Warlord Games: Announcing an exciting new tie-up between Warlord Games and Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy magazine! Check out the new cover.
From the lads over at Karwansaray Publishing: Zutphen, April 2014. Having established themselves as publishers of the premier, fiercely independent,simply most fun historical wargaming magazine, Karwansaray Publishers has now merged with Warlord Games.
Managing director Jasper Oorthuys said: “There were a host of reasons to join with this thriving company. First of all, we’ll save substantially on the expense of Rick Priestley’s column in WS&S. Second, we love the games Warlord has developed, although we’ll be making some changes of course. For instance, the editors ofAncient Warfare and Medieval Warfare have indicated that Hail Caesar – a great match for these magazines by the way – should be changed to a D100 system to make it properly historical. We expect the second edition to be launched at Salute in 2015.”
Warlord Publishers (as it will from now on be known) plans to expand its publications significantly to support the newly acquired gaming systems. There will be a “Warfare” magazine for Pike&Shotte andBlack Powder, and in January the new Bolt Action Weekly will launch together with an as yet unnamed new monthly magazine focusing on the best-painted armies for Hail Caesar, Pike & Shotte and Black Powder. Further development and expansion of the existing systems are also on the horizon. Oorthuys: “We plan on releasing a comprehensive range of Batavian cavalry and infantry for Hail Caesar, swimming models included, as well as some new rules to accompany these models. Competitive players will love them, we predict…” Other planned expansions are Dike Bombing rules for Bolt Action as well as an entirely new naval warfare system to accompany Black Powder and Pike & Shotte. Tentatively called “Medway”, it will feature a fully developed range of Age of Sail models as well as a tournament-ready rules system. Oorthuys again: “I cannot reveal much, but it will include heroes such as De Ruyter, Tromp and Piet Heyn. Can’t think of any others at the moment. There will be a few special rules, such as ‘Sweep the Sea’ in which players with a broom attached to their main masts – note: this is a WYSIWYG game – are allowed to select up to three enemy ships which will then automatically sink. A points system will also be included. That is still in its infancy, but it is already clear that French and Spanish players will be getting 30% cheaper ships.”
Finally, Warlord, Soldiers & Strategy won’t change much. Besides the obvious adjustment to the name, the slogan will be tweaked to fit better with the company’s new market position. It will become: “It’s time to pay for history.”
Note this probably a well-organized April fools joke, staged by both Karwansaray and Warlord Games. Looking at the date of publication and the name of the cover above which is named Joke Cover ...
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