Viva Mexico! Neil Smith takes an extended look at a new book - ideal for wargaming the Mexican Revolution. Did you know that sincronicidad is Spanish for synchronicity? Neither did I until very recently when looking for a new project and Mike Blake’s Armies of the Mexican Revolution (Partizan Press, 2020)
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When Peter Dennis isn’t supplying fantastic artwork to the biggest names in wargaming and military history he works on a series of books with Helion and Company which he affectionally calls Paperboys. https://youtu.be/kObao_ODYsM Note: The text below is the transcript of our flipthrough video (for those who would rather read than listen). I
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Godseye Games are a new company who have just released Contact Front, ‘modern warfare rules’. This is a 94-page softback book, which aims to “puts you in the shoes of the platoon commander, balancing mission objectives with the lives of those under your command”, with its main area of focus
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Since Modiphius Entertainment first gained the licence to produce a tabletop miniature game based upon the Fallout franchise, they have consistently supported it with excellent miniatures. One of the latest core boxed sets represents the mysterious Institute, stealers of people and creators of synthetic warriors. The 32mm figures inside the
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Quickly! Flip to page 36 of this magazine, then come back here…. Good, isn’t it? That’s Alan Sheward’s Stalingrad table. To coincide with this month’s Urban Combat theme Alan, with the help of buddy Adrian Deacon, took the trouble to come to WIHQ with their amazing table and set the whole
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North Star Military Figures have a couple of new packs of Spanish for their 1672 range. Pikemen and Command are joining the ranks of Musketeers. But why should we be interested in late 17th Century Spanish? And what actions were they involved in? We asked North Star boss Nick Eyre
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Buy this in Print Do you like this month’s cover mount freebie? (Prime members can find theirs here) We figured that even if you are not into naval wargaming you would like to ‘have a play’ with the great new 1/700th scale ship models designed by Warlord Games for their forthcoming
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The latest in a series of books, A Wargamer’s Guide to Making Tabletop Terrain: Tales of a Wargames Widow Vol. 2 may not be a title which slips off the tongue but functions as a useful guide for gamers. An 85-page softback book, each section outlines the process and materials
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In the great pantheon of gaming rules, it is inevitable that we’ll miss out on a few. However, Fistful of Lead by Wiley Games looks like one of those we should learn about and share. Starting life as a set of gunfight rules for the Old West about 18 years
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Attila the Hun: Arch Enemy of Rome Ian Hughes Pen & Sword Military, 2019 Reviewed by Matthew Hardwick Even today Attila the Hun occupies a unique place in the minds of modern Europeans. It is not Alaric the Goth, who actually sacked Rome, who is used as a synonym for barbarian hordes, or as
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Offensive Miniatures have a fantastic Near Future range that has been out for a while but is well worth a second look. The Rioters, Protesters and Police miniatures are pretty much the best on the market for those looking to add something extra to their tabletop. With such a wide selection
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In WI378, April 2019 we included an article in Wargames Illustrated in which regular contributor Pete Brown mused on the thorny issue of ‘taking offensive’ in our hobby. Incase you didn’t buy the magazine and see it (at which we take offence!) you will find the said article here. In WI379,
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Images of War – M1 Abrams Michael Green Pen and Sword Military 2019 Reviewed by Phillip Herbert This new offering from Pen & Swords excellent Images of War series of books focus’ on one of the most iconic main battle tanks of the last forty years the M1 Abrams. The book follows the same format
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Funky Skull Games have added more miniatures to their Street Wars NYC rules and background. After another successful Kickstarter campaign, The Mollies Gang is now available for sale. The Street Wars NYC background takes a partially fictionalised slice of life on the tough streets of 1970’s New York City. The city
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Buy this in Print FROM THE EDITOR The dust has now settled on Salute 2019, certainly the biggest wargames show of the year for the WI team. All of our staff attend, hundreds of Salute goers subscribe to the magazine and we run the world’s largest participation game at any show (see
