Do you like this month’s cover mount freebie? (Prime members can find theirs here) We figured that even if you are not into naval wargaming you would like to ‘have a play’ with the great new 1/700th scale ship models designed by Warlord Games for their forthcoming game Black Seas.
This model/these models* might form the beginning of your Black Seas fleet, or you might just want to put them together so you can at least say you have had a go at naval modelling. We definitely think they are worth taking a close look at and to help you put them to full use we have several articles in this magazine about their painting and tabletop application.
We’ve gone big on Black Seas this month, but our Age of the Carronade theme takes us beyond this one game and seeks to inform and entertain you about the history of Napoleonic Naval modelling (page 70) and introduce you to one of the period’s most colourful characters, Sir Sidney Smith (page 36).
There’s plenty for you landlubbers in this issue too, with some ideas for adding some supernatural spice to you historical games, to The Day in the Life of a Games Designer and lots more inbetween in fact
OBSERVATION POST
Our regular look at what’s new and forthcoming in the hobby.
COVER MOUNT FOCUS: PAINTING YOUR BLACK SEAS FRIGATE
Pete the Wargamer shows you what paint to put where on your freebie ships.
“THE PRICKING OF MY THUMBS”
Introducing supernatural elements to historical games.
DESIGNER’S NOTES: BLACK SEAS
The lead designer behind this new naval miniatures game from Warlord provides the inside track on the rules and models.
THEME: “THAT MAN COST ME MY DESTINY”
The life and times of one of England’s most colourful naval commanders.
AUSTRALIAN FRONTIER WARFARE – PART II
Rolf Grein returns to explore the clashes between settlers and Aborigines in the Australian outback.
RULES SHOWCASE: BLACK SEAS
Editor Dan takes on Designer Gabrio in a battle on the high seas using the new Black Seas naval rules.
PIMPING YOUR RIDE
Get your vehicles ready for Gasland Refuelled using the newly released ‘Implements of Carnage’.
THEME: THE BATTLE OF ILES SAINT-MARCOUF
Sir Sidney Smith enters into tabletop action in this battle for a group of innocuous looking islands in the English Channel.
THE WANHSIEN INCIDENT, CHINA 1926
A look at a Royal Navy landing action between the wars and on the banks of the Yangtze River.
THEME: SAILING THROUGH THE AGES
Noted Naval Wargaming enthusiast John Laing educates us on the history of Age of Sail modelling.
THEME: CAT AND MOUSE
A quick-fire, small scale scenario for Black Seas, exclusively designed by the team behind the game.
DESIGNER’S NOTES: HARDWIRED
Patrick Todoroff tells us about his new ‘cyberpunk espionage and mayhem’ self-published rules.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A GAMES DESIGNER
What’s it like being a full-time, professional, freelance Wargames Designer? Joe McCullough reveals all….
THE INFECTED CARCASS
A scenario for Ghost Archipelago, by that man mentioned above.
RAMREE ISLAND
Jungle, crocodiles, ambushes by desperate Japanese troops, all the ingredients for a great WWII demo game, presented by Games Mastering Maestro Bob Giglio.
HOW TO… SWAMPS
Nick Buxey shows us how to get swampy.
CRUSADER KEEPS
Skirmish gaming in and around smaller Crusader fortifications.
GOING ULTRAMODERN
What’s the appeal of Ultra-modern wargaming? Michael Charge explains….
WHY I LOVE… A FISTFUL OF LEAD
In praise of this ‘open-ended’ ruleset.