Miniature Wargames Magazine

12 December, 2025

In this Issue 513 of Miniature Wargames we have another great selection of rules, two scratchbuilds, a show report and lots of scenarios. Send Three And Fourpence. For Wargamers with Nothing: what to get them. Advice on starting a wargamers library from scratch (for you or for a friend) by Conrad Kinch. Not A Fenimore: we have a The Last of Mohicans piece; and in Two Day War: The Editor spends the weekend at the Warfare 2025 Wargames show. The Lure Of The Peninsular: In Command decision Jon Sutherland gives us a Spanish dilemma: this is part one of a three-parter which will; cover small and large scale campaigns. A plague on all your houses. Following up from last month’s painting extravaganza, this time we paint the Epic Warpath Plague figures from Mantic by Paul Mackay. Arrapha or Madanu: Sword, Spear & the Strength of the Gods: a look at a rarely covered ancients battle. Rubbish 2 Ruin: Scratch building SF scenery using 3D printer waste. Past Piratical: Why do we often gravitate back to older, familiar rules sets? Revisiting old games with the Editor and previous Editor Henry Hyde. Scratch Build: we Raise a barn! Last Word has Michael Hoddinott of Conquest Games. Finally, we have the review sections with Defence in Depth for Figures and rules, Quartermaster for accessories, plus we have Forward Observer for news and Recce for insightful book reviews.