1914 is a set of new rules from Great Escape Games, they cover Battalion up to Brigade level actions during the first few months of World War One. Designed to complement their recently released range of excellent 12mm miniatures, these are fast play rules that provide a real flavour of
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Bachmann have re-released the Conflix range of buildings in new packaging but with the same high quality. Designed for use with either 15, 20 or 28mm sized miniatures, these pre-painted and assembled buildings are just what ‘time poor’ gamers need to create a suitable tabletop layout in seconds. The first building
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The Salute Wargames Show is the biggest in the world and with attendees numbering over 9,000 it has become an annual launchpad for new product releases for several of the companies that attend. Wargames Illustrated reporters spent the day stalking the hall at Excel in London A) taking photographs and reporting
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When it came to choosing the theme for this month’s issue we had two clear contenders to choose from; 1) The Thirty Years War - to commemorate 500 years since the beginning of this tumultuous European conflict. 2) Air War - to tie-in with the release of the Battle of
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBp3dHDSHlI&feature=youtu.be OBSERVATION POST A special focus on what we picked up at Vapnartak in York this month. THEME 1: ARMIES OF THE THIRTY YEARS WAR Jim Graham provides some advice for gamers looking to invest in a new period or army for use during this fascinating period. THEME 2: AIRCRAFT AND GROUND SUPPORT IN THE
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Van Dyck M&F specialize in ultra-detailed 10mm figures. To help customers appreciate the design work that goes in to their miniatures, they had a magnifying glass set up on their display stand at Tactica 2018. In this way, you can marvel at what their sculptors can achieve with postage stamp
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Macrocosm Miniatures have created their own take upon a Weird War One concept. They have taken the fantasy races of Dwarves, Goblins and Halflings and placed them into the ‘mud and blood’ of an alternative early 20th Century. Received for review were some of the Dwarves, based upon the Russian
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tssAOTqVJxk&t OBSERVATION POST Our latest look at what’s new and upcoming in the world of wargaming. THEME: AMBUSH! Pete Brown shares some ideas for replicating the military art of ambush in our tabletop battles. SAGA 2 – ITERATION OR NEW GAME? Dom Sore takes a close look at the new rulebook and discusses what’s changed or
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We made our now annual journey to the excellent Vapnartak show in York, England on February 4th, one of the first big shows of the year and a great introduction to another hobby year. Among all the amazing games being played and traders selling a host of products, we picked
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OBSERVATION POST Our latest look at what’s new and upcoming in the world of wargaming. THEME: ALL THE HEROES Neil Smith introduces us to this month’s theme with a brief introduction to the history of battle honours. THE WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED AWARDS We present our inaugural annual awards to the companies and individuals who you voted
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Offensive Miniatures have expanded their range of World War Two figures to include these Defenders of the Reich, those called upon to defend Berlin and possibly other German towns and cities towards the end of the war. The samples sent for review are from the Volksturm 1 and 3 packs. Most
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Brigade Models have one of the most complete ranges of Belgians for World War One, covering a wide number of infantry units, cavalry and more. The miniatures themselves come from a variety of different types of units. There are Grenadiers, Carabiners, cyclists, Lancers, Chasseuers-a-Cheval and Guides. A number of styles of
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Heroics and Ros will not be a new name to those who game at 1/300th scale or 6mm size. However, what is new if that the current owners have continued to build upon the ranges and add even more to the array of modern era offerings. Although many of the miniatures
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Is there a creeping Hollywoodization in wargaming? Or has it always been there? Should we rail against it? Or embrace it? These are some of the questions, and loads more besides, we contemplate in the theme articles for this issue of Wargames Illustrated. Our hobby is a broad church and can
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OBSERVATION POST Our latest look at what’s new and upcoming in the world of wargaming, with a special focus on ‘new stuff’ showcased at Crisis 2017. THEME: HOLLYWOOD HISTORY AND ‘HISTORY’ HISTORY Howard Whitehouse frameworks our theme with some thoughts on his own movie career, whether ‘straight’ history makes for good games and
