Off (the biggest participation game at Salute) where you’ll have the chance to win loads of prizes. We look forward to seeing you at the show! If you are seeing this message after signing in, PLEASE PRESS THE BROWSER REFRESH BUTTON This page is only viewable by WIPrime members, If you are a Prime member please log in, If you are not a WIPrime member – you should be! Find out more here. If you are seeing this message after signing in, PLEASE PRESS THE BROWSER REFRESH BUTTON This page is only viewable by WIPrime members, If you are a Prime member please log in, If you are not a WIPrime member – you should be! Find out more here. If you are seeing this message after signing in, PLEASE PRESS THE BROWSER REFRESH BUTTON This page is only viewable by WIPrime members, If you are a Prime member please log in, If you are not a WIPrime member – you should be! Find out more here. If you are seeing this message after signing in, PLEASE PRESS THE BROWSER REFRESH BUTTON This page is only viewable by WIPrime members, If you are a Prime member please log in, If you are not a WIPrime member – you should be! Find out more here. If you are seeing this message after signing in, PLEASE PRESS THE BROWSER REFRESH