{"product_id":"wargames-illustrated-wi424-april-edition","title":"Wargames Illustrated WI424 April Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOBSERVATION POST\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTV and film classics, angry animals, Operation Barbarossa, and more in this month’s look at new wargames releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELEASE RADAR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat new hobby gems will Dom train his radar on this month?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQUICK FIRE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe place to go to find out what your hobby peers have been up to over recent weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFRAME FOCUS: PIKE \u0026amp; SHOTTE EPIC BATTLES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA look at this month’s freebie frame. Taking in some painting and modelling tips along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHEME: GAMECHANGERS WITH FOUR WISE MEN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe sit down for a few pints, some grub, and some Gamechangers chatter with a quadrant of wargaming wise men for this month’s theme introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFUN IN THE SUN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA look through the exciting new Outremer expansion book for Footsore’s Barons’ War, discussing the new armies, rules, and figures available, and some suggestions for Crusader States historical battles you can play at a skirmish level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHEME: PIKE \u0026amp; SHOTTE EPIC BATTLES - WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe caught up with Warlord Games’ Steve Morgan, author of the Pike \u0026amp; Shotte rules, and asked him about all things Pikey and Shotte.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMUSKETS \u0026amp; TOMAHAWKS TO FALLEN TIMBERS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe showcase the paint jobs Matt Parkes applied to North Star’s new Native American warriors for Muskets \u0026amp; Tomahawks and suggest some tabletop battles to use them in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHEME: “STEEL CHARIOTS IN THE DESERT”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Giglio presents armoured cars and light patrol cars as a World War One Gamechanger in the desert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBEHIND GERMAN LINES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaul Leach provides a ‘toolkit’ for collecting figures, planning forces, and getting gaming with Soviet partisans and their German foe during WWII.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHEME: MULTI-PLAYER BILLHOOKING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout this time last year, Giles Shapley, aka Eric the Shed, shared with us his journey through several multi-player tabletop refights of the battles of the Wars of the Roses. For this Gamechangers article, Giles tell us how he tweaked the Never Mind the Billhooks rules to allow for more players, more figures, and ultimately bigger battles in those games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSCENARIOS FOR VALOUR \u0026amp; FORTITUDE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing last month’s rules for using the Strategy \u0026amp; Guile campaign system with Valour \u0026amp; Fortitude, the game’s designer Jervis Johnson presents a S\u0026amp;G campaign scenario followed by a V\u0026amp;F battle scenario.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHEME: HELL ON HOOVES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBill Gray delves into the history and tactics of the Polish Winged Hussars and discovers that we might need to (Game)change to better represent them in tabletop battles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wargams Illustrated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42311230455999,"sku":"WI424","price":4.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0235\/9200\/9805\/products\/WI424Cover.webp?v=1680789505","url":"https:\/\/lvlupgaming.co.uk\/products\/wargames-illustrated-wi424-april-edition","provider":"Lvl Up Gaming UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}