With the X-Howitzer comes devastation! Games Designer Rick Priestley introduces us to this awesome piece of artillery and how he conceived its use tactically within the Gates Of Antares game: The X-Howitzer Rick: The X-Howitzer is a large magnetic artillery piece and as such it is the sort of thing we might expect to…
Alessio Cavatore has updated the Bolt Action Errata and FAQ document, addressing our new range of Theatre books, in particular how to include special named characters in your force, as well as various other clarifications including sections on Paratroopers, Vehicles and Pinning, Tanks, Transports, HE, setting up snipers, and in depth Force Selection Q&A. You…
Andy Singleton of VolleyFirePainting has been preparing for a game recently involving a lot of reconnaissance units in his Bolt Action American list and shares with us some tactical advice for using the Recce rule (page 96 Bolt Action Rule Book). Andy: I’ve long wanted to do an American force for Tank War, as I’m…
We see many different Battle Reports here at Warlord Games – whether they’re posted on the Warlord Forums, or perhaps in one of the many Warlord-related Facebook Groups, or on independent blogs – however, we were particularly impressed with Gareth White’s recent first issue of ‘The Skynet Files’ – a creative and particularly striking account!…
Following the game’s launch just a few short weeks ago, we’ve been inundated with photos, battle reports, army lists, and excited questions from Antares players across the globe… One of the recurring questions and discussion topics which arose was that of scenery… what does an Antarean gaming table look like? What do buildings look like?…
The Web team’s RichC has been planning a small Bolt Action force based on our lovely plastic Fallschirmjӓger and looks at the idea & planning behind building a Kampfgruppe. View in Store RichC: It’s been a short while since the release of our new plastic Fallschirmjӓger and after reading Mark Barbers article Rules: Fallschirmjager Army Lists I…
No Engine – No Problem – just dig a pit, tow one out of commission panther into pit, and voila! Big gun – Hard target! View in Store By the later stages of the war the lack of any production or repair facilities let alone any raw materials, meant a huge loss of equipment and little…
We have made available a download of the Quick Reference Sheet & Weapons summary as a PDF to be used as a handy reference during your games of Gates of Antares. Download PDF It is pages 256 & 257 of the Beyond the Gates of Antares rulebook, please download it and print as you see…
The Warlord troops have – rather unsurprisingly – gotten themselves a little carried-away in all of the excitement currently buzzing around Beyond the Gates of Antares – and we’re launching a campaign amongst the staff, so that we can familiarise ourselves with the rules and this strange new universe…. and we want to bring you all along…
With Saturday’s official launch day for Beyond the Gates of Antares – the game’s illustrious designer, Rick Priestley sat down to offer us a bit of a primer on the game, the universe, and everything Antares! I guess anyone reading this and contemplating investing in our new game would like to know a few basic…
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