By Kreighton Long
G’day mates! Late last week my copy of Armies of the British Commonwealth arrived in the mail. After hearing and reading great things from those that were fortunate enough to get an advanced copy I was excited to dig in myself. Let’s see what’s in it.
By Richard Steer
Before the liberation of Italy, there was the liberation of Sicily – Operation Husky. Sneaking in just ahead of the new Late-War Italian Campaign book for Flames of War, Battlefront has published a set of army lists that cover this campaign in Flames of War.
The release is a set of free PDFs published on their website, so this article won’t tell you anything you can’t already see for yourself. But I’m super excited about it, so I want to talk about it anyway.
by Jesse Marcelo
This April, Warlord Games announced the introduction of their first all-plastic field gun and support weapon kits, marking a departure from their previous metal and Siocast offerings. According to Warlord, the primary driver behind this shift has been the increased demand for artillery pieces following the release of the 3rd Edition of Bolt Action. The new platoon structure allows players to field multiple artillery pieces more easily, creating a greater need for support weapons on the tabletop.
By Kreighton Long
In this article we will continue our exploration of how various Tournament Organizers (TO) from around the country approach the Best Painted awards of their Bolt Action tournaments. In the previous article we looked at TOs from Utah, Wisconsin, Illinois, Texas, Ohio, Virginia, and California. This round I spoke with TOs from Illinois, Washington, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Virginia, and Maryland.
Huge podcast! We have the multiple award winning designer Steve Jackson (Ogre, Munchkins, GURPS) as our guest. This show is so big I had to get Doug from the Lead Pursuit Podcast to lend a hand. We talk about the newest RPG installment from Steve, Ring of Fire.
By Richard Steer
The Italian Campaign has finally arrived in the 4th Edition of Flames of War with Battlefront’s announcement of Liberation of Italy. Paolo has given us an overview of the book and its historical context, and in this article, I will dive a bit deeper into the book’s British lists.
By Aaron Kamakawiwoole
Hey Reader!
It’s Shipping Week! Preorders for the Starcraft TMG are heading out from Poland, so within the next few weeks we’ll have some miniatures to show you! In the meantime, now that the Core Rulebook PDF is out and free to download, we’re kicking off our gameplay series by walking through how you build your force, and how multiple mechanics work together to prevent the game from becoming stale and settling into a swift “meta” for competitive play.
We’ll be using a Protoss army as our example today: a powerful psionic alien race with elite warriors, huge mechs, and powerful spellcasters.
By Paolo Paglianti
It’s time to liberate the peninsula from the Germans! We have been waiting for it for a very long time, but it has finally arrived. The virtual bridge between Mid and Late War in Flames of War, Liberation of Italy is set roughly between Fortress Europe and the D-Day operations, although the war in Italy continued well beyond the liberation of France.
By Kreighton Long
A few weekends ago I had the privilege to attend the Operation Amherst Bolt Action tournament at Bazooka Games in Westminster, Maryland. This tournament is the spring tournament run by Mike Kehs and the event reflected his veteran TO status. Rounds began in a timely manner, questions from players were quickly addressed, the atmosphere was friendly and constructive, and the tables were gorgeous and thematic. From a players perspective the event was well worth the drive and I left with some swag, a raffle prize, and some new friends.
By Aaron Kamakawiwoole
Hey Reader!
The Starcraft Tabletop Miniatures Game is out in the world now, and that means we can finally show an example of a stat card, because it’s probably the final version! With open beta behind us and being firmly in First Edition, as you consider ordering your minis, we thought it would be useful to look at an example stat card to show you how to read it, and what to look for in units that you prize.
For our example today, we’re going to take a look at the proud and powerful zealots of the Protoss.
