Wargames Illustrated 426 - June 2023 (EN)

OBSERVATION POST

We review new books, miniatures, and terrain in this month’s OP.

RELEASE RADAR

Dom Sore highlights some of the more eclectic new and upcoming wargaming releases in his regular column.

QUICK FIRE

Check out what hobby creativity our readers have been up to.

THEME: BUILDING A MEDIEVAL NAVY

Steve Wood is our man at the helm, guiding new players as they set sail into their Boathooks navy building adventures.

SHOW REPORT: SALUTE 50

Salute was back with a bang this year and we have a report on the best of the show.

DESIGNER’S NOTES: MEN, MYTHS AND MONSTERS

Chris Swan turns a lifelong passion for Greek mythology and its Hollywood representation into a new tabletop wargame.

THEME: BASHED!

Veteran player Mike Peters reports on the latest Billhooks BASH.

VIKINGS VS ANGLO SAXONS

Sébastien Clément discusses the making of his victorious Salute 2023 Painting Competition entry.

HOW DID I MISS… DEAD MAN’S HAND?

James takes on his first-ever game of Dead Man’s Hand against the game’s designer, Mark Wheatley.

THEME: BUILDING A BOATHOOKS GALLEY

Shipmaster Steve Wood shows how he constructed a imply medieval galley from basic materials.

GAMECHANGERS - READERS’ REFLECTIONS

Plenty of you enjoyed WI424’s Wise Old Men interview and sent in some of your own gamechangers.

KITBASHING A WARBAND FOR THE DOOMED

Ana Polanšćak takes us through the process of kitbashing a warband for Osprey’s new ‘grimdark’ skirmish game.

WORTH KNOWING!

NEVER MIND THE BOATHOOKS FREE WITH THE NEXT ISSUE OF WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE.

WI426 comes bagged with a 16-page free rulebook: Never Mind the Boathooks. It’s the nautical neighbour of our successful medieval rules Never Mind the Billhooks, but it’s stand-alone set of rules, supported by downloadable cards and tokens.

Players take to the high seas in a handful of 28mm scale medieval cogs and galleys in an effort to board their opponents’ vessels and strike their colours.

ALL COMPLETELY FREE.