The Duke of Marlborough! We begin our theme content with an outline of England’s last great General. Hit the Beaches! The Flames Of War team presents a look at the new format and focus behind their foray into the hard fought Pacific War. Young Churchill Nick Eyre takes us back to a time when the
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Wars that Never Were Gary Mitchell explains the concept behind this month’s theme and provides his top suggestions for ‘Wars that Never Were’. Ice cold in Berlin In connection with their latest ruleset Team Yankee, Battlefront provide us with an account of Cold War operations in Germany by ex-British Intelligence Operative and
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1916 – Clash of Titans Jim Graham provides an overview of this momentous year during the Great War, still a war of contrasts but one which began to consume more and more men and resources of the nations who fought it. The Pendragaon of Logres Never one to rest on his laurels, Dan
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Death from Above In our lead article for this month’s theme, Sub-Editor Wayne takes a personalized journey through what’s on offer. Great War Western Front Expanded Battlefront provide an insight into what to expect from the new, improved version of their Great War rules. Pie in the sky Nick Buxey looks at the more esoteric
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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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Civil Wars In our lead article for this month’s theme, Neil Smith provides a definition of what a ‘civil war’ actually is and presents examples that could be translated into tabletop action. Endgame on the Elbe Mike Haught provides a preview of some of the new Flames Of War digital content for Nachtjäger
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Second Ypres, 1915 In our lead article for this month’s theme, Jim Graham demonstrates how warfare had begunto change by 1915, using the events around Ypres as a backdrop. Defending the Reich Wayne Turner discusses the fi ner points of the Nachtjäger Intelligence Handbook for Flames Of War and the new equipment
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Hell’s Crossroads To celebrate the release of the new Flames Of War Bridge at Remagen Intelligence Handbook, the guys from the Battlefront Studio report on a US and German armoured forces clash in the Ruhr. The Rolling Hills of Arklow The Master Builder behind the Wargames Illustrated 2014 show table - Nick
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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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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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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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The World of Greeks Adrian Garbett Painting Spartan & Athenian Armies Steve Saleh Platoon/Section Scenario Generator Martyn Simpson The Belgians & the Cossacks A Rapid Fire WWII Eastern Front Scenario Stuart Pearson The Huns: Scourge of God Adrian Garbett The Autumn of ’69 (or: Rescuing Ragnar) A Dark Ages Warhammer Ancient Battles Scenario Anthony Clipsom Duke Seifried’s Aztec City, Part II Photo Feature The Affair at
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The Affair at Kisii, German East Africa, 12th September 1914 A.M. Sayce Any Port in a Storm. Building a wargames harbour & waterfront Gary Chalk The Drozdovsky under fire. Civil war history of an elite Russian unit. Nic Cornish Pescopennataro, Sangro River, Italy, 21st December 1943. A Rapid Fire WWII skirmish scenario Stewart Revelle Duke Seifried’s Aztec game, part 1 More
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“Shout like hell and fight like devils” The Battle of King’s Mountain, 1780 David Bickley The British Army, 1660-1702 Its dress & campaigns. Part one. Mark Allen A look at CROSSFIRE Review of Arty Conliffe’s squad level WWII rules Walter Simon The Last Campaign A Waterloo programmed paragraph game Michael Newbold The Battle of Beersheba 31st Oct 1917 Light horsemen vs the Turks
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Garibaldi South America, Part 1 Colonial Rio Grande do Sul Paul Parsons Napoleonic Battle Statistics… Napoleonic Paul Hambleton Big Really is Beautiful General The joys & economies (!) of 54mm gaming. Andy Thorpe ‘Out of ammunition – god save the King!’ WW2 A 20mm Arnhem demo game [see last month’s issue for the photos!] Colin Rumford Wargaming the Crimean War, Part 2 Colonial The Battle of Balaclava. Derek
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‘Fire & Fury’ Points System Add on to the popular American Civil War rules D.J. Hynds 1866 and all that Part V: Aschaffenburg Richard Clarke ‘God created Hell, added flies and called it Mesopotamia!’ The Battle of Ctesiphon and the Road to Kut, 1914-15 Colin Ashton After Narvik The Hunt for the British Evacuation Convoys as a Mini-Campaign Richard Marsh One Brain
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The Mountain Man Era, 1825-1840 By a man who’s been there! (Albeit 150 years later) Lance Kizer Building a Wargames Army: Part One Thirty Years War inspires the author Mark Allen ‘Loose Files and American Scramble’ Reprinted by popular demand from issue one Andy Callan Emden Supplement To ‘The Germans who never lost’ Tim Price (Very) Simple WWI Colonial Skirmish Rules Inspired by
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The Capture of Bagamoyo German East Africa, 15 August 1915 Colin Rumford Debacle at Kalach A WWII Eastern Front scenario Peter P.H. Heath “Fire & Fury” Small Battles 4: Second Day at Luka John Watts The Rus – a thunderbolt from Heaven, Part Three Martin Jones De Ballis Navalis DBA Disciples (like ducks?) can now take to the water Neil Patterson Third Time Lucky ‘Invicta’
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Back to Basics V: Writing scenarios Richard Clarke St. Jerome A Franco-Prussian battle by phone Te Riri Pakeha: The White Man’s Anger Maori War rules Clive Clapson The Merovingian Franks 4A: Concepts of war & raising armies Guy Halsall The Germans that never lost Part 4: Long Range Gunnery Rules T.McCoy Price Figure Range Review Polly Oliver 15mm ACW figures Paul Stevenson Confessions of a Battlefield Tour
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War of the grand Alliance, Part X French Infantry, Uniforms & Equipment Part 6 Mark Allen Saudi Arabia and ‘Desert Storm’ Anthony Tucker Kursk, 7 – 14 July 1943, Part 3 Continued from WI57 Martin S. Pike The Germans who never lost, Part 2 Strategic Rules Timothy McCoy Price The Hadrian’s Wall Experience Tread in the caligae – steps of the Legions Paul
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Modern Musketeers Rules of modern firefights M. Bishop Back to Basics III: Artillery Getting the most from your tabletop guns Richard Clarke “My God – Maiwand!” Afghanistan – never a good country to invade! Paul Stevenson Artillery of the Sung Dynasty An unsung arm of the Sung army? Chris Peers Rules for the Wars of the Roses Time for a good hack! John Bartlett The
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