Check out some new releases from Wargames Illustrated and other companies in 360 degrees! What we can’t present to you in the magazine is a view of figures from all angles … but have no fear, thanks to this video you can check out assorted models from Wi426, June's issue, as
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Following the success of Never Mind the Billhooks Deluxe, Author Andy Callan went ahead and designed its 'nautical neighbour': Never Mind the Boathooks. A 16-page full-colour light-hearted card and dice-driven game of skirmish combat on the seas. In this video, Andy reveals all about the new standalone naval game. https://youtu.be/NrVcyY6B8-0
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It's a bit of a cliché that Medieval naval battles were just like land battles at sea, but what if you take a successful set of medieval land battle rules and set them afloat, does it work? That’s what rules writer Andy Callan did with Never Mind the Billhooks. If you
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! It was great to feel the buzz at the Partizan Wargames Show in Newark, Nottinghamshire recently. So enthused were we by the excitement of the crowds and the quality of the demo games on offer we struggled to contain our
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These plans should be used alongside the Wi414 How To ... article; they will assist you in building a post mill suitable for various periods. Download the post mill plans.
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! Well, it finally got us! After holding out for over two years WiHQ was finally awash with the Coronavirus in March, with five out of six office staff scumming to various levels of infection. Production of this venerable organ, and
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! If you can play the guitar, music can become interactive. You are no longer just listening to music, you're taking part in it. If you play a wargame, you can make history interactive. You are no longer just reading about
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Editor Dan talks about sorting his way through boxes of fine figures and fond memories in this Editor’s Exploits. Dan: When we lost my good friend, mentor and Wargames Illustrated founder Duncan Macfarlane earlier this year, I inherited his personal collection of Wargames figures. Duncan’s miniature mountain is made up of
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! French troops are never very far from the wargames table: whether that be Charlemagne's Frankish warriors, Napoleon's legions, the Poilus of the Western Front, and more. The martial prowess of the soldiers from the various regions that have come to
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Editor Dan embarks on a brave new journey of discovery, involving cardboard and clips. Dan: If you’re a 50+ wargamer like myself, you can possibly remember your first model house building project. Perhaps it was something constructed in the 1970s using balsa wood and a toxic (now banned) glue, or maybe
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Mortem et Gloriam’s 15mm Hundred Years' War French Army starter pack delivers on its promise. It provides all you need to build a nicely balanced French army from the middle period of the Hundred Years' War. The figures are nicely proportioned and crisply cast with very little flash. They are compatible
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Born out of a love for the period and a desire to game the larger battles of the Baronial Wars of 13th Century England, this latest release of 10mm medieval Knights, Militia and Archers follows a couple of successful Kickstarter campaigns and sees a move away from just Kickstarting their
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! This month we are going micro mini with our theme, that doesn’t mean we are going “all 2mm” on you, but rather our ‘Billhooks Redux’ theme consists of just two articles. Both are an expansion on the Never Mind the Billhooks
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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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Studio Miniatures have added a large number of 28mm Monty Python and the Holy Grail models to their Medieval Mayhem range of late. We're looking at just a few of them. MM03-Sir Bors & Squire The first minis under our movie microscope is the double pack of Sir Bors and his squire.
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As the co-founder and the first Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Hugues de Payens along with Bernard of Clairvaux created the Latin Rule, the code of behavior for the infamous Order. If you want to learn more about de Payens and his mission worldwide, make sure you check out Wi400.
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! Death in the Dark Continent is a set of rules for small scale battles set in sub-Saharan Africa in the late 19th century. What you have in your hands is the Lite version of the game - it contains all
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In the March 2021 issue of Wargames Illustrated magazine (Wi399) readers were treated to a great read about the use of heraldry on medieval figures and some great photos of figures. We're sure most readers were thinking “wouldn’t it be great if I could see these figures from all angles”, well hey presto!
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! A smorgasbord of delights! Why would you pick a theme for the magazine when you can include 15 different articles drawn from the whole of human history and across the whole broad wargaming spectrum? Well, because it gives direction to the
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! I sincerely hope that your monthly copy of Wargames Illustrated magazine whisks you away from the stresses and strains of a Coronavirus ravaged world and into your miniature ‘happy place’ for some quality immersion, inspiration and escapism. So, it is with great
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The Barons’ War is a new rulebook written by Andy Hobday and published by Warhost. https://youtu.be/sn4DKfQRGGo The text below is a transcript of the video, for those who prefer to read rather than watch. In build, it’s almost pocket sized (if you’ve got large pockets) and tightly bound with a softback cover. This
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Mention monks to Wargames Illustrated’s first Editor Duncan and he’ll tell you “there’s no more versatile a mini to put in your collection!” Well, we’ve paraphrased that. What he’ll actually do is eruditely extol the virtues of them, over the course of several pints, until any counter-debate you might throw his
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Sounding a bit like a 90s death metal band; Kromlech of Warszawa, Poland produce the ‘Official Terrain Series’ for Osprey’s fantasy skirmish game Frostgrave. They currently have a dozen suitably gloomy looking buildings in their MDF range and have recently added a few sets of resin scatter terrain. If you like
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Doing interviews, writing features, editing and laying out contributions, taking photos, discussing themes, working out Giants in Miniature releases - Wargames Illustrated work keeps us busy! It also means that we get a lot of stuff done that we then have to keep secret for a long time - months,
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We're asking you to place your votes on the Wargames Illustrated Awards 2020 - a chance to reward the fantastic folks in the wargames industry after their work through a challenging and unusual year. The final category is The Best Wargames Illustrated Article of 2020. Editor Dan and Project Manager James
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3,000 years is a long time! Any book trying to map the armies and warfare of such a wide period is showing a level of boldness that is to be admired. That's what this Dadi & Piombo published book attempts to do in this softcover, spiral bound, 66 pages expansion
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We’re taking a look at a new Lion Rampant book, in the instantly recognisable blue gaming book cover of Osprey Games … wait … no … What devilry is this red cover? … and from the University of Edinburgh? Have we entered another reality? Has 2020 decided to throw a
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Fresh from Winterdyne’s 3D printers are a varied collection of 28mm accessories, to add detail to any 1890s to 1940s (with perhaps a little further wiggle room if you’re so inclined) games, dioramas or bases. We took our first look at Winterdyne’s 3D printed terrain last week with a 15mm Medieval
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Something a bit different here - a highly detailed 15mm Medieval Home from Winterdyne Commission Modeling - part of their 3D printed scenery range. That's right, we're living in the future, folks! This model has been 'grown' from scratch on the print bed of a 3D printer, layer-by-layer, piece-by-piece, to create
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! For those of you who are still resisting the temptation to refight some Wars of the Roses action using your free Never Mind the Billhooks rules from last month’s magazine, you will hopefully be further tempted by a ‘Billhooks’ scenario which
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