Mike

So, if a structure is labeled a ruin, it is not a “building” it is presumed to have a single story for movement and elevation purposes and operates like dense terrain (thus model positioning is important, and range is measured to the models) and the units cannot fire through the terrain only into it.  If it is presumed to be a damaged building it…[Read more]

I wish there were a way to import units from other army lists for various reasons including the reason you noted.  Perhaps in the future that could happen with a simple note that the list does not conform to the “approved” lists.  This would help in a variety of cases, not just the one you are dealing with.

The Warlord supporter list builder allows you to purchase spotters for inexperienced mortars, but I think the cost is the same as for regular and veteran unit spotters.   So, I guess if you wanted to cover the map and reduce the risk of losing all your spotters as well as several other advantages the come from having spare spotters, you could l…[Read more]

Perhaps a different perspective from someone who has been gaming and painting miniatures for over 50 years.  When I started gaming, figures were 1:72 scale (around 20mm tall and skinny), which is a bit short, since it translates to a human being under 5 ft tall.  Later, models bulked up to 25mm and this scale dominated in the 70s and 80s.  Then 28…[Read more]

Interesting.  I am not sure the “indirect” fire really works. Are spotters really calling in fire to Piat teams?

Instead, it seems like you just want to fire at targets over 12″ range up to 30″ range and treat it as a HE (1″) indirect fire shot when it comes to…[Read more]

I don’t think Bolt Action is a “fantasy” game or a historic simulation.  Some authors imagine they are creating a game that is “historically” accurate, the truth is none of them are.  Historical wargaming is gaming and it is about a fun game with some “historical flavor”.   How they balance “fun” with “historical flavor” often becomes the sub…[Read more]

Does the new special miniature, Josef “Sepp” Allerberger come with any special rules?  It would be “cool” to design special “hero” profiles for every special casting with their own point cost just for fun.  Players could agree to use them or not.  Any easy option is to allow you to buy a “single model” sniper unit at a reduced cost.

There are two kinds of games… competitive gaming and uncompetitive gaming.  My experience is that competitive gaming while it may offer some enjoyment produces all sorts of “gamey” actions.  Uncompetitive gaming tries to be philosophical about the situation.  Ideally, the idea of “controlling” objectives infers some sort of strategic value re…[Read more]

Generally speaking, I find that control of objectives brings out the worse with respect to “gamey” behaviors.  Often a game will be going along just fine and then on the last move crazy *!@#! starts to occur.  Perhaps a rule that the player with the most points within 3″ of an objective at the end of the game “owns” the objective.  It would pr…[Read more]

I did not take your comment as “attacking” me, simply misunderstanding me.  So, no worries, I took no offense.  I was simply noting that I don’t find tanks as intimidating as they were before.  Many players thought the new rules would lead to many armor platoons and moving the game away from being infantry based.  While we are seeing some arm…[Read more]

I did not say, I do not like V3 or that I did not agree with the changes to tank MMG fire (I do for the reasons you mentioned), just that they are less intimidating.  In V2, tanks could control a part of the battlefield as no one wanted to contest ground against a tank with 2 or more MMGs.  Now, a large infantry unit can seize an objective an a…[Read more]

The one thing that has been noticeable is that assaults are not as good of an idea as they once were.  Unless you need to gamble on a decisive result, advancing to point blank range and using shooting is more efficient.  The negative benefit of assaulting is compounded when the defender is in cover.  Still some armies like the Japanese with big sq…[Read more]