The latest issue of MINIATURE WARGAMES WITH BATTLEGAMES magazine arrived in yesterday morning's post.
The articles included in this issue are:
The articles included in this issue are:
- Briefing (i.e. the editorial) by Henry Hyde
- Forward observer by Neil Shuck
- From roof to road: The continuing tales of a wargames widow by Diane Sutherland
- Fantasy Facts: Just look at the size of my etchings by John Treadaway
- Chotusitz 1742: A Frederican fest in Grimsby by David Tuck, Tony Waumsley, and Malcolm Johnston
- Send three and fourpence by Conrad Kinch
- The Grassus Gambit I: The landing at Litus Flavis by Bart Vetters
- Defending the Empire: Building a Martian fort by John Treadaway
- The Mongols in Europe: Part 1: the Russian Campaign by Mick Sayce
- Competing views: An assessment of the tournament scene by Martin Stephenson
- 10 steps to horsey heaven: Stepwise painting for equine miniatures by Kerry Thomas
- Command Challenge: Three fords, three ways by Steve Jones
- Hex encounter by Brad Harmer
- Wars of Absolutism: An 18th century campaign system by Roger Underwood
- Recce
- The Battlegames Combat Stress Appeal report by Henry Hyde
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Much to my surprise the Hex Encounter article gave me food for thought.
ReplyDeleteNobby,
ReplyDeleteI thought that it was an interesting addition to the magazine's usual coverage.
All the best,
Bob
Personally, I'm becoming concerned that there are rather a lot of regular columns by the same authors each month.
ReplyDeleteI was particularly disappointed that 'Fantasy Facts' has reappeared: but that's because I have no interest in futuristic grunts armed with lasers and AFVs mounted on hovercraft skirts! Surely such a concept would be completely impractical in terms of fuel consumption - unless one had some anti-gravity material like Wells' Cavorite - and ludicrously expensive? Recent events in Afghanistan, Nigeria, Ukraine et al. suggest that much future warfare is more likely to involve relatively low-tech, partisan/terrorist/militia forces than high-tech, professional ones...
Command Challenge, OTOH, I like because there is a variety of authors, periods, rules systems &c.
WSS is beginning to look more attractive.
Regards,
Arthur
Arthur1815,
ReplyDeleteI must admit that the 'Fantasy Facts' section only warrants a skim through by me. I usually find the rest of the magazine enjoyable, even if the articles don't always cover areas that interest me. I hope that it will not become formulaic ... as it tended to under its previous editor. In the meantime I shall be sticking with it.
All the best,
Bob
Bob,
ReplyDeleteI certainly won't desert Henry and MWBG yet - though an e-sub is starting to make more sense financially.
That would leave spare cash to buy WSS when it has a theme that interests me.
Best wishes,
Arthur
Arthur1815,
ReplyDeleteI did consider an e-subscription, but chose the printed version ... for the moment.
I do buy other wargames magazines as well, but only when they have articles hat interest me.
All the best,
Bob
I read this with some interest as I have not bought any magazines this year, a new years thing, no unpainted models either. Although you don't really review the magazine as such the contents don't exactly inspire me. I have a very certain feeling that I'm really not missing out on anything - which is a shame. Be good to hear this changes, best wishes, JJ
ReplyDeleteWarpaintjj,
ReplyDeleteI used to buy all three glossy wargames magazines, but over the years I gradually stopped buying any of them. I felt that the content was either being too repetitive, uninspiring, or too product dependent.
I started buying MINIATURE WARGAMES WITH BATTLEGAMES when Henry Hyde took over as editior ... and in my opinion he has managed to avoid producing a duff issue so far. All right, not every article covers something that interests me, but there are always some articles that do.
I don't do an in-depth review of the magazine because that is done elsewhere. What I try to do is to make regular blog readers aware of what each issue contains so that they can choose whether or not to buy it. I hope that one day you will read one of my blog entries and think to yourself 'I will take a look at that issue the next time I see it on sale somewhere.'
All the best,
Bob
Well said Arthur1815. That Arthur Harman crops up far too frequently. Damn that cut and paste! ;-)
ReplyDeleteRobertpeel999,
ReplyDeleteHow very true ... and rumour has it that yet another of his articles appears in the most recent issue.
All the best,
Bob