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Bolt Action Quick Reference Polish and Greek translations

We have new Polish and Greek translations of our Bolt Action Rules Summary, available as a free PDF download. Thanks to Maciej Król for the Polish translation and Nikolaos Lekkas, Andreas Tsoukalas, Dimitrios Papanikolaou, Ioanna Mpalaroutsou and Nikolaos Krithis of the “Hoplon” Club of Patras (Hellas) for the Greek version! Download now! Download now!

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Rules: Dad’s Army in Bolt Action

As the characters and the (mis)adventures portrayed in the Dad’s Army TV series are not all that serious, neither are these rules – we don’t recommend these for use in tournaments! Fielding the Dad’s Army Home Guard Platoon We suggest you incorporate these models into the Home Guard Section on page 23 of the Armies of Great Britain book. Captain Mainwaring…

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Rules: Famous Characters of the Pacific Theatre

These historical characters, presented with a somewhat ‘Hollywood’ style, are here to add flavour to your armies. They may be included in future official publications, but in the meantime they are published in a ‘trial mode’, so you shouldn’t expect to use them in a tournament for example. Rather, we would like YOU to give…

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Scenario: Alligator Creek, Guadalcanal

On the 7 August 1942 the United States Marine Corps landed on the strategic south pacific island of Guadalcanal and stopped the construction of a vital Japanese airfield. If operational this airfield would isolate Australia and New Zealand from their allies. US Forces complete the airfield and name it Henderson Field.  Imperial Japanese Forces have…