A bonus for WiPrime Members: in celebration of the fantastic freebie frame included with this issue, we tasked Matt Parkes with building a diorama connected to our Winter War theme. He explains the inspiration, construction work, painting, and the winter effects he added. If you are seeing this message after signing in as a WiPrime Member, Please refresh your browser. This...

Great Escape Games – Dead Man’s Hand Mounted Gunfighters review Adding to the well-established and popular Dead Man’s Hand range, Great Escape Games’ latest figures in the series: Mounted Gunfighters are great bang for your buck. Read our review. Great Escape Games (GEG) have made some positive forays into plastic production over the last few years, releasing two variety-packed gunfighter...

Osprey Games – The Silver Bayonet: Italy – The Shades of Calabria review With T.C. Stephen becoming the third author of The Silver Bayonet, we review the latest expansion: Italy – The Shades of Calabria. T.C. Stephen becomes the third author to add to the world of The Silver Bayonet, taking readers to early 19th Century Calabria in his new...

Crooked Dice – Beneath the Mountains of Madness review We take a look at Crooked Dice’s latest release: Beneath the Mountains of Madness. Continuing their mission to blend weird retro aesthetics, cinematic gaming mechanics, and a smidgen of history, Crooked Dice have released Beneath the Mountains of Madness. As with many of Crooked Dice’s releases, this one started as a...

Show reports present an interesting opportunity for magazine content, especially when the magazine is called Wargames Illustrated. We are lucky* to have the twice-annual Partizan shows on our doorstep, which always present at least half a dozen great-looking demo tables. Naturally, we always attend the show and round up the games on display in a subsequent magazine Show Report. In...

These rules for Napoleonic amphibious assaults were devised by V&F author Jervis Johnson for a Battle of Aboukir Bay game featuring British amphibious landings, played at The ‘Other’ Partizan wargames show in 2024. They can be adapted for any similar amphibious landing action. Deployment The British infantry start the game in the landing boats. The landing boats must be set...

While pacing The Other Partizan last Sunday, doing my best to pick a path between the crowds of attendees, I realised I’m getting to know too many people in the wargaming world! It’s one of those good problems, of course – my job allows me to mix with talented game designers, miniature makers, hobbyists, company owners, and more – but...

North Star – Muskets & Tomahawks Germans review We examine the new Hessians from North Star. North Star are expanding their Muskets & Tomahawks range further, with four packs that will allow you to build a compact collection of characterful Hessians, ready to support the British in the American War of Independence. There’s a German Officer to lead the troops,...

Mad Dogs, Mughals & Marathas review Ian Cluskey casts his expert eye over this in-depth tome. Who could fail to be drawn to the saga of a crumbling, once-mighty Mughal Empire, that had long cast a tall shadow over the emerging European states, now gambling its economic and military resources to survive? The bold new upstarts were the Mahrattas –...