Wargames Illustrated: October 2024

- OBSERVATION POST: We review multi-period wargaming rules from BelloLudi, Sengoku battles from Caliver, Wars of the Roses metals from Athena Miniatures, and an apocalyptic Starter Set from Modiphius.

- RELEASE RADAR: Dom Sore's here to tempt you with new and upcoming hobby releases.

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

- THEME: VALOUR & FORTITUDE AT BRITCON: Valour & Fortitude goes "live" at Britcon 2024 with a trio of great games.

- BOLT ACTION THIRD EDITION - EXCITING STUFF DOM SAW: Bolt Action superfan Dom Sore dives into Third Edition's major changes, and tell us how he thinks they might impact the game.

- PUBLIC ENEMIES - PART 2: We continue Nick Buxey's pictorial story of the gangsters of the 1930s and the men who were known as Public Enemy Number One.

- THEME: THE INDIAN REBELLION IN VALOUR & FORTITUDE: Ian Cluskey and Jervis Johnson provide a handy introductory guide, and Army Sheets, for ,em>Valour & Fortitude gaming in the Indian Rebellion/Mutiny.

- BRINGING A FANTASY CITY TO LIFE: Grey for Now Games' Graham Davey explains the world design and rules in his new game, Guards of Traitor's Toll.

- BASIC BLENDING: HARD-EDGE HORSES: Matt Parkes shows a punchy but smooth-looking technique to paint horses, and shares some tips on completing caparisons and applying decals.

- BILLHOOKS POLONIA: A new theatre for Never Mind the Billhooks Deluxe by Marcin Sowa, featuring the forces of the Polish Crown against the Teutonic Order.

- HISTORICON PAINTING COMPETITION: We showcase some of the fantastic winners from this year's competition.

- TRAVELS THROUGH TOLLINGCHESTER: James talks to Sarissa's Steve Cumming about their new, full-colour, modular Tollingchester terrain range, and builds some of the set.