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Time flies by when you’re the editor of a weekly magazine*. Bite-Size number Issue 3 is already upon us, or rather upon you (we’re already working on Issue 4!).
This week we have another four new articles for you, and a wider range of topics you are not likely to find: World War Two German infantry, the War of 1812, Swedes in the Great Northern War and high fantasy from Osprey Games. We also have our regular weeklies in the form of: Wargaming in the Time of Coronavirus, this week featuring Rick Priestley, Bite-Size Banter and a great Not Appearing at Salute game.
If you are missing the feel of the papery pages of Wargames Illustrated beneath your fingers, fear not, because we have tentatively earmarked the July issue as our printed comeback. So, barring any stricter lockdown restrictions here in the UK Wi391 should be with you in late June, fingers crossed.
I will keep you posted on all developments and whilst the paper remains on the roll we will keep striving to entertain you with your weekly Bite-Size fix of Wi.
Stay safe in the unpredictability of the new normality (as the saying goes).
All the best,
Dan Faulconbridge,
WI Editor and Owner.
BITE-SIZE BANTER
We’re back with more of your lockdown observations, tips, projects and general Bite-size banter. Let’s take a look at what your fellow wargamers have been up to over the last week…
WARGAMING IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
We continue our series by hearing from the man who is the League of Augsburg and Warfare Miniatures, Barry Hilton.
NOT APPEARING AT SALUTE 2020
In our continuing series of articles on games that were scheduled for, but didn’t appear, at Salute 2020, we catch up with Gary Williams, author of Wellington at Bay, who had an excellent (and little know) Napoleonic battle-ready for presentation at the show.
BATTLES OF THE LOST AGE
Oathmark author Joseph A. McCullough joined us at WiHQ (pre-lockdown!) for a game of tabletop high fantasy. His report provides a great introduction to the mechanics of the game.
PROJECT SHOWCASE:
“HUNDE, WOLLT IHR EWIG LEBEN?”
Having seen the work of Jürgen Horn via an email shared by the friend of a friend, we contacted this talented German painter/modeller and asked him to tell us about the force he is putting together from the Bolt Action Stalingrad book.
“A MERE MATTER OF MARCHING!” OR IF YOU PREFER, THE WAR OF 1812-15
David Bickley introduces us to the War of 1812 via his expanding collection of figures for this colourful ‘Napoleonic’ conflict.
EN ARMÉ AV SPÖKEN (AN ARMY OF GHOSTS)
Barry Hilton takes a look at an army of Swedes who dwindled away to nothing as a result of hard campaigning and offers a scenario for his Donnybrook rules to represent the homeward trek.
ON THE BOOKSHELF
Neil Smith brings us a weekly slice of book previews and reviews, with a focus on what will appeal to the wargamer.
THE WARGAMES WIDOW MAKES:
TRACK & STREAM BABBLING BROOK
The Widow returns. This week ‘The Wargamer’ had requested “a swift-flowing mountain stream running alongside a rutted track”. Here’s how she made it….
THE FLOATING HULK
Joe McCullough provides a solo scenario for use with his Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago rules.
THE BRITISH IN THE SUDAN, 1883-85
We like a good uniform guide here at Wargames Illustrated and dipping into the archive, back to April 2005, we’ve plucked this one out by a certain Michael Perry for the British in the Sudan, 1883 – 85.
THE GASKIN COLLECTION:
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Over the years we have photographed Bill Gaskin’s figure collection numerous times. Regular readers may remember that back in May 2019 we brought you eight pages of stunning Napoleonic and Seven Years War photos in the magazine. Prior to that, May 2013, we were invited down to Bill’s place to take pictures of his AWI figures and terrain. Despite filling another eight pages with great pics we had lots left over that never saw the light of day, until now. Sit back and enjoy (part of!) one of the finest figure collections we have ever photographed for the magazine.
S.C.R.U.D.
Here’s a short article from January 1993 in which visual aesthetics make way for a very interesting ‘off tabletop’ combat resolution system.