Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! I hope the festive season brought you (more than) your fair share of gaming goodies, and that you are heading into 2022 with a renewed hobby vigor which will see your paintbrush whizz through those undercoated minis at the back of your workbench and have you heading off to a nearby tabletop where you will sweep all before you with an impressive flick of the wrist resulting in a hat-trick of double sixes. In this issue of the magazine we would like to take you around the world, in two different ‘directions’. We have a couple of articles that look at hobby activities in different countries across the globe, followed by three articles that take our theme on a different trajectory, with a look at wargame-able conflicts in some more unusual locations around the world and throughout history. Prepare to broaden your horizons by beginning this exciting journey on page 30 with Global Wargaming. Closer to home, the much delayed Salute 2020 finally took place in November 2021 and despite several of the regular traders and punters not attending this time around, Team Wi was there to bring you the best the show had to offer, both in this magazine and via our YouTube channel. Happy New Year! Dan Faulconbridge Owner and Editor QUICK FIRE! A look at some of the projects your fellow hobbyists have been working on over recent weeks. OBSERVATION POST News and reviews of the latest figure and rulebook releases. RELEASE RADAR Our radar operative Dom Sore scans the internet for exciting wargames related new releases. FULL PAPER JACKET What new military history books has Neil Smith earmarked for your attention this month? THEME: GLOBAL WARGAMING To introduce this month's theme Pete Brown takes us on a tour of the gaming potential offered by military history away from the usual suspects and locations. SALUTE 2021 Editor Dan introduces our coverage of this year's Salute, before taking you on a tour of some of our favourite games and hearing from some of the traders. THEME: A WORLD OF PAINTING: THE ANALOGUE HOBBIES PAINTING CHALLENGE Noel Williams tells us about an online gathering that encourages hobbyists from around the world to get through their painting backlog. SILVER BAYONET SOCIETY - PART THREE James, GM of our Silver Bayonet Society campaign, tells the tale of the opening battles and shares some house rules you may want to apply to your own games. THEME: FIVE CENTURIES OF WARFARE IN NEW ZEALAND Antipodean duo Roly Hermans (New Zealand) and Mark Piper (Australia) address the varied conflicts fought in Aotearoa across the years. THE SALUTE PAINTING COMPETITION Every year painters queue
