Take a tour through the Vault and read some classic Wi articles. The new year is now enough underway that we have to stop calling it the new year... instead, why not head into the Vault and focus on some of the stuff from old years instead? Wargames Illustrated Wi006 - February
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This Wi online series features our in-house painter Marc talking about the various projects he's been working on each week. In this Mini Monday, Marc takes you through how he went about painting realistic white clothing onto his Triguard Miniatures Trident Designs American War of Independence 40mm Spanish Infantry. https://youtu.be/WDp2byWVHWA
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Triguard Miniatures are a New Zealand based company producing 40mm miniatures covering the American War of Independence, Medieval Europe, and the French Indian War, the latter of which we're examining. Triguard's French Indian War range is quite extensive and worth taking a look at if you are considering playing out skirmish
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Wargamers can be a bit sniffy about using 2D figures, often saying that they are not “real” miniatures. If you hold the belief that if it does not weigh a ton in lead and takes you a year to collect and paint then it’s not real wargaming. Well, please read
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We recently had the pleasure of visiting Alan Perry's expansive home gaming room. In between filming coverage (which will be up to accompany an article coming in Wi 395) we grabbed some of his recent work and rushed it into our portable photo setup. First we have AW 206 Spanish
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Trent Miniatures is one of those companies that always seems to me to take “the road less travelled”, producing excellent miniatures for some of the less well-covered wargames periods and these new releases continue this trend. First up is a pack for their “Vendean” or “Chouannerie” range. This was the peasant
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Fresh out of the mould comes the first in a range of 1812 figures for the “Muskets and Tomahawks” game. We have only been sent a sneak preview of a member of the militia, armed with a musket. He is wearing a fringed coat and the distinctive top hat style of
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One of the outstanding, and award winning, games at last year’s Salute Wargames Show in London, was ‘Gaskin’s Plantation’ an American War of Independence game presented by demo game maestro Bill Gaskin and Friends. Bill’s latest appearance on the UK show circuit prompted us to press him to accommodate us
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As we get closer to the release of the second edition of Muskets & Tomahawks, Triguard Miniatures may be a good company to visit for those who like to skirmish game with larger figures. They have ranges of Seven Years War, French Indian War and American War of Independence. We’ve
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Buy this in Print There is something particularly evocative about warfare on the frontiers. It’s easy to conjure up images of fighting on the great plains or mountain passes on the fringes of empire. In this issue of Wargames Illustrated we explore some of the wargaming potential offered by Frontier Wars,
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Brigade Games have long worked with ace sculptor Paul Hicks to produce some of the best figures on the US market. One of the most recent releases is an excellent set of miniatures for the American War of Independence, hopefully the first in a series of releases. The figures in each
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Buy this in Print We do hope you are enjoying your free plastic frames every month, this offer is set to continue throughout 2019 (and hopefully beyond). This month’s offering is quite special, the Crimean War Russians bagged with this issue have only just been released by Warlord Games, so this
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Your freebie cover mount this month is a Bolt Action World War II US Infantry frame, courtesy of Warlord Games. Tying in nicely with the 75th anniversary of D-Day, at which American troops like the ones represented on the frame played a major part. WHERE CAN YOU BUY YOUR COPY? Wargames Illustrated
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Your freebie cover mount this month is a frame of American War of Independence Colonial Militia Men, courtesy of Warlord Games, providing the opportunity you have been waiting for to get into a new period, or bolster your existing forces. WHERE CAN YOU BUY YOUR COPY? Wargames Illustrated is available from the
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Buy this in Print FROM THE EDITOR I stand corrected, after chiding Richard Clarke of Too Fat Ladies for giving the characters in his games “silly names”, Rich rebuked with a well reasoned and constructed article on why it’s never a bad idea to give the heroes in your games monikers like
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Who doesn’t like campaign wargaming? What’s not to like about playing through a series of linked battles and adding in entertaining additional elements to your games, like logistics, character development and herding cats (i.e. your fellow wargamers!). In our theme for this issue we have asked Alan Perry (Perry Miniatures), Joe
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OBSERVATION POST We take a look at what’s new and upcoming in the world of wargaming. THEME: BIG MEN ON BIG HORSES One of our friendly neighbourhood Napoleonic era buffs takes a wargamer’s eye view of the heavy cavalry at Waterloo. THE FLOATING HULK Joe McCullough provides an exclusive solo scenario for use with his
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As part of our ‘Revolution’ theme, in the current issue of Wargames Illustrated (WI360, October), American War of Independence enthusiast (and author of ‘Rebellion’ by Warlord Games) Steve Jones provides a introductory guide to gaming this fascinating war.
