Clash of Steel We celebrate the release of the new Flames Of War supplement, Blood, Guts, & Glory, by picking the brains of four exceptional FOW players, each of whom has a passion for a particular army in Blood, Guts, and Glory. We asked them to write up their favourite list
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Dettingen, June 1743 We kick off this month’s theme content with an article by Last Argument of Kings author Pete Brown - a report on The Worcester Wargames Club’s re-fight of this War of Austrian Succession battle. A New Kind of Armoured Train In Wargames Illustrated
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Flames of War: The Third Edition The release of the third edition of the world’s most popular historical wargame - Flames Of War - is almost upon us. In this piece from the Battlefront Design Studio the editors, writer, and designer give us
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The Road to Revolution We open our theme content for this issue with a look at the diffi cult times in North America following the French & Indian Wars. With new garrisons remaining to protect British land, and increased taxes designed to pay
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Warriors to war. the battle of Maldon, 991 The Gripping Beast 2011 demo table is a fabulous representation of The Battle of Maldon in miniature, and we were keen to feature it in this month’s theme content. Rules writer extraordinaire Rick Priestley joined us
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Artillery through the ages: an introduction With such a sweeping topic to cover, it may seem we've missed a few important elements. Our introduction spread
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More moments in history With the third set of our Wargames Illustrated exclusive ‘Moments in History’ range about to be released, we wanted to give you
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Begetting and Smiting It was all Yul Brynner’s fault! That’s the conclusion of Jim Graham as he tries to pinpoint who’s to blame for his fascination
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Rommel: The Rise of the Desert Fox WW2, WWII, World War Two Our theme this month is WWII Early War, and our focus point is General
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Crossing the Tennessee river ACW, American Civil War President Lincoln had said that “taking Chattanooga is as important as taking Richmond”, but the key to the
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Fighting for king and country We kick off this month’s theme content by introducing you to the topsy-turvy world of Napoleonic Europe and the thread
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The Vikings in Ireland Your introductory guide to the Viking invasions of Ireland; the tribes they battled with for supremacy, and the history of their
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Operation Market Garden WW2, WWII, World War Two Setting the scene for this month’s theme content; Market Garden, the largest airborne operation in history. “The land is
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St. Clair-Sur-L'Elle WW2, WWII, World War Two Andrew Chesney A Rapid Fire! WWII scenario which enables you to get your free GIs straight into combat, as they battle
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Apex to Pinnacle WW1, WWI, World War One Lord Sherwell and Chums The Auckland Battalion’s assault on Chunuk Bair during the WWI Gallipoli campaign. Including army lists for
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Reveries Upon the Art of War Part Two Gaming Ian Wilson The second part in our series of articles which will form a complete rule set for Seven
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The Struggle for Hougoumont Waterloo Project Hougoumont - a new initiative to help save this famous farmhouse of the Waterloo battlefield. The Engagement at Kelly’s Ford ACW, American Civil War R.Neil Smith A small scale American Civil War scenario. A Struggle of Ants WW1, WWI, World War One Chris Peers A First World War trench raiding skirmish scenario for To The
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The Whistle of Bullets Barry Hilton A small scale World War Two scenario. Two Thousand Years of Wargaming - The Battle of Eylau, 1807 Steve Lill The ninth in our twelve month series covering 2000 years of warfare. In this article we present a scenario for the Napoleonic The Battle of Eylau, 1807, Napoleon versus
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San Martin and the Chilean Campaign Colonial Dave Watson The South American Wars of Liberation, 1817 -1818 Where the Streets Have No Name - Part 1 WW2, WWII, World War Two Ian Wilson Simple skirmish rules for World War Two. Modelling Rossbach Horse and Musket Herb Gundt Herb talks us through a Seven Years War modelling project he has been working
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Salute 07 Report Show Paul Davies Thirteen pages packed full of all the best games from this year’s Salute wargames show at ExCel in London. From the Shores of Tripoli Napoleonic John Pocock America takes on the Barbary Pirates in this scenario based on a 19th century adventure which saw the first overseas operation by the U.S.
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The Making of Mafeking Alan Perry To celebrate the centenary of Lord Baden- Powell’s book Scouting for Boys the BBC enlisted the help of the Perry twins to create a model of Mafeking; the Boer War township and battleground where the Boy Scout movement was born. This is the story of the
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How to Invade a Small Aegean Island Mike Tittensor Mike returned from his summer holiday on the Greek island of Leros with not just sun burn and ouzo but also gaming ideas for the 1943 German invasion of the island. Sudan at Warfare Paul Darnell The Touching History model master takes us on a tour
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Napoleonic Warmaster - Part 2 Sam Peters Converting Warhammer Historical’s Warmaster rules for the Napoleonic period. The Wagstaff Mission - Part 2 Richard Tyndall The British interventions in Northern Persia, the Caucasus and Southern Russia in the last year of World War One. This month we look at gaming the mission. The Perrys at Partizan Phil Hendry
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The Battle of Ramillies, 300 Years On Horse and Musket Ralph Weaver At the beginning of the year 1706 the Duke of Marlborough conceived an audacious plan to march an army south to assist the Austrians, under Prince Eugene, not to Bavaria as he had done in 1704, but over the Alps to
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The Hill WW2, WWII, World War Two Richard Clarke A ‘run through’ of a typical I Ain’t Been Shot, Mum! game allowing gamers an insight into the ethos of the game and providing a greater understanding of the systems and mechanisms within the rules. Set in Normandy 1944. The Battle of Skalitz, 1866 Colonial Ralph Weaver In
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Kalavryai 1078 Medieval Paul Leach Two warring Byzantine armies meet is this scenario for W.A.B. - Byzantium: Beyond The Golden Gate. Photo Feature Colonial John Ray John Ray’s fantastic 18th Century collection. Operation Goodwood - Part Two WW2, WWII, World War Two John Lander The concluding look at this 1/35th scale game based on the post D-Day WWII British advance into
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The Battle of Godly Wood Napoleonic David Hoyt Re-fighting this little known encounter from the War of 1812. Constructing Egyptian Basti Shops Ancient Herb Gundt A guide to constructing ancient Egyptian stores, elegant enough to sit ‘Nile side’ on the best tabletop. “So ‘ere’s to you Fuzzy Wuzzy” Colonial Paul Darnell Expert model maker Paul Darnell of Touching History guides us across his
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Mad Dogs with Guns Part Two - Screamin’Wheels Howard Whitehouse How to use cars with last month’s fast play gangster rules. Lichfield Cathedral Close Under Siege - Part 2 David Bickley A look at the third siege of Lichfield Cathedral and how to wargame this English Civil War action. ‘Uncle Duke’ Bob Pavlik reports on ‘Duke’ Seifried, one of
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Gaming the Burma Campaign, 1942 - 1945 - Part 1 WW2, WWII, World War Two Chris Peers Starting with the background, the series looks at wargaming the conflict in South East Asia during WWII. Lichfield Cathedral Close Under Siege Pike and Shot By David Bickley The Royalists defend Lichfield Cathedral for the King in this English Civil War scenario. Dicing
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Uniforms and Flag of the Piedmontese Army Marco Severino A guild to the Royal Sardinian army of 1792 - 1796. The Fenian Raids - Part 1 David Hoyt A look at the attacks on Canada by the Irish Fenian Brotherhood in 1866. Kaiserslacht - Part 1 Dr. Gavin Hughs Background information and scenario for the great WWI German assault of
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