Miniature Wargames Issue 478

What's in this Issue?

On the cover we have The Sun and Bear: This is an introduction to the Russo Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century with both simple rules and some ideas for this unique environment.

Command Decision. A Coat Of The Very, Very Best: Campaigning in the Horse & Musket period. Author Jon Sutherland begins a three part series. This time he deals with Movement, Supply, Scouting and After Battle Mechanics.

In Send Three And Fourpence Conrad Kinch tries out the new Xenos Rampant system from Osprey Rules and puts Dan Mersey’s new system through a ‘40k style’ scenario.

In Hit the Beach we have a Napoleonic beach landing in 28mm with a solo adaption for Black Powder.

In Warhead we have some super-spy scuba shenanigans – with subs! All done in 20mm with lots of conversion work and modelling, this is the first of a two-parter: rules next month.

We have a double Scratchbuild session in two scales: an Egyptian Pylon (in 15mm or 28mm (well, they’re quite big...) or an Epic Scale ACW cottage.

The Editor takes his camera to the WAR show in Reading at its new venue.

With Recce we have a large selection of reviewed reading material featuring splendiferous publications to pique a wargamer’s interest.

In Defence In Depth we present the latest in figure and rules reviews.

In Quartermaster, we take a look at some Two Thin Coats paint.

The Last Word has some thoughts on When wargaming is no longer fun.