Against the Odds Magazine, ATO Magazine

01/10/2026

Always interesting…and even more with our pipeline.

In honour of the on-going discussion in the UK about recognising 927 as the official beginning of England I wanted to seize the opportunity for engaging in this dia…

01/10/2026

We achieved the "Wargame Vault" counter sheet. This is not final art, but it gives an idea of how much fun this will be. Working on making it even BETTER!

Next up, what one backer called "the Oddball Fighters." The Peashooter, a Japanese floatplane fighter (Pete), a PT-17 converted for combat!, and the Army variant of the SBD Dauntless.

3 days left! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/atomagazine/tiger-wings?ref=8rtcix

01/09/2026

For Friday Funny...

Replace "airplane" with "game."

01/08/2026

One of the most famous (and misunderstood) episodes of WW2 was the 'final attack' by the Germans, trying to seize the last blocks of Stalingrad. Many of us have an image of some sort of specially trained "assault engineers" that were fresh troops, sent in from far away. That's not the reality.
Nice look at the episodes from both sides.

https://warhistory.org//article/stalingrad-the-final-german-attack

01/07/2026

Remember the oddities of "Collective Names?"

"A gaggle of geese." "A murder of crows." "A parliament of owls."
Well, the boss-- who already picked up the term "black swans" to label our collection of small, hard to find games-- found out that a 'collective' of swans is an "Eyrar." (Though that is probably NOT specifically a collection of BLACK swans!)

Anyway, he put together a collection of our very special bonus games so that folks who missed them have one more chance. It's his "Eyrar," and they are sweet. While we can't pronounce it, we know a good thing when we see one. We've put a description about each game with the photo for that game. Link to the whole collection is here: https://www.atomagazine.com/Details.cfm?ProdID=206&category=11

01/06/2026

We celebrate the “12th day of Xmas” with an Epiphany offer on the Tiger Wings Update from yesterday.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/atomagazine/tiger-wings/posts/4578884

01/05/2026

Players Aid has published a written interview with J.D. Webster, covering background bio, flying experiences, and his design hopes for the Fighting Wings system. Some good insights into Tiger Wings too!

https://theplayersaid.com/2026/01/05/interview-with-j-d-webster-designer-of-tiger-wings-wwii-tactical-air-combat-over-east-asia-in-against-the-odds-magazine-campaign-study-no-2-from-lps-currently-on-kickstarter/

01/04/2026

Nice article on Bloody April. Though the head illustration is mostly German, the text is mostly about the RFC. https://warhistory.org//article/bloody-april-ii

01/02/2026

Exciting news on Update 9, great for veteran FW players, and something sweet for the newcomers.

If you've been around Fighting Wings, you know that JD has posted a number of additional Aircraft Data Cards available for inexpensive download from "Wargame Vault." A chap named Barry Brown made up a nice counter sheet that provided examples of all these. Most are new planes (outside any of the published FW titles) and a few are re-visits or re-evaluations of planes that have been in FW titles-- especially the very early ones. This "counter sheet" is very nice, including some cool color schemes for the planes, but just art-- not printed and die cut.

That can change. The 52K Stretch Goal will be including one of these (over 200 counters) with every kickstarter copy.
Here is a small sample: (copyright Barry Brown)

And there is a VOTE on what stretch goal follows the counters-- it could be four MORE interesting planes + scenarios (including the P-26 'pea shooter' and a Japanese float plane fighter), OR a Khalkhin Gol pack with planes and scenarios. (And if we do well, you can have BOTH!)

Link to the Update: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/atomagazine/tiger-wings/posts/4576536

01/01/2026

We thought this is a cool way to celebrate the New Year.

12/31/2025

Sometimes we see a picture so cool, we just have to share it!
The post was 12/29. As it happens, the fort is NOT "open today" (12/31) but will be back on Friday.

Bucket list for us!
https://www.fwhmuseum.com

Despite the Weather - we ARE OPEN today 12/29/2025!

Join us for our Uniform Guided History Presentations and Musket Firings at 11, 1 & 3 PM today AND tomorrow! We'll also be open Friday through Sunday - Same Fort Time, Same Fort Channel :-)

Note: Due to standing water and ice - some exhibits may not be accessible. Please dress for the weather including your footwear.

12/30/2025

Don't wait until the last minute!