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Wider Wargaming => Batreps => Topic started by: Nosher on 28 January 2015, 02:43:36 PM

Title: Somewhere in Northern France
Post by: Nosher on 28 January 2015, 02:43:36 PM
Bolt Action in 28mm
http://nosherswargames.blogspot.co.uk/

Title: Re: Somewhere in Northern France
Post by: Steve J on 28 January 2015, 04:03:19 PM
Nice AAR. Bolt Action never really done it for me, much prefering CoC. Good to know it is good for solo play though.
Title: Re: Somewhere in Northern France
Post by: Nosher on 28 January 2015, 05:14:34 PM
I know what you mean Steve. Bolt Action is a bit marmite, but i stick with it when I have a burning desire for a game, no opponent to play against and when I'm tight for time.

You can bung together a quick game with very little planning and the games don't take all day to set up and play
Title: Re: Somewhere in Northern France
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 28 January 2015, 06:49:14 PM
Great report Nosher! :)
Title: Re: Somewhere in Northern France
Post by: paulr on 28 January 2015, 06:54:23 PM
Nice looking game and a good report :)
Title: Re: Somewhere in Northern France
Post by: nikharwood on 29 January 2015, 01:23:39 PM
Quote from: Nosher on 28 January 2015, 05:14:34 PM
I know what you mean Steve. Bolt Action is a bit marmite, but i stick with it when I have a burning desire for a game, no opponent to play against and when I'm tight for time.

You can bung together a quick game with very little planning and the games don't take all day to set up and play

Always good for solo  :)
Title: Re: Somewhere in Northern France
Post by: toxicpixie on 29 January 2015, 02:44:04 PM
I quite like the rules in play, but the scenario selection leaves me a bit cold. And I tend to play in 15mm as a/ it looks better figure to ground scale, and b/ I have lots of 15mm WW2 already, so never got round to single based 10mm ;)

"Turn 4 and the German's pull out the first five action dice."

Ouch. Ouch, ouch, ouch.

I think the special rules for Shermans mostly undervalue them - the Russians reckoned they were much safer and less prone to fire and explosion than the T-34 series etc, the "Ronson"/"Tommycooker" is an image thing from the early no wet stowage, thin sides, oil spraying engine ones that stuck... still, there's no denying a lot of German anti-tank weapons were ludicrously overpowered which doesn't help :D