Wargames Illustrated Magazine #420 (December 2022)

Wargames Illustrated Magazine #420 (December 2022) QUICK FIRE! Your fellow wargamers talk teddy bears and (bang on trend!) Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne. OBSERVATION POST 10mm War of Spanish Succession, medieval civilians, World War Two raids, and rampant sci-fi all feature in this month’s OP. RELEASE RADAR See what’s bleeping on Dom’s radar this month. FULL PAPER JACKET Your roundup of new and forthcoming wargamer-worthy military history books. THEME: DESIGNER’S NOTES – NEVER MIND THE BILLHOOKS With the imminent release of the all-singing, all-dancing version of Billhooks, we asked author Andy Callan to give us the backstory on the revamped rules and a guided tour of the new sections. SHOW REPORT: TACTICA 2022 Wi Editor Dan reports on his recent trip to Hamburger Tactica, 2022 – Germany’s premier wargames show. THEME: JUST TALKING BILLHOOKS Keen Billhooker Mike Peters presents a guide to the game’s core units (with a focus on the Wars of the Roses) and highlights a few of the new treats he found in his pre-release peek at Never Mind the Billhooks Deluxe. ...and much more!