I hope you enjoyed the Valour & Fortitude freebie ruleset we gave away with the October 2022 issue of the magazine. It certainly looks that way – October’s issue was our bestselling magazine of 2022. You will no doubt be pleased to find more Valour & Fortitude coverage in this issue in the form of Strategy & Guile; a campaign system designed for the game by Jervis Johnson. S&G was developed to guide players through the 1813 campaign that Jervis devised for his gaming buddies, the Perrys and co., but it is usable with pretty much any big battle game, for any period. Even if you’re not a V&F player, you will be able to use Strategy & Guile to enhance your favourite rules with an exciting and elegant new campaign system.

If your preferred ruleset is Hail Caesar, you will certainly be interested to read about our first game using the new Hail Caesar 2nd edition rules. Author Rick Priestley and several other wargaming luminaries took part in a Normans in Ireland wargame to showcase the new edition, playing the scenario for the Alternative Battle of Dublin, which you will find on page 46.