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Bombshell Miniatures ran a successful Kickstarter campaign to re-launch their Counterblast pulp sci-fi rules in a second, enhanced edition. This 194-page, hardback book is packed with rules, background information and great artwork that not only re-introduces the game universe but does so with some style. https://youtu.be/QtChqv25Lwg The book begins with a useful
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The 1967 Aden Emergency was one of those ‘End of Empire’ wars in which many British troops served but is now largely overlooked. However, Eureka Miniatures have a range of figures for both sides in the conflict, and very nice they are too. The two packs we have for review represent
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German Destroyers Robert Brown Pen & Sword, 2019 Reviewed by Neil Smith It must be annoying when the pretty girls get all the attention. I am talking about battleships and aircraft carriers, of course, but it is the destroyers that seem to do all the work so that the sisters can go to the
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Osprey Games’ latest game is Ragnarok, which plunges players into a universe of Heavy Metal Combat In The Viking Age. This 208-page, hardback book provides rules to run a War Clan in a Viking era ‘End Times’, with the quest for godhood being the ultimate goal. This is also the
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Clash of Spears is a 101-page hardback book which contains rules for running skirmish battles with an ancient era focus. It is a self-published set of rules, that is not only very professionally produced but is also very ‘gamer friendly’. https://youtu.be/xN2bilWFizI The book begins with a useful introduction to the aims of
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Armies of the Late Roman Empire – AD 284-476 Gabriele Esposito Pen and Sword Military 2018 Reviewed by Bernd Biege Every once in a while a book comes along where I go “Wow!” – this is one of them. Mainly because of the splendid illustrations, scores of high quality colour photos of reenactors in
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North Korean Onslaught: UN stand at the Pusan Perimeter August - September 1950 Gerry van Tonder Pen & Sword Reviewed by Jim Graham North Korean Onslaught is the latest book in the Pen & Sword “Cold War 1945 - 1991” series, and is the second in their “Korean War” sub-series. Gerry van Tonder is
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Texicana: Before The Alamo is an 87-page softback book that is designed entirely with wargamers in mind, a refreshing change from those books which struggle to balance historical research with wargaming use. https://youtu.be/869u7_wSg2Q The book begins with a brief introduction before launching into a suitably abbreviated history of the first ‘war’ for
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Renedra are the ‘go to’ experts in the UK and Europe if you want high quality plastic moulding. They also produce some great products of their own, as shown by these Stone and Thatch and Wattle / Timber Out Buildings. Suitable for both Dark Ages and Medieval gaming, these are up
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Debris of War have a whole range of modern scatter terrain, stowage and decals that could be used in any modern, post apocalypse or even sci-fi gaming. Offered for review were a number of different packs of scatter terrain and some ideas on how to decorate your urban buildings. In addition to
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Mantic Games had some copies of the retail version of the new Hellboy The Board Game for sale at Salute 2019. Although the Kickstarter version on display contains much, much more (you lucky people!), this general release version is packed with plenty of gaming goodness. Based upon the comic book
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Towards the end of 2018, Militia Miniatures ran a Kickstarter campaign to fund 50 28mm sized ‘Bad Guys’ for their Modern Mercenaries to fight. These are now available for retail customers to buy. Received for review are two packs, one containing 5 miniatures and the other 1 character or leader type.
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The Mad Mullah & Operations in Darfur book the latest in a series of supplelemnts for the excellent Setting The East Ablaze rules system from Partizan Press. It is a 80-page softback book which contains a wealth of history, scenarios, army lists and more for two of the most obscure
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Bob Murch of Pulp Figures has teamed up with Crucible Crush to expand the Black Sun miniatures range. This is a ‘Weird War’ setting for Vietnam, where US and Vietcong become trapped in an alternate reality of Elder gods and an even more deadly jungle. Various figures are already available,
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When is Modern not Modern - when it’s Ultra Modern. At least that’s what we’ve decided here at Wargames Illustrated. For this month’s magazine theme we wanted to go beyond World War Two, but stop before the Millennium, so we’ve decided that the Modern ‘period’ covers 1946 to 1999 and
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