OBSERVATION POST
In this month’s OP we’ve got skirmish campaigning in mythical Greece, campaigning anywhere, and campaigning in the Franco-Prussian War.
RELEASE RADAR
Dom Sore’s always keeping an eye out for new and exciting wargaming releases.
QUICK FIRE
Short, quick-read posts from WI readers about their hobby projects, notes, news, and observations.
THE WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED READERS’ AWARDS
We present the results of the ninth annual Wargames Illustrated Readers’ Awards and hear from the winners.
2025 HOBBY HERO: CHRIS ‘PEACHY’ PEACH
Your Hobby Hero for 2025 is Chris ‘Peachy’ Peach of the Peachy Tips YouTube channel. We lured him to WITowers with a cheap trophy and mug of Yorkshire Tea, then James threw some questions his way!
THE MARKER QUEST
Manuel Barros Silva learns how to paint with pens!
CHUGGING ALONG THE CHITTAGONG
Glenn Clarke describes his latest foray into another of wargaming’s less explored conflicts, the Third Burma War.
LILY BANNERS GOES FORTH
Beneath the Lily Banners returns for a fourth edition; we invited the game’s designer, Barry Hilton, to WIHQ to play through a game with fellow Marlburian maven Nick Eyre of North Star.
TILTS, TROLLS, AND TROUBLE
Tom Hill bolts fresh scenarios, new objectives, and new ideas onto Joe McCullough’s crazy fantasy sports game, Hairfoot Jousting!
MESSING ABOUT IN BOATS
Australian wargamer Mark Piper continues his tabletop gaming set in New Zealand from 1800-1850, with three scenarios that explore Crown and Māori waterborne operations.
BATTLE AT MONTE CASSEL, 1677
Colonel Bill Gray mixes history, playtesting, and wargaming fun as he brings an expansion for his Age of Eagles II rules to its conclusion.
MIDGARD - GREAT NORTHERN WAR
Matt Moran expands James Morris’ Midgard rules beyond their initial intended scope, testing them out in the Great Northern War (1700 - 1721).
STRALSUND 1628
Jan Karrman gives us a preview of the game he’ll bring to this year’s Salute wargames show.
GOING GREEK WITH GAMERS GRASS TERRAIN PART TWO
James completes the Warriors of Athena terrain he built in our last issue.
BUILDING A BURMESE TEMPLE
Glenn Clarke shows how he constructed a Burmese temple, as featured in his article on page 38.