Slingshot is a bi-monthly publication, distributed to members of the Society of Ancients as part of their membership subscription. Most of the content is contributed by Society members on a wide range of items related to Ancient and Medieval military history and wargaming. There are articles, reviews, letters, game design ideas, as well as the usual discussion on various wargames rules. Competition results and the occasional battle report are also published. Our quality publication is well edited to showcase the written contributions from our membership and features original pen and ink artwork.
A PDF index of Slingshot, covering all issues from 1965 to 2007, is available from our Downloads page
The latest issue of Slingshot is 271, publication date July 2010. The next issue will be the September 2010 issue.
This issue is 56 pages long, not including the cover pages. It’s published in the same format introduced with issue 258.
The contents of Slingshot 271 are as follows.