The Warlord Games Tournament team have once again been on the road for more tales of Bolt Action gaming. Warlorders Marcus and Conor tell us all. Marcus: “Recently, the Warlord Games Tournament Team (we really need some kind of snappy acronym – ideas on a postcard, please!) travelled to Kirkby Muxloe for “Our Finest…
The struggle for control of a vital hill in Normandy is chronicled by Mark Barber. Mark also introduces a scenario allowing you to taste the action for yourselves! “We Shall Fight in the Hills; We Shall Never Surrender” – The Assault of Hill 112 Some five kilometres southwest of the historical city of Caen is a tall…
John’s mates over at the Friends of General Haig wargames club put together a truly extravagant Pike & Shotte game for this year’s Salute; Lutzen 1632! Lutzen was one of the decisive battles of the Thirty Years War, pitting the Swedish King, Gustavus Adolphus and his German allies against the forces of the Holy Roman…
John’s mates at the Friends of General Haig wargames club rounded out 2018 with a massive recreation of Marston Moor – attended by Mr Stallard himself! As the late afternoon sun lit up the moor, the shepherd whistled to his dogs, and saw two armies hove into view. Shouts of ‘They’re the traitorous dogs’, and…
In this blast from the past, we travel back to the earliest of Black Powder days with a rather special ensemble… A 2009 Black Powder battle report by Alan Perry. Commanders: Rick Priestley, John Stallard, Alan Perry, Michael Perry, Paul Sawyer, Jervis Johnson and Peter ‘The Count’ Dennis. Alan was Umpire for the game. This…
John’s mates at the Friends of General Haig wargames club have played another fantastic Pike & Shotte game for us. Batten down the hatches, the reavers are coming! Somewhere in the Lowlands of North England, circa the 1660s on the great road towards York, the English had wind of a Scottish Force heading towards their…
We’re excited to release a brand new scenario from the pen of Bolt Action aficionado Rob Cook – both sides are racing for a supply drop full of ammunition and supplies! The Scenario Low on supplies, you spot a friendly aircraft in the sky making a supply drop. Trouble is, so has the enemy! Can…
Warlorders Tom and Rich managed to sneak away and play a quick game of Bolt Action this week. They’re trying out one of the scenarios from the new Western Desert book, using some of our beautiful 8th Army and DAK plastics from the HQ store’s extensive collection. The spent casing jetted back over the gun carriage, spewing…
We’ve been sent this fabulous battle report by the Friends of General Haig, who helped us with the fantastic Auldearn table we showed off at our Open Day last month. This week, they’ve been refighting the Indian Mutiny with the first edition of Black Powder. Take it away gents! Trapped! As the sun beat mercilessly…
One of the big highlights of our Open Day this year was this fantastic recreation of the battle of Auldearn in 1645 that we put together in collaboration with the Friends of General Haig. This week, we’re taking a more in-depth look at this beautiful table. Background In May 1645 the Marquis of Montrose,…
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