ISSUE 29 IS HERE!

Crikey, how did that happen? Suddenly, another issue of Battlegames has arrived and in fact, this one is very special indeed. You see, Atlantic have printed an extra 3,000 copies which have been bagged up with sister magazine Miniature Wargames issue 350 and they are on sale in W H Smiths here in the UK right now! So, if you've never bought Battlegames before, but you do read Miniature Wargames, now's your chance to try an issue completely free with this special promotion!

For those who enjoy the digital edition, the latest news is that negotiations are still underway to restore a PDF version of the magazine. Thank you for your patience, I'm sure that we'll have more news for you in time for issue 30 (and that sounds like a bit of a landmark, doesn't it?) In the meantime, I have been granted permission to start selling the early (pre-Atlantic) editions of the magazine again (these are all PDFs) and I shall be setting up a shop on my blog for that very purpose shortly. Anyway, down to business: what's in this issue?

• Going coastal: in a terrain making master class, Diane Sutherland shows us how she constructed a huge area of coastal terrain for their Wargames Holiday Centre in Crete, suitable for gaming everything from Pirates in the Caribbean to Saving Private Ryan!
• Forward Observer: Neil Shuck has plenty to say in his regular column, discussing topics as diverse as how quickly new fads seem to become passé, to the pros and cons of 1/72 plastics and the forthcoming Samurai Battles from Zvezda, a subject close to Neil's heart.
• Simplify your painting: 'old school' aficionado and popular blogger Stokes Schwartz brings us 24 tips to help you complete your tabletop armies faster and more easily. Whether you're a novice painter or a veteran, you're bound to find some good advice here.
• TooFatLardies interrogated: the Editor spent a sunny afternoon with Rich Clarke and Nick Skinner, quizzing them closely about their approach to writing wargames rules. The full interview was so long that we couldn't fit it all into this issue, so you'll be able to download the whole thing from the Editor's blog at http://henrys-wargaming.co.uk from publication day.
• I Ain't Been Shot Mum overhauled: more Lardy goodness. Author Richard Clarke explains the rationale behind the first major overhaul of these popular WWII rules in ten years.
• Five and twenty ponies: new contributor Simon Lee describes the history of smuggling contraband into southern Britain, with some scenario ideas, an overview of suitable miniatures and some suggested further reading.
• Watch the wall my darling, while the gentlemen go by: continuing the smuggling theme, Simon provides us with a FREE ruleset for playing small-scale smuggling and skirmish games with fast, fun and furious action!
• Command challenge: Scarab Miniatures supremo and War & Conquest author Rob Broom gives us "Problems in the Peloponnese", an ancients scenario in which you're tasked with extricating a column of retreating Spartans from a sticky situation. As ever with our CCs, whilst Rob's new rules are ideal, you can of course play the scenario with any rules you like and even transpose it to a different period.
• The Recce section is packed with in-depth reviews of books, rules and miniatures, and this issue is also blessed with a visit from Mr Siggins whose second outing in the occasional series Thoughts from the armchair ponders rulesets, paints and workbench woes. The Battlegames Combat Stress Appeal discusses new fundraising plans, Tricks of the Newark Irregulars gives us the Diary of Events for June-July and our Competition this issue is sponsored by Baccus, who are giving away three sets of their new 'Rules on a Stick'.

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