The BHGS's Bolt Action Events are Officially Supported by Warlord Games
"this was a brilliant and really well run tournament" - Bolt Action player on wwpd
Bolt Action at Britcon
A roaring success every year, Bolt Action, the 28mm WW2 skirmish game from Warlord Games will be back at Britcon this year again as an Official Warlord Games supported Bolt Action Event !
As well as officially supporting the competition, Warlord Games have already booked their trade presence too, and we are already working on some amazing new terrain to accommodate a much larger and more impressive tournament all round
The "2 and a bit days" format of Britcon allows us to offer almost a 1939-45-esque fully extended event in which competitors will be able to play a wide variety of scenarios throughout the weekend, taking full advantage of the flexibility and scalability of the Bolt Action ruleset.
For this event we'd like to make sure that forces, so far as possible, represent ones that are as plausible as possible for a game that has WWII as its theme. While imperfect, this will help to mitigate the impact of some of the more problematic units in the game without resorting to house rules or 'comping'. We'd really encourage players to go 'as themed as possible', and if you want to do a specific unit at a specific time and place (a reinforced platoon from Johnny Frost's Bn at Arnhem, for instance, or maybe a Panzer Zug from the 21st Panzer Division in 1941, or whatever) then crack on and we'll be suitably impressed (and there might be a prize for 'Best Force' or similar in the mix to reward that). But if all you want is a force that looks right for the time and place for your chosen nation, that's fantastic too.
We've found that the overwhelming majority of forces fit into this structure with little or no tweaking.
If time's limited or historical research isn't your strong suit then the guidelines are designed to help you and the event organisers will be very happy to offer any assistance they can if desired - remember this is aimed at improving everyone's enjoyment, it's not meant to be a chore.
How to pick your force for this event:
• 1250 points.
• No more than the set amount of points may be spent on the army as per the guidelines provided on page 124 of the Bolt action rulebook.
• Pick a nation from any of the countries currently represented in Warlord Games publications (including pdfs)
• Pick a front from: Balkan, Eastern, Italian, North African, Northern China, North-west European, Pacific, SE Asian, the list goes on obviously this must be a front where your chosen nation fought
• Pick a year (again, obviously a year where your chosen nation was actually fighting on your chosen front.
• Build your force to the prescribed points total using your chosen nation with either the generic selector or a theatre selector or pdf 'force' selector that covers your chosen year. But you may only use options that actually were present in your chosen year on your chosen front. This isn' t as hard as it might seem at first; the theatre selectors give a good guide and most of the vehicles have a range of years in which they saw service. Your event organiser will be happy to provide assistance and advice if you're in any doubt.
• No special characters or tank wars skills allowed.
Armies must be drawn from the following books
• Armies of Germany Book.
• Armies of the United States Book.
• Armies of Great Britain and Commonwealth Book.
• Armies of the Soviet Union Book.
• Armies of France and her Allies.
• Armies of Imperial Japan.
• Armies of Axis and her Allies.
• Tank Wars.
• D-Day to Berlin.
• Ostfront.
• Germany Strikes.
• Empire in Flames
• Duel in the Sun
• Battle of the Bulge
• Any additional Army PDF’s / List that are publish by Warlords
• Additional Units (PDF’s –including the warplane rules).
• Any additional theater book published
To book, go to the Britcon Booking Page
The 2017 Players pack is available to download from here, with :
All tables will have a mission set out for that table as per the feedback from BHGS entries from last year. These missions will be taken from any of the books. Each table will have a mission card on it to explain the mission, with any specific mission rules for that table included. So choose your army wisely.
As well as officially supporting the competition, Warlord Games have already booked their trade presence too, and we are already working on some amazing new terrain to accommodate a much larger and more impressive tournament all round
The "2 and a bit days" format of Britcon allows us to offer almost a 1939-45-esque fully extended event in which competitors will be able to play a wide variety of scenarios throughout the weekend, taking full advantage of the flexibility and scalability of the Bolt Action ruleset.
For this event we'd like to make sure that forces, so far as possible, represent ones that are as plausible as possible for a game that has WWII as its theme. While imperfect, this will help to mitigate the impact of some of the more problematic units in the game without resorting to house rules or 'comping'. We'd really encourage players to go 'as themed as possible', and if you want to do a specific unit at a specific time and place (a reinforced platoon from Johnny Frost's Bn at Arnhem, for instance, or maybe a Panzer Zug from the 21st Panzer Division in 1941, or whatever) then crack on and we'll be suitably impressed (and there might be a prize for 'Best Force' or similar in the mix to reward that). But if all you want is a force that looks right for the time and place for your chosen nation, that's fantastic too.
We've found that the overwhelming majority of forces fit into this structure with little or no tweaking.
If time's limited or historical research isn't your strong suit then the guidelines are designed to help you and the event organisers will be very happy to offer any assistance they can if desired - remember this is aimed at improving everyone's enjoyment, it's not meant to be a chore.
How to pick your force for this event:
• 1250 points.
• No more than the set amount of points may be spent on the army as per the guidelines provided on page 124 of the Bolt action rulebook.
• Pick a nation from any of the countries currently represented in Warlord Games publications (including pdfs)
• Pick a front from: Balkan, Eastern, Italian, North African, Northern China, North-west European, Pacific, SE Asian, the list goes on obviously this must be a front where your chosen nation fought
• Pick a year (again, obviously a year where your chosen nation was actually fighting on your chosen front.
• Build your force to the prescribed points total using your chosen nation with either the generic selector or a theatre selector or pdf 'force' selector that covers your chosen year. But you may only use options that actually were present in your chosen year on your chosen front. This isn' t as hard as it might seem at first; the theatre selectors give a good guide and most of the vehicles have a range of years in which they saw service. Your event organiser will be happy to provide assistance and advice if you're in any doubt.
• No special characters or tank wars skills allowed.
Armies must be drawn from the following books
• Armies of Germany Book.
• Armies of the United States Book.
• Armies of Great Britain and Commonwealth Book.
• Armies of the Soviet Union Book.
• Armies of France and her Allies.
• Armies of Imperial Japan.
• Armies of Axis and her Allies.
• Tank Wars.
• D-Day to Berlin.
• Ostfront.
• Germany Strikes.
• Empire in Flames
• Duel in the Sun
• Battle of the Bulge
• Any additional Army PDF’s / List that are publish by Warlords
• Additional Units (PDF’s –including the warplane rules).
• Any additional theater book published
To book, go to the Britcon Booking Page
The 2017 Players pack is available to download from here, with :
- Terrain definitions
- Mission definitions – including fixed objectives and mission tweaks
- Scoring system
- Missions that will be played
All tables will have a mission set out for that table as per the feedback from BHGS entries from last year. These missions will be taken from any of the books. Each table will have a mission card on it to explain the mission, with any specific mission rules for that table included. So choose your army wisely.
Terrain
The East Manchester group provide terrain for the competition - here are a few photos of their terrain setups for you to get an idea of the type and quality of terrain we will have at the competition for you to play over
The East Manchester group provide terrain for the competition - here are a few photos of their terrain setups for you to get an idea of the type and quality of terrain we will have at the competition for you to play over
