The Peasant Levy and Foot Knights sets already in Wargames Atlantic’s (WA) Age of Chivalry range are bolstered by a set of professional fighters this month: new plastic Foot Serjeants. These figures look the perfect fit for Dark Ages combat, but it’s fair to say ...
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After Germany, the United States hit the tabletop with their updated book for Bolt Action: Third Edition. It follows the same format as the Armies of Germany book, starting with a potted history of the USA and its involvement in World War Two. The history covers the fou...
After tallying the votes from over 1,500 submissions we’re ready to announce the winners of the Wargames Illustrated Readers’ Awards 2024.
This article summarises the top three from each category and we’ll have a full report on the winners in an upcoming issue!...
We're sponsoring the Hammerhead Painting Competition again in 2025! Here are the details you'll need to enter.
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There's no entry fee and up to one entry can be submitted to each category.
Entries must be your own work.
There will be an overall winner as we...
“Flavour” is a popular buzzword in the promotion of any modern wargame. Many rules are keen to push their “period flavour” credentials. Our own Never Mind the Billhooks rules proudly boast that they “produce battles that are full of period flavour, but alwa...
It’s as much a tradition to start the new year with resolutions as it is to have failed to keep to them by February! I don’t make specific resolutions (partly because it invites failure), but I am starting 2025 with some specific Wargames Illustrated goals in min...
Victrix’s plastic Medieval launched with some excellent dynamic mounted Knights [check out the painting guide in Wi442 – Ed]. They looked just perfect to crusade or chevauchée with the best of them, and now, with the release of Islamic Cavalry, Victrix are f...
As the first ‘Armies of…’ book for Bolt Action: Third Edition, Germany demands a close look. What are the ‘big changes’ in how supplements are presented? How might the meta get a shakeup? Are Warlord on the right trajectory with new-edition army books for t...
Every month our WiPrime Members get discount codes from a regular selection of awesome wargaming companies and we're very pleased to announce that from January 2025 Victrix are joining the voucher club. You'll be able to get a discount every month on their awesome plast...
Much of the stuff I’m writing about for Wargames Illustrated is under NDA (non-disclosure agreement) for the next month or so. That makes it toug...
This (longer than usual) Editors Exploits will be readable in its entirety in a future issue of Wargames Illustrated magazine. You lucky WiPrime Me...
Wargames Atlantic’s (WA) Great War range has given WWI gaming a popularity push, offering accessible and cheap German, British, French, and Russi...
The Peasant Levy and Foot Knights sets already in Wargames Atlantic’s (WA) Age of Chivalry range are bolstered by a set of professional fighters thi...
After Germany, the United States hit the tabletop with their updated book for Bolt Action: Third Edition. It follows the same format as the Armies of ...
After tallying the votes from over 1,500 submissions we’re ready to announce the winners of the Wargames Illustrated Readers’ Awards 2024.
This...