We take our monthly dive into the Vault and blow the virtual dust off some of the articles of yesteryear. Rulesets in the Vault! Before we get into the back issues, we want to draw your attention to a recent addition to the Vault. Our webby chap Joe has been adding various
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Editor Dan takes us on a tour of the 406th issue of Wargames Illustrated! https://youtu.be/Sc_k1u38gMs
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Editor Dan takes us on a tour of the 405th issue of Wargames Illustrated, which comes with a free Anglo-Zulu War British Infantry sprue from Warlord Games! https://youtu.be/SnWJDI14yjU
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In our latest issue Colonel (Retired) Bill Gray returned to the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein to ponder a ‘what if’ that was mere hours away from happening. We couldn't fit the orbats into the print issue so we've included them online for you to access should you want to
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Sometimes you don’t choose a wargaming period; it chooses you. Via a small contribution to the latest issue of the Wargames Illustrated magazine (Wi405) I wrote about my appreciation of the author Thomas Hardy and how his book The Trumpet-Major provided some interesting background material for wargames based around Napoleon’s
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The Wargames Illustrated team dig through the Vault to bring you some latest issue tie-ins. The theme of the next magazine (September 2021, Wi405) is ‘What if?’, it’s a subject we have visited, re-visited, then visited again numerous times over the years in Wi, leaving us, or rather you, with an
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We continue our Blam! Blam! Aargh! extras with another article from author Daniel Mersey. This time he presents new 'hero' profiles for you to use in the game or take inspiration from when creating new characters of your own. Download the full PDF. https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/BBA-characters-.pdf
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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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We've got a treat for Prime members with an expansion to an article from Wi404. Bob Giglio examined Samori Ture’s resistance in Western Sudan in his colonial article for the issue, but what of the French expansion in Sudan? Well, we didn't have space for it but have no fear,
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Editor Dan takes us on a tour of the 404th issue of Wargames Illustrated, which comes with a free copy of the Blam! Blam! Aargh! ruleset. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJunAwe7dDU
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! Order a print copy of this magazine in our store! Editorial: Little did we know, when we choose Turning Points as our theme for this issue, that Wargames Illustrated would be facing a turning of its own. At the end of May
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In a second pre-release Prime peek at an article from Wi404 (which will arrive in The Vault next week) it's Building Fort Nassau. Glenn Clarke not only shows us how to build a fine looking piece of terrain that would be perfectly suited to Blood and Plunder or other such gaming
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Games Designer Daniel Mersey has at least six Osprey Games titles under his belt, including several in the very popular ‘… Rampant’ series. But, like many a well know author, Dan cut his teeth writing for Wargames Illustrated, years before he made a career out of it; check out the
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Project Manager James sat down with Michael Perry to chat about his new plastic Prussian Infantry frames for the Franco-Prussian War. So, here’s Michael with a painted line of Prussians, a handful of plastic frames, and a pint of Tiger before him, ready to talk us through the details of his
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Editor Dan takes us on a tour of the 403rd issue of Wargames Illustrated, which comes with a free French Line Infantry frame from Warlord Games. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VWZceMptLc&ab_channel=WargamesIllustrated
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Mailing subscription copies of Wargames Illustrated Magazine outside of the United Kingdom continues to be a major problem. The April, May and June issues of the magazine: Wi400, 401 and 402 were all seriously affected by “Brexit and Covid” (according to our currier) and magazines are taking up to 60 days
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The Wargames Illustrated team dig through the Vault to find exciting articles from previous issues. 400+ issues is a feast too great for anyone to tackle with ease, even the greatest of gaming gluttons, yet that's what you can find in The Vault. Where on earth should you start browsing in
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In Wi403 Pete Brown presented a short campaign for the French Foreign Legion in the North African desert and we have an online extra to add to your gaming options. Below is a downloadable extra page that we couldn't fit into the issue itself. It presents alternate movements for Abd El
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Project Manager James talked to Mark Latham about Legends of the Old West in Wargames Illustrated 403 – here we have some WiPrime-exclusive extras for your enjoyment – some additional interview bits that we just couldn’t fit into the magazine. On the figures: Wargames Illustrated: Do you still have all your Old
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Dan: Since my last Editor's Exploits, the Wargames Illustrated team have suffered a terrible loss in the form of the sudden but peaceful death of Duncan Macfarlane. Duncan was the founder of both the Miniature Wargames and (four years later) Wargames Illustrated magazines. Yesterday was his funeral and (within government restrictions)
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! Order a print copy of this magazine in our store! Editorial: 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
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Due to the government's decision to extend Covid restrictions for another four weeks, until 19 July, Hammerhead has decided to cancel this year's show. It will now be hosted Saturday 5 March 2022. This means that the annual Wargames Illustrated Hammerhead Painting Competition will also unfortunately not take place. We apologise to anyone
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We've officially hit 1,000 followers on the Wargames Illustrated Instagram account. To celebrate we are going to pick a lucky random winner who will get the Delta One Zero Black Winter Starter Set, courtesy of the fine folks at Bonza Games. To enter, make sure you head over to our Instagram
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The Wargames Illustrated team dig through The Vault to find exciting articles from previous issues. With over 400 issues in The Vault you might be at a loss for where to start browsing - there are literally thousands of articles available and that's rather overwhelming. Well, fear not, each month we
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Editor Dan takes us on a tour of the 402nd issue of Wargames Illustrated, which comes with the latest free How To ... A Guide to Modelling. https://youtu.be/COUxvVVTy8A
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Wargames Illustrated 403 was only sent to our printers yesterday so this advanced article is coming to you, our Prime Members, about as early as it is possible to get! Shadow of the Eagles' author Keith Flint penned an excellent Designer's Notes that not only showcases his new game but
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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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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! Order a print copy of this magazine in our store! Editorial: 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
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Serious postal disruption is affecting the delivery of some subscription copies of Wi400 - the April issue of Wargames Illustrated magazine. Despite most subscribers having now received their copy of Wi400, there has clearly been a major postal issue which has meant that many subscribers (particularly in the US) have not
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The Wargames Illustrated team dig through The Vault in this new, Prime exclusive feature. With over 400 issues in The Vault you might be at a loss for where to start browsing - there are literally thousands of articles available and that's rather overwhelming. Well, fear not, each month we’re going
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