Legends of the Ostfront: Sgt Steiner
With the impending release of our second Theatre Book, ‘Ostfront’ – we cornered our resident Italian rulessmith, Alessio Cavatore and forced asked him very kindly to create some rules to…
Scenarios & Additional Rules
Scenario: Omaha Beach
With our first Theatre Book, Battleground Europe, now in many of your hands, we thought we’d wring out our resident Italian gamesmaster, Alessio Cavatore, for all of his creative juices…
Rules: Scenarios for Beyond the Gates of Antares
Rick Priestley has been hard at work (amazing what the threat of his rum ration being cancelled will do) playtesting Beyond the Gates of Antares, ably assisted by everyone on the…
How to run a Bolt Action Public Participation Game
The Demo Gamers is an Australian Bolt Action-based blog full of great content. This article in particular caught our eye as something a little bit different… We enjoy playing…
Rules: Vasily Zaitzev – Legendary Sniper
12 Days of Christmas – Day 6 Today’s surprise is an extract from the forthcoming Bolt Action Theatre Book – Ostfront: Barbarossa to Berlin. ‘For us there was no land…
Battle Report: Beyond the Gates of Antares Beta Playtesting
On 19th November 2014, I had the privilege of sneaking-into one of the playtesting sessions for Beyond the Gates of Antares – the first session since the launch of the…
Rules: Geronimo! Using Air-landing reinforcements in Bolt Action
Before we get into this article we would just like to point out this is a fun, optional set of rules which we’ve created in order to add a little…
Scenario: Monster in the Road – The Battle of Raseiniai
With the recent release of ‘Tank War’ - there are a whole slew of new aspects for Bolt Action players to explore – but we couldn’t resist sneaking-in a little something…
Rules: Lights! Camera! Action! Using War Reporters in Bolt Action
Before we get into this article I would just like to point out this is a fun, optional rule allowing you to use the free miniature you get when you…
Bolt Action Additional Units PDF and Errata
With further games under our collective belts and the slew of recently released units, we felt it time to release a fresh update for Bolt Action to address some rules…
Rules: Make Your Own Tank Ace for Tank War
Now you can design your own Tank Ace and storm into a Tank War battle! Artwork courtesy of Osprey Publishing With ‘Tank War’ shipping-out early, and in the eager hands…
Rules: Pike & Shotte Samurai Army List
Recently we were contacted by Tim Greene, who, as a keen historical gamer and prolific rules writer, has penned a new army list for the Pike & Shotte rules allowing…
Rules: Bolt Action Mass Battles
It’s time to unleash the full force of your armies as Alessio Cavatore brings us some exciting new optional rules for massive games of Bolt Action: The rules of Bolt…
Rules: Apaches and Comancheros for Wild West Chronicles
New factions for the Wild West Chronicles rules system – available as free PDF downloads: Download PDF Download PDF View Full Range View in store
History: Neo-Sumerians and Successors
Following the collapse of the Akkadian Empire about 2100BC there was a period of disorder during which the country was ruled or at least dominated by the Gutians. No-one knows…
Rules: Warplanes in Bolt Action
The following rules for Warplanes were part of the original draft of the Bolt Action rulebook, but in the end they did not make the cut and they were simplified…
Rules: Mega-City Dino Rampage!
In Mega-City One’s past history, recovered dinosaur DNA was used to create clones for the Dinosaur National Park. When the Atomic War ravaged the city, the dinosaurs were able to…
Scenario: Jungle Road Ambush!
Burma, March 1942, the British and Commonwealth forces defending Rangoon have abandoned the city to the Japanese and have begun a long retreat north and west towards India. Slowed by…
Rules: Amphibious Assaults
Bolt Action writer Alessio Cavatore brings us some rules for staging beach landings in your games – perfect for Pacific themed battles as well as, of course the D-Day landings….
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…
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…
Rules: Shamed Judges
With the release of the Chief Judge Cal’s Retinue set a few weeks ago, we bring you some special rules for the shamed Judges Glass and Quincy. Sentenced to death by…
Rules: Armadillo Improvised Fighting Vehicle
Our Bolt Action Additional Rules PDF has been updated with rules for the newly released Armadillo Improvised Armoured Vehicle. Click the button below to download the free PDF: Download PDF
Rules: The Earps in Wild West Chronicles
Following the recent release of the Wild West Chronicles rulebook, the designers have been hard at work penning new updates to further enhance this great game! First up is a…
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…
Rules: Rogue Trooper in Judge Dredd Miniatures Game
The small forces and campaign rules in the Judge Dredd miniatures game are readily adaptable to Rogue Trooper and the battlefields of Nu-Earth, and I am sure many of you…
Scenario: Iwo Jima Bunker Assault
If you are looking to recreate the fighting during the Battle for Iwo Jima, we suggest using the Bunker Assault scenario (reproduced below for your convenience), with the US forces,…
Scenarios: Zulu Dawns
Jim Graham and Neil Smith, writers of the new Zulu! book for Black Powder, present historical background and scenario ideas for use with your Black Powder Zulu forces: So you…
Rules: Guardians of Justice
The Law is fallible and Judges are not always around to protect the citizens of Mega-City One. For a few, this is an injustice and so they take up the…
Justice Department Mission: Rolling Thunder
This week we have a heavyweight (literally) mission for Judge Dredd players which sees the not inconsiderable bulk of the Fatties rolling into action… Whenever a major disaster strikes Mega-City…
Rules: Random Events in Mega-City One
Many forces clash in Mega-City One and beyond, each fighting for their values, greed, or because they are just plain mean. However, firefights are rarely simple affairs and there always…
Scenario: Ulundi July 4th 1879
‘Chelmsford’s terrible revenge.’ The Anglo-Zulu War (January-July 1879) has become defined by the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift, both covered admirably by research, publications and even movies. What is less…
Mechanismo Strike Force
Over the next few weeks and months (and years!), we will be posting articles for the Judge Dredd miniatures game, introducing new rules, new scenarios for you to try out, and…
Scenario: Bunker Assault
This scenario represents a frontal assault against a section of an enemy fortified line, and works perfectly with our Atlantik Wall bunkers set! This could represent troops storming the Atlantik…
French & Indian War: Alternative Quebec
In this comprehensive article, The Last Argument of Kings author Pete Brown examines the Battle of Quebec and suggests ways to make the battle more interesting to refight as a wargame,…
Woods Fighting in the American Civil War
By Paul D Stevenson Black Powder has many innovative concepts and is a great game, especially for multiple players. However, one of the problems folks find with Black Powder American…
Bolt Action: Night Fight scenario rules
Alessio Cavatore has been hard at work for us creating exciting new rules for fighting your Bolt Action games during night time operations or any other time where you experience…
