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Opening Shots by Steve Blease
The original introduction to the second issue of Orcs in the Hills.

Sharke's Shovels by Simon Evans
"Dig for Victory with the Orc Rifles"
Sharke and some Orc redcoats try to stop a group of Ferach from purloining thier picks and spades during the siege of Badajobz in this Flintloque scenario for two players.

Fire of Unknown Origin by Steve Blease
"Bringing black powder to the Troll-lands"
Wheeling-Turn's Orcs have to defend a group of settlers in the wild tundra to the South against the attacks of the native Trolls and Trollka in this Flintloque scenario for two players.

I Woz Wheeling-Turn's Double by Simon Evans
"Elf Special Forces attempt to kidnap Wheeling-Turn"
A crack squad of Elves try to sneak past Orc guards to assassinate the Duke in this Flintloque scenario for two players.

 Book Review: The Crown and the Dragon by Steve Blease
A review of something that might be of interest to blackpowder gamers.

Here Be Valon by Steve Blease
Conjectural study of South-east Valon
The original map ilustrating the so called "civilised" Southern lands of Valon, the region that saw much of the fighting described in the introduction of the first edition of Flintloque.

Ich Hatt' einen Kameraden by Steve Blease
The Confederation of Finklestein
The first look Flintloque players ever had at the Confederation of Finklestein.

Uniformation: Dwarf Landwehr and Regulars by Steve Blease
An informative article about painting up your Krautian League miniatures.

Dogs of War by Steve Blease
Mercenary Units in the Royal Catalucian Army
Bolster your Dark Elven troops with these rules for using mercenary units with the Royal Catalucian Army.

GM's Corner by Steve Blease
Veterans, the Bakur Rifle and lying down
A rules supplement for Flintloque First Edition with new rules for Veteran haracters and amended rules for Bakur Rifles and going prone...

The Memoirs of Sergeant Graznak, Part the First by Mac Coxhead
It's an Orcs life in the Army
An account of the day the Orcs of Albion were first given blackpowder weaponry and red jacketed uniforms as told by one of the Orcs who was there.

A Whiff of Grapeshotte
You have your say
The letters pages from 1996

Confidential Despatches
Flintloque news and views
from the Spring of 1996.

Future Issues
The back cover blurb from the second issue
Updated with links and information on all the articles and where to find them.

Webmaster's Note

Anywhere in the issue you see italicised text in red like this, it is a note from me, I've tried to keep these to a minimum leaving comments until the Webmasters Note section at the bottom of every article. If they are present, they are usually there to bring you up to date on miniatures or rules that have been released by Alternative Armies in the years since the magazines original release.

I'd like to say a very big thank you to Gavin Syme for providing me with scans of this issue as it's one of the two I don't actually own and the only one I had never seen all of the articles from.

The original printed version of the above magazine was published by Wessex Games in the Spring of 1996. It's cover price was £1.95 and it was an A5 booklet, staple bound with a colour card cover. It, like the first issue (online here), is considered a rarity amongst Flintloque collectors and several issues have appeared on eBay over the years at some very high prices indeed.