TESTIMONIALS

These are just some of the nice things people have said about Battlegames in the last 12 months, arranged with the most recent first. (Note the dates are in British format of dd/mm/yy.)

"I got my copy of the latest Battlegames in the post on Monday and I feel the need to comment. I normally moan and whinge about wargames mags, however in the interest of fairness and balance I am going to give this one a big "thumbs up". It's bloody great. Pretty much every article or feature was relevant to me.
    What I liked about this magazine:

1. A good article about painting with magic dip, something I have yet to do.
2. An excellent scenario for a naval raid in the 18th C which could be very easily converted to Sharp Practice.
3. A SUPERB article on making maps with free software on the internet. This alone is worth its weight in gold!
4. A really good, lengthy, comprehensive Recce section looking at lots of new books and models.
5. Quite a fun article written by a wargamers wife (I normally hate these tongue in cheek pieces, but this one is good — probably because it reminded me of my marriage).
6. Mike Siggins makes some enthusiastic noises about Sharp Practice, which is nice.

Top stuff, and being bi-monthly the subscription costs are very reasonable. Highly recommended."
Rich Clarke on the TooFatLardies Yahoo! Group, 09/07/08

"Battlegames is an excellent magazine for any flavor of wargamer. What I love about it is that it neither talks down to you or tries to sell you something. It's simultaneoudly informative and friendly, kinda the dead tree equivalent of the mates at the local club meeting, just without the inevitable anoraks complaining about the 'obvious innacuracies' in the latest Indiana Jones movie that prevented then from enjoying the film…"
IronMike, TMP, 24/06/08

"I've just finished reading the final instalment on the Wars of the Faltenian Succession and couldn't help but notice [that you're planning a special publication]. I'm hoping this will be a 100+ page of said campaign, lavishly illustrated with lots of different regiments etc. of Spencer Smith miniatures. You know, the kind of publication that the reader can readily associate with. One that brings back the innocence and joy of earlier years. Something that, like your articles in Battlegames, really whets the appetite for doing the same and of course at the same time satiates that appetite."
G Worsfold, via email, 02/06/08

"Having just renewed my subscription I wanted to say just to say how much I have enjoyed Battlegames over the last twelve issues. I look forward to supporting this excellent for long into the future. I really admire the effort that must have gone into producing the mag, and as someone who is self employed I understand that it I hope you reap the reward you deserve for such an undertaking. Full speed ahead and damn the torpedoes!"
N Shaw, via email, 12/05/08

“Best magazine in the hobby, bar none”.
B Hession, via email, 11/05/08

"Battlegames. Some non-historical is included. Great pix, reports, everything you asked for. High-quality paper, writing, and a reliable schedule."
Regiment Games, TMP, 03/05/08

"Issue 12 – excellent; have the whole set and the mag just gets better and better. Despite not usually having any "period-specific" articles that match my particular likes, every article has something of generic interest in terms of the hobby, rules ideas, painting/modelling skills, scenarios that can be adapted to other periods."
Supercilius Maximus, TMP, 03/05/08

"I just thought I would drop you a line to congratulate you on an
excellent publication... A note on a message board led me to Battlegames, which I was delighted to discover was a far more interesting and engaging
publication. I particularly like the fact that the title and its
contributors have a 'voice', all too often wargames writing can be
dry and unimaginative... Congratulations again on doing such a great job for the wargames community."
V Bamford, via email 03/03/08

"May I say that, although I tend to buy several wargames magazines, yours is the only one that I have on subscription and which I keep. Your approach, and the standard of your articles, is most refreshing."
D Wright, via email 29/02/08

"I just wanted to congratulate you on the latest issue. Fantastic!! I think that the AWI article is presented superbly and in an original style that suits a battle report. The photographs are superb, just what I needed after a recent visit to John Ray. Once again , thanks for your hard work, very much appreciated."
J Sword via email, 27/02/08

"You have succeeded in a big way with the "content is king" approach — there's always something interesting & inspirational to read in every issue."
SultanSevy, TMP, 18/02/08

"The fellow who influenced me the most into getting into gaming over 40+ years ago was Jack Scruby. As I have mentioned to you before Battlegames is, in my opinion, today's equivalent of all of Jack's publications such as Table Top Talk and so on. I mean this comparison in the highest form of a compliment. Your publication is a great service to the hobby."
J Mills on OSW, 22/01/08

"It's good to see the magazine appears to be going from strength to strength, and I hope you are still getting much joy from your one man miracle."
A Williams, via email, 14/01/08

"I have just received issue 10 of your magazine, and I just wanted to drop you a quick note, firstly to add (I am sure) to the praise that you have already received with the Battlegames magazine. It is great to finally a magazine which at least acknowledges both science fiction and fantasy gaming, and doesnt try to split these genres off (either in a positive of negative way). It is also great to find a publication which deals with the actual games and rules. I enjoy reading scenarios as much as anyone, but they will always be of limited value if I dont play the game that it is provided for."
I Werry, via email, 09/01/08

"Received the back issues; I am without words — I know from my own prior mis-deeds just how difficult it is to publish a quality magazine and you have succeeded beyond what I had expected, even given the outstanding appearance of Battlegames. Thank you very much and keep up the hard work!"
lwillis4@satx.rr.com on the Battlegames blog, 28/10/07

"Once more I feel compelled to write after reading issue 8 of your wonderful magazine. I read the Mollwitz article and finished up with almost a tear in my eye. That was a fantastic article about a fantastic project. I thought Sittangbad was very difficult to top but this takes the cake! Michael Button's article was so convincingly written that the reader felt he was there on the day. It was without any shadow of a doubt also the most moving wargames article I have ever read, it got me going back in my head to the days when I too first read that great book and moved my Spencer Smiths over an old table in grandads back bedroom. Believe me I know exactly how you all must have felt on the day...and to use the original figures!!"
A Lloyd Pickrell via email, 24/07/07

My thanks to these people — and countless others — for their extremely kind comments.
Henry