Flames Of War D-Day Boot Camp: Saturday
Come and join us for an awesome weekend of content as we're hanging out with the Battlefront Miniatures team and our community members here as we get stuck into Flames Of War to commemorate D-Day.
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We've got lots of awesome content lined up over the weekend including hobby videos, interviews, history lessons and of course plenty of gameplay and action from the Boot Camp itself.
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Battlefront Brings Tanks To The Battle Royale
Ohhhhhh this one is going to be pretty exciting!! Chris from Battlefront Miniatures has devised a 30 minute Battle Royale mode for Flames of War.
Gerry finds out what the limits are for deployment and how long players will have to wait to respawn in. It looks as if most players from the boot camp are looking to get in on this one and I don’t blame them!
A Quick Look At The Carnage Of The Flames Of War Battle Royale
It’s one thing to see the preparation and plans for this game and another thing entirely to see the aftermath.
Alliances were forged, tanks were destroyed and knives placed firmly in between shoulder blades. Here are just a few pictures of the carnage that unfolded throughout the game.
MASSIVE OTT Battle Royale Showdown!
Lloyd tries to make sense of the most chaotic game of Flames of War he’s ever seen.
With about 15 boot campers surrounding the top two industrial style tables, the game kicks off. Everyone’s movement takes place at the same time and everyone’s shooting phase takes place at the same time. Gerry does a superb job of keeping score somehow and the winners are declared!
OnTableTop knows how to do a wargaming battle royale!
That's It For Day Two Of The Flames Of War D-Day Boot Camp
It has been a massive day of wargaming friends. We’ve had a wonderful time seeing the boot campers put the finishing touches on their armies and then bring them all to the table in games throughout the day.
The tables really stood out today for the tactical depth and their aesthetic splendour! If you want to take a quick tour through how they came together then check out the video below where Warren and Lloyd take you through the tables.
And be sure to come back tomorrow when we have another day of live blogging, delivering even more Flames of War D-Day boot camp glory! And make sure to comment on the live blogs so you can be in with a chance to win one of three Flames of War bundles!
I’m curious if the FoW stuff is a permenant addition to the store, or just a bootcamp weekend thing. Are you finally getting non-GW stock?
Good question!
I wish there was a place like this close to where I live. You guys rock
Since version 4 has come out Battlefront has really put out some great stuff. The Boot Camp stuff has been great. Thanks
Fantastic the weekend has begun… Hope to see a video from the tables overview.. they are looking fabulous.. Have fun guys and i will follow it from behind the pc 🙂
All the stronk Soviet armour.
Can’t wait to see those armies on the table! Especially on the city table
Bring it on!
Going to be doing a bit of Panzer Leader with@oriskany and @damon today as we were all unable to make it this time.
We’ll all be tuning in to keep up with everything that’s going on today.
All too true, @brucelea . 😀 We’ll be recreating the landings on Gold Beach (“Jig” sector) with 1st Hampshires and 1st Dorsets, Sherwood Rangers (DD Shermans), 82nd Assault Squadron Royal Engineers, Sherman “Crabs” of the Westminster Dragoons, 2nd Devonshire in the second wave along with 47th Royal Marine Commandos. They’ll be resisted by elements of 1) Grenadier Rgt 916 / 352 Infantry Division (backed up by 352’s Artillery) 2) Ost Battalion 441, Inf Regiment 726, 716th Static Infantry Division (+ elements 1,716th Arty Rgt). https://www.beastsofwar.com/project/1303724/ Also keeping up with the gamers, hobbyists and especially reenactors at the Boot Camp! Awesome… Read more »
The weather is poo today, so I won’t be forced to do outside stuff. Roll on the Boot Camp.
What camo pattern with Warren paint on his tanks?
I love that city table.
I have to get my brother to print out a load of buildings for me.
Would be great to play on it.
Those tables are awesome.
Looking forward to see a few battle reports! Always someting to learn!
What changed in FoW? I have not played in awhile…
Can you guys give us a few example builds for LW armies for us people who still don;t have Fortress Europe?
Are the game rules divided by timeline? This content seems geared specifically towards Late War, is that dictated by the rulebook or jus the American presence and the theming of the starters on DDay?
There are early and late war rulebooks.
Wish i could get others to play Flames of War at my local club. I really wanna do a British Rifle Company with all those lovely toys (WASP anyone?).
Can’t wait to see the battle reports!
Hope everyone is having fun
So much great content so far today.
Great tables, great battles.
Ugh. Still can’t decide. Flames of war OR Bolt action.
Any chance seeing a “demo” game of FOW4? Watching Warren take on Justin in Normandy would be a blast???
can’t wait to see the game on the big table.
I’m waiting to see what other bundles will be coming in the near future. Some of the older stuff had some huge box sets.
Loving the live blog today, loads of interesting content.