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OBSERVATION POST

In this month’s OP we’ve got skirmish campaigning in mythical Greece, campaigning anywhere, and campaigning in the Franco-Prussian War.

RELEASE RADAR

Dom Sore’s always keeping an eye out for new and exciting wargaming releases.

Quick Fire

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

The wargames illustrated Readers’ Awards

We present the results of the ninth annual Wargames Illustrated Readers’ Awards and hear from the winners.

2025 Hobby Hero: Chris ‘Peachy’ Peach

Your Hobby Hero for 2025 is Chris ‘Peachy’ Peach of the Peachy Tips YouTube channel. We lured him to WiTowers with a cheap trophy and mug of Yorkshire Tea, then James threw some questions his way!

The Marker Quest

Manuel Barros Silva learns how to paint with pens!

Chugging Along the Chittagong

Glenn Clarke describes his latest foray into another of wargaming’s less explored conflicts, the Third Burma War.

Lily Banners goes forth

Beneath the Lily Banners returns for a fourth edition; we invited the game’s designer, Barry Hilton, to WiHQ to play through a game with fellow Marlburian maven Nick Eyre of North Star.

Tilts, trolls, and trouble

Tom Hill bolts fresh scenarios, new objectives, and new ideas onto Joe McCullough’s crazy fantasy sports game, Hairfoot Jousting!

Messing about In boats

Australian wargamer Mark Piper continues his tabletop gaming set in New Zealand from 1800-1850, with three scenarios that explore Crown and Māori waterborne operations.

Battle at Monte Cassel, 1677

Colonel Bill Gray mixes history, playtesting, and wargaming fun as he brings an expansion for his Age of Eagles II rules to its conclusion.

Midgard - Great Northern War

Matt Moran expands James Morris’ Midgard rules beyond their initial intended scope, testing them out in the Great Northern War (1700 - 1721).

Stralsund 1628

Jan Karrman gives us a preview of the game he’ll bring to this year’s Salute wargames show.

Going Greek with Gamers Grass Terrain Part Two

James completes the Warriors of Athena terrain he built in our last issue.

Building a Burmese Temple

Glenn Clarke shows how he constructed a Burmese temple, as featured in his article on page 38.


Released: 04 March 2026