Wargames Illustrated Issue 448 - APRIL 2025

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!