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A Wargamer’s Guide to The Desert War 1940-1943 Daniel Mersey Pen and Sword Military, 2017 Reviewed by Dom Sore Afrika Korps, Desert Rats, Rommel and Montgomery, were all intrinsically linked with the fighting in North Africa during World War II. The theatre is also very popular with wargamers and modellers even if everything is
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OBSERVATION POST Our latest look at what’s new and upcoming in the world of wargaming. THEME: YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION Mitch Reed takes a look at the opportunities for tabletop gaming in a time of Revolution. To the barricades! RULES SHOWCASE: BLOOD RED SKIES We met up with rules writing ace Andy Chambers
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Hitler’s Arctic War – The German Campaigns in Norway, Finland and the USSR 1940-1945 Christer Jörgensen and Chris Mann Pen and Sword Military 2002, reprinted 2016 Reviewed by Dom Sore My first thought when thinking of the Arctic Circle in World War Two is the Invasion of Norway, and I suspect many of you
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The Queen’s American Rangers Donald J Gara Westholme Publishing 2015 Reviewed by Dom Sore The American War of Independence was a tale of British mismanagement and misjudgement in the face of stiff colonial resistance. In amongst the chaos of war, many regiments built famous reputations. One of those was The Queen’s American Rangers, a
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The Road to Concord – How Four Stolen Cannon Ignited the Revolutionary War J L Bell Westholme Publishing, 2016 Reviewed by Dom Sore The beginnings of the American War of Independence still throw up new facts as sources are discovered, stories unearthed, and archaeological finds are interpreted. These can change the narrative, sometimes in
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From Slaves to Soldiers Robert A. Geake Westholme Publishing, 2016 Reviewed by Neil Smith In From Slaves to Soldiers, Robert A. Geake tells the story of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment in the American War of Independence. He follows the men from recruitment, through their various battles, and finally to their disbandment after the
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Architect of Victory (WI354) author Steve Wood, of Arcane Scenario fame, also penned a recent article for his blog (decorated with photos from his WI article - which we kindly let him use ; ) entitled ‘Why are you still playing Black Powder?’ Read the article below, and let us
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Having now hit over 10,000 Facebook ‘Likes’, we thought it was time to celebrate! So, our usual 'hitting another 1,00 likes' giveaway was split into five separate prizes and, as always, we decided to run a survey. Our topic this time was a recurring theme, that perennial question asked wherever
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Wars that Never Were Gary Mitchell explains the concept behind this month’s theme and provides his top suggestions for ‘Wars that Never Were’. Ice cold in Berlin In connection with their latest ruleset Team Yankee, Battlefront provide us with an account of Cold War operations in Germany by ex-British Intelligence Operative and
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Sound the Retreat! In our lead article for this month’s theme, Neil Smith and Jim Graham discuss the finer points of gaming a retreat and provide some examples that would make great tabletop battles. Ori Orr’s Six Day War Phil Yates provides an account of Captain Ori Orr’s Palsar Seven, an Israeli
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Whatever Happened to 20mm Moderns? Having asked this question, Sub-Editor Wayne Bollands enlists the assistance of the LeicesterPhat Cats Gaming Club for a day of Modern gaming at WIHQ in a quest to answer it. The Soviet Barbarossa Surprise As a precursor to the upcoming release of Barbarossa, Wayne Turner of
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Battles in Literature: Wargaming as Inspiration Simon Scarrow, author of the bestselling Eagle Series, tells us how wargaming has influenced his storytelling. The Boyne Avenged Barry Hilton provides us with a wealth of Williamite ‘What if’s’, in this follow up to last month’s Ireland’s Bloodiest Day article. Render unto Caesar A scenario based upon the
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