Wargames Illustrated Magazine #419 (November 2022)

Wargames Illustrated Magazine #419 (November 2022) QUICK FIRE! Modelling ‘shorts’ from your fellow wargamers. OBSERVATION POST Your monthly roundup of notable new releases in the hobby. RELEASE RADAR Dom Sore scans the interweb for quality and/or quirky new wargames products. FULL PAPER JACKET Neil Smith’s look at forthcoming book releases worthy of wargamers’ attention. THEME: SILVER BAYONET FINALE (PART ONE) James takes the players into an RPG-inspired freeform adventure for the climax of our Silver Bayonet campaign. The units put aside their enmities and head underground, facing unknown dangers as they search out the root of the mysterious Harvestmen’s power. THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY PLATOON Paul Leach shares how he uses Japanese platoons in games of Bolt Action and Chain of Command and provides some house rules that add extra character. THEME: HOW TO… CONVERT A STEAMPUNK GUNBOAT Our regular ‘How to…’er Paul Davies joins in the Twisted History action by taking a TTCombat MDF Paddleboat and enhancing it with steampunk details, getting it ready for pulp gaming. BATTLE OF KHORRAMSHAHR 1980 Ian Taylor describes the making of his Iran-Iraq War 6mm table, rules modifications he made for easy play, and how games played out at The Joy of Six show earlier in 2022. ...and much more!