Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! As we take further steps out of lockdown and head towards a re-opening of gaming clubs and stores (at the time of going to print at least), I thought you might be interested to hear how the wargames industry coped during
View more
This issue comes with a FREE 48 page modelling guide! Available as a free PDF and/or free to purchase as a hard copy for WIPrime members. WI390 was mailed to subscribers on 18 March 2020. It was made available to WIPrime members on 20 March 2020. It will be in hobby
View more
It’s time we paid tribute to that staple of the wargame - the charge. Whether on foot in command of 15,000 Confederates trying to finally get to those damn Yankees, or riding to glory with the Scots Greys whilst re-fighting Waterloo, the charge is often the watershed moment in both real
View more
THEME: BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS Our lead article considers the draw of using future ‘big names’ in our games and how we can aim to replicate their developing skills on the tabletop. HORSE AND MUSKET BLITZKRIEG Horse and Musket The first of a three part series on the Great Northern War. Barry Hilton presents
View more
1916 – Clash of Titans Jim Graham provides an overview of this momentous year during the Great War, still a war of contrasts but one which began to consume more and more men and resources of the nations who fought it. The Pendragaon of Logres Never one to rest on his laurels, Dan
View more
What is Skirmish? Wargaming In our lead article for this month’s theme, Mike Blake offers a comprehensive overview of this popular style of gaming. Team Yankee An excerpt from the Team Yankee novel to whet the appetite of the Cold War Gone Hot gamer. The Skirmish Wargames Group Mike Blake is back to chart the
View more
The Six-Day War Our theme content kicks off with your handy guide to the Six-Day War, arming you with background information to get you swiftly into the period. Outfitting: Confederate Infantry Don Effinger and Mike Evans return to continue their look at the uniforms and equipment of the American Civil War. This
View more
The Raising of the Rising sun One of the challenges of creating a new Rising Sun handbook for Flames Of War was introducing a new nationality to the rules. This meant for the rules writers a little more work and testing to create a new batch of national special rules for
View more
1066, Hastings We begin our theme content with a battle report on Hastings - Touchstone for the Conquest. Paul Kerrison of Kallistra and friends gathered around a 12' wargames table and played out a 10mm refi ght ofthe battle, with the Saxons attempting to change the course of history and
View more
Where’s my Kampfgruppe? When Flames Of War games designer Mike Haught wrote the Market Garden books; Hell’s Highway and A Bridge Too Far, he created a battlegroup that could cover as many possible angles in one company diagram as possible, in this article Mike gets more specific, highlighting various battlegroups
View more
Wargaming World War One We introduce this month’s theme with an article that looks beyond the stalemate of World War One on the Western Front and sells the concept of gaming the confl ict on a global scale. Grossdeutschland Battlefront studio writers Wayne Turner and Phil Yates provide us with background
View more
War in the wilderness In our first article for this month’s theme, Neil Smith and Chris Peers introduce us to the history and guide us through the practical information required for bringing an F&IW force to bear on the tabletop. Operation market garden Battlefront writer Mike Haught previews the forthcoming Operation Market
View more
The Hussites Bob Black A wargaming angled background on this intriguing medieval sect. The Anglo-Irish War 1919 - 21 Andy Sykes A skirmish scenario set during the early days of the Anglo-Irish ‘troubles’. Ambush in the Snow Chris Peers This French and Indian Wars scenario is based on exploits detailed in The Journals of Robert Rogers. Salute 2008 Show, Gaming Another
View more
‘Fire & Fury’ Small Battles Conversion problems & solutions Bill MacDonald Mexican vs. Apache Conflict C. 1870 Notes for a participation game. John French A battle a day… in August. Bob Peyton Hawkeye A French & Indian War participation game. Simon Dixon Operation Catherine Britain’s plans for the Baltic in WWII David Manley Marston Moor, 2nd July 1644 Wargaming the decisive battle of the Great
View more
Hastings in the Dining Room Amending the D.B.A. to the needs of this battle Anthony Clipsom “It is settled: The Negro will fight!” The African-American soldier in the Civil War David Bickley A visit to Bucharest Military Museum Nick Cornish ‘A most villainous-looking cavalcade’ The Afghan Regular Army in the 19th Century, Part 1B Ian Heath A Russian Front scenario for
View more
‘Fire & Fury’ Points System Add on to the popular American Civil War rules D.J. Hynds 1866 and all that Part V: Aschaffenburg Richard Clarke ‘God created Hell, added flies and called it Mesopotamia!’ The Battle of Ctesiphon and the Road to Kut, 1914-15 Colin Ashton After Narvik The Hunt for the British Evacuation Convoys as a Mini-Campaign Richard Marsh One Brain
View more
The Battle of Quebec, 1759 The climax of the French & Indian Wars Paul Stevenson ‘Caesar at the Gates of Quebec’ D.B.A. adaptations for the French & Indian Wars Ed White S.W.A.B. – The Scuppers Were Awash with Blood Simple Napoleonic Naval Rules – don’t belay, play straight away! Tim Price Casualties, History & the ‘Benefits of War’ Part
View more
Matapan, Part 1 - The Cruiser Action WW2 Naval Scenario Rivers & Streams Terrain features by the woodworking wonder Three Norman Battles, 1141-1143 Part 1: Lincoln Ligny: The Last Victory Part 5: Thoughts on Rules Conclusion of this Napoleonic series The First Victory: The Red Army at Yelna August to September 1941 Russia’s first victory in WW2 Rowton Heath 1645 King Charles’ Last
View more
Getting it Right Measuring Wargame Effectiveness An Islamic Fort at 15mm Giving them and Awful Hammering Some more thoughts on firepower in the Zulu War Designer’s notes on Two Dragons Productions’ Napoleonics Global Conflict by Land & Sea, Part 3 North America (conclusion) The Battle of Eureka Stockade Ballarat, 3rd December 1854 Report on Council Fires 4 Mini-Marlburian 5mm Rules for
View more
Variable Terrain Effects Part 1 Picture Reviews Global Conflict by Land & Sea Part 2 Self-indulgence Readers Letters The Action at Casal Novo, 14th March 1811 Convention reports & results The Farnham Greencoats Part 4 The Sieges of Basing House Renaissance Siege Warfare Part 1
View more
The Farnham Greencoats Part 3 Defeat at Cropredy Bridge Kirovograd, January 1944 Part 2 The Arkadian Cattle Raid Heroic Mythgaming in the Late Bronze Age A Historical look at The Alamo Mine Warfare Brigadier Young & Jack Scruby 'Stop The Armada' Review Global Conflict by Land and Sea, Part 1 Picture Reviews The Battle of Magenta, 1859 The Siege of Winchester, 1141
View more
