Wargames Atlantic - Assorted plastics review Wargames Atlantic (WA) delivers some new options for fantasy and sci-fi armies this month, ready to bolster your forces in various existing games, and some Bronze Age options if you like to keep your gaming grounded in history. Werewolves The Werewolves set contains 20 multi-part plastic miniatures
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Battlefront Miniatures - M48 Patton and World War III: Team Yankee Infantry review We take a look at Battlefront's M48 Patton kit that balances complexity, realism, and a small amount of parts. A lot of the recent big releases from Battlefront have been fun starter sets, offering quick pick-up-and-play games, and providing
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North Star - Frostgrave Cultists II review The temperature in Felstad may be rather chilly, but the North Star figure forges are still running at high temperature. We take a look at their Cultists II plastic set. The North Star plastic production juggernaut rolls on and this time it’s pumping out new
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Sarissa Precision - World War Europe 15mm review We review a range of new 15mm MDF from Sarissa and James constructs a ruined townhouse. 15mm is a scale that is extremely well suited to mixing the practicalities of gaming with the dramatic sweep of a terrain-heavy board. The only real downside is
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Ark Royal Miniatures by Warfare Miniatures - World War One 1/4800th scale ships review Warfare Miniatures go big on going small with the substantial release of their Ark Royal 1/4800 scale World War One naval range. With an initial glut of over 60 packs, Warfare Miniatures are providing gamers with the entire
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Joseph A. McCullough - Deathship One review We review the new mixed history vs aliens survival game from the creator of Frostgrave, Stargrave, and The Silver Bayonet. Deathship One is a game that was originally published in Blaster volume 4 (a game anthology ‘fanzine’ created by Joe and other notable game designers)
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Fenris Games - Assorted Animals review While traversing the traders at this May’s Partizan, we bumped into Fenris Games’ co-owner - Ian Brumby - and left with an armful of animalistic miniatures to review. Fenris Games produces extremely high-quality resin casts, a method that shows off the detail of their diverse sculpts
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Brickskrieg - Tanks, infantry, and rules review Brickskrieg offer an intriguing fusion of ‘LEGO’ and wargaming, with a growing range of ‘build-it-yourself WWII sets available. Their packs take inspiration from the many LEGO ‘My Own Creations’ (MOCs) that fans on the internet build and distribute, and Brickskrieg has packaged their own
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Strategies Games Lab - Close Quarter Battle assortment review Close Quarter Battle is a game of modern, cinematic combat, with operatives heading off around the world on secret missions to take down drug cartels and other criminals. Such a game calls for action movie-inspired, larger-than-life miniatures, and Strategies Games Lab are
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Dave Taylor Miniatures - The Art of... Volumes 7 to 9 review Wi alumni Dave Taylor has taken his hobby knowledge and layout talents to a different realm over the last few years, showcasing the skills of incredible miniature painters in his The Art Of… series. This collection of coffee-table books
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Wargames Atlantic - British Expeditionary Force review It wasn’t so long ago that the British Expeditionary Force, and early WWII in general, got somewhat short shrift in miniature representation. That’s started to shift, with some fine metal figures available already, and now, an excellent set of 30 plastic figures from Wargames
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Wargames Atlantic - The Age of Chivalry Foot Knights review Coming in hot off the casting machine is the first set in a new Wargames Atlantic (WA) range called The Age of Chivalry. For this range, the plastic producers have teamed up with the folks at Footsore, as they did with
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Footsore Miniatures - Gangs of Rome Accessory Set review We were very impressed by Gangs of Rome when we looked at the ruleset in Wi435, and the goodies keep on coming with this excellent Accessories Set, containing everything you need to play, if you have the book. ‘Accessories’ is somewhat underselling
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Osprey Games - Stargrave: Dead or Alive review Solo gaming is nothing new, and certainly not new to Joseph McCullough’s systems, but a full book devoted to it is something fresh and welcome. This new Stargrave supplement puts its full focus on intriguing solo scenarios that will challenge bold players by
