Our events calendar is jam-packed with Bolt Action events. To help get to grips with the game, we’ve produced a new FAQ document! Official Bolt Action FAQ This document has been compiled by the designers as an Official FAQ for Bolt Action. Drawn from various questions and answers within the gaming community, it is the…
We’re trekking across dark and bloody ground this week, hot on the heels of legendary light infantry commander Robert Rogers! The legends of Robert Rogers and his Rangers have grown in the centuries since they stalked the North American woodlands in pursuit of marauding Indians and dastardly French guerillas. They are widely regarded as peerless…
We’re diving into the arsenals of the English Civil War this week, with a look at the Galloper Gun – an artillery piece that revolutionised cavalry tactics! During the 16th and 17th centuries, Europe was ravaged by almost unending warfare. With the arrival of the modern nation-state and the genesis of standing armies, the scale…
Outfit your NuHu commanders with two new drone swarms for the Concord and Isorian factions! These cybernetic companions can augment your NuHu’s abilities! NuHu Drone Swarms These new packs are designed to supplement your NuHu Mandarin or Senatexis, providing all the miniatures you’d need to outfit them with a full complement of buddy drones! In…
Our four marshals are licking their wounds, having clashed over the central European town of Stallardsville! Who was crowned victorious? “Stallardsville is a handsome settlement sitting astride the Brussels-Charleroi road. From a distance, it appeared sparse and mean – no more than a collection of dilapidated farmhouses and outbuildings. Upon reaching the medieval centre, I…
We’re diving back into the Age of Bronze this week, as the armies of Pharoh Amunhotep II cross the Orontes to do battle with fearsome Mitanni charioteers! “His Majesty raised his hand to shield his eyes from the sun’s glare and spotted a band of Asiatic horsemen galloping towards him…” This is an encounter between…
We’re taking a look at one of the forgotten heroes of the French-Indian War – Jean-Baptiste De Langis became the nemesis of Rogers and his Rangers! Jean-Baptiste De Langis Jean-Baptiste De Langis, or ‘Langy’, as the British knew him, was the quintessential French partisan soldier and is regarded as one of the most famous names…
We’re very proud of our Nottinghamshire heritage here at Warlord Games, and were delighted to uncover a connection between our home city and the Dark & Bloody Ground of the French-Indian War. Raised in 1741 by Daniel Houghton as Houghton’s Regiment, Nottinghamshire’s first British Army regiment spent its early years on garrison duty in Gibraltar and Nova…
Warlorder Tom continues his One Box Armies project, pushing beyond the airborne landings into the bocage country around Carentan! The One Box Army project is my attempt to see just how many points you can squeeze out of a single plastic box. At its core, Bolt Action is a game of frenetic infantry combat, so…
Another wave of reinforcements advances over the hill and into the armies of our four Marshals. This week, we’re taking a look at how they’ve painted their rank and file. Black Powder armies are built around large infantry units, each one representing a regiment on the battlefield. 28mm miniatures give you the opportunity to make…