Editor’s Exploits

Exclusive to WiPrime Members, this monthly staple, has Dan talking with industry icons and reporting on his travels.

What is it with Nottingham?

In the early 1990s, I would often deliver pewter castings of toy soldiers to Chelsea House in Basford, Nottingham. Chelsea House was the centre of operations for Britains. Founded in 1893, Britains is a well-known UK maker of traditional toy soldiers and die-cast models...
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Happy birthday OG!

Editor Dan joins in Osprey Games’ 10th anniversary celebrations.

Working within the wargames hobby, you don’t get too many invites to attend ‘showbiz’ events, so when I receive one, I don’t look a gift-horse in the mouth. Last Thursday saw myself and...

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Trumping controversy

I’ll begin this Editor’s Exploits by sharing some comments in response to a recent Wargames Illustrated Facebook post:

“As an American, who watched it happen live, I find this in very poor taste and I agree with others, this is beneath your publication...

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UK Games Expo – A journey out of the comfort zone

Since its inception in 2007, the UK Games Expo has grown significantly. Wargames Illustrated sponsored the event in 2008, recognising its potential and the organisers’ philosophy of bridging different gaming genres. Today, major sponsors such as Waterstones and...

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Hammerhead: The Editor’s Choice Award

It wasn’t supposed to be this good! The quality of entries in the Hammerhead/Wargames Illustrated Painting Competition have significantly exceeded our expectations when we began the competition five years ago. Our original directive to “simply grab the best f...

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Flavour-less

“Flavour” is a popular buzzword in the promotion of any modern wargame. Many rules are keen to push their “period flavour” credentials. Our own Never Mind the Billhooks rules proudly boast that they “produce battles that are full of period flavour, but alwa...

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Happy birthday OG!

Editor Dan joins in Osprey Games’ 10th anniversary celebrations. Working within the wargames hobby, you don’t get too many invites to attend ...
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Trumping controversy

I’ll begin this Editor’s Exploits by sharing some comments in response to a recent Wargames Illustrated Facebook post: “As an American, who w...
Read More 5