Wargames Illustrated: January 2024

- OBSERVATION POST: This month's reviews encompass minis for a trio of wars - Cold, inter, and WWII - as well as a sizable selection of new plastics for Feudal Japan.

- RELEASE RADAR: Dom Sore finds an eclectic selection of new hobby kit to start 2024 in the right way.

- QUICK FIRE: Find out what your fellow hobbyists have been up to in our monthly reader-submitted section.

- THEME: THE PARTHIAN SHOT: James examines how the skilled Parthian riders used Hit and Run tactics to defeat the might of Rome at the Battle of Carrhae.

- THEME: SORTIE!: Its Medieval mayhem, with Hit and Run rules for making a sortie out of strongholds in Never Mind the Billhooks.

- THE BATTLE OF GALLABAT - PART ONE: Karim van Overmeire played a World War Two mini-campaign based on the Italian defence of Gallabat. In this first part, he details the history of the battle, outlines the terrain, and presents some gaming options.

- THEME: AN OUTRAGE WHICH COULD NOT BE COUNTENANCED: Jim Graham examines the misnomer of No Man's Land as the British launch a Hit and Run attack during WWI.

- THE AEOLIAN RAIDERS: Ricard Fortun brings pirate fleets to his Ancient naval game Thalassa.

- THEME: THE SWAMP FOX: James discusses Hit and Run attacks in South Carolina's swamplands during the American War of Independence.

- OPERATION IKARUS - PART ONE: Lisa Smedman presents a World War Two "what if?" with Britain and Germany clashing in Bolt Action battles over neutral Iceland.

- PETER CUSHING'S WARGAMING EPHEMERA: Famous actor Peter Cushing was a keen wargamer and avid terrain maker. The fascinating notes he made about his hobby are now owned by Alan Perry and we take a look here.

- THE BATTLE OF ORAVAIS: Jan Karrman recreated a battle from the Finnish War for Salute 2023, with a little help from his friends.

- THE ARMY PAINTER WARPAINTS FANATIC RANGE: James, the office's resident speed painter, tests out The Army Painter's new Fanatic range.

- DESIGNER'S NOTES: NEVER MIND THE BILLHOOKS - HERE'S THE RUCKUS: Mike Peters shares details of his Billhooks-inspired medieval small skirmish game, where each player controls a Captain and their compact company of warriors.