With issue 13 now back from the printers and smelling lovely as usual, it's time for me to deliver the next PDF issue as promised, so issue 5 (originally published November/December 2006) is now on sale at the Battlegames shop here.
A reminder of the contents:
- A return to the Sudan. Jim Purky (
Der Alte Fritz 
) gets his hands on the Gilder collection of Sudan miniatures and plays in the Grand Manner. - Dave Robotham finishes Modelling 10mm WWII Paras in his step-by-step guide.
- From battle to battlegame. Ross Macfarlane explains how he translates a historical battle onto the tabletop.
- One rule for one... Lee Swift outlines his helpful hints for writing your own wargames rules.
- Bob Barnetson and Bruce McFarlane give us a programmed campaign to play Hitler's planned invasion of Britain, Operation Sealion.
- C.S. Grant brings us a terrific Table Top Teaser that will have you hunting for treasure.
- Asquith's way. Stuart Asquith talks about the periods he doesn't like to play, and why.
- Mike Siggins has plenty to say about plastics in Forward Observer.
- Snowballs at Brienne. Arthur Harman gives us our free game this issue - a snowball fight featuring a young Napoleon!
- In my Wars of the Faltenian Succession episode, I write about creating a fictitious economy for campaign rules.
- Guy Hancock pushes for more interesting scenery to fight your battles over in his regular fantasy & sci-fi column, To boldly go.
- A huge Recce section, with reviews of many new books, products and figures.
- And the Larry Leadhead guys give us a little seasonal special.
As an aside, I look forward to meeting more readers at To the Redoubt in Eastbourne on the weekend of 26th/27th of this month, and again at A Whiff of Grapeshot at the Royal Artillery Museum in Woolwich on 10th August.