{"product_id":"wargames-illustrated-wi396-december-2020","title":"Wargames Illustrated WI396, December 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eQUICK FIRE!\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOur readers ‘take aim and fire’ in posts about their current hobby projects.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e OBSERVATION POST\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the Dark Ages to World War III, we look at some recent releases in the wargaming world.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFULL PAPER JACKET\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYour monthly book preview column.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHEME: IN AT THE DEEP END – INTRODUCING ‘HIT THE BEACH’\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegular contributor and amphibious enthusiast Pete Brown introduces this month’s ‘Hit the Beach’ theme, taking a deep dive into the ocean of wargaming possibilities.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDESIGNER’S NOTES: LION RAMPANT: THE CRUSADER STATES\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCo-author of the new Lion Rampant expansion supplement The Crusader States Dr Gianluca Raccagni gives us his Designer’s Notes on the latest edition to the Rampant stable.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHEME: INVASION SUSSEX!\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGames Designer Dan Mersey introduces\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eus to some early Saxon battles that begin with beach-hitting action on the south coast of England.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBILLHOOKS FIELD DEFENCES AND STAKES\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis month model-making maestro James is making field defences and stakes, adding flexibility and defensive potential to his Never Mind the Billhooks army.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHEME: WHAT A CORKER! MARLBOROUGH’S IRISH INVASION, 1690\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarry Hilton provides the words and (glorious!) pictures for this ‘Hit the Beach’ article in which John Chrurchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough leads his forces into Ireland.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWARGAMING CRÉCY\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSimon Macdowall tackles one of the most famous battles of the Hundred Years War and throws in a bit of Billhooks and Zoom along the way.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHEME: THE BRITISH INVASION OF EGYPT, 1801\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe beach landing at Abu Qir Bay led to the defeat of the French in Egypt – a not widely known action within the Napoleonic period. That relative obscurity didn’t stop Alan Perry designing an entire range.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHOW TO … BUILD AN AFGHAN GATEHOUSE AND WALL\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaul Davies builds a gateway and walls which could be used as the starting point for a fort or even a walled town or city. The Kabuli Gate at Fort Rohtas in the Pakistani province of Punjab provided his inspiration.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHEME: ANGUAR ISLAND AMPHIBIOUS INFANTRY, 1944\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOur pals at Warlord Games have provided us with an unused scenario from their latest Bolt Action book Campaign Mariana \u0026amp; Palau Islands. There’s also a new special rule for a Preliminary Airstrike!\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFREE FRAMES ‘HIT THE BEACH’\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTaking inspiration from this month’s free US Marines frame, along with Neil Roberts’s ‘Hit the Beach’ cover art, James has created a set of models landing in the Pacific.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHOW TO … BUILD AN IRISH ROUND TOWER\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTurn a Pringles tube into a model of an Irish Round Tower! Glenn Clarke show us how.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHEME: HIT THE BEACH (MAT)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you want your wargames figures to go hitting the beach, you are going to need some beach to hit – we look at the ready-made options available.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLITTLE BIG HORN – FROM BOARD TO BATTLEMAT\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Hart takes a trip down Memory Lane, turning a much-loved childhood boardgame into a retro wargame.]\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wargams Illustrated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37638722879679,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0235\/9200\/9805\/products\/396_cover_600.jpg?v=1606570252","url":"https:\/\/lvlupgaming.co.uk\/products\/wargames-illustrated-wi396-december-2020","provider":"Lvl Up Gaming UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}