At 162 full colour pages it is a weighty journal and good value for a fiver. Unlike regular wargames magazines it covers a wide range of games including board games, card games as well as miniature games. Whilst this might reduce its immediate appeal to most I would recommend trying the first issue, if only to widen your appreciation of the gaming hobby as a whole.
Buying it at the show I was given a sprue of two plastic terminator models from the new Terminator: Genysys game. This was being played at the show and did look but with an RRP of £70, I thought it overly pricey and gave it a pass...
I don't often have really strong opinions on things like this, after all it's just another magazine that will either sink or swim in today's shark infested market.
ReplyDeleteHowever, this time I do. While I thing a generalist magazine might be a good thing, I can see people saying there's not enough of XYZ (insert choice), and too much ABC (insert choice). There again I suppose the ability to generate copy will be easier, but I'm a quality over quantity kind of a reader. Call me fussy if you like.