A PROPER GAME OF THRONES We begin this month’s theme content with the last battle of the Wars of the Roses. York and Lancaster clash in the green fields of Nottinghamshire, and on the tabletops of the Abingdon Wargames Club, as they refight this medieval slugfest, with the Yorkists attempting to
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Legion Versus Phalanx We kick off this month’s theme content with an introduction to the concept of legion and phalanx warfare. Rules writer Simon MacDowall places both legion and phalanx in their historical context for us, and outlines the challenges of representing them accurately on the tabletop. The Battle of Raymond Don
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Godwine’s Great Gamble Our multi-period theme content begins in the Dark Ages with some Saxon-on-Saxon longship raiding, pillaging and burning action, from the pen (or rather keyboard) of Early Medieval expert Dr. Ryan Lavelle. Welcome to the world of Dust In an alternative 1940s reality, alien technology fuels gigantic machines of war
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Divide and Conquer In this, the first of two theme articles for this month, Mike Haught discusses the theory behind ‘divide and conquer’, then brings the theory to the wargames table in the form of battles set in the “pockets” resulting from the practice, with a focus on pocket battles in
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The Six-Day War Our theme content kicks off with your handy guide to the Six-Day War, arming you with background information to get you swiftly into the period. Outfitting: Confederate Infantry Don Effinger and Mike Evans return to continue their look at the uniforms and equipment of the American Civil War. This
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Third tour Battlefront games designer Phil Yates talks us through Tour Of Duty’s “escalation” from a Flames Of War side project to a fully-fledged game and a core part of Battlefront’s range Martinique, 1809 - the battle Following on from last month’s ‘set up’ article (WI305), we return to the Caribbean, and present
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1066, Hastings We begin our theme content with a battle report on Hastings - Touchstone for the Conquest. Paul Kerrison of Kallistra and friends gathered around a 12' wargames table and played out a 10mm refi ght ofthe battle, with the Saxons attempting to change the course of history and
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Open fire! Our 300th issue ‘opens fi re’ with an article from our colleagues at Battlefront, announcing, and showcasing, their forthcoming Flames Of War boxed game - Open Fire! Crimson & Bronze First-time contributors to Wargames Illustrated, Ben Johns (an avid student of history) and Tim Toolen (an enthusiastic modeller and painter)
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Bloody treachery on the fields of England We kick off our Wars of the Roses theme with an introduction to gaming the confl ict by rules writer Simon MacDowall. He takes us through raising armies, troops types, organisation and more. All accompanied by Neil Smith’s brief history of the wars. Shine
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A Crimean War primer WI favorite Barry Hilton introduces this month’s theme content with a wargamers guide to the Crimean War, in which he covers the background, the main protagonists and some of the design philosophy behind his own new set of rules for
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Clash of Steel We celebrate the release of the new Flames Of War supplement, Blood, Guts, & Glory, by picking the brains of four exceptional FOW players, each of whom has a passion for a particular army in Blood, Guts, and Glory. We asked them to write up their favourite list
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Dettingen, June 1743 We kick off this month’s theme content with an article by Last Argument of Kings author Pete Brown - a report on The Worcester Wargames Club’s re-fight of this War of Austrian Succession battle. A New Kind of Armoured Train In Wargames Illustrated
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Death of an army – The battle of Beda Fomm The Battle of Beda Fomm was the conclusion of a remarkable campaign by the British and
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Battleground : Gallipoli An introduction to our themed articles on the Allied attempt to open the way between the Mediterranean and Black Seas by forcing
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Artillery through the ages: an introduction With such a sweeping topic to cover, it may seem we've missed a few important elements. Our introduction spread
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Sengoku showdown To set the scene for this month’s Samurai theme, Brook Kill takes a closer look at the three leaders that brought an end
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Feldherrnhalle and the battle for Hungary The tale of the battle for Hungary follows the two Feldherrnhalle divisions featured in Stalin’s Europe. Hell Ride On a chilly
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The ascendency of archery Our theme content begins with an overview of the English and Welsh bowmen of the 14th and 15th Centuries. We discuss
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Rommel: The Rise of the Desert Fox WW2, WWII, World War Two Our theme this month is WWII Early War, and our focus point is General
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Fighting for king and country We kick off this month’s theme content by introducing you to the topsy-turvy world of Napoleonic Europe and the thread
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Prince Rupert : The Devil on Horseback We kick off this month’s theme content with a look at the character who threads the whole thing together;
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The First Crusade 1096 – 99 Conquest of the Holy Land Medieval Setting the scene for this month’s theme content, including a timeline of events and plenty
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The Western Front 1914 - 1915 WW1, WWI, World War One Setting the scene for our WWI - early war on the Western Front theme, we
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Caesar in Gaul introduction Ancient We set the scene for Caesar’s conquest of Gaul with background information, wargaming ideas and a painting guide for the great man
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Letter from a Rifleman Get your free British Riflemen straight into skirmish action at the Battle of North Point on the coast of Maryland, 1814. Painting your
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Reveries Upon the Art of War Part Five Gaming Ian Wilson The fifth part in our series of articles which will form a complete rule set for Seven
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Apex to Pinnacle WW1, WWI, World War One Lord Sherwell and Chums The Auckland Battalion’s assault on Chunuk Bair during the WWI Gallipoli campaign. Including army lists for
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The Anglo-Irish War 1919 – 21 Andy Sykes A skirmish scenario centred on a remote farmhouse, set during the battle for Irish independence. Nagashino 1575AD Medieval M.E Haskell et al
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The Battle of Lule Brugas 1912 Back of Beyond Bob Black After the formation of the Balkan League a collision course was set between its members: Serbia, Montenegro,
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The Hussites Bob Black A wargaming angled background on this intriguing medieval sect. The Anglo-Irish War 1919 - 21 Andy Sykes A skirmish scenario set during the early days of the Anglo-Irish ‘troubles’. Ambush in the Snow Chris Peers This French and Indian Wars scenario is based on exploits detailed in The Journals of Robert Rogers. Salute 2008 Show, Gaming Another
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