Warlord Games | Ken Jacobsen | Activity https://www.warlordgames.com/community-members/vlandon/activity/ Activity feed for Ken Jacobsen. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:31:55 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 bea190690f6cf858d5dee33af92bd227 Ken Jacobsen started the topic Armies of Imperial Japan - Kirokami tai in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/armies-of-imperial-japan-kirokami-tai/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:22:53 +0000 The rules state that as part of the Close Combat process “neither unit strikes any blows nor are any other close quarters rules applied”. Does this mean that the target of the assault DOES NOT get defensive fire (assuming it hasn’t already taken an action)?

]]> 0 002b29172ff6a0bd19160a87e75ac86e Ken Jacobsen started the topic Splitting Fire in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/splitting-fire/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:27:37 +0000 The rules state that units equipped with a 1 shot weapon can split fire (pg. 79, pg.102). What if that unit is on Ambush, and shoots a Faust at a vehicle that moves into range; can the other figures in that unit fore their small arms at a different unit (one that didn’t trigger the Ambush)?

]]> 0 cd689433b3b8868882cc02771b7aad0e Ken Jacobsen started the topic V3 German Grenadier Squads in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/v3-german-grenadier-squads/ Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:10:18 +0000 At least according to Easy Army, Grenadier squads no longer have the option of taking 2 LMGs.  Is that the rule now?

]]> 0 d14c3823c45e10bf1252df892d163fcc Ken Jacobsen replied to the topic Assaults in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/assaults/#post-190555 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:27:45 +0100 Good response Nat, thanks.

]]> 0 df23f8bf76c2849a52285fa27cfe879d Ken Jacobsen replied to the topic Assaults in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/assaults/#post-190552 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:13:27 +0100 I understand the rule for assaults, I’m asking a design philosophy question.  If someone were to say “2 squads, if given a Snap To, should be able to Assault the same target simultaneously” how would you refute that statement………other than saying “that’s the rule”?

]]> 0 6b487e1572bebe63c3443b4a06838578 Ken Jacobsen started the topic Assaults in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/assaults/ Sun, 20 Oct 2024 17:47:02 +0100 With Assaults being much less common in v3, what’s the argument against using a Snap To order to allows 2 squads to assault simultaneously?

]]> 0 db94dd8e11c34f05f67cda348afa4f8c Ken Jacobsen started the topic Forward Deployers in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/forward-deployers/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:22:56 +0100 Looking for help/direction with this.  Certain scenarios state that no units are deployed on the board at the start of he game. I believe I saw somewhere (this forum, FAQ, other forums) that this does NOT apply to Forward Deployers. Can someone please confirm or deny that?

Thanks in advance.

]]> 0 068d2fdddef2a2a6ab8a5e189d21b4ae Ken Jacobsen started the topic Napoleonic Bavarians in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/napoleonic-bavarians/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:37:32 +0000 In Clash of Eagles, Bavarian Cheveaux Leger are listed with a Shoot value of 3; is this a mis-print?

]]> 0 64936d724a66eba883f23308676c5684 Ken Jacobsen started the topic Foreign Legion in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/foreign-legion/ Wed, 17 May 2023 18:23:37 +0100 Greetings.

Does anyone have any experience running a Foreign Legion list?  I’m really wanting to get a list on the table, but every time I start putting one together I get to “Eh, not worth the time/effort/money” pretty quickly. No great options for mobile platforms that can put out good firepower; Legionnaires look cool, but the list seems…[Read more]

]]> 0 6aed9821c13380552c29be3ec909a3d4 Ken Jacobsen started the topic Plastic Napoleonic Poles in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/plastic-napoleonic-poles/ Mon, 08 May 2023 18:05:04 +0100 Anyone have any idea when the new releases will come out?

]]> 0 c1a623e4ab1b5c16935212e283a920b9 Ken Jacobsen started the topic Must Form Square in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/must-form-square/ Sat, 04 Mar 2023 23:52:07 +0000 On page 89 of the main rule book it states that a unit that forms square in response to a cavalry charge cannot deliver closing fire – clear enough.  What if:

A French cav unit charges a British inf unit.  The Brits form square, the French don’t close and finish their remaining movement.  But, a French inf unit then charges the newly formed Br…[Read more]

]]> 0 6005a4763958497cf85cf31b2415fd59 Ken Jacobsen started the topic Infantry Forming Square in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/infantry-forming-square/ Wed, 14 Dec 2022 13:40:14 +0000 I was listening to a podcast recently in which the host made mention of a rule that infantry now have to pass on Order Test to form square, as opposed to the method on page 89 of the rulebook.  Has anyone heard of this?

