We’re continuing our look at some special characters from the D-Day book with the brilliantly eccentric Captain Colin Maud RN. Maud’s wartime service included destroying and capturing numerous enemy ships and submarines, taking part in the Second Battle of Narvik, the Dunkirk evacuation, the hunt for the Bismarck, the Spitzbergen raid, Malta convoys, and Russian…
This week, we’re looking at some of the interesting personalities you can add to your British & Commonwealth forces during our D-Day campaign! Brigadier Lord Lovat (Sir Simon Fraser) Aristocratic and haughty, Lovat nonetheless inspired confidence in his men through his utter contempt for danger and his fearless leadership. Simon Fraser, the 15th Lord Lovat…
The Southern Hemisphere Open is Western Australia’s biggest tabletop gaming event. This year, they pulled out all the stops to put Bolt Action at the forefront with a massive tournament! The 3rd Southern Hemisphere Open was held in Perth from the 1st to 3rd June 2019. Gaming is well and truly alive in Perth. After…
We’re diving into Campaign: D-Day: Overlord this week, with an introduction to what you can find in this fantastic new supplement! D-Day, June 6th, 1944 The day and battle that is the focus of this book is one of the most pivotal and celebrated not only in the history of the Second World War but…
Our gargantuan 75th Anniversary D-Day Campaign launched with great fanfare earlier this week. One of the big hits has been Firefight! the unofficial skirmish conversion for Bolt Action. This article is a living FAQ for Firefight! and will be updated as we make changes. General What size table should I use? We recommend using 3×3′…
The chaps over at Clockwork Goblin have been hard at work answering all your questions and cleaning up their fantastic alternate history expansion for Bolt Action! Official Konflikt ’47 FAQ This document has been compiled by the designers as an Official FAQ for Konflikt ’47. Drawn from various questions and answers within the gaming community,…
For those of you looking to get started with the French-Indian War, we’ve got a brand new starter set for you – join the Battle on Snowshoes today! This fantastic starter set takes you deep into the frost-rimed woods of North America, in pursuit of two of the French-Indian War’s greatest soldiers. Captain Robert Rogers…
In the penultimate article in our series charting the great heroes of the French-Indian War, we’re taking a look at Chief Pontiac of the Ottawa! Pontiac was born between 1712 and 1725, in an Ottawa village along either the Detroit or Maumee Rivers. He rose quickly through the tribe’s ranks, distinguishing himself as a war…
With our D-Day Campaign just around the corner, we’re taking a look at this fantastic army of US Engineers from contributor Rob Cook! US Engineers in Normandy One of the joys of this hobby is the chance to revisit old projects with a renewed skill set. The first army I finished painting for Bolt Action…
The illustrious Rick Priestley has been hard at work improving our fantasy epic Warlords of Erehwon. Grab the new errata and updated PDF version today! Our sincerest apologies to those of you who were concerned by our miss use of the term ‘Version 2’. Please be assured Rick has not been imprisoned and been mercilessly…