historicals

We're going to take a break from our usual Historicals content this week and channel Admiral Cosme Damian de Churruca. This article is about nailing our colours to the mast to stand up to defend the hobby we love,...

As you may have noticed from our interview with Andy Callan, author of this ruleset, we’re more than a bit excited about the revamped Billhooks Deluxe edition. What started out as a free ruleset packed with the Wargames Illustrated...

As an older millennial who had formative years during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, I've always had an interest in modern (for me, post year ~1990) engagements, since we grew up saturated with images and news reports from...

Italy might have had a relatively minor part to play in WW2 compared to many of the staple armies you see on the gaming table but they have a  remain one of the bigger factions in Wargaming and quite...

Mechs? In My Historicals? It's more likely than you think! Mechs belong in Historicals because the beginning of Mecha culture is 100% certainly, absolutely and uncontrovertibly our domain. We could cite Leonardo Da Vinci's clockwork knight, Bacon's terrifying and metaphorical...

As most wargamers will know, AdeptiCon 2023 took place last week / weekend and it was a great time. Over 6,500 gamers played in 735 events - it certainly felt like the biggest ever, with the parking lot full...

Lenoon goes back to Napoleonics to start planning a modular board for 6mm Haitian revolutionary battles

Back in September of 2020, readers of Wargames Illustrated were treated with a free ruleset cheekily called “Never Mind The Billhooks”. Centered on the Wars of The Roses, it soon became a very popular ruleset, with a low barrier of entry to start in medieval England. Two years on, the Deluxe version hit the virtual shelves. Updated and with new theatres to explore, the hype continues. We asked Andy Callan, author of the ruleset to answer some questions about the latest edition.

As recently discussed in our Roundtable article on gaming in the Medieval era, the age encompasses a large span, both temporally and physically. Because gaming systems and the models cover such a large period, it can be somewhat difficult...

A new horizon dawns for Warlord Games and it is resin, or rather Resin+. As many of you know, while most ranges are a mix of plastic and metal Warlord has been producing a few of their ranges in...