July 27, 2013 by warzan
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Time for the conclusion to Warren and Andy's epic game of Bolt Action with Alessio playing rules master! Will Warren's lovely little STUG III get blown to bits or will German engineering hold up against the crack shots of the American army?
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Well I’m sold….
I want to see the FUBAR chart!!! As people who watch my videos they should know if it was me most of my men would end up shooting themselves into the loss!
The moral mechanic is where the game is won and lost and that seems very real to me
Extremely interesting pair of videos of what looks like an exciting and challenging game system.
One thing I wasn’t too sure of was how much Warren enjoyed the game, with the FOW videos I could see his enjoyment of playing the game. However, with Bolt Action I wasn’t so sure, but that could be because it was more challenging?
It’s a great game, remember this was my first (kinda 2nd) game though. And I’m playing someone else’s miniatures.
FoW FTW I’m unlocking my FoW hobby, with my minis etc, and I have no doubt as I get into bolt action I will feel the same 🙂
But I’m actually thinking about going American in bolt action lol (but 28mm Nactwolfe is increasingly hard to resist)
And it seems from the post above I’m gonna have a playing partner in @lafayette 🙂
Name the time and the place ;)…. though Ill still lose lol
I have British winging its way to me as wee speak!!
Firefly Shermans at 28mm was too hard to turn down 😀
@Warzan , You know the answer to that is easy – do both 😉
Thanks, for the reply, it’s a game that I’m very tempted to do myself 🙂
But Americans? You’re passing up being British Paratroopers or Commandoes?
Loved this vid and would like to see more games played out
Really, really good pair of vids, fellas. I had a nosey at an old mate’s Bolt Action Germans over xmas (no game though, boo). This game just looks awesome. There’ll be an order for some Brits heading Warlord’s way not too long after payday.
Alessio – this is a complete winner!
After watching this two part video I am seriously tempted to pick up the US Screaming Eagles. Are they going to get replaced by a plastic boxed set any time soon, I wonder?
Bloody marvellous game – and the presentation and spirit in which it was played were exemplary. I started with WW2 a very, very long time ago and last year I started back with it again in FOW 15mm for larger action, but I will certainly be getting some Bolt Action stuff because as Warren said, that chaos element really gives it a razor edge of tension throughout. Snipers are very effective when used properly and airstrikes scare the bejasus out of everyone – I suppose buying lots of pinning markers will be a necessity 😀 Fantastic demo game folks.
Or you could make them out of spare weapons from the kits clued to bases…. Just an idea
@ Lafayette:
Order test roll turns up as double 6: roll another D6: on a 1-2 you fire at own troops within 12″, otherwise you go down.
3-6, you panic (run away) from the closest visible enemy unit, otherwise you go down.
Warren and Dave should make a special mechanic for increased FUBAR possibility.
Like just letting me play 😀 If I have dice rolls like I have been lately its not that much out of the realm of possibility
Fubar is brutal. My friend had the game in the pocket, then he tried to charge me with one pin marker. Blam a 12. He ran away, so much for british commandos. Then he tried to rally. Blam a 12. He shot his own LT. Game in the pocket for me….
Damn an other game the seem to have made it on to the MUST HAVE list
I have no idea what Warren has planed for BA but if he does want to do some BoW videos and wants a co presenter Id be up for the job….
Cant do a worse job of it than I already do lol
@warzan, my wallet approves this idea. Damn 28mm WWII *$%@(%* !!!
Check out youtube channel of ethan thomas, he has basic gameply vids, verry good. In the line of battlefronst boot camp vids. Also jamie tranter is posting a live bolt action tournement on youtube. Verry good stuff
have to agree there ethans channel is great for showing you how the game works
…Awesome game!!!!….i loved the chaos factor and the miniatures….thank you very much!!!!!
Goddamnit Beasts of War! I had zero interest in WW2 gaming but first you show off FoW, which looks great, and now this?! What are you trying to do to me?! 😉
Looks like a fantastic rule set and great fun =)
well i’m sold got my books and dice in the post and i can just use my 40k imp guard till we get some plastic brit paras from warlord
Easy company all the way for me
Can’t help wondering how many of us have taken up a new game as a result of watching a BoW video.
Great stuff @warzan I have really enjoyed your recent forays into WWII with this game and FoW. Watching someone who confesses to having a limited historical knowledge obviously having fun will hopefully tempt a few more gamers to broaden their horizons.
yes, Nice to see historical game and not hear the same old joke about button counting
its the true successor to 40k look at the name behind the rules and the army books Rick, Alessio ,Andy Chambers ,Jake Thornton and Warwick Kinrade names that made wargameing and modeling part of my life
there also some plastic perry brother Desert Rats here http://www.perry-miniatures.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_62&products_id=2843
Nice to see Warren getting all tense and squirmy for once! That was damn close for quite a while there.
Warren genuinely looks like he’s been there…..I think he will be suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for a week or two. Stugsplosion followed by his favourite staffer turning to red mist when he thought the job was done and he was home and dry….poor lad.
@ wildcardtbc I think all my 40k games from now on will be using a version of the “bag method” for initiative. It must be doable…
A cracking couple of videos guys, I’ve been playing Bolt Action since it came out and my gaming group love it.
We all like the simple mechanics, but more importantly the atmosphere that it brings.
i look forward to seeing what else you do with it, thanks again.
These two bolt action videos have been excellent, helped clear up a few of the rules for me too. I’ve only played a couple of small games so far with my Germans both of which have been against the Brits and both I’ve lost really quite badly (curse their free artillery observer!) but it really is a great system. In fact I might go as far as saying it’s one of the best rule sets I’ve ever played. I say this purely because it combines a lot of things I like in a wargame. It makes morale and your commander… Read more »
ok!…………….ok!……………i’m sold! take my money!……………thank’s Warren and the lads for a great couple of vids in fact lots more BA vids PLEASE!
Has anyone tried this excellent game system with any other genre? 40k? Weird war 2? post apoc? i would be very interested to hear how it played out?
Some of the chaps I know have used it for Very British Civil War, a pre war game and it worked very well indeed
I have to say a big thanks as I have the rules, recently buying them, and this has explained a lot about the rules and the mechanics to me and showed what a great system it is.
I would like to see more vids thats for sure maybe something that explained the army/country specific rules and how the forces are built for the game.
Nice one there Chaps
cheers @panzerkaput i will get the rules and try it out on a different genre! i never do things simple!