Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy

Editor-in-chief: Jasper Oorthuys Editor: Guy Bowers Copy editor: Naomi Munts Layout, design: Christianne C. Beall Maps: Rocío Espin © 2019 Karwansaray Publishers Contributors: Mark Backhouse, Steve Beckett, Joe Bilton, Richard Clarke, David Davies, B

We can run wild for six months or maybe a year, but after that, I have utterly no confidence. — Vice Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Following the Mukden Incident and the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, Chinese and Japanese forces occasionally skirmished al

Company: Victrix Size: 28mm ‘foot to eye’ or 32mm tall Era: Early medieval Price: £36.00 for 36 infantry www.victrixlimited.com The latest Victrix Dark Age set is Norman crossbowmen. They would be fully described as crossbowmen suitable for several a

There are many types of campaigns and to describe them all here is probably to rehearse a list that we are all well aware of. In this instance, what was being attempted was a campaign for Chain of Command where the established structure is more or le

We have chosen to primarily look at the Japanese, but we have included other soldiers when samples have been sent to us. We were going to include vehicles as well, but then that'd have taken quite a few more pages in the magazine! So for this issue,

While the 3D printing debate encompasses a vast number of avenues of discussion, some notable claims have been made of its value to wargamers. The more vocal 3D printing advocates believe that 3D printing is the holy grail of hobby solutions, holding

By Chris Swan (Partizan Press, 2023) £35.00 D10, Initiative-based alternate turn I have always been fascinated by Greek mythology and so I was very interested when this rules set landed in front of me. The rules are a skirmishlevel system that allows

By Barry Hilton (Wordtwister Publishing, 2022) £35.00 Special D6, D8, D10, and D12, Initiativebased alternate turn Finally! A set of naval rules for the era of fighting sail that is not entirely focused on the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. This

By Robert Vela (Osprey/Warlord Games, 2023) £20.00 D6, Dice-based initiative Reviewing a new campaign supplement for Bolt Action always occasions a mix of excitement and wariness within me: excitement because it is by far the most popular historical

By Chris McDowall (Osprey Wargames, 2023) £25.00 (hardback) or £17.50 (PDF) D6, Initiative-based alternate turn In a grimdark future, monsters and demons run rampant and roam the land. Bands of brave warriors seek out these abominations to destroy th

By Terry Crowdy ISBN: 978-1914059780 (Helion & Company Ltd, 2021) - £29.95 Terry Crowdy, author of various Osprey books has now expanded on the theme of French light infantry in this new work intended to be a definitive history of this troop type. In

By Henry Hyde ISBN: 979-8386916558 (Gladys Publications, 2023) - £25.00 For those of you who do not know of the “Tabletop Tactics” series of articles written by Henry Hyde in WS&S, this will be a fascinating book (although if you are reading this rev

By Simon Elliott ISBN: 978-1399090926 (Pen and Sword Books, 2023) - £15.00 With its enticing title I was expecting tales of Roman derring-do. The reality is that the approach is academic with lots of reference to source material (both ancient and mod

Once you find a thin enough piece of wire to unblock your poly cement or superglue nozzle, tuck it into the bottle's label so that you always have it to hand. Also, you can clear stubborn blockages by taking the nozzle out, grasping it firmly with pl

I like to recycle where possible. So when I have an old Tamiya or Vallejo lid, I like to repurpose it as a miniature holder. The Vallejo shape is ideal for positioning 28mm riders while painting. ■

I've recently bought and printed out some STL files. These generally come with a number of supports, which have to be carefully removed. However, there is a danger of removing too much support. In the past I have become too zealous and ripped the sup

I spend too much time rummaging through my stack of paints trying to find the colour I'm looking for. Some people use paint racks and look at the bottom of the bottle, but I generally store my paints vertically in a four-litre Really Useful Box or si