The monthly magazine has both paper and digital editions and maintains editorial, design and administrative staff in Nottingham, England.
[1][2] The magazine reviews new products, provides advice on painting miniatures, produces campaign settings, and researches historical battles.
[3] Wargames Illustrated was conceived and originally owned and edited by Duncan Macfarlane (ex-Games Workshop manager).
The author of the rules, Andy Callan, observed over the years that most tabletop wargames take several hours or days to play, and are not well suited to small skirmishes such as the Battle of Nibley Green.
In response he produced a ruleset aimed at medieval battles of around 100 combatants per side, allowing games closer in duration to a traditional boardgame.