Wargames Illustrated #458 February 2026

OBSERVATION POSTIt’s a rules special in this month’s reviews, covering pre-history all the way to the far future.RELEASE RADARDom Sore’s monthly look at the newest wargaming ephemera returns.FRAME FOCUS: SOVIET ARMY INFANTRYJames takes this month’s versatile Soviet Army Infantry Platoon Freebie Frame and works it into the world of Konflikt ’47.THEME: HEROES, GODS, AND STOP-MOTION MONSTERSPete Brown provides some scenario ideas for Greek myth games based on a Hollywood classic.DESIGNER’S NOTES: TRENCH CRUSADE’S TWISTED HISTORYJames talks to Trench Crusade’s main man, discussing the varied historical inspirations behind the world and rules Tuomas Pirinen has created.THEME: DESIGNER’S NOTES: WARRIORS OF ATHENAJoe McCullough gives us the inside scoop on his new game, set in the world of Greek myth.THE GERMANS ARE COMINGAndy Johnson reports on how his novel was transformed into a wargaming spectacular.THEME: GOING GREEK WITH GAMERS GRASS TERRAINJames makes a collection of terrain pieces for Warriors of Athena with the help of some new Gamers Grass kits.BACK TO THE FUTURE - FOW EARLY WARWe ask Battlefront’s Peter Simunovich (Chairman), Chris Townley (Head of Studio), and Wayne Turner (Games Designer) some probing questions about all things Early War.MORE LIFE IN THE LANDSKNECHTCharles Singleton revisits Warlord’s Death and the Landsknecht Italian Wars supplement for Pike and Shotte.SLOGGING THROUGH THE MUD IN TRENCH CRUSADERubén Torregrosa follows up on his previous Trench Crusade painting guide with a masterclass on muddy basing.RON RINGROSE: MEGA WARGAMERDan takes a fond look at mega-wargamer Ron Ringrose’s last wargaming hurrah.