Wargames Illustrated WI443 November 2024 Edition
OBSERVATION POST
This month’s reviews take in battles in the Mughal Empire, AWI Germans for Muskets & Tomahawks, and Border Wars figures.
RELEASE RADAR
Dom Sore’s back with more new and upcoming releases from the varied world of wargaming.
QUICK FIRE
Short, quick-read posts from Wi readers about their hobby projects, notes, news, and observations.
THEME: GO FOR THE JUGULA
Andy Lyon and Sam Catterall talk to James about their gladiatorial game of choice, Studio Tomahawk’s Jugula.
COHORS CTHULU TACTICS
James has a go at Modiphius’ new wargame, where Romans meet Lovecraftian horror, and Matt paints some of the figures.
THEME: SEMI-HISTORICAL CELEBRITY DEATHMATCH
Your chance to play an almost forgotten classic of the gladiatorial gaming genre, which we ran as a participation game at Salute 2017.
QUACKS AND WAR HAWKS
Mike Peters presents eleven new Dramatis Personae to spice up your games of Ruckus.
PUBLIC ENEMIES – PART THREE
Nick Buxey finishes his gangster trilogy with a look at the genre’s most infamous duo.
WHAT’S THAT, SKIPPY? ELEPHANT FALLEN DOWN THE OLD WELL?!
Rick Priestley, ace Game Designer, and the champion of silly article titles, provides an insight into designing Warlord’s new Scipio Battle Game.
BEWARE SMALL GREEKS BEARING GIFTS
James Morris shares his scaled-down adventures in the siege of Troy, and argues for venturing into the world of 6mm gaming.
THE VEHICLES OF VIETNAM – PART THREE
In the final part of his Vietnam trilogy, James takes to the water before browsing a handful (or two) of the War’s other vehicles.
SMALL-MINIS, SMALL TIME-INVESTMENT, BIG RESULTS!
Pirate Rich paints Grand Battle Scale Samurai and Ashigaru at a pace with Army Painter’s Warpaints Fanatic range.
DESIGNING THE DENIZENS
Graham Davey shares insider info on the design of the figures, the terrain, and the special rules for his new game, Guards of Traitor’s Toll.