Author : James

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

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

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

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

Flags of War - Border Wars Miniatures review Steve Wood reviews some fine figures from Flags of War. Having already recruited some of Flags of War’s (FoW) Fighting Irish for my late-medieval collection, I was keen to review some of the latest releases from the same manufacturer. Like the Irish, these new

Caliver Books - No Dachi No Dice review Read our review of No Dachi No Dice and see if it gets you enthused for some Sengoku period wargaming. No Dachi No Dice’s release is perfectly timed for anyone who has just purchased a few boxes of Wargames Atlantic’s new 10mm plastic Samurai

Athena Miniatures - Wars of the Roses Vignettes review Read about Athena's Wars of the Roses vignettes, including (but not limited to), knights, a surgeon, drunken soldiers, ruffians, farmers, and more. We all like a vignette or two on the tabletop, and Athena Miniatures have provided us with several new options for

Modiphius - Fallout: Factions 'Battle for Nuka-World' Starter Set review Is this set all you need to get gaming in the post-apocalypse? Find out in our thorough review! A lot of different Starter Sets make their way to Wi Towers and, while they’re often a good-value entry into a new or existing

BelloLudi - assorted rules review We review a collection of rulesets by BelloLudi that are designed for beginner wargamers and those who have a few feathers in their cap. BelloLudi, who hail from the Netherlands, produce a selection of rulesets designed for folks who have never encountered tabletop battles before, as much

Wargames Atlantic - Assorted plastics review Wargames Atlantic (WA) delivers some new options for fantasy and sci-fi armies this month, ready to bolster your forces in various existing games, and some Bronze Age options if you like to keep your gaming grounded in history. Werewolves The Werewolves set contains 20 multi-part plastic miniatures

Battlefront Miniatures - M48 Patton and World War III: Team Yankee Infantry review We take a look at Battlefront's M48 Patton kit that balances complexity, realism, and a small amount of parts. A lot of the recent big releases from Battlefront have been fun starter sets, offering quick pick-up-and-play games, and providing

North Star - Frostgrave Cultists II review The temperature in Felstad may be rather chilly, but the North Star figure forges are still running at high temperature. We take a look at their Cultists II plastic set. The North Star plastic production juggernaut rolls on and this time it’s pumping out new

Sarissa Precision - World War Europe 15mm review We review a range of new 15mm MDF from Sarissa and James constructs a ruined townhouse. 15mm is a scale that is extremely well suited to mixing the practicalities of gaming with the dramatic sweep of a terrain-heavy board. The only real downside is

Ark Royal Miniatures by Warfare Miniatures - World War One 1/4800th scale ships review Warfare Miniatures go big on going small with the substantial release of their Ark Royal 1/4800 scale World War One naval range. With an initial glut of over 60 packs, Warfare Miniatures are providing gamers with the entire

Joseph A. McCullough - Deathship One review We review the new mixed history vs aliens survival game from the creator of Frostgrave, Stargrave, and The Silver Bayonet. Deathship One is a game that was originally published in Blaster volume 4 (a game anthology ‘fanzine’ created by Joe and other notable game designers)

Fenris Games - Assorted Animals review While traversing the traders at this May’s Partizan, we bumped into Fenris Games’ co-owner - Ian Brumby - and left with an armful of animalistic miniatures to review. Fenris Games produces extremely high-quality resin casts, a method that shows off the detail of their diverse sculpts

Brickskrieg - Tanks, infantry, and rules review Brickskrieg offer an intriguing fusion of ‘LEGO’ and wargaming, with a growing range of ‘build-it-yourself WWII sets available. Their packs take inspiration from the many LEGO ‘My Own Creations’ (MOCs) that fans on the internet build and distribute, and Brickskrieg has packaged their own

Strategies Games Lab - Close Quarter Battle assortment review Close Quarter Battle is a game of modern, cinematic combat, with operatives heading off around the world on secret missions to take down drug cartels and other criminals. Such a game calls for action movie-inspired, larger-than-life miniatures, and Strategies Games Lab are

Dave Taylor Miniatures - The Art of... Volumes 7 to 9 review Wi alumni Dave Taylor has taken his hobby knowledge and layout talents to a different realm over the last few years, showcasing the skills of incredible miniature painters in his The Art Of… series. This collection of coffee-table books

Wargames Atlantic - British Expeditionary Force review It wasn’t so long ago that the British Expeditionary Force, and early WWII in general, got somewhat short shrift in miniature representation. That’s started to shift, with some fine metal figures available already, and now, an excellent set of 30 plastic figures from Wargames

Wargames Atlantic - The Age of Chivalry Foot Knights review Coming in hot off the casting machine is the first set in a new Wargames Atlantic (WA) range called The Age of Chivalry. For this range, the plastic producers have teamed up with the folks at Footsore, as they did with

Footsore Miniatures - Gangs of Rome Accessory Set review We were very impressed by Gangs of Rome when we looked at the ruleset in Wi435, and the goodies keep on coming with this excellent Accessories Set, containing everything you need to play, if you have the book. ‘Accessories’ is somewhat underselling