Wombat Wargames: Fusing old-school rules mechanics with innovative new features, while drawing on literary and aesthetical inspiration from the classic age of weird fiction and pulp publications, Wombat Wargames is an independent publisher of wargaming rules, books, and magazines. In homage to the wonderful wargaming and pulp worlds of yesteryear, every one of our A5-sized publications have a distinctive and unashamedly old-school feel to them.

Making our products available for worldwide purchase via Amazon, as well as specially selected stockists, while working with some of the best figures in the wargaming hobby, Wombat Wargames offer retro-inspired, high-quality products. Among our most recently released titles are Space Battles: A Spacefarers Guide, Shadows of Centralis 3^rd Edition, The Writings of H.P. Lovecraft: Volume I, Pulp Fiends Volume I: Seabury Quinn, Starfarer: An Authorised Biography of Poul Anderson, Poul Anderson Collected Works: Volume I, Wargaming Interviews: Volumes I & II, and Blanche: The Rise of Grimdark.

Detailed below is a full list of our books, each of which are available for purchase via Amazon.

For general enquiries, e-mail contact@wombatwargames.com.

Shadows of Centralis (Third Edition): Set on the strange and mysterious world of the Orb, which is watched over by a plethora of warring gods, Shadows of Centralis is an exciting and immersive 28mm scale tabletop wargame. Uniquely fusing aspects of fantasy, science fiction and horror, built upon tried-and-tested old school rules mechanics, while holding a number of innovative new features, Shadows of Centralis allows players to take on the roles of mighty commanders as they lead their fantastical armies into raging battle, seeking to serve their power-hungry gods.

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Space Battles: A Spacefarers Guide: Written by renowned rulesmith Rick Priestley, using standard playing cards, Space Battles: A Spacefarers Guide is an exciting, dice-less spaceship tabletop wargame. Quick-paced, easy to pick up, while also tactically challenging, Space Battles allows players to battle it out amongst the stars as they lead their fleets of spacecraft in a series of exciting scenarios.

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Kevin Adams: Goblin Master (Second Edition): Complete with a foreword by Bob Naismith, and special note from the Ansells, this authorised and official biography of Kevin Adams details the life and career of a self-confessed and unashamed non-conformist, a man whose life has seen trials and tribulations, but who continues to remain a true original.

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Blanche: The Rise of Grimdark: John’s career, which includes an unprecedented forty-year collaboration with Games Workshop, spans five decades. During this time, his work has adorned a plethora of book covers and interiors, record covers, postcards and posters, while also serving as concepts for a swathe of wargaming miniatures, often inspiring whole new ranges of figures. John Blanche is one of the most remarkable and prolific fantasy and science fiction illustrators of his, or any other, generation. This book, his official and authorised biography, tells the story of the master of grimdark himself, the visionary that is John Blanche.

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Wargaming Interviews: Volume I: Dan Abnett, Tuomas Pirinen, Alan Merrett, John Blanche, Tim Prow, Trish Carden, Rick Priestley, Tony Hough, Bob Naismith, Alessandro Bonavero (Dark Ages Workshop), Alessio Cavatore, Gary Morley, Ana Polanscak (Gardens of Hecate).

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Wargaming Interviews: Volume II: Tony Ackland, Mark Gibbons, Paul Cooke (Pandaemonium Miniatures), Andy Chambers, Kevin Adams, Adi Wood, David Wood (The Little Soldier Company), Nick Eyre (North Star Military Figures), Rick Priestley.

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Wargaming Interviews: Volume III: Ian Miller, Adi Wood, Paul Reid (RPE Miniatures & Games), Juho Minerva (Mutant Modifier), Graeme Davis, Paul Cockburn, Jonas Marquardt (beQuest Miniatures), John Robertson (Myriad Miniatures).

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Pulp Fiends Volume I: Seabury Quinn: Shining a light on one of the forgotten heroes from the golden age of pulp publications, compiling several of the writer’s works, this book showcases the considerable talents of the prolific Seabury Quinn.

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Poul Anderson Collected Works: Volume I: Including his debut published works, Tomorrow’s Children and Logic, this 226-page paperback contains eight of Poul Anderson’s science fiction short stories.

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Poul Anderson Collected Works: Volume II: Including the debut appearance of his swashbuckling spacefarer, Dominic Flandry, this 239-page paperback contains six of Poul Anderson’s science fiction and fantasy short stories.

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Starfarer: An Authorised Biography of Poul Anderson (Second Edition): Hailing from Danish descent, born in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. on November 25, 1926, Poul Anderson went on to become one of the most prolific and popular pensmiths from science fiction and fantasy’s golden period. With novels such as The Broken Sword, The High Crusade, Three Hearts and Three Lions, as well as Flight to Forever, Brain Wave, and Tau Zero, Poul Anderson was at the forefront of shaping the science fiction, fantasy and historical fantasy genres. Over the course of a career that spanned more than five decades, during which time he was decorated with a plethora of awards, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards, Poul Anderson wrote hundreds of short stories, novels, essays, and articles. With approval and support kindly provided from his daughter, Astrid Anderson Bear, this authorised biography of Poul Anderson tells the story of a true pioneer and consummate gentleman.

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The Writings of H.G. Wells: Volume I: Compiling twelve of the writer’s short stories, showcasing the breadth of the writer’s genres and his vaulting imagination, this 228-page book includes the following stories: The Stolen Bacillus, Aepyornis Island, The Plattner Story, In the Abyss, The Crystal Egg, The Star, The Man Who Could Work Miracles (A Pantoum in Prose), The Stolen Body, A Dream of Armageddon, The New Accelerator, The Valley of Spiders, The Country of the Blind.

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The Writings of H.G. Wells: Volume II: The second volume in a special series of books which celebrates the works of H.G. Wells, compiling thirteen of the writer’s short stories, this 223-page book includes: The Flowering of the Strange Orchid, In the Avu Observatory, The Treasure in the Forest, The Remarkable Case of Davidson’s Eyes, Pollock and the Porroh Man, The Argonauts of the Air, Under the Knife (Slip Under the Knife), The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham, A Story of the Stone Age, The Red Room, A Catastrophe, The Hammerpond Park Burglary, Filmer.

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The Writings of H.P. Lovecraft: Volume I: Complete with cover artwork by Ian Miller, the first in a special series of books which champions the chief architect of weird fiction and cosmic horror, covering 1916 – 1921, The Writings of H.P. Lovecraft: Volume I concentrates on Lovecraft’s earlier works, as it brings together thirty of his poems, one of his essays, one of his letters, and fifteen of his short stories.

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Monthly Magazine: Released on the 1^st of each month, Shadows of Centralis Monthly Magazine is an A5-sized, 114-page, full colour, premium paperback magazine which covers Wombat Wargames’ flagship system, Shadows of Centralis, along with Space Battles, the exciting retro-fuelled spaceship tabletop wargame by world-renowned rulesmith, Rick Priestley. Including detailed interviews, we regularly feature a host of wargaming personalities. Further to this, as we champion the golden age of pulp publications, the monthly magazine also includes special features on classic science fiction, fantasy, and horror.