Having trouble viewing the flipbook magazine? View and download it instead! It felt slightly indulgent sitting in a pub on a Wednesday afternoon drinking, eating, and talking wargames, but ultimately I hope you find the fruits of my ‘labours’ interesting. In the name of research for this month’s magazine theme, I bravely volunteered to head over to gaming luminary Rick Priestley’s local and talk through the implications of weather and the elements with him, John Stallard of Warlord Games, and Nick Eyre of North Star. Our enlightened observations form the basis of ‘Facing the Elements’ - the lead article from our theme on page 28. Look out for more element-themed articles where you see this symbol, as we examine the effects of earth, air, fire, and water on miniature modelling and wargames. Once you have explored the elements you can hear from the designers of four new and intriguingly different wargames. Thalassa (pictured below) by Ricard Fortun fits our elements theme with its ancient naval battling, Graham Davy shows off 02 Hundred Hours - Grey for Now’s new game of night-time WWII covert operations, Gav Thorpe and Andy Chambers whisk us to Tír Na Nóg and the Sláine: Miniatures Game from Warlord, and we scale down to 2mm with Mark Backhouse’s Glory & Honour from TooFatLardies. 2022 is already shaping up to be a good year for gaming as Lockdown projects emerge from isolation for us to enjoy! Happy reading and rolling. Dan Faulconbridge Owner and Editor QUICK FIRE! Check out the hobby and gaming activities of our readers. OBSERVATION POST This month's look at new releases takes in Rapid Fire Blitzkrieg scenarios, plastic dragons, and French on the retreat from Moscow. RELEASE RADAR We take our monthly look at what Dom Sore spotted on his Release Radar! FULL PAPER JACKET Neil Smith presents another stack of books to put your bedside table’s construction quality to the test. THEME: FACING THE ELEMENTS How can you bring the elements into your wargaming? Wi sought out the advice of some of our hobby’s elite. BBA! AMBUSH! A new scenario from Daniel Mersey for use in Blam! Blam! Aargh! which was included as a freebie with Wi404. THEME: COVER FOCUS - INFANTRY FACE THE WEATHER Wi’s painters bring the elements to this month’s free Warlord Games British and Canadian Infantry frame. DESIGNER'S NOTES: 02 HUNDRED HOURS Graham Davey brings night raids to WWII with his new game of stealth skirmishing. THEME: BUILDING THE GREAT WAR FRONTLINE Adam J. Sharp tackled the monumental task of creating a realistic WWI board with waterlogged trenches crossing the cratered earth on either side of no man’s land. MONSIEUR LE MARECHAL TOURNANT Colonel (Retired) Bill Gray introduces us
