Wargames Illustrated WI450 June 2025 Edition

OBSERVATION POST

We examine the goodies from our Salute haul in this month’s reviews, including new plastic buildings, fantasy armies, fierce female fighters, and The Barons’ War Second Edition.

RELEASE RADAR

Dom Sore’s Release Radar keeps us updated on all kinds of cool hobby releases each month.

QUICK FIRE

Short, quick-read posts from WI readers about their hobby projects, notes, news, and observations.

THEME: FOLKLORE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

We add a smattering of Folklore to our ACW battles and campaigns, translating some of America’s legends to the tabletop for this month’s theme.

A TRIBUTE TO PAUL SAWYER

In this article we pay tribute to former White Dwarf Editor and Warlord Games co-founder Paul Sawyer.

THEME: OUTLAW RETINUES IN RUCKUS

Folklore favourite, Robin Hood, hits the tabletop in games of Ruckus, thanks to these fresh new rules from Mike Peters!

DEMOING MIDGARD

Pete Jenkins gives us a look behind the scenes of the Midgard participation game he ran with James Morris at this year’s Hammerhead wargaming show in Newark.

THEME: DESIGNER’S NOTES: THE WOODS

Geoff Solomon-Sims discusses the finer points of his intriguing fantasy skirmish game in our semi-regular ‘Designer’s Notes’ series.

WARGAMING WITH SNIPERS PART ONE

James takes a stealthy trip through frozen Finland, observing the terror that history’s most deadly sniper - Simo Häyhä - brought to the Soviets during WWII’s Winter War.

THEME: FOLKLORE INFLUENCES IN MOONSTONE

V.G. Thorne provides insight into the vivid fantasy world of Moonstone and its folklore inspirations.

SALUTE 2025 SHOW REPORT

We report on the busiest Salute ever in our annual look at the best games from the UK’s biggest wargaming show.

THE JOUST

Paul Mackay details the building of his impressive diorama, which won the Editor’s Choice award at the Hammerhead 2025 painting competition.

THE SHIFTING SANDS PART ONE

Bob Giglio presents a 7TV adventure series packed with vintage thrills, archeological spills, and movie magic!

LOUGHTON STRIKE FORCE - WARSAW 1944

We take a close look at Martin Stanbridge’s amazing gaming table from Salute 52.

NOBODY BUT US

Jerry Richardson examines the minutiae of the Vozdushno-desantnye Voyska - Soviet Airborne Troops in the Cold War.