Tobruk: A five minute history WW2, WWII, World War Two Setting the scene for our Desert War theme, we present an extract from Osprey Publications excellent Tobruk 1941; Rommel’s Opening Move book. The Dacians Ancient The Dacians have the dubious honour of serving as one of the last great conquests of Rome by none other than Emperor Trajan. In this article we explore the Dacian ‘nation’ and their use in wargaming. Ras El Madauur, 1941 WW2, WWII, World War Two On 30 April 1941 Rommel launched more than 150 German and Italian tanks, backed by several regiments of infantry, at the Australian defences in the Ras El Madauur region. Our article details the battle and the scenario playing out a FoW re-fight. Gun and Spear part 2 Chris Peers continues to examine the tricky wargaming dilemma of recreating the historical balance between primitive weaponry and firearms, and concludes with a scenario for Carl Peters’ raid against the Masai in 1889. Painting Desert Uniforms WW2, WWII, World War Two A colour guide to painting Africakorps and British desert uniforms in WWII. Battlegroup south show report It’s got to be the best venue of any wargames show in the world - The UK National Tank Museum in Bovington! We report on the best games from the ‘09 event. The Battle of Cedar Mountain, 1862 ACW, American Civil War Stonewall Jackson takes on Nathaniel Banks in this American Civil War battle/sceanario, which formed a part of the early war Northern Virginia campaign. Desert basing In keeping with our desert war theme Jeremy Painter shows you how to decorate your figure bases to be the envy of any North African tabletop. The Battle of Malplaquet , 1709 In the year of its 300th anniversary Barry Hilton and his chums in the League of Gentleman Wargamers re-fight this Marlburian clash on a mammoth scale, and report on the results. Historicon '09 Show Report Show This year was the ‘silver anniversary’ for the mother of all US wargames shows and we spent three days at the Pennsylvanian event soaking up the atmosphere, taking notes, interviewing the big names and photographing some of the best games. Interview with Matt Fletcher Following the release of Foundry’s latest set of wargames rules Napoleon we caught up with designer Matt and probed him with a few questions about the game. Achtung Dice! WW2, WWII, World War Two Manic wargames group the Mad Gamers present the story behind their latest show circuit game - a WWII prisoner of war participation game. Reviews Our monthly roundup of what’s hot, and what’s not. Club focus In the first of a regular round-the-world feature we ‘focus’ on New Zealand’s longest established wargames club - The Wellington Warlords. Spotlight This month we snoop around Wargames Emporium in Sheffield, England and speak with store owner John Skotulanski about Wargames Emporium’s place in
