Past Issues

Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy issue 59

Theme: Guthrum and the Great Army

Benedict Coffin, 'Guthrum and the Great Army Introduction'.
Benedict Coffin, 'The Siege of Eoferwick (York) and the Ashdown campaign’.
Benedict Coffin, 'The invasion of Wessex and Edington'.
Tom Webster-Deakin, 'SAGA Campaigns – taking SAGA to the next level'.
Mark Backhouse, 'Plunder and Pillage – a Viking raid scenario with a twist'.
Guy Bowers, 'Assembling the Great Army – suitable miniatures for the Dark Age era’.
Dave Woodward, 'Faces, Bases and Flags – painting the cover vignette'.

Features

Guy Bowers, 'Interview with Slitherine Software’s Field of Glory Napoleon team’.
Eoghan Kelly, 'De Ruyter The battle of Plymouth 1652'.
George Moratis, 'The Eagle at Sparta – Pyrrhus vs the Lacedaemonians'.
Bernhard Isopp, 'Napoleon’s KGL – The Légion Hanovrienne.'.
Guy Bowers, ‘Let’s play Point Blank’ and ‘Let’s play War and Conquest’.
Phil Hendry, ‘The demon dip – cheating or a proper paint job?’.

Departments

Rick Priestley, 'This Gaming Life – A question of ground scales…'.
Richard Clarke, 'Up front – The complexity of warfare'.
Gaming news
Miniature reviews
Game Reviews of Armies of Antiquity, The Devil’s Wind, Where the Poppies Grow and Witchfinder General.
Book and board game reviews

Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy issue 57

Theme: Pulp action in the Roaring 20’s

•    Mark Backhouse and Guy Bowers, 'an introduction to the roaring 20’s'.
•    'A piece of the action' – making mobs for the Gangster period.
•    'The snitch and the snatch' – Gangster scenario.
•    'Follow that car!' – car chase rules.
•    'Run your own outfit’ - rules and miniatures overview.
•    John Morris of Mystic Spirals, 'In the spotlight’. Painting the Front Cover.

Features

•    Mark Backhouse, 'Caesar and the Pirates'.
•    Guy Bowers, 'Waterloo and Napoleon at War interviews'.
•    Jon & Diane Sutherland 'The great rebellion 1856-57 for Black Powder'.
•    Adrian White - ‘Operation Barras – Certain Death in Sierra Leone'.
•    Phil Hendry - 'Dreadfully dipped or properly painted?'.
•    Reviews of Gladiator, Napoleon and The last argument of kings.

Departments

•    'This Gaming Life – Rick Priestley looks at the humble D6'
•    'Up Front - Richard Clarke questions what is proper wargaming'.
•    Gaming news
•    Miniature reviews
•    Game Reviews
•    Book and board game reviews

Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy issue 56

Theme: A House Divided - 1861 first year of the American Civil War

Don Effinger and Mike Evans, '1861 A year of optimism'.
'Big Bethel'.
'Tactics of the Civil War'
'Why the Civil War is special'
'Blackburn's ford'
'How Stonewall Jackson got his name'
'Rules and miniatures overview'
David Imrie, 'Cadet Gray and Butternut, Painting our cover Vignette'.
Paul Darnell, 'Barnstorming the USA - building a barn for the tabletop'

Features

Mark Backhouse, 'Ships, Sea and Sandwich - Warwick at Sea'.
'A list too far... - A look at lists, supplements and gaming'.
Guy Bowers, '.45 Adventure - Interview with Richard A. Johnson'.
'Let's play Strange Aeons - A playtest of the horror skirmish game'.
Dean Motoyama, 'Magnesia - the refight'.
Bernhard Isopp - Hanseatic Legion
Richard Lloyd - 'Painting War of the Roses'.
Reviews of Kamfgruppe Normandy and Beneath Lily Banners 2

Departments

'This Gaming Life - Rick Priestley tackles another tricky question on dice'
'Up Front - Richard Clarke looks at Historicon'.
Gaming news
Book, miniature and board game reviews

Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy issue 55

Theme: Clash of the Titans

Mike Evans, 'Clash of the Titans - an in-depth look at Hail Caesar, Clash of Empires, War & Conquest and In Death Ground'.
Darrell Hindley, 'Painting our cover Vignette'.
Guy Bowers, 'Converting plastics - Celts'.
Guy Bowers, 'Why I still love WAB'.

Features

Ian Crouch, 'Cassel 1940 - The last stand of the Glosters and Ox and Bucks'.
Mark Backhouse, 'The Siege of Portsmouth - Good gaming idea for this ECW siege'.
'King John - A look at gaming the Baron's wars'.
Guy Bowers, 'Interview - The man behind SAGA - Alex Buchel'.
'Arrr! - Cutlass Pirate Scenario'.
Mike Evans and Don Effinger, 'Tales from the Campfire - A look at ACW gaming'.
'Modelling movement trays'.
Reviews of Cutlass and Force on Force

Departments