Mega Bolt Action Game: Prelude

Comrade James moved into his new place over the Christmas break and to christen his new Man Cave he is hosting a 3 v 3 Bolt Action game this weekend.

James has setup a historical battle set in Jul 1944 around the French town of Sannerville, east of Caen.  As part of Operation Goodwood, 3 British commanders will advance upon the town, which intelligence suggests is defended by Fallschirmjager of the 16th Luftwaffe Field Division reinforced by elements of the 21st Panzer Division.

In Bolt Action terms it will be 3000 points per side (1000 points per player) on a 9 x 4 foot table using the Normandy 1944 Theatre selector.  No flame tanks are permitted, 1 flamethrower max per force, and objectives can only be contested by infantry units of 3 figs or more.  Game duration will be 7 turns with an option for an eighth.


Dice draw procedures…..1.Dice are drawn from the three dice bags simultaneously and passed to the owning players2. Each player with a dice turns his dice so that the order he wants is face up3. When all 3 players are ready, they simultaneously place their order dice next to the ordered unit with the selected order face up.4. In the event that timing of orders becomes important (e.g a player orders a unit to Fire on another unit in the open that is simultaneously ordered to Run behind cover) then the following Order of Precedence applies 1. Down 2. Fire 3. Run 4. Advance 5. Rally 6. AmbushNote that an Ambush cannot be triggered in the same ‘phase’ or dice draw that it was selected.

Battle report, with accompanying pics of the awesomeness, to follow!

Allied aerial recon photos of the approaches to Sannerville, prior to the pre-battle bombardment...