Ruling The Tabletop

MOST wargamers seem to operate on the principle that it is impossible to have too many sets of rules.

That was certainly part of my thinking when I bought the October issue of Wargames Illustrated, which comes with "everything you need to play intriguingly simple Napoleonic big battles."

Wargames Illustrated and the accompanying Valour & Fortitude rules

I have not tried the rules, but they make an interesting read and are certainly less ridiculously daunting than the likes of Black Powder.

It is a long time since I bought a wargaming magazine, apart from my subscription to Slingshot, and I was pleasantly surprised by the contents, although too much coverage - for my taste - of fantasy and skirmish wargames will make me hesitant to purchase future issues.