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Dungeons & Lasers - PrismaCast Dwarven Mine review We can understand if this terrain, very clearly designed for Dungeons & Dragons style roleplay gaming, seems like an odd choice to showcase in Wi. Our content is focused on tabletop wargaming, after all - not so much delving into dwarven mines! It’s the
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Helion & Company - Victory or Death: A Wargamers Guide to the American Revolution 1775-1782 review Helion’s latest release in their Wargames series is written by David C Bonk and focuses on the American Revolution. The first chapter provides a Strategic Overview that begins with the causes of the war, before
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Wargames Atlantic - Afghan Cavalry review Arriving like a bolt from the blue (in their method of attack and their unexpected appearance through the Wi letterbox), Wargames Atlantic (WA)’s Afghan Cavalry is here. This new set includes two different frames - riders and light horse - with four of each packed
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Bloody Miniatures - A Regiment of Foote review Bloody Miniatures specialise in 28mm figures aimed at conflicts such as the War of the Three Kingdoms (ECW), or the Thirty Years’ War, in the first half of the 17th Century. Their releases so far have focused on filling some of the characterful
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Modiphius Entertainment - Fallout: Factions Raiders review The last time we reviewed Modiphius Entertainment figures it was their plastic Brotherhood of Steel, in heavy armour. We were impressed with the three high-detail, high-quality, hard plastic figures in the set, and how they perfectly replicated the look of the Fallout video game
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Osprey Games - The Silver Bayonet: Egypt - Shadow of the Sphinx review If you’re paying attention to this, you’re probably already a fan of The Silver Bayonet, so we’re going to skip over getting into detail on the entirety of the book. You know what to expect from the chapters
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On Military Matters - assorted books review We sent our Observation Post skirmishers through On Military Matters’ book library and they returned with this report! Small Deadly Space Second Edition Small Deadly Space 2.0 is an American Civil War battle manual by Steve Fratt that takes an interesting look at the subject matter.
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Great Escape Games - Dead Man's Hand Street Scatter review You can never go wrong with some good scatter terrain and this set, made for Dead Man’s Hand but usable with other Wild West games (or in European and Eastern areas for that matter), is certainly that. Two frames are included
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North Star - Oathmark Human Command review Ready to enhance your new unit of plastic Human Light Infantry [reviewed in Wi435 - Ed] are two blisters of three human characters. These will add command options for your Oathmark army but could also fit into some historical forces or village terrain. One pack
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Wargames Atlantic - Skeleton Cavalry and Chariots review Games Workshop’s recent release of Warhammer: The Old World has seen the Tomb Kings (sand-cleaned and reanimated skeletal warriors from the desert) return to stores. These figures haven’t received flashy new kits though; old plastic frames in updated boxes have been flying off
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Wargames Atlantic - Great War Russian Infantry review We look to World War One with this new Wargames Atlantic (WA) box set. The plastic producers have made a frame that brings the massive army of Russia onto the wargaming table, joining the British, German, and French Infantry boxes that are already
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Partizan Press - Setting the East Ablaze: 3rd and Final Edition review Hot off the press comes the third (and, we are assured, final) edition of the popular Setting the East Ablaze (StEA) wargames rules. Produced by Partizan Press, the rules comes as a soft cover A4 book that runs to
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North Star - Oathmark Human Militia review A new box set of plastics has arrived for use in Oathmark: Battles of the Lost Age, adding to the sizable range that North Star produce for the Joe McCullough /Osprey Games system. This one brings lighter-armed and armoured humans to the fantasy meets
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Osprey Games - Frostgrave: Mortal Enemies review If there’s one thing every good hero needs, it’s a great enemy. Would anyone care about grumpy ol’ Batman without the Joker? Would John McClane have done much beyond making fists with his toes if it wasn’t for Hans Gruber? Who would care about
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