So you bought a Bolt Action Starter Army, now what? We’ve are breaking down each Starter Army with our take on a 1,000pt or 1,250pt Army List. Our goal is provide at least one list for every Starter Army and Starter Set – check back for updates!
If the full Starter Army is too big an investment, check out our list of 1 Box, 1 Army forces. It’s a fully functional 500pt force using a single box of infantry.
Armies of Army Lists
Germany
- German Fallschirmjäger (Winter) Starter Army – Green Support – 1,250pts – Andrew, Jan. 2025
- Rattenkrieg – German Veteran Infantry Starter Army – Buzzsaw List – 1,250pts – Andrew, Jan. 2025
Great Britain
- Crossing the Rhine British & Canadian Infantry (Winter) Starter Army – Engineer Company – 1,250pts – Andrew, Aug. 2025
Imperial Japan
- Banzi! Imperial Japanese Starter Army – Bring The Rain (Rulebook List – 1,000pts) – Shane, Oct. 2024
Soviet Union
- Red Star Rising Soviet Army 1941-43 Starter Army – Bit of Everything – 1,250pts – Andrew, Oct. 2025
- Forward to Berlin! Soviet Army 1943-45 Start Army – Scouts Out – 1,250pts – Andrew, Oct. 2025
United States
- Currahee! US Airborne (D-Day) Starter Army – “We Stand Alone” – 1,100pts – Andrew, April 2025
Have an idea for a Starter Army List? Awesome! This a community project! Send an email to Andrew at ChicagoDiceTeam@gmail.com with your idea.
Rulebook Army Lists
The Army Lists below are made using the Army Lists provided in the Third Edition Rulebook. As each new Armies of book was released, the Rulebook Army Lists were replaced. Although the Army Lists below have been overwritten by the Armies of books, they can still provide players with ideas, concepts, and themes to build their forces.
- Germany
- German Grenadiers Starter Army – We Have Armor – 1,250pts – Shane, Oct. 2024
- German Fallschirmjäger (Winter) Starter Army – The Last Gamble – Into the Ardennes – 1,250pts – Shane, Nov. 2024
- Great Britain/Commonwealth
- British 8th Army Starter Army – Swarm of Bees – 1,000pts – Andrew, Oct. 2024
- British & Canadian Army (1943-45) Starter Army – Heavy Tank – 1,250pts – Andrew, Oct. 2024
- British Airborne Starter Army – SMG Rush – 1,000pts – Andrew, Dec. 2024
- British & Inter-Allied Commandos Starter Army – Commando Support – 1,000pts – Andrew, Feb. 2025
- Soviet Union
- Winter Soviet Starter Army – Quantity and Quality – 1,250pts – John, Oct. 2024
- Soviet Army (1940-43) Starter Army – Heavy Infantry – 1,250pts – EJ, July 2025
- United States
- US Airborne Stater Army – Max Vets – 1,000pts) – Andrew, Oct. 2024
- Semper Fidelis – US Marines Starter Army – Burn ’em Out – 1,000pts – Ben, Oct. 2024
- US Army Starter Army – Brawling Boys – 1,000pts – Ben, Oct. 2024
- US Army (Winter) Starter Army – Fire & Maneuver – 1,250pts – Andrew, Nov. 2024
The Second Edition Starter Army Box Breakdowns have been moved to The Bolt Action Beginner’s Guide – Second Edition Archive.
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