Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! The ‘best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men, gang aft agley’, as Rabbie Burns would have said if he had planned to include a free rules supplement in a wargames magazine and then several things conspired against him at the last
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Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! Prussians, Prussians everywhere: on the new plastic frame from Perry Miniatures (page 50), invading England (page 60), fighting communism (page 78), and indeed lots of other locations thanks to our Prussia at War intro article on page 32. Most importantly,
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Wi's new in-house painter Marc premieres his first guide for going about painting great looking shields, using Victrix's new Norman Infantry as his canvas. It features freehand pattern tips, reference guides, accurate battle damage, and of course, what paints he used! Download the full PDF. Enjoy!
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As the co-founder and the first Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Hugues de Paynes along with Bernard of Clairvaux created the Latin Rule, the code of behaviour for the infamous Order. If you want to learn more about de Paynes and his mission worldwide, make sure you check out Wi400.
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THEME: STRIKE FAST, STRIKE HARD, GET OUT! An introduction to our theme, exploring the role of raids in history and looking at featuring these actions on the tabletop. THE SCALE OF THE GAME Some ideas on expanding the gaming possibilities of a number of Flames Of War related products. THEME: WOLF OF THE SEA Dash,
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The Zanzibari Regular Army, 1877 – 1896 A Brief induction & Army List Chris Peers Louis XIV’s Army, 1688 – 1697 Some infantry Uniforms & Colours David Wilson “Boys, the Scoundrels have shot off my Powder Horn!” Skirmishes for the Texan War Nick Stock Bag the Hun A 1940 WWII Scenario Richard Clarke A Viridian Pyramid Modelling a ruined step pyramid & encroaching
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Military Holocaust, Wargaming Delight The Poltava Campaign, 1708-1709: Part II Ian Wilson Photo feature: Normans & Saxons Dave Andrews Thoughts on Napoleonic Rules …with a simple specimen set! Gerald Scase-Hughes Introducing the Mountain Men Part 3: Some fights involving Mountain Men Lance Cawkwell Fisher’s Baltic Plan Part 1: Strike from the Blue Richard Wimpenny Goin’ Underground Ideas for fighting in sewers Phil Robinson Streetfight A ruleset for futuristic
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The Second Afghan War, 1878-1880 Robert Avery Beserkers Nicola Aldrich Heave Ho, Me Hearties! Additional rules for Pieces of Eight, the popular Peter Pig pirate rules David Manley The Maple Leaf and the Boer Canadians in the South African War Dale A. Smith Wargamer’s Notebook Mike Siggins Far from the Mahdist Crowd … or brief thoughts on colonial games Gary Hughs Der Tommy Kommt 3 WWII
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The Campaign and Battle for Salem Church, 3rd May 1863 Part II: The gaming Ian Wilson The Age of Arthur: Post Roman Britain for the historical gamer. Part 10: Campaign rules. Guy Halsall The Battle of Villers Bocage, 13th June 1944 A Panzer Marsch scenario Graham Birkley Chariot: A Game of Ancient War Rules for Duke’s Egyptians vs Hittites games,
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A fist full of balsa Wooden buildings for the Wild West and American Civil War Gary Chalk “One day nearer the German war” Part 4: “Battle for Armageddon” Richard Wimpenny Pekartschina, Kiev, Russia, 17.12.1943 A Rapid Fire WWII scenario Stuart Revelle Viking Flags Kevin Dallimore “Burned with fire and killed with steel” Simple rules for Roman gladiatorial combat Chris Peers Seven steps to planning
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Jomsvikings! A brief history & some WAB statistics. Nicola Aldridge Wargaming the Glorious Revolution. Some ‘What Ifs’ for 1688. Barry Hilton The Indian Mutiny A Cawnpore skirmish scenario Alex King “One day nearer the German War” Part 1: Grasping the trident Naval wargaming for WWI Richard Wimpenny Short on space – Go up a scale! An overview of 25mm WWII ranges David Norman Wargaming in
