Wargames Illustrated Nr 425

OBSERVATION POST

We review a fantasy/historical expansion and an intriguing sci-fi skirmish game in this month’s Observation Post.

RELEASE RADAR

Want to know what’s hot and new in the mini world? Dom Sore knows the score - check out his Release Radar.

QUICK FIRE

Hobby projects from Wargames Illustrated readers.

THEME: WHERE THE WILD THINGS WERE

As part of this month’s Cowboy theme Neil Smith take a fresh look at Wild West towns and how we should represent them in our games.

SPEEDPAINTS 2.0

James puts Army Painter’s new 2.0 formula Speedpaints to the test and ropes in the rest of WI’s paint-shy team to see how newcomers deal with the range.

THEME: DESIGNER’S NOTES: WHAT A COWBOY!

John Savage tells us all about his new Wild West skirmish game, which was initially inspired by the What a Tanker! Command Dice system.

DESIGNER’S NOTES: THE DOOMED

Chris McDowall’s new rules, published by Osprey Games, provide a gaming toolbox designed to inspire your narrative tabletop battles and get your miniature converting ideas flowing.

THEME: DEAD MAN’S HAND: BOYS AND BUCKS

Great Escape Games’ Mark Wheatley heads to WI HQ with an armful of Dead Man’s Hand goodies for us to look at.

HAMMERHEAD PAINTING COMPETITION

For the fifth year in succession Wargames Illustrated ran the Hammerhead Painting Competition at the show in Newark, England, supported by Kalistra, and we’ve got photos of the winners for your delectation and dissection.

THE RACE TO MUNASSIB PASS

Robert Giglio presents a full multiplayer ruleset for a ‘race’ game set in WWI. Players come together in command of British light patrol cars and attempt to cut off a retreating Senussi force controlled by the referee.

FIGURE SPOTLIGHT: PLASTIC FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR FRENCH INFANTRY

We talk to Michael Perry about his eagerly awaited French Infantry plastic sets and get a bonus painting guide from brushmaster Matt Parkes.

RULES SHOWCASE: MAD FOR WAR: ALL AT SEA

Games Designer Barry Hilton pressgangs a couple of wet behind the ears landlubbers and guides them through their first game of his Age of Sail rules: Mad For War, and in the process unexpectedly uncovers ‘the best naval gamer’ he has ever seen!

RAISING THE STANDARD

Billhooks fanatic Mike Peters explains how he paints the beautiful standards that decorate his Wars of the Roses armies. Mike’s advice is applicable on banners for pretty much any period.