Bolt Action (wargame)

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Bolt Action
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A game of Bolt Action.
Manufacturers Warlord Games
Designers Alessio Cavatore and Rick Priestley
Publishers Warlord Games
Years active2012–present
Genres Miniature wargame
Players2+
Website boltaction.com

Bolt Action is a miniature wargame produced by Warlord Games. It is set during World War II and uses 28mm-sized models. The game was developed by Alessio Cavatore and Rick Priestley. The first edition of the rulebook was published in 2012, and the second edition was published in 2016. Supplements for the game include The Korean War and Konflikt '47, set in a Dieselpunk and supernatural alternate history of World War II. [1]

Contents

The game has multiple playable armies such as the Soviet Union, British Empire, United States, German Third Reich, and Empire of Japan. The game also has a few smaller or supporting armies such as France, British Commonwealth, Greece, Australia, Belgium, Finland, Poland, Bulgaria, Kingdom of Romania, China and Kingdom of Italy as well as rules for major battles such as The Battle of Stalingrad, Pegasus Bridge, Battle of Berlin and D-Day. Some starter Boxes can symbolize the Campaigns done in World War 2 like the American Island Hopping Campaign against the Empire of Japan in the Island Assault box and African Campaign with the British Empire and German Third Reich in the A Gentleman's War box.

Bibliography

The following core rules were published for Bolt Action:

The rules of the second edition were also translated into Spanish, [6] French, [7] Italian, [8] and German. [9]

In addition, several expansions were published:

The following expansions were published for Bolt Action:

The following army-expansions were published for Bolt Action:

The following campaign expansions were published for Bolt Action:

The following expansions were published for Konflikt '47:

Reception

Bolt action has been awarded a 7.8 out of 10 overall rating by BoardGameGeek. The game has also been described as the leading World War 2 wargame by many people worldwide.[ like whom? ]

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References

  1. ↑ Wells, Robison (January 21, 2022). "Building Armies in Bolt Action: A Primer".
  2. ↑ Warlord Games; Alessio Cavatore; Rick Priestley (2012). Bolt Action - WWII Wargame Rules. Osprey Publishing. p. 216. ISBN   978-1-78096-086-9.
  3. ↑ Warlord Games; Alessio Cavatore, Rick Priestley (2016). Bolt Action: World War II Wargames Rules: Second edition (2. ed.). Ospery Games. ISBN   978-1472814944.
  4. ↑ Clockwork Goblin Miniatures; Warlord Games (2016). Konflikt ’47: Weird World War II Wargames Rules. Osprey Games. ISBN   978-1472815682.
  5. ↑ Warlord Games; Alessio Cavatore (2024). Bolt Action - World War II Wargames Rules: Rulebook Third edition. Osprey Games. ISBN   978-1472863799.
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  26. ↑ Warlord Games (2017). Bolt Action Second edition: Campaign New Guinea. Osprey Games. ISBN   978-1472817891.
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  30. ↑ Warlord Games (2019). Bolt Action Second edition: Campaign D-Day: Overlord. Osprey Games. ISBN   978-1472838964.
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  32. ↑ Warlord Games (2021). Bolt Action Second edition: Campaign D-Day: British & Canadian Sectors. Osprey Games. ISBN   978-1472839121.
  33. ↑ Warlord Games (2020). Bolt Action Second edition: Campaign Mariana & Palau Islands. Osprey Games. ISBN   978-1472839008.
  34. ↑ Warlord Games (2021). Bolt Action Second edition: Campaign Italy: Soft Underbelly. Osprey Games. ISBN   978-1472852687.
  35. ↑ Warlord Games (2023). Bolt Action Second edition: Campaign Italy: Tough Gut. Osprey Games. ISBN   978-1472860187.
  36. ↑ Warlord Games (2018). Bolt Action: Campaign The Western Desert. Osprey Games. ISBN   978-1472834355.
  37. ↑ Warlord Games (2020). Bolt Action: Campaign Stalingrad. Osprey Games. ISBN   978-1472839046.
  38. ↑ Warlord Games (2023). Bolt Action: Campaign: Case Blue. Osprey Games. ISBN   978-1472863690.
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