Wargames Illustrated Issue 430

Wi430, October 2023 comes bundled with a FREE copy of the Valour & Fortitude Second Edition rulebook.

Our mentor here at Wargames Illustrated, Duncan Macfarlane, regularly used to quip “What do you call gamers who buy the first edition of your rules? Playtesters”. It’s been a year since Wi teamed up with Jervis Johnson and the Perry twins to bring you the first edition of Valour & Fortitude; in the intervening months V&F has been ‘playtested’ the world over, Jervis has honed the rules and expanded on the examples of play, and we now bring you V&F Second Edition. There have been no sweeping changes made to the rules, but you will find them generally more refined than their first incarnation. I will leave it to Jervis to expand on what you can expect from Valour & Fortitude in year two – take a look at his introduction in the rules booklet.

You will find more V&F content in-mag, with Peninsular War Army Lists and an interview with the boys behind the rules. There’s more online too: a ‘how to play’ video, an interview with Jervis and the Perry twins, and a tour around Alan Perry’s V&F tabletop – all available to view for free via the Wargames Illustrated YouTube page. Elsewhere in the magazine, we’re taking you scenic storytelling, back to Maidstone during the English Civil War, hunting for Viking treasure, on cinematic adventures with 7TV’s revised second edition, and much more besides.

Dan Faulconbridge
Editor and Owner

CONTENT

OBSERVATION POST
Weird WWI, legendary Arthurian miniatures, cavemen, Iroquois, and ‘imaginations’ feature in this month’s reviews.

RELEASE RADAR
Dom Sore’s regular column is a chance to check out some of the less publicised wares from independent companies that you might otherwise miss.

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

THEME:
VALOUR & FORTITUDE ON CAMPAIGN
James chats with Jervis Johnson and the Perrys about Valour & Fortitude’s second edition, the Peninsular War campaign they ran during playtesting, and what’s ahead for this versatile ruleset.

DESIGNER’S NOTES:
7TV REVISED SECOND EDITION
Karl Perrotton guides us through the packed revised version of his popular wargaming meets TV/film production wargame.

THEME:
VALOUR & FORTITUDE SPANISH AND ALLIED ARMY SHEETS
Jervis Johnson presents two new army sheets for use with Valour & Fortitude.

“A VERY FIERCE AND HOT DISPUTE” PART TWO
The man behind Bloody Miniatures, Richard Lloyd, is back with the gaming section of his two-part article about a little-known English Civil War battle he has extensively researched.

SHOW REPORT:
BRITCON 2023
We talk to Tim Porter from the British Historical Games Society and get his insider view on Britcon’s sophomore year in the Lead Belt.

SCENIC STORYTELLING
James turns Great Escape Games’ plastic General Purpose Wagon into a storytelling terrain piece.

OLAF THE FORGETFUL AND WATLINGTON HOARD
Ryan Lavelle presents a Lion Rampant scenario in which an absent-minded 9th Century Viking searches for his treasure hoard while ‘behind enemy lines’.

HISTORICON 2023 PAINTING COMPETITION
Dave Taylor reports on the Wargames Illustrated/Historicon Painting Competition.

THE SHED WARS EXPERIENCE
Wi Editor Dan tells us about a new gaming venue deep in the heart of leafy Surrey.