]]> 0 4d50106dd03039880435844e49fcd03f Ken Jacobsen replied to the topic What do YOU want to see in Bolt Action v3? in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/what-do-you-want-to-see-in-bolt-action-v3/page/4/#post-188407 Wed, 02 Nov 2022 20:18:29 +0000 I’d like to see a Rules Committee made up of players that are in no way associated with Warlord or any other gaming company. The motivation for rules updates, amendments, new army lists, etc., will be to make the game better, not $.

used by another rules system & works very well.

 

]]> 0 b1e043bea90c85081a68fe2e0012a1a0 Ken Jacobsen replied to the topic Charges in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/charges/#post-188364 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:07:28 +0100 Sorry, didn’t complete the question before I hit Submit.

Can the British unit “see” the French unit?

]]> 0 36f4267290a1607f14c5d6c52e2eb279 Ken Jacobsen started the topic Charges in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/charges/ Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:06:00 +0100 Question for the group:

It seems intuitive that a unit can only charge a unit that it can “see” at the beginning of the turn.

 

]]> 0 76bc8fd84ffc74891de52725652c910f Ken Jacobsen replied to the topic Austrian Abteilung Rule in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/austrian-abteilung-rule/#post-188221 Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:28:54 +0100 Big help Arcole, thanks.

Seems like a pretty powerful rule that required a bit of forensic reconstruction to put all the pieces together.

]]> 0 e992669ac1782b2da734c0f5f1400312 Ken Jacobsen replied to the topic Austrian Abteilung Rule in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/austrian-abteilung-rule/#post-188197 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:05:57 +0100 OK, I went to CoE and read the paragraph that Nat referenced.  I’m still confused:

1. How many smaller units can be formed (CoE states two, three, or four – pretty nebulous)

2. What are the stats for the smaller units, specifically Hand-to-Hand value and Stamina?

]]> 0 0eec58498fc8cca2d04042679de1f9fe Ken Jacobsen replied to the topic Austrian Abteilung Rule in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/austrian-abteilung-rule/#post-188194 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:18:54 +0100 Thanks Nat.

]]> 0 9a342d2daf59ff30802ca4a3926ea48f Ken Jacobsen started the topic Austrian Abteilung Rule in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/austrian-abteilung-rule/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 13:19:01 +0100 Where is this rule located? I’ve been scouring the Clash of Eagles book & can’t find it.  Thanks.

]]> 0 a910661f88e5fff1d257ef7690091a1f Ken Jacobsen replied to the topic Advanced BA Rules Questions: Kaukopartio Long Distance Recon w/ Transports in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/advanced-ba-rules-questions-kaukopartio-long-distance-recon-w-transports/#post-187760 Fri, 03 Jun 2022 01:42:12 +0100 I mostly play Finns, and that would make a borderline OP unit just silly good.

I’d say no, you couldn’t transport a Kaukopartio unit on from the back edge.  That ability is granted solely to the deep recon guys, not the transport.

]]> 0 9918678914664f951965ce954100a051 Ken Jacobsen started the topic Podcasts in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/podcasts/ Wed, 18 May 2022 23:33:56 +0100 Are there any good podcasts about Napoleonic Wargaming – a Napoleonic version of SNAFU or Cast Dice?

]]> 0 6d1dfae60ab1617348e6d2a742d0c55d Ken Jacobsen started the topic Indirect Fire - "Ranging In" in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/indirect-fire-ranging-in/ Mon, 16 May 2022 01:25:01 +0100 I’m driving myself crazy trying to find this in the rules: what effect (other than having to pass on Order test) do Pin markers have on indirect fire units (spotters and/or the weapon firing); are there any negative “To Hit” modifiers?

]]> 0 18b8bcd6518af523deb7d97cd7a3de87 Ken Jacobsen replied to the topic Napoleonic Skirmishers in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/napoleonic-skirmishers/#post-186594 Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:09:28 +0100 Makes sense – thanks for the clarification.

]]> 0 df0384f21b5305ae8371260f98cedc05 Ken Jacobsen started the topic Napoleonic Skirmishers in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/napoleonic-skirmishers/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 19:31:21 +0100 Maybe I’m being obtuse, but I’m still fuzzy about Skirmishers.  I understand the rules regarding Lights & Open Order, but…..

1. Can Line battalions generate their own Skirmishers? If so, how many?

2. If they can generate their own Skirmishers, can a Line battalion shoot through them?

3. What are the rules regarding the deployment/recall of…[Read more]

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