Operation Ambassador is being held at Motor City Gaming, located at 46860 Gratiot Ave, Chesterfield Township, MI 48051. The event will be held on Saturday, June 1. Check-in starts right when the store opens at 12:00pm, dice roll at 12:30pm sharp!

Registration – To register for the event, email Joe at MIBoltAction45@gmail.com with your intent to play and if you are bringing Axis or Allies. The event is capped at 24 players.

Event Cost – The cost for Operation Ambassador is $20. Payment is due on the day of the event to Motor City Gaming.

Army List Submission –  Players are required to submit Army Lists in advance for review. Failure to submit Lists by the deadline will result in a points deduction. Lists are due by May 18. Please submit to Joe at MIBoltAction45@gmail.com.

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Hobby First, Wins Second

Operation Ambassador is a hobby-first event. Bring something cool. Bring something unique. Bring something fun to play with and against. Leave the cheese at home. I’ll be swinging the Banhammer left and right on lists that include nonsense such as:

• Multiple Flamethrowers
• Multiple Med/Heavy Howitzers
• Unit spam
• Anything generally exploitative

If there is even a hint of Min/Maxing, get it outta here. Operation Ambassador is not that kind of event. There are all kinds of tournaments to bring the noise, but this is not one of them.

Army Building Requirements

• Single Platoon – 1,000pts – 16 Order Dice max.
• Players are allowed to use a Theater Selection when building their force but my still choose to use the Generic Reinforced Platoon if they wish.
  • No Tank Platoons allowed.
• Units and Theater Selectors from all Theater and Campaign books are allowed (up to and including Campaign: Case Blue).
  • Note: If you are bringing a campaign book list, you must have a copy of the book on hand during the event!
• The Leadership Standard: The Morale level of the Lieutenant must be equal to or greater than the Morale level of the majority of the units in the platoon not counting the Lt (rounding up).
• British Commonwealth – Players using a Commonwealth force from Duel in the Sun, Campaign: Western Desert, Campaign: New Guinea, Campaign: Italy: Soft Underbelly, and/or Campaign: Italy: Tough Gut view the Commonwealth National Rule breakdown.
• The Feb. 28, 2024 FAQ & Errata will be used for the tournament.

The Ban List – These rules, units, and Selectors are not allowed in Operation Ambassador:

• Multiple Nations:
  • Lack of Radios – Tank War – p11
  • The M3 Stuart is allowed, but cannot be given the additional hull-mounted LMGs (Dakka Stuart)
  • Forward Observer (Super-Heavy) – Campaign: Italy: Tough Gut – p157
  • