Miniature Wargames 388 Out This Week

Here's what you can expect in issue 388. Of course, we have our regular spots:

Briefing

The Editor has his Briefing, in which he discusses best and worst movie moments.*

World Wide Wargaming

The Editor again, looking at the online world as it relates to wargamers in his World Wide Wargaming column. This time he considers the recent controversy about the Confederate battle flag, explores the online presence of the Imperial War Museums, and picks another pair of Blogs of the Month.

Forward Observer

Neil Shuck examines the trends in the hobby in Forward Observer, though he's feeling a bit off-color because he actually won a recent game… Refights of Waterloo, PSC's "The Great War" game and new stuff from Radio Dish-Dash come under his scrutiny.

Wargames Widow

Diane Sutherland uses her Wargames Widow column to provide terrain-making tips. This month, she takes a hammer to the question of creating ruins, smashing her way to scenic success.

Fantasy Facts

Fantasy Facts columnist John Treadaway scans the worlds of fantasy and sci-fi wargaming. Starting with new zombie-fest "Bullets and Brains" from East Street Games, he then examines new gobliny minis from Midlam Miniatures, dallies with Freebooter's Fate, greets a host of new stuff from Brigade Models, examines 1:100 mercenaries from Ground Zero Games and then plunges into the really tiny from Spartan Miniatures who have released some tiny but lovely things for "Firestorm Planetfall," before stepping up in size for "Dystopian Legions."

Send three and fourpence

Conrad Kinch with his Send three and fourpence column writes about the way in which terrain can have an effect on morale as well as movement.

Hex Encounter

Boardgame specialist Brad Harmer uses his Hex Encounter column to describe the joys of the two-dimensional gaming world, following up his provocative piece last month with a selection of free games he thinks you should try.

Recce

And our highly respected Recce section reviews a broad selection of the latest wargaming goodies.

In this issue, we also have:

Operation Crossfire

Nikolas Lloyd describes his mammoth, multinational one-day wargaming project "Operation Crossfire", where dozens of players across several continents fought WWII battles as part of the same campaign simultaneously!

Common sense – A foundation in tactics

Serving army Captain Charlie M Grant gives us "Common sense – A foundation in tactics", making some fundamental points about the need for sound knowledge so you can successfully react to a situation on the tabletop.

What – no Wellington?

Andrew Rolph refreshes our collective memory that the Napoleonic Wars had covered a great deal more ground than just Waterloo by delivering "What – no Wellington?", a complete set of fast-play wargaming rules for Central and Eastern Europe 1800-1814.

Wildfire in the Wilderness

Trevor Halsall is back with another American Civil War scenario, Wildfire in the Wilderness, based on the fighting around the intersection of the Orange Plank Road with the Brock Road in Virginia on May 5th 1864.

Terrain for Tiny Chaps

Mick Sayce is well known for his series on the Mongols, but he's also clever at creating "Terrain for Tiny Chaps", opening a two-parter on creating miniature landscapes for your 6mm armies.

Battlegames Combat Stress Appeal

And of course we have an update from our continuing Battlegames Combat Stress Appeal.

* An apology in advance because I dropped a clanger. Once you read my editorial, you'll understand, but of course it was Al Pacino who starred in "Revolution", not Mel Gibson. Doh! (It had been a hard day…)