Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Article In Wargames Illustrated

This month's issue of Wargames Illustrated has the first article I've ever written and had published in a magazine.  I wrote the article for Galleys, Guns & Glory!

Funny story - after a long *crappy* day at work I arrive home to find the latest issue of WI.  Horray!  I was aware that the article would be published this month so I flipped to the first page ... only to see they messed up my name and put Jay Smith ... the perfect end to the perfect day!  I chuckled ... what else can you do.  Oh well, now I have a funny story about the first time I had something published!

Anyways, if you are so inclined, check out the article.  Special thanks to Thomas Foss (AKA Wooden Wars, AKA Mr. Skull & Crown) for creating a fun game, awesome models and for providing some pictures and rules layouts for WI to use in the article.

Update:  The magazine for some reason decided to credit me with having written the rules for some reason ... which is incorrect.  Thomas Foss created all things Galleys, Guns & Glory ... I just wrote the article.

Check out the latest Wargames Illustrated
for my Galleys, Guns & Glory article.

I'm all ready for my first modern game for Iraq this weekend ... battle report forthcoming after the game on Sunday.

18 comments:

  1. Congratulations! Hopefully they'll credit you in the next issue.

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  2. Congratulation to the article Mr Smith ;)

    Best regards Michael

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    1. Lol, thanks! I was hoping for Mr. Black ;-)

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    2. It ain´t to bad Jay, Could have been Mr Pink...

      But your cover as a wargamer are now blown, as you and the Mrs apperantly are secret agent... Mr. & Mrs. Smith ;)

      http://www.gstatic.com/tv/thumb/movieposters/35901/p35901_p_v7_af.jpg

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    3. lol!!! Didn't think about that ;-)

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  3. Congratulations.

    My first ever article was also written after a crappy day at work - it is a good incentive.

    Tony

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    1. lol ... I hoping to try one after a good day at work just to see the difference ;-)

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  4. Many congrats.
    I read your article last weekend. Very interesting.

    Well done!

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    1. Thanks! Lots of other great stuff in the issue on skirmish gaming. Man, you are a machine with the Frost Grave terrain ... I don't know how you get it all done so quickly!!! :-)

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  6. Congratulations Jay! Bummer about the name, but here is your glass half full thought, at least now you'll be in a future issue with apologies, so ultimately in W.I. twice :)
    *for now anyways :) *

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    1. Thanks Ivor - glass half full indeed :-) I really just laugh about it at the end of the day ... I don't get to attached to that stuff ;-)

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