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Wargames Illustrated Magazine Issue 459 March 2026


Wargames Illustrated Magazine Issue 459 March 2026

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contents 459
 
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.
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    We check out new plastics for Dead Man’s Hand and The Barons’ War, along with some handy decals in this month’s reviews.
     
    RELEASE RADAR 
     
    Dom Sore’s here with his monthly look at the newest releases in the world of wargaming.
     
    QUICK FIRE 
     
    Short, quick-read posts from Wi readers about their hobby projects, notes, news, and observations.
     
    Theme: Mons Graupius: The History/Research 
     
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    Salute painting COMPETITION WINNER
     
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    Theme: Mountain basing  
     
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    Battle Report: Traitor’s TolL 
     
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    Theme: Catastrophe in the Mountains 
     
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    Partizan Show Report 
     
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    Figure Spotlight: Victrix Germans 
     
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    Theme: Mayhem on the Moor 
     
    A tabletop crawler game inspired by moors, gothic horror, and Games Workshop board games of the 1980s.
     
    Collecting History
     
    Kevin Krause showcases the huge number of armies he’s collected over the decades, as he has built what might be the world’s largest collection of 15mm figures.
     
    Chain of Command 2
     
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