Wargames Illustrated #443 November 2024

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 CTHULHU 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 GREEKS BEARING SMALL 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.