Wargames Illustrated 442 - October 2024
(WI442)
OBSERVATION POST
We review multi-period wargaming rules from BelloLudi, Sengoku battles from Caliver, Wars of the Roses metals from Athena Miniatures, and an apocalyptic Starter Set from Modiphius.
RELEASE RADAR
Dom Sore’s here to tempt you with new and upcoming hobby releases.
QUICK FIRE
Short, quick-read posts from Wi readers about their hobby projects, notes, news, and observations.
THEME: VALOUR & FORTITUDE AT BRITCON
Valour & Fortitude goes ‘live’ at Britcon 2024 with a trio of great games.
BOLT ACTION THIRD EDITION – EXCITING STUFF DOM SAW
Bolt Action superfan Dom Sore dives into Third Edition’s major changes, and tell us how he thinks they might impact the game.
PUBLIC ENEMIES – PART 2
We continue Nick Buxey’s pictorial story of the gangsters of the 1930s and the men who were known as Public Enemy Number One.
THEME: THE INDIAN REBELLION IN VALOUR & FORTITUDE
Ian Cluskey and Jervis Johnson provide a handy introductory guide, and Army Sheets, for Valour & Fortitude gaming in the Indian Rebellion/Mutiny.
BRINGING A FANTASY CITY TO LIFE
Grey for Now Games’ Graham Davey explains the world design and rules in his new game, Guards of Traitor’s Toll.
BASIC BLENDING: HARD-EDGE HORSES
Matt Parkes shows a punchy but smoothlooking technique to paint horses, and shares some tips on completing caparisons and applying decals.
BILLHOOKS POLONIA
A new theatre for Never Mind the Billhooks Deluxe by Marcin Sowa, featuring the forces of the Polish Crown against the Teutonic Order.
HISTORICON PAINTING COMPETITION
We showcase some of the fantastic winners from this year’s competition.
TRAVELS THROUGH TOLLINGCHESTER
James talks to Sarissa’s Steve Cumming about their new, full-colour, modular Tollingchester terrain range, and builds some of the set.
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