This Saturday sees the launch of our much-anticipated new Sci-fi game, Beyond the Gates of Antares! As part of a set of exclusive bonus items – if you pre-order the starter set, ‘Strike Vector One: The Xilos Horizon’ direct through the Warlord webstore BEFORE the launch date of Saturday 7th November, you’ll receive a limited…
If you’re interested or new to the world of Bolt Action and Historical gaming we’ve put together this bundle of essential resources especially for you! Every day, we see more and more new players taking up Bolt Action – we receive messages from all across the globe – and we see posts on forums and…
Stephen Jones, Author of Black Powder’s Rebellion supplement, introduces the second scenario found in the book covering the American War of Independence! The British campaign against New York began with the overwhelming victory on Long Island in August. Hesitancy on the part of General Howe however permitted the rebels to evacuate their survivors. George Washington was thus…
If you are looking for a challenging scenario then recreating the fighting during the Battle for Iwo Jima has to be the pinnicle, we suggest using the Bunker Assault scenario (reproduced below for your convenience), with the US forces, taken from the 1944-1945 Iwo Jima selector of the Armies of the US book, as the…
The PanHuman Concord form one of the main armies represented in Beyond the Gates of Antares and are also one of the armies in both the ‘The Xilos Horizon’ and the ‘Strike on Kar’a Nine’ starter sets. The Concord The military of the Panhuman Concord is organised and directed by a branch of the IMTel called the…
Maciej Krol, Warlords own Polish Sales Manager, & friend Jan Gradon recently laid out their battlefield and got stuck in Maciej; We played the Point Defence scenario (Bolt Action rule book page 112), I used my US Marines with my Sherman ‘Fury’ against Jan and his Japanese as a defender. I chose to take Air…
Warlord Games show coordinator Andrew Chesney is often found hunkered down over army lists and challenging opponents at events around the world, so who better to introduce us to selecting and using an army at a tournament: Why Japanese? Ches: My Bolt Action gaming up to this point had been mainly with a British Infantry army….
Burma, the end of February 1944, men of the 5307 Composite Unit (better known as ‘Merrill’s Marauders) embarked on an incredibly arduous march of about 1200 Km through the Himalayas to emerge behind Japanese lines in Burma. The three battalions operated as six distinct teams, conducting raids, demolitions and generally making themselves a thorn in…
This article by Mark Barber explains how to go about fielding a Bolt Action force entirely made of one specialized unit, like Commandos, Cavalry or indeed Paratroopers. Mark has done his research thoroughly and then created a platoon selector and some special rules that allow all of the infantry in the platoon to share the…
Andy Singleton of Volley Fire Painting Services has been scrubbing up his brushes and sharpening knives as he delves into the background of 2 iconic mainstays of the German and Russian armies SU-76 Vs Marder III Andy: Today I’m looking at two light-weight self-propelled guns of the German and Russian armies. The Russian Su-76, and…
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