Warlord Games has announced a new edition of their popular WWII skirmish level miniatures rules, Bolt Action, will be releasing this September with a healthy assist from Osprey Games. Hot on the heels of the reworking of the core rules will be the Bolt Action: Armies of Germany supplement, expected to arrive in November. Each of the books will focus on new revised rules (as well as incorporated FAQs and errata) which will make playing Bolt Action a much more streamlined experience.
I really liked the first edition of Bolt Action, as well as the Armies of Germany source book, and you can check out my reviews here and here.
From Warlord:
This second edition presents streamlined and refined rules, incorporating all the FAQs and errata compiled, with the help of the Bolt Action community, over the four years of extensive gameplay since Bolt Action was first launched. The new rulebook remains fully compatible with all of the existing range of army books, theatre books and models.
Written by renowned games designer Alessio Cavatore, Bolt Action provides all the rules needed to bring the battles of World War II to your tabletop be they small skirmishes or major actions. Using miniature model soldiers, tanks, vehicles and terrain you can fight battles in any of the theatres of war from the shattered towns of occupied France, the barren deserts of North Africa and the sweltering jungles of the Pacific.
Army options are almost limitless allowing you to build the kind of army that most appeals to your style of play, from heavily armoured tank forces to lightly armed, but highly skilled infantry. The choice is yours.
Revised and expanded, this book provides players with all of the information they need to command Germany’s military might. Detailed unit options and theatre selectors allow players to build armies for any of Germany’s campaigns, from the Blitzkrieg against Poland and France, through North Africa and the Eastern Front, to the fall of Normandy and the defense of Germany.
We have no plans to revise any of the other Army books or Theatre supplements – all existing books are fully compatible with Bolt Action 2.
