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Yes, that is one of the really nice things about Bolt Action is that you can define all your terrain on your tabletop as you need or see fit. But as Stuart said, this has to be done before the game starts, and agreed upon by all the players.
If you want a patch of terrain to be soft cover and count as dense terrain, than so be it. Or you can simply have that patch of terrain just be soft cover (not dense terrain). Meaning you can fire through it. However, don’t overlook the idea of having a larger area of terrain like a big area of woods, but with smaller patches of dense terrain within it.
You can even mix it up a bit if you wanted. For example, “These hedges provide soft cover, but for infantry units that goes down behind the hedge, it will provide hard cover.” Or even something like, “This patch of terrain counts as soft cover for units inside, but counts as hard cover when firing completely through it.”
That reminds me. I would also like to see restrictions for some weapons on firing from within buildings, bunkers, and basically an enclosed area. For example, there should be a penalty (or simply not allowed) when firing a bazooka, Leichtgeschütz 40, Panzerschreck, panzerfaust, and other such weapons from an enclosed space. Note however that the PIAT would be an exception, so that make it a bit more popular.
Anyway, I would like to add this to my list:
1) Vehicle MGs reduced in effectiveness – especially co-axial and hull mounted MGs on tanks and other enclosed vehicles.
2) Forward observer units (Artillery and Air) are given the following restrictions: Not front-line combat units: Forward observer units can’t assault into close quarters. They will fight in close quarters if assaulted. In addition, they are ignored for the purposes of determining control of objectives.
3) Spotters have the following restriction added: Spotters are ignored for the purposes of determining control of objectives.
4) More smoke rules, but still keeping it simple. Rules for vehicle smoke projectors, smoke grenades, allow some other guns to be able to fire smoke, and not just “all howitzers and mortars” – oh, and not just indirect fire, but also add rules for direct fire. Basically include some common ways WW2 combat troops made smoke. Contrary to popular belief, combat forces had multiple ways to make smoke (even tanks like the Panzer IV and Sherman had smoke shells), and for one reason or another some countries used smoke a lot more often than most gamers realize.
5) Change the rule for Firing Smoke (p.97) to a random direction and distance if the shell does not land on target. Maybe make the distance a D6+6 instead of 12”.
6) Snipers being adjusted somehow so that they are tone down a little, or cost more points to get. Sometimes, snipers seem way too powerful in a game of Bolt Action.
7) Would be nice to see the “Different Methods for Activating Units” and “Bolt Action Alliance Mission Pack” included, or at least added as optional choices for players to pick and choose. See below:
8) restrictions to bazookas, Leichtgeschütz 40s, Panzerschrecks, panzerfausts, and other such weapons firing from an enclosed spaces. Not the PIAT though for obvious reasons.
