What's in the November 2026 issue of Wargames Illustrated?
OBSERVATION POST
This month’s reviews cover a sci-fi warfare expansion for Stargrave and new plastics for Greek myth gaming.
RELEASE RADAR
Dom Sore shares a bumper crop of exciting releases in his monthly report on what’s new in the world of wargaming.
QUICK FIRE
Short, quick-read posts from Wi readers about their hobby projects, notes, news, and observations.
THEME: PAINTING A KING TIGER WITH RIDERS
Sébastien Clément shares the competition-level painting process he applied to this 15mm Flames of War King Tiger.
EPIC ACTION AT INTOMBE
A Black Powder Anglo-Zulu War scenario, reinterpreted for Epic-scale action by Pete Brown.
THEME: MATT PARKES PAINTS TRENCH CRUSADE PART ONE
Follow a painting pro as he builds and paints some epically odd Trench Crusade minis.
DESIGNER’S NOTES: NO EASY GROUND
Second Escape Games’ Darryl Morton provides his Designer’s Notes on No Easy Ground.
THEME: UCCELLO… I’LL FIDDLE
Nick Buxey tells us of his epic adventures in creating waterslide decals for 15th-Century Italian Knights.
COLD WAR THE ARCTIC FRONT
Lisa Smedman looks at one of the largest military exercises in the Canadian north, and turns it into a series of wargaming scenarios.
THEME: THREADS OF WAR
Rubén Torregrosa gives a painting masterclass, applying five different approaches to the humble padded gambeson.
HIDE, STONE, AND BRONZE
Pete Brown explains how he adapted the Hide, Stone, and Bone Campaign system for the Bronze Age.
THEME: THE ITALIAN (PAINT) JOB
Beth Walsh kitbashes and paints a selection of Allied figures, for use in World War Two’s Italian Campaign.
LITTLE SPACES FOR LITTLE WARS
Glenn Clark offers ways to enjoy wargaming no matter how restricted your hobby space may be.
FROM ATHELNEY TO ETHANDUN
James Morris and Ryan Lavelle talk about the crossover between games design and academia in creating a wargaming campaign.
FALLOUT WASTELAND WARFARE SECOND EDITION
We talk to Modiphius’ Lead Game Designer, Evie Moriarty, about Fallout Wasteland Warfare’s new edition.
