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The Wargamer's Lament by Forlorn Hope.

This entry was posted on April 1, 2021 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Today we proudly present the release of our first (and very likely only) song produced by WSS Music Ltd: The Wargamer's Lament sung by the team... Read more

Painting Challenge - Final Projects Completed!

This entry was posted on March 30, 2021 by Chris King.

When encouraged by the Editor back in November to take part in this winter's Analogue Hobbie Painting Challenge, I was excited at first. Then cautious... Read more

First look at Stargrave

This entry was posted on March 29, 2021 by Guy Bowers.

We have received a preview copy of Stargrave through the post. While we will do a full review in WS&S 114, I thought I'd give... Read more

WSS podcast episode 49: All these newfangled things, pah!

This entry was posted on March 24, 2021 by Jasper Oorthuys.

The team forces Guy to play an old Grognard (which he’s quite good at), and they discuss new and newish Wargaming developments, plus the news... Read more

US Vehicles for the Painting Challenge

This entry was posted on March 17, 2021 by Chris King.

Hello! After my previous entries for the 11th Annual Analogue Painting Challenge, which has involved clearing the backlog of my 1/56 WW2 British vehicles, I've... Read more

Stoking the Fires of a Gaming Community

This entry was posted on March 7, 2021 by Chris King.

It's 2021 and we're still not all back playing games [don't worry: this is an optimistic post!]. This is - of course - very tricky... Read more

WSS podcast episode 48: Producing a magazine!

This entry was posted on February 28, 2021 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Angus, Guy, Jasper and Mark gather to discuss the news and how an issue of WSS comes together. We probably skipped a few things, so... Read more

Review: JustLasered Foam Tray for Really Useful Boxes

This entry was posted on February 19, 2021 by Chris King.

Way back before Christmas, whilst looking for some new storage solutions for my 28mm WW2 Germans (after the dreaded damp got them), I chanced upon... Read more

WSS podcast episode 47: Academia and narrative wargaming

This entry was posted on January 28, 2021 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Angus, Guy, Jasper, and Mark gather to discuss the news, lose Guy to internet issues (but Angus edited that out), and get an update on... Read more

Trying out Epic ACW Black Powder

This entry was posted on January 25, 2021 by Guy Bowers.

For the next issue of WS&S, we are doing a 'Let's Play' on the new Epic ACW Black Powder from Warlord Games. Fortunately, we managed... Read more