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T h e W O R L D ’ S P R E M I E R TA B L E T O P G A M I N G M A G A Z I N E
Soldiers
of the
Queen
SHARP
PRACTICE
II
BLACK POWDER ERA
LARGE SCALE
SKIRMISHING
Issue 343
MAY 2016
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wargames illustrated issue wi343, may 2016
From the editor
This issue of
Wargames Illustrated
is released at Salute 2016 and it may be that you are
sat at one of the classy plastic patio furniture tables in London’s Excel taking a break from
your shopping, sightseeing and game participation and are leafing through your new copy of
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right now. If that is the case, we hope you have had time to call by the
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one of our games, particularly our Northwest Frontier game - our showpiece for this year’s
show - featured in more detail in next month’s mag.
The title of this issue’s theme, which inspired our Salute table - Soldiers of the Queen
- probably conjures up the campaigns of Queen Victoria’s reign in the minds of most
wargamers and you will certainly find several Victorian angled articles in the pages ahead,
with a look at gaming the Second Opium War and Victoria’s soldiers in miniature, amongst
others; but we also take in a couple of less obvious female rulers in the guise of Queen
Jadwiga of Lithuania and the Empress Matilda of Anjou, both of whom take our theme away
from the more predictable colonial context.
Outside of our theme content we take an early look at a couple of the big games from Salute
2016, the Essex Gamesters Vietnam board and Infamy Miniatures Steampunk masterpiece,
created by model making maestro Dave Taylor. We also spotlight two eagerly anticipated
new rule sets in
Sharp Practice II
and
The Men Who Would Be Kings.
Happy reading, and gaming.
Dan Faulconbridge
Editor
This month’s cover artwork is ‘The Battle of Tel-el Kebir, at dawn’ by Peter Dennis, from The Martini-
Henry Rifle, WPN 26. Used with the kind permission of Osprey Publishing Ltd www.ospreypublishing.com
The single figures are, top: Steampunk Victoria and bottom: Flash Harry, both from the
Wargames
Illustrated
Giants in Miniature range.
soldiers of
the empress .......................... 8
the men who would
be kings ................................ 26
chasing the dragon ... 34
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contents
THEME:
SOLDIERS OF
THE EMPRESS ........................................ 8
So, you want to field a force to support
Matilda in her quest for the throne back in
the 12th Century? Then this is the perfect
article for you!
UP THE BEACHES ............................... 16
Chris Townley from Battlefront Miniatures
shows us how to paint Marine Amtanks
for use in your
Flames of War:
Pacific
Campaign games.
THEME:
THE LAST CRUSADE ......... 20
In 14th Century Lithuania, the young
Queen Jagwida found herself caught up in a
bloody war as the Teutonic Knights brought
fire and sword in the name of Christ.
designers notes:
THE MEN WHO
WOULD BE KING .............................. 26
Dan Mersey provides an inside look at this
upcoming game from Osprey and discusses
his fundamental design philosophy, whilst
lamenting the hard to pronounce acronym!
THEME:
CHASING THE DRAGON 34
The Second Opium War, not an
opportunity to wipe out drug abuse but a
19th Century war to ensure its usage in
China - Pete Brown provides the details.
RULES SHOWCASE:
SHARP PRACTICE .............................. 42
An impressionistic take on a re-vamped
set of rules played under the guidance
of Mr. Richard Clarke, gamesmaster
extraordinaire.
THEME:
CHASTISEMENT OF THE
UTMAN KHELS .................................. 46
In 1852, the British Empire in India could
no longer tolerate the actions of one of the
Afghan tribes - something had to be done,
so Victoria’s warriors marched to war!
BUILDING OLD WORLDS ................ 52
Dave Taylor discusses the creation of his
Salute 2016 boards for Infamy Miniatures.
THEME:
VICTORIA’S SOLDIERS ..... 62
Over the course of her 63 year reign,
Queen Victoria’s army had to change and
adapt its uniforms and equipment to the
demands of a sprawling global Empire.
We take a look at how those changes are
reflected in miniature.
so you want to be a
successful crusader? ............... 66
Suggestions on how to play (and maybe
win!) at
Soldiers of God.
TACTICA 2016 .................................... 72
This visual spectacle of a show in
Hamburg, Germany should be at the top
of everyone’s list to visit – see why in this
photograph heavy feature.
RULES SHOWCASE:
LIVING ON THE FRONTLINE ........ 78
We take an in-depth look at these new
skirmish rules themed around the Winter
of ’79 setting, but suitable for any modern
era game.
THE ESSEX Gamesters’
VIETNAM TABLE ................................ 82
The Essex Gamesters, three times award
winners, provide us with exclusive access
to their Salute 2016 game.
A TOUR OF THE NEW
BATTLEFRONT FACTORY ................ 88
Having relocated to much larger premises,
the Battlefront Malaysia team provides an
insight into their new facilities.
CLUB FOCUS:
THE WB3D GAMERS ......................... 92
Neil Smith takes us on a journey around
his local club in Whitley Bay, England.
WACHT AM RHEIN ........................... 94
Warwick Kinrade, author of this latest
supplement to the
Battlegroup
WW2 rules,
discusses what players can find within this
Battle of the Bulge supplement.
SHARP PRACTICE -
THE NEW EDITION ............. 42
BUILDING OLD WORLDS .... 52
the Gamesters VIETNAM 82
WACHT AM RHEIn .............. 94
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