Battlegames issues 19-24
This is where you can find issues 19-24 of Battlegames, produced before the takeover by Atlantic Editions Limited in December 2011. This has been made possible with the kind permission of the new owners of Battlegames, Atlantic Editions. Note that if you would like a printed copy of any of these issues, or are interested in any issue from 27 onwards, then please visit the Battlegames section of the Atlantic website.
All PDF issues of Battlegames are identical to the original printed versions other than minor alterations to update subscription information and indicate the new format. The files are 144dpi, sufficient to enable you to ‘zoom in’ on pictures and achieve a pleasing print-out at home, whilst keeping the file size small enough for rapid download (most are in the 8-12Mb range)
- Battlegames issue 19 PDF
• Twiggy. Diane Sutherland gives us a step-by-step explanation of how to make trees from, err, trees, and other ingredients. • Forward Observer. Siggo is very upbeat, perhaps because he’s fallen back in love with Gilderesque painting styles. He also discusses the perennial problem of mates changing their minds about what periods to play, enthuses about [...]
- Battlegames issue 20 PDF
• A brush with Mr Kipling. With one of her husband Jonathan’s photos featured on the front cover, Diane Sutherland gives us more than simply a guide to bad poetry; this is an in-depth look at ingenious ways to turn interesting comestible packaging into fortifications suitable for your colonial adventures. You’ll never look at a [...]
- Battlegames issue 21 PDF
• Blissful bocage. Diane Sutherland explores the possibilities of rubberised horsehair and hamster bedding when it comes to recreating the scenery of Normandy and you can be sure that your WW2 games will look a lot more like the real thing if you follow her advice. • Forward observer. Mike Siggins begins by giving us [...]
- Battlegames issue 22 PDF
• Oi! that’s my apple corer! Diane Sutherland screams as husband Jon gets a yearning for earthworks in his games. As usual, Diane takes control and shows you step-by-step how to look like a scenery-making pro. • Forward observer. Mike Siggins, at long last, comes to grips with those suprisingly controversial Black Powder rules, casting [...]
- Battlegames issue 23 PDF
• Waiting in vine. Diane Sutherland shows us how to make vintage vineyards. • Forward Observer. Siggo has plenty to discuss, including A Very British Civil War, tufty turf, a new regular shortlist of product highlights, and the joys of playtesting late 19th century European wargame rules. • The passing of Paddy Griffith. John Drewienkiewicz [...]
- Battlegames issue 24 PDF
• Tiles of a wargames widow. Yes, the pun is deliberate — Diane Sutherland describes the epic task of making dozens of terrain squares for her and husband Jon’s new wargames holiday centre in Crete. • Battle games forever. Another sad loss this year was Terry Wise. His good friends Stuart Asquith and Steve Dungworth [...]