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1066 – An Alternative Campaign Alan Stockdale With the Cossacks in the Ukraine (…and Birmingham & Newark) Ian Wilson The Age of Arthur, Part 8 Figures, Lists & Rules Errata Guy Halsall In the Heart of Africa, Part 3 Army Lists Chris Peers Mike Johnson & Bruno Allanson’s Napoleonic game Photo Feature Days of Sorrow, Days of Death Recreating the lliad using Warhammer Ancient
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‘King George and the Broadsword!’ Battle at Moore’s Creek Bridge, 1776 David Bickley Flags at the Siege of Malta, 1565 …including pretty pictures thereof. John French A Gask Ridge Frontier Watch Tower …is he the new Ian Weekley? Alex King Buffalo Soldiers Wargaming the Rapid Fire Scenario in WI 112 Richard Marsh Readers’ Letters Range War! Wild West rival ranches campaign system Ian Barstow The Top
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The Campaigns of Ostorius Scapula in Wales 47-52 A.D Civilisation comes to the valleys. Adrian Goldsworthy Painting the Plains Again Plains Indian shield designs, etc. Mark Copplestone Gentleman Johnny’s War Rules for the American War of Independence David Bickley & Phil Robinson The Battle of Guilford Courthouse, 15th March 1781 A scenario to test those rules you’ve just read David Bickley Are
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The Bridge at Hetzau A Napoleonic (or Ancient, or WWII…) small scenario. Tim Walker Horse & Musket Skirmish Rules (Concluding from WI111 & 12) Bryan Ansell The Fighting for the Benjamin Chew House during the Battle of Germantown, 4th Oct. 1777 David Bickley The Last Saxon Hero Exploits of Hereward the Wake Paul Appleby Soldering White Metal Kits Hot tips for cool
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Wars of the Gaedhil with the Gaill The career of Brian Boru Dan Mersey Argonaut’s command and control system Twenty years of research & experimentation condensed into a two-page nugget. Jason Monaghan The Italian Army of 1866 Austria’s back-door opponents Steve Shann ‘Surprising Harry Heth’ The fighting for McPherson’s Ridge, Gettysburg, 1st July 1863. David Bickley Operation Infatuate II The Assault on the
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The Bastogne Scenarios #2 Team O’Hara at Wardin, 19th December 1944 Peter P.H. Heath The British Auxiliary Legion of the First Carlist War (The First Legion 1835-37) Paul Parsons The Invasion of Tarawa, November 1943 A demo game – August 1996 Ian Butcher Befreiungskrieg! A wargamer’s guide to the Spring campaign of 1813 Part 1: The Aftermath of 1812 Mark Davies The
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‘Fire & Fury’ Small Battles Conversion problems & solutions Bill MacDonald Mexican vs. Apache Conflict C. 1870 Notes for a participation game. John French A battle a day… in August. Bob Peyton Hawkeye A French & Indian War participation game. Simon Dixon Operation Catherine Britain’s plans for the Baltic in WWII David Manley Marston Moor, 2nd July 1644 Wargaming the decisive battle of the Great
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MacBeth: Warrior King of Scotland Dan Mersey ‘Saint James and at them!’ Fast play skirmish rules for warfare in colonial Brazil c1500-1700 AD Chris Peers Attack on Nan Bac Vietnam Scenario Mike Merva Von Boltenstern & Principles of War A Franco-Prussian war scenario for the popular 19th Century rules Richard Clarke Fort Fisher, Gibraltar of the South, Part 2 (Continued from
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Wargamer’s Notebook (we’ve allowed siggo to sit in the front seat this month!) Mike Siggins The Polish People’s Army (LWP) Eastern Front, 1941-1945 Rob Morgan ‘The rules with no name’ …Trigonometry rules that don’t need a higher mathematics degree Bryan Ansell Sigurd’s Last Stand …from the fjords of Bradford… Anthony Clipsam ‘Tiddly Trek’ Wargames of the far future Mark R. Elwen A Battle a
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Crossing the Rhine A 1945 demo game. John Durston Wargamer’s Notebook Mike Siggins Wargaming the Crimean War, part 3 The Battle of Inkerman Derek Coleman The street gangs of Seventeenth Century Japan Part 1: with swords and tobacco pipes Michael Fredholm von Essen Battle of Jutland Demo game at the National Maritime Museum Paul French Edge Hill, 23rd October 1642 A visit to the battlefield Ian