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The theme of the current issue (WI362, December) of Wargames Illustrated is - The Machine Gun. We present five articles on this revolutionary weapon, in battle and on the tabletop. We’ve got the machine gun in the Great War, the Gatling Gun, in the dogfight, in World War Two and
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Once again, it’s FREEBIE FRIDAY! All our Wargames Illustrated Prime members will be automatically entered into a prize draw to win this week’s items. Thanks to our friends at Pen and Sword Books Ltd., we have a selection of some of their most popular books to giveaway. If you’ve ever wanted to
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We took the time to visit this wonderfully laid back wargames show in Reading, UK recently. Whilst we were there, we discovered a host of new products from a variety of companies that would encourage many a gamer to part with their cash. https://youtu.be/DscDD7DdCyY 1st Corps 1st Corps continue to add even more
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OBSERVATION POST Our latest look at what’s new and upcoming in the world of wargaming. THEME: A LITTLE GATLING MUSIC Mike Bradford discusses the history of this iconic early machine gun and how it may be used during tabletop encounters. RULES SHOWCASE: FROSTGRAVE – GHOST ARCHIPELAGO We venture forth on an adventure to the Lost
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The latest Campaign supplement for the Bolt Action rules focuses upon The Road To Berlin, the late war period of World War Two which saw desperate fighting for liberation, the painful death throes of the Third Reich and the rampage of the Soviet Union as they carved their way into
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We featured Hysterical Games’ Panzerfasute rules and miniatures back in WI347 Raids! and you can download that article here. Since then, the company have continued to release even more World War Two figures with a unique fantasy twist! The packs we have for review are a Dwarf Straftruppen Section and the
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Sniping in the Great War Martin Pegler Pen and Sword, 2017 Reviewed by Jim Graham Sniping in the Great War is a 2017 reprint of Pegler's 2008 book which was one of his series on the weapons of the Great War. It comprises 212 pages including index plus 18 pages of photographs and a
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Great Escape Games are known for many great products, all using 28mm sized miniatures. It’s therefore a bit of a departure for them to create a range of 10mm miniatures to complement their forthcoming rules for the early part of World War One, entitled 1914. There are many packs in the
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Warlord Games have once again converted a resin vehicle into a plastic kit, this time producing an early World War Two tank for use with the French forces in 1940. The Char B1 bis was a medium tank that was first conceived as being a ‘breakthrough’ vehicle, in the World War
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A History of Jungle Warfare – From the earliest Days to the Battlefields of Vietnam Bryan Perrett Pen and Sword Military, 1990 reprinted 2015 Reviewed by Dom Sore Jungle, the word conjures up images of steamy, tropical rainforest with dense undergrowth. Not the easiest of place to fight in; heat and humidity combine to
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Lancashire Games have provided more examples of their new and upcoming ranges. We have samples from their 15mm World War One Germans and the continually expanding 18mm Napoleon in Egypt range. Our first pack is a three figure command pack from the World War One German range, in appropriate uniforms and
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We received a number of 10mm tanks from Pendraken, taken from their latest releases at the time of writing. These range from late WW1 / early WW2 up to those that did service in the post-1945 period, so let’s dive in and take a look. The first tank is a French
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The guys and gals from Kallistra, with the able assistance of the Forest Outlaws Wargames Club, have created something really special at the Hammerhead Show held in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. The buzz around the event is quite different to most other UK shows and, with the focus on participation games,
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Having now hit over 10,000 Facebook ‘Likes’, we thought it was time to celebrate! So, our usual 'hitting another 1,00 likes' giveaway was split into five separate prizes and, as always, we decided to run a survey. Our topic this time was a recurring theme, that perennial question asked wherever
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Brigade Models UK have an eclectic range of different products from 6mm Sci-Fi to 28mm World War One figures and small scale scenery and buildings. https://youtu.be/aucFxJiVG6c Two packs recently released from their Small Scale Scenery range - which is 1/1000th scale, but (as they quote) “compatible with 2mm figures or 1/1200th scale
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