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UK wargaming magazine, covering historical, sci-fi, and fantasy gaming since 1987. Also publishes rules, including Never Mind the Billhooks and Here's the Ruckus.Wi
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Wargames Illustrated

UK wargaming magazine, covering historical, sci-fi, and fantasy gaming since 1987. Also publishes rules, including Never Mind the Billhooks and Here's the Ruckus.

Wargames Illustrated, or Wi, says it has “provided historical, sci-fi, and fantasy wargaming coverage since 1987.” Alongside the magazine it publishes games, and its games page lists Andy Callan’s Never Mind the Billhooks, Valour & Fortitude, and Blam! Blam! Aargh!, among others.

Here’s the Ruckus, Mike Peters’ medieval skirmish game, came free with issue 437 in May 2024. WiPrime, its paid membership, gives digital access to rulesets and other content.

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Painted late medieval archers in blue and white livery loose longbows from behind rocks at a red-liveried retinue of archers and armoured men on a wooded hillside

Here's the Ruckus

Mike Peters' medieval skirmish game from Wargames Illustrated. Twelve figures a side, card-driven activation, and narrative games set in the Wars of the Roses. Inspired by Never Mind the Billhooks, but standalone.

Skirmish · Mini-agnostic