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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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! Prussians, Prussians everywhere: on the new plastic frame from Perry Miniatures (page 50), invading England (page 60), fighting communism (page 78), and indeed lots of other locations thanks to our Prussia at War intro article on page 32. Most importantly,
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Hello, hello what’s all this? No bagged magazine this month? No plastic frame of figures? Decals instead! If you are missing your free plastic figure fix please turn to the news on page 4 to be reassured you will be getting another hit before too long. In the meantime, why
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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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THEME: STRIKE FAST, STRIKE HARD, GET OUT! An introduction to our theme, exploring the role of raids in history and looking at featuring these actions on the tabletop. THE SCALE OF THE GAME Some ideas on expanding the gaming possibilities of a number of Flames Of War related products. THEME: WOLF OF THE SEA Dash,
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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
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Imperial Playground In our lead article for this month’s theme, Stuart Asquith takes us on a journey into the history behind this fascinating and unique gaming genre: The Back of Beyond. The Last Battle of the Tank The Battlefront Studio Team play out one of the dramatic encounters from Harold Coyle’s novel Team
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Toy Soldiers of Fortune In our lead article for this month’s theme, Pete Brown charts the growth of mercenary units and provides some gaming advice. Up country Mike Haught presents a guide to the Brown Water Navy of the Vietnam War - the focus of the latest releases for Flames Of War. I’m a
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Wargaming the War of Spanish Succession This month’s theme author Simon MacDowall begins our journey into the War of Spanish Succession with this guide to everything you need to start gaming WoSS. Outfitting: ACW Command We continue our “Outfitting” series with the fourth instalment from Don Effinger & Mike Evans. This time
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I’m here and taking over On 13 January 1945, the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute regiment of the 101st Airborne Division attacked the town of Foy in Belgium. The assault was spearheaded by the men of ‘Easy’ company. In this article (in support of their new Intelligence Handbook - Nuts!) Battlefront Studio
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Open fire! Our 300th issue ‘opens fi re’ with an article from our colleagues at Battlefront, announcing, and showcasing, their forthcoming Flames Of War boxed game - Open Fire! Crimson & Bronze First-time contributors to Wargames Illustrated, Ben Johns (an avid student of history) and Tim Toolen (an enthusiastic modeller and painter)
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Of Armies and Myths Our Jacobite Rebellion 1745 theme content begins with an examination of the two opposing armies which took part in the Conflict. You will also find some useful information on figures, rules and reference material for the campaign in this article. Hellcats on the Prowl With the Flames Of War
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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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Tigers in the mud Mike Haught kicks off our theme coverage with some background information and Flames Of War characteristics for Otto Carius - Tiger Ace and adventurer on the Eastern Front, 1942 - 44. Marengo, 1800 General de Brigade author Dave Brown presents a scenario
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D-day: The allied invasion of France Setting the scene for this month’s theme we present a brief guide the the largest amphibious landing in history,
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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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Prince Rupert : The Devil on Horseback We kick off this month’s theme content with a look at the character who threads the whole thing together;
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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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Lions and Leopards Medieval Chris Brown Scotland, England and the Wars of Independence 1296 - 1342. The Irish Guards at Vieux-Berquin WW1, WWI, World War One Chris Peers A First World War scenario inspired by Rudyard Kipling’s book - The Irish Guards in the Great War. Modelling Olympus Modelling Herb Gundt Herb talks us through a modelling project he has been
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Sideshow in Africa Chris Peers The ‘Equatorials’ in Turkanaland, 1918. Gaming the East African campaign of World War One. The Black Brunswicks of the Napoleonic War Dr Gavin Hughes A guide to Duke Friedrich Wilhelm’s Brunswick Corps, Napoleon most burning and unremitting adversary. Hopton Heath Dave Bickley Battle guide and scenario for this small scale English Civil War
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‘Tis to Glory We Steer’ Napoleonic Naval Small Action Rules John Kersey ‘They Came on in a Very Gallant Style’ The Battle of Crysler’s Farm, 1813 David Bickley Hondeghem, 1940 WWII scenarios Richard Clarke Mush A snowy scenario for ‘Back and Beyond’ Gary Hughs Meddle Not in the Affairs of Wizards Painting said denizens of the LotR universe Kevin Dallimore The Death of Gustavus Adolphus Lutzen,
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Vehicle to Die-cast for Wheels for The Back of Beyond Kevin Calder The Battle of Kalka The Mongols move West Ralph Weaver Napoleon’s Campaigns in Italy 1796-1800 2: The Battle of Lodi A.Michael Sayce Lost, but not forgotten! Vietnam skirmish scenario David Bickley Shogun A themed WAB mini-tournament John Kersey Krieg am Zee WWI naval warfare warfare in the Black Sea Mel ab-Owain Celtic Intertribal warfare Dr. Gavin Hughes Hunts
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The Battle of Hanging Rock, 1780 An AWI scenario from the author of ‘Bloodybacks’ Steve Jones The Roman Custer Valens & the Battle of Adrianople, 378 AD Rob Avery In the Heart of the German East Adapting ‘In the Heart of Africa’ for 1914-18 Chris Peers How to beat the Vikings – a how not to! Disguising scenario for 9th
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Napoleons First Independent Command The Battle of Montenotte, 1796 A.Michael Sayce Big Scale Colonial scenario in 54mm based on the Lion & the Wind Mike Blake Mayhem in Murmansk Western intervention in Northern Russia, 1918-19 Matt Kelland A View from the Trenches 18 Ray Lucas The Early Imperial German Army German Infantry Regiments, 1914-15 Dr Gavin Hughes Dabbling in WAB A couple of small Dark
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‘Bloodybacks’ Rules for the American War of Independence Steve Jones Infantry for the B.E.F., 1914-15 Dr Gavin Hughes Battle for Mondement, 1914 An early WWI scenario for Contemptible Little Armies Mark Jones Size Does Matter Ground & Figure Scales Mark Plant Ships of the Armada Period A short illustrated guide Ken Fisher Seven Samurai A WAB scenario John Kersey Painting Competitions A competitor’s View Robert Cater Floating Castles A game of
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Wittstock 1636 A DBR scenario Ray Lucas Fleet Action Imminent A 1914 Decisive action in the North Sea, Part 3 Richard Wimpenny The Shield Devices of the Celts Tim Cockrell Strange Characters in the Back of Beyond Ideas for adventure games in 1920s Central Asia Chris Peers The Forlorn Hope The 1st Maine Heavy Artillery at Petersburg Mike Blake External Support (& Interference) In
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An AK47 Ladder Campaign …logically linking a concatenation of contretemps in an African ambit J. Johnson Lands Choked with Adventure Filming ‘the Back of Beyond’ Mark Parkins Vis Bellica Writing a set of Wargame Rules Robert Avery Operation Comet A 1944 Rapid Fire Scenario Stephen Bennett The Armies of German East Africa, 1888-1899 Part 2: Organisation, uniforms, armament & an army list Chris Peers Small
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Coutras, 1587 Another battle for DBR Ray Lucas Amazing Adventures, I An introduction to skirmishes in the 1920s & ‘30s Mark Parkins The West Coast Chiefdoms An unusual army for “Darkest Africa” Chris Peers Miniature Women… in Wargames. Susan Webb Catch Them When You Can Designs for Victorian Ladies & Gentleman Kevin Dallimore Cast it yourself A ‘how to’ on mold-making & casting at home Ray
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S.N.A.S. (Special Naval Air Service) A fun game of armoured car raiding in WWI ‘Charles Charles’ The Land of El Dorado Tabletop rules for warfare in the New World, 1492 – 1550 Chris Peers Dodging the ‘Whistling Dicks’ A small Crimean War scenario David Bickley Naval Battles of the Russo-Japanese War, Part 3 The Mini Campaign David Manley A View from the
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K.I.S.S Rommel ‘Keep it Simple Stupid’ WWII Western Desert Rules Norman Mackenzie The Dutch Army of William III Part IV: Allies & Generals Mark Allen Iron Ships & Wooden Heads Very Simple Naval Rules for the Big Gun Era Tim Grow Ancients Bridges! Ancients Spades! Ancients Poker! A cunning system to ‘unbalance’ one-off games Jim Long Fornovo 1495 Another DBR Scenario Ray Lucas Gabriel Mykaj’s
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