The Wargames Illustrated team dig through the Vault to find exciting articles from previous issues. 400+ issues is a feast too great for anyone to tackle with ease, even the greatest of gaming gluttons, yet that's what you can find in The Vault. Where on earth should you start browsing in those earlier issues? How about diving in with one of these suggestions, from five, 15, and 25 years ago? July 2016 – Wi345 When thinking of major contributions to gastronomy you can’t do much better than the chap on the cover of this issue from five years ago. Anyone who has enjoyed chowing down on a Caesar salad or sipping on an Orange Julius will recognise this culinary innovator's achievements. Apparently, he also did some fighting back in the day too - that’s the focus of this issue. If you want a great introduction to Caesar and Rome this is the magazine for you, starting out with an article from Simon MacDowell that covers the great man in detail (Caesar, that is, an eight-page feature on Simon would have been a little self-indulgent). Beyond that, there’s another article penned by Simon - Wargaming Pharsalus - which examines the pivotal battle between Caesar and Pompey in 48 BC. This one’s got some 6mm sweetness for fans of smaller scale (or should we say bigger scale? Look at all the amount of stuff in the ORBATS!) gaming to enjoy. Continuing the Rome theme there’s a report on the UK based Society of Ancients Battle Day and their recreations of Pharsalus. It’s Simon for a Roman trilogy, looking into their gaming, which used all manner of rulesets and scales ranging from 2mm up to 28mm. Finally, there’s a Roman painting guide from Ruben Terragosa and a focus on Caesar’s Legions from a different Simon, Simon Miller. There’s also a teasing look at various show reports this issue - made so tantalising because the chance to join fellow gamers is so close right now (yet still being snatched away, what with Hammerhead’s recent cancellation). The 2016 Wi participation game from Salute gets examined, the winners of that show’s painting competition are showcased, and both the AdeptiCon and Legionary shows are reported on. That’s a whole lot of content and there’s much more - we didn’t even have space to mention Weird World War Two gaming from down under featuring the Jurassic Reich! July 2006 – Wi225 Back fifteen years, the issue starts off with an article not only written but also illustrated by Ralph Weaver. 300 years on (now 315) from the Battle of Ramillies, Ralph reflects on the Duke of Marlborough’s plan to march an army south, over the Alps, to
