Some of you may be aware that for several years we have held a Future War Commander Bootcamp weekend at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire.

This year we will be holding a one-day BKC Bootcamp at Slimbridge on Saturday 15th June

Bootcamp is NOT a tournament. It's an opportunity to lean how to play, to play against different opponents and to discuss and clarify rules. (not that the rules need clarification but interpretation can vary Smiley  )

Unlike FWC Bootcamp which is just for 6mm, BKC Bootcamp is open to 6mm, 10mm & 15mm armies

The location is the Tudor Arms pub, GL2 7BP , which serves good beer and good food and has accommodation.

Mark Fry, the lovely chap who sorted out BKCIV, will be there.

It's free and it's Father's Day on Sunday so it's a fantastic opportunity for your family to show just how much they love you by letting you attend it (jeez - who writes this stuff?)

That sounds cracking, just a shame we're at the Phalanx show that weekend otherwise I might have made the journey down.

It was the one free week-end we could get as we have to compete with weddings, skittles competitions etc

Too far away to justify a trip by public transport but I do wish I was closer!

All the best to those who do make it.

Feedback, AARs and pictures would be much appreciated!

Quote from: Shedman on 25 March 2019, 09:42:10 AM
...skittles competitions, etc.

Quote from: Ithoriel on 25 March 2019, 12:50:16 PM
Too far away to justify a trip by public transport but I do wish I was closer!

Where are you Ithoriel ... maybe we can arrange for Boot Camp to travel another year?

I'm all the way up in Edinburgh

If it weren't 12h 15min and $1,700 - I would be there in a heartbeat

We shall share photos and the build-up info

or

You could set up 'sister' events on the same day in your part of the world?
This is what is happening with the Cold War 2019 'big game' in October, that is being run in parallel in the UK at Grimsby and Slimbridge, but also in Australia and potentially in France.

Guys,

would love to come back over and see you once more, but daughter finishes uni that weekend so can't get away.

best wishes for the day

Paul

On holiday so unable to make it

We will do other full weekend BKC Boot Camps next year - it's just getting in early enough to ensure that the Skittle Alley is available.

Maybe we might manage a year with a full set of events - BKCIV, CWC and FWC 

Hi Shedman

This looks really useful!

Is this a 'just turn up' event or is there a need to 'register' first and what about troops, terrain etc?

It would be great to have a bit more information.

Cheers Paul

Hi Paul

More info to follow ... but the plan (as this is only a 1 day event) is to run a number of different scale games - usually we (that is the Berkeley Vale Wargames Club) put these on - providing figures and terrain - so it's a register, turn up and play. This year we'll be using the Scenarios in the book to act as a structure for the games.

Where we have a 2 day weekend Boot Camp, we often create multi-player scenario games and request that participants bring along their own armies.

You'd be welcome to put on a game - if you have the troops/units to cover both sides?

Either way you'd be most welcome to join us ... the more the merrier

Al (Shedman) might want to add some extra thoughts

Cheers

Mark

Hi

Is the 'Boot Camp' still going ahead on 15 June?

I was hoping to just turn up, maybe join in a game, or just watch and ask lots of questions! Particularly on the new recce rules which I must admit have got my head spinning (see various questions on the forum, and that is from someone who spent some time in an armoured recce regiment for real)! Is that OK?

I must admit that all I was looking for from the update to BKC II was some clarification of some bits of the rules that I wasn't 100% sure about (and reading some of the answers to queries about BKC IV it seems clear that people were playing BKC II in different ways), particularly things like the visibility rules, who can see what and when. Again judging by some of the queries since BKC IV came out, I'm not sure that has been achieved with BKC IV.   

Cheers Paul