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De Bellis Horribilis World War I rules à la DBA David Manley ‘Stand to!’ 1994 Games at the Carton-le-Willows show. Photo Feature Strandhögg A small Viking raid scenario. D.K. Hunt Men against Fruit A pre-Featherstonian skirmish game suitable for Xmas (when you should have plenty of terrain available!) Paddy Griffith Long-haired Rebels. The Taiping Army, 1851-66. Part 2: Dress & Weapons Ian Heath Exit Horatio
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Debugging Marlborough Nosworthy-inspired amendments for cavalry actions using ‘Warfare in the Age of reason’ rules Alan & Elaine Daniels Duke Seifried, fourth Jack Scruby Award winner Hail to the Duke! Terrain on a shoe-string budget. Part II. Mick looks East-in 6mm Mick Sayce ‘Wheel to Wheel’ Divisional scale 1915-1918 Trench Warfare rules David Kelsall ‘Operation Saturn’ A Mediterranean World War II scenario Steve
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Hastings in the Dining Room Amending the D.B.A. to the needs of this battle Anthony Clipsom “It is settled: The Negro will fight!” The African-American soldier in the Civil War David Bickley A visit to Bucharest Military Museum Nick Cornish ‘A most villainous-looking cavalcade’ The Afghan Regular Army in the 19th Century, Part 1B Ian Heath A Russian Front scenario for
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Anarchy! 1140-1142 AD A medieval game based on the Stephen-Matilda civil war Stephen Simpson The Fimo Kid rides again! The star of ‘Baking saddles’ in the sequel Peter Dennis Peninsular Campaigns Insights into Iberian actions Tim Price The Merovingian Franks Part 4C: Tactics Guy Halsall ‘A night on the town’ Scenario for the night action on the Eastern Front, 1944 Bernard Garaty Multi-Activity Wargaming More experimental
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‘Baking Saddles’ Guns, Fun & Fimo – make your own Western gunfight Peter Dennis S.W.A.B. 2 The scuppers are again awash with blood: naval boarding actions John Bartlett “All is lost save honour” The Battle of Pavia, 24th February 1525 Martin Jones The Merovingian Franks Part 4B: Strategy Guy Halsall Boardgames Rules O.K. Experimental rules & rule mechanisms for board & map games R.J.
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Rules for mid-eighteenth century Stephen Simpson Franco-Prussian War scenarios G.J. Kennerley ‘Operation Nostalgia’, Part II Campaign rules & two sample games Richard Marsh Death, Disease and Disability in Pre-Industrial Warfare Guy Halsall ‘My Right Hand Got Tired’ The Indian Corps in 1914 (Western Front) David Bickley Three Norman battles, 1066-1157AD 3: The Battle of Hastings, 1066 Stephen Simpson Battalion, Eagles & Flags Part III: Of Spain,
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The Capture of Bagamoyo German East Africa, 15 August 1915 Colin Rumford Debacle at Kalach A WWII Eastern Front scenario Peter P.H. Heath “Fire & Fury” Small Battles 4: Second Day at Luka John Watts The Rus – a thunderbolt from Heaven, Part Three Martin Jones De Ballis Navalis DBA Disciples (like ducks?) can now take to the water Neil Patterson Third Time Lucky ‘Invicta’
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The Death of Quetzalcoatl Fall of the Aztec Empire Pete Duckworth War of the Grand Alliance, Part 11 French infantry update, Part 1 Mark Allen Napoleon DBA’d Another variant on WRGs popular rules Andrew Thomas The Germans who never lost, Part 3 Weapons & Equipment Guy Halsall Computer Game Review Ian Soulsby V.M.S Fair preview Wargame Rules for 2mm scale micro-tanks and figures Andrew Thomas Home thoughts
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Resolving a Mélée The Lancaster Battle War of the Grand Alliance Part 4 Reviews The Anglo-Irish War, 1919 - 1922 The Siege of Paris 885-886 AD Home thoughts from Abroad A Wargamer's observation of battlefield features Very Little Wars Weapons and Tactics on the Western Front 1915 - 1918 The Massacre of Talavera The Road of Isandlwana Travels & Adventures through the Zulu
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