Wargames Illustrated 292 (February 2012)

DARKEST AFRICA: A WARGAMER'S GUIDE
We head into the “Heart of Darkness” with expert on all things Africa - Chris Peers. In this intro piece to our theme, Chris talks about the appeal of gaming the Dark Continent and takes a look at the different forces and figures available.

THE PATH OF BLOOD
When Shaka Zulu’s most powerful lieutenant falls foul of his lord it can mean only one thing - war! And that’s what we have in this inter-tribal refight using Hail Caesar rules.

“WE COME FOR YOUR CATTLE”
The staple diet of inter-tribal warfare in sub-Saharan Africa was cattle raiding. In this battle report we use the Death in the Dark Continent rules to refight an Ila versus Matabele small scale battle.

“LET'S HAVE A FIGHT AT JIM'S PLACE”
Jim’s place was the name the Zulu gave to the isolated Rorke’s Drift Mission Station in South Africa which became the scene of an iconic battle in 1879 which requires no introduction to most wargamers. In this Black Powder ‘what if’ refight we generously reinforce the British garrison with hundreds more troops to man the mealie bags, but the outcome is still far from certain....

FLAMES OF WAR: THE THIRD EDITION
The release of the third edition of the world’s most popular historical wargame - Flames Of War - is almost upon us. In this piece from the Battlefront Design Studio the editors, writer, and designer give us an exclusive glimpse at what the third edition has in store.

HOT TIME IN LIGNY
Using modified Shako rules, habitual solo wargamer Chris Hahn offers us an interpretation of the smaller battle fought on 16 June 1815, between Napoleon’s French and Blücher’s Prussians, mere days before Waterloo.

SEDGEMOOR AND MORE
The Battle of Sedgemoor, 1685 was the subject of a club demo game by the ‘Like a Stonewall’ Wargames Group. In this article Nick Buxey takes us on a tour of the table and explains how it all came together.

FLAMES OF WAR NORTH AMERICAN MASTERS
In November 2011, 22 of the top Flames Of War players from across North America were invited to the very first FOW Masters event. We speak with Battlefront’s event manager, Joe Krone, about the Masters, and present a quick teaser of all the great coverage you can find online.

ONE DAY CAMPAIGNS
Wouldn’t it be great if you could run a whole campaign in just one day? Pete Brown explains how (with enough prep) you can!