A Dark and Bloody Ground is the ideal supplement for the Black Powder wargames rule covering the period of the French and Indian War 1754-1763. View in Store French and Indian War Fought between 1754 and 1763, this conflict saw the French and British empires fighting for dominance of Canada and North America. The European…
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…
This week, we’re looking at one of the unique scenarios featured in the Bronze Age supplement for Hail Caesar! This is a skirmish battle between chariot warriors, focusing on the chariots themselves. Homer, author of the Iliad, regarded the Trojan War as marking the end of the Bronze Age. It also ended the ‘heroic age’…
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…
With everyone still recovering from our manic weekend at Salute 2019, we bring you some of the highlights… It was a fantastic opportunity to meet our community and show off some upcoming releases! Black Seas, Cruel Powder! Our big reveal for this year was a new project from Cruel Seas co-designer and Warlord staff member…
Bolt Action Campaign: Fortress Budapest is now available as a PDF! View in Store Throughout the autumn of 1944, the Axis forces in the Carpathian Basin were fighting for their very existence. Campaign: Fortress Budapest will inspire and guide you through the entirety of this particular conflict and on to many more victories with your…
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…
Our four Marshals have been burning the candle at both ends to get their armies ready for battle. This week, we’re taking a look at their generals, and generalship in Black Powder! Generals & Generalship Black Powder’s unique command and control system is one of the things that sets it apart from other wargames. Players…
New to Bolt Action after years of playing Warhammer 40k? We’ve got a handy guide to get you started – just in time for D-Day! 40k players are everywhere. Indeed most of the staff at Warlord Games have spent many happy hours painting Space Marines or Eldar and gunning down Tyranids and Orks (etc, etc)….
We’re kicking off a brand new series, chronicling the journey of four new Black Powder players as they take up their marshals batons! The King’s Shilling Warlord HQ is always a hive of hobby-related activity. This week, we’ve corralled four staff members together to take the King’s Shilling and start a new Black Powder army…
Josh Berridge
Tom Mecredy
RichC
Graham Davey