Try this awesome scenario that Martin MacKay sent in to us! Even the hardiest of soldiers don’t dare to cross Hell’s Highway: Son Bridge! Historical Context September 17, 1944: Operation Market Garden, 101st Airborne – The 506th PIR had to capture the bridge over the Wilhelmina canal at Son and move further south to Eindhoven…
Chris Brown is here again to teach us all about the accuracy of casualties within wargames by comparing reality to dice results… Wargames casualty rates are almost invariably horrendous. In a real battle it may happen that an entire squad is wiped out by a shell, a mine or a particularly well-aimed burst of machine…
Danny Moss teaches us how to do some scenic bases for your USMC and get that realistic look! Step 1 – Inspiration The main idea for this project came from when I was watching the second episode of The Pacific, where the Marines on Guadalcanal are setting up static defences for an impending Japanese counter-attack….
Time again for a catch up with our Head of Product Design, Paul Sawyer, trying his best to answer your questions and reveal juicy insider information about our Doctor Who range. Over to you, Paul… Q.When you research characters to release, approx how long before the initial design commission to the product reaching our shelves?…
The Games Shop down in Aldershot has a long and proud tradition of being a friendly and knowledgeable store for gaming of any type whether it be cards, miniatures, boardgames or RPGs. We have a large selection of titles stocked and we are open late 4 nights a week so that our 4 floors of…
Observation Post Our latest gander at a range of products, including our ‘Spotted at…’ show feature. Theme: the iron duke How did Wellesley become Wellington and what can we do to simulate the man and his methods on the tabletop? Designer’s Notes: The Battle of the Bulge The author of the latest Bolt Action Campaign…
Fifteen years ago the first AdeptiCon crashed onto the scene with the clear goal that it would be an event everyone would want to attend. AdeptiCon is a fantastic opportunity to play games you have been wanting to but “just can’t find the time” or have the miniatures to do it right. Over the years,…
Warlorder JoshB has been on a mission to find some of the awesome miniatures that have recently been seen on the Warlord Forum, Bolt Action and Bolt Action International Facebook pages. This mighty KV-2 came from Bartosz Smogur from the Bolt Action International Facebook page, that weathering is amazing! Sharp example of Camo! By IndigoStickman from the Forum….
Numerous battles were fought over the weekend, but now that the dust has settled it’s time to see the carnage. The day Last Saturday (11th), we had 8 people who answered the call to war and so they fought on 3 battlefields for glory. Each battlefield asked for a different test, armies were strained, destroyed…
Winter has withered away and greenery is blooming – much like your new-to-be army in a different game system! Haven’t you always just looked at the Romans and just thought ‘they look awesome’ and wanted to get a box but worried about the rules? Have you looked at the sparkly white Ghar battle suits and…