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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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
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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
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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
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History’s greatest war Setting the scene for this month’s Greek on Greek theme, Neil Smith and Martin Gibbins provide us with a brief introduction to The Peloponnesian War and describe what it has to offer the wargamer. First steps to Victory The Battle of Kufra 1941
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Battleground : Gallipoli An introduction to our themed articles on the Allied attempt to open the way between the Mediterranean and Black Seas by forcing
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The Western Front 1914 - 1915 WW1, WWI, World War One Setting the scene for our WWI - early war on the Western Front theme, we
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St. Clair-Sur-L'Elle WW2, WWII, World War Two Andrew Chesney A Rapid Fire! WWII scenario which enables you to get your free GIs straight into combat, as they battle
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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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Beth-Zur 164BC Rob S.Rice & R.Neil Smith The fates of a religion and an empire hang in the balance as an imperial viceroy moves to quell an unexpectedly
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The Struggle for Hougoumont Waterloo Project Hougoumont - a new initiative to help save this famous farmhouse of the Waterloo battlefield. The Engagement at Kelly’s Ford ACW, American Civil War R.Neil Smith A small scale American Civil War scenario. A Struggle of Ants WW1, WWI, World War One Chris Peers A First World War trench raiding skirmish scenario for To The
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Principles of War (gaming) Gaming Barry Hilton Do we need more, less, or different rules? Barry Hilton discusses. Modelling - The Baobab Tree Modelling Bob Murch Spruce up your African savannas with a few homemade Baobab trees. The Eagle has Landed - Part One WW2, WWII, World War Two Mike Blake Recreating Jack Higgins’ famous book (and film) on the tabletop. The
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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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The Making of Mafeking Alan Perry To celebrate the centenary of Lord Baden- Powell’s book Scouting for Boys the BBC enlisted the help of the Perry twins to create a model of Mafeking; the Boer War township and battleground where the Boy Scout movement was born. This is the story of the
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How to Invade a Small Aegean Island Mike Tittensor Mike returned from his summer holiday on the Greek island of Leros with not just sun burn and ouzo but also gaming ideas for the 1943 German invasion of the island. Sudan at Warfare Paul Darnell The Touching History model master takes us on a tour
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Napoleonic Warmaster - Part 2 Sam Peters Converting Warhammer Historical’s Warmaster rules for the Napoleonic period. The Wagstaff Mission - Part 2 Richard Tyndall The British interventions in Northern Persia, the Caucasus and Southern Russia in the last year of World War One. This month we look at gaming the mission. The Perrys at Partizan Phil Hendry
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The Wagstaff Mission Richard Tyndall The British interventions in Nothern Persia, the Caucasus and Southern Russia in the last year of World War One. The Italian Invasion 568 – 575 Paul Leach Exploring the background and wargaming opportunities for the early Lombards in Italy. Napoleonic Warmaster Sam Peters Converting Warhammer Historical’s Warmaster rules for the Napoleonic period; part
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Until the Last Man Christian Bray We take a guided tour around the ‘Until the Last Man’ demo game presented by Les Chemins de Feu Club of Belgium. Parker’s Crossing - Battle of the Bulge Mark Davis and Glopp Loris A 'Battlefront: WWII' Scenario based around the events at Baraque de Fraiture during the Battle
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Piracy and Chivalry Anthony Clipsom French raids on the English Channel frontier during the Hundred Years War: Background information and scenario ideas. The Temple at Muong Bal Rhys Cadle A scenario for the French Indo-China War, Tonkin, 1952. Marlburian Art of War - Part 1 Dave Watson Adaptation of the Warhammer ECW Rules for warfare in the age
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The Battle of Ramillies, 300 Years On Horse and Musket Ralph Weaver At the beginning of the year 1706 the Duke of Marlborough conceived an audacious plan to march an army south to assist the Austrians, under Prince Eugene, not to Bavaria as he had done in 1704, but over the Alps to
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Napoleonic Infantry Combat Napoleonic Bob Pollard Two hundred years after the battle of Maida we examine the tactics employed by the British infantry that day, which were to set a new standard leading to a string of military victories. Flying with Ghosts Modern Rhys Cadle A post WWII scenario for the Neu-Heer and Red Army in Western
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The Hill WW2, WWII, World War Two Richard Clarke A ‘run through’ of a typical I Ain’t Been Shot, Mum! game allowing gamers an insight into the ethos of the game and providing a greater understanding of the systems and mechanisms within the rules. Set in Normandy 1944. The Battle of Skalitz, 1866 Colonial Ralph Weaver In
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Kalavryai 1078 Medieval Paul Leach Two warring Byzantine armies meet is this scenario for W.A.B. - Byzantium: Beyond The Golden Gate. Photo Feature Colonial John Ray John Ray’s fantastic 18th Century collection. Operation Goodwood - Part Two WW2, WWII, World War Two John Lander The concluding look at this 1/35th scale game based on the post D-Day WWII British advance into
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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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The Battle of Godly Wood Napoleonic David Hoyt Re-fighting this little known encounter from the War of 1812. Constructing Egyptian Basti Shops Ancient Herb Gundt A guide to constructing ancient Egyptian stores, elegant enough to sit ‘Nile side’ on the best tabletop. “So ‘ere’s to you Fuzzy Wuzzy” Colonial Paul Darnell Expert model maker Paul Darnell of Touching History guides us across his
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Gaming the Burma Campaign, 1942 - 1945 - Part 1 WW2, WWII, World War Two Chris Peers Starting with the background, the series looks at wargaming the conflict in South East Asia during WWII. Lichfield Cathedral Close Under Siege Pike and Shot By David Bickley The Royalists defend Lichfield Cathedral for the King in this English Civil War scenario. Dicing
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Uniforms and Flag of the Piedmontese Army Marco Severino A guild to the Royal Sardinian army of 1792 - 1796. The Fenian Raids - Part 1 David Hoyt A look at the attacks on Canada by the Irish Fenian Brotherhood in 1866. Kaiserslacht - Part 1 Dr. Gavin Hughs Background information and scenario for the great WWI German assault of
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‘Operation Overlord’ WW2, WWII, World War Two Andrew Carless WWII action with Italeri’s new rules. Tomb of the Pharaohs Colonial Howard Whitehouse An architect’s guided tour of his Egyptian tomb. The Three Realms Campaign Ancient John Kersey A report from the Warhammer World WAB tournament focussing on the triangular Japanese, Chinese and Steppe Nomads campaign. Storm of Steel WW1, WWI, World War One Dr Gavin Hughes German Stosstruppen
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War Party on the Plains Pike and Shot, ACW, American Civil War Tim Greene North American Plains Indians and how to organise war parties in A Good Day to Die. One Rule for You - Part Three WW2, WWII, World War Two Barry Hilton The results of a second WWII scenario played out using two different sets of rules. Rorke’s
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The Relief of Vienna 1683 Pike and Shot Ray Lucas The last in Ray’s DBR series, looking at this mighty battle at the close of the Renaissance period. The Winter War - Soviet Army WW2, WWII, World War Two Guy Bowers Soviet WAB army lists and background info for the Russian/ Finnish war of 1939 Great War British Cavalry WW1, WWI,
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