Classic Wargamer’s Journal: First Impressions

The Classic Wargamer's Journal: Pilot IssueWell I placed my order on 21 July (UK time) and the hard copy edition was here in the antipodes on the 27 July (NZ time) – so that’s about a 5 day turn around – well done Phil and the Royal & NZ Posts! The CWJ Pilot is a stapled, 34 page (+covers) A4 format publication including a centre leaf with 6 glossy full colour photos, and large easy to read type. The tone is light hearted but very much in the tradition of those great wargaming publications of old, such as Charles Grant’s “The War Game” – in fact Phil Olley’s reference to the significance of this publication for him had me feeling very nostalgic – as it has always been ‘the’ Classic Wargaming Book for me (alas War Games Digest that CWJ is styled on is just a bit too early a publication for this not so young lad)!

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Classic Wargamer’s Journal: Pilot Issue out

CWJ Pilot Issue.A new (trial) wargaming magazine by Phil Olley – looking to be much in the vein of ‘Battlegames‘ and the older original Wargaming Publications of the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s… Only £4.50 (UK) or £6.00 (the rest of us; or £3.00 for a PDF) for this initial test issue so I think well worth the money to support Phil and see what he can do.

The Pilot Issue includes: “…4 tabletop scenarios (Spurlash Down and vanguards Collide, by me; Fire Raisers by Stephen Caddy; and a battle report from the very first issue of WGD* back in 1957); plus articles on Tabletop generals’ characterisation by Jeff Hudelson, a guide to painting big units by Stokes Schwartz; an ACW riverboat project by Alasdair Jamison, and Bill Protz gets marooned! Hard Copy and PDF versions are available.” See Phil Olley’s Classic Wargaming Blog for more details.

* War Games Digest.