Wargames Illustrated Issue 448 - APRIL 2025
OBSERVATION POST
We take on dangerous AIs in the far reaches of space, and navigate a post-apocalyptic Earth in this month’s reviews.
RELEASE RADAR
Dom Sore’s Release Radar lets us know about new and upcoming wargaming goodies every month.
QUICK FIRE
Short, quick-read posts from Wi readers about their hobby projects, notes, news, and observations.
THEME: HOW DID I MISS... SPECTRE: OPERATIONS?
James observes a game of Spectre: Operations to learn its ins and outs. Spectre Designer Steve May, the Perrys, and WI Editor Dan do battle.
THEME: SPECTRE SCENARIO - OPERATION MOCKINGBIRD
An early WI exclusive: the Scenario we played in this month’s Spectre: Operations battle report, for you to try at home!
CLOSING THE GATES
Don of the diorama, Matt Parkes, places this year’s free Salute figure in the centre of a Hougoumont-inspired display piece.
THEME: WHY I LOVE... CLOSE QUARTER BATTLE
Lisa Smedman shares what makes this game of elite Operatives one of her favourites, and interviews its designer.
THE WONDERFUL WORK OF ANDREW WAXTEL
We take a closer look at the work of Andrew Waxtel, winner of Historicon 2024’s Best in Show.
THEME: GOING MODERN
Dom Sore digs into Ultra-Modern wargaming options, that are available, sharing some great rulesets and miniature ranges for newcomers and veterans alike.
EDITOR’S EXPLOITS: THE BATTLE OF CRESSWELL: FROM FIELD TO TABLE
Wargames Illustrated Editor Dan shares his latest Editor’s Exploits: a yomp around a Roman battlefield, followed by a game of Hail Caesar with The Happy Archaeologist.
FIGURE SPOTLIGHT: FRANCO-PRUSSIAN BAVARIAN INFANTRY 1870-71
We chat with designer Michael Perry about the latest plastics in his Franco-Prussian War range.
WHY I LOVE... GUARDS OF TRAITOR’S TOLL
James unboxes the latest offering from Grey For Now Games, and pens an unprecedentedly-early article in our semi-regular ‘Why I love’ series.
BURROWS AND BADGERS SECOND EDITION
Michael Lovejoy tells us how he crafted the new edition of his popular animalistic, ‘RPG-lite’, small-figure-count skirmish game.
THE LEGEND OF RAMBLING PETE PART ONE
Mark Etheridge and his gaming friends, Michael Robinson and Nick Mcloughlin, share the campaign they created for What a Cowboy!
