Imperial Playground In our lead article for this month’s theme, Neil smith takes a look at the background to and gaming opportunities for World War Two in the Pacific Team Yankee The flames Of War team presents a first look at their new boxed game based on an alternate history mid 1980’s World War Three conflict Ragged Bloody Heroes An account and gaming ideas recreating the viscous fighting along the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea, with barely trained, brave Australians taking on veteran Japanese troops Rules showcase: 7TV 2nd Edition We got the chance to playtest and report on the upcoming ‘re-vamp’ of this popular skirmish ruleset – lights, camera, action! The Battle for Tulagi United States Marine Corps troops take on Japanese Special Naval Landing Force defenders. Paul Leach provides the facts and suggestions for gaming this hard fought battle. How to... Build a ruined temple Paul Davies constructs a building for us in his frostgrave games, that could have a myriad of uses in other gaming genres. Screaming Eagle over Corregidor An assaults by US Airborne troops on a Pacific Island February 1945. Steve Dake provides details and gaming ideas using crossfire or other rulesets. Agincourt 2015 A special report on this unique collaboration between the Royal Armouries, Perry Miniatures and David Marshall of TM Terrain. WWII Pacific War Figure Roundup A look at a variety of figure manufacturers who cater for this Theatre of Operations Rules Showcase: Beyond the Gates of Antares Rick Priestley introduces us to his soon to be released Sci-fi rules for Warlord Games Figure Spotlight : Sergeant Stryker We present out first figure in our new ranged linked to each magazine’s thematic content: Us Marine, Sergeant J. M Stryker. Complete with a guide to painting him Walking Waterloo Dave Taylor reports back on his recent trip accompanying Geek Nation Tours to the 200th Anniversary Event at the Waterloo Battlefield in Belgium Fighting Sail, Build a fleet A guide to how to stat up any possible nation’s fleet from the scratch by Ryan Miller, author of Osprey’s Fighting Sail Modelling Tricks and Tips: Textured Wallpaper Once seen as a mere decorative item for plastering on walla, Nick Buxey enlightens us regarding the correct usage of this special terrain making material. Show Report: Historicon 2015 Our annual account of this amazing wargames convention – the largest in North America – complete with a host of photographs of the best games.
