Wargames Illustrated Issue 459 (March 2026) (Preorder)

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Inside you'll find:

 • 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 M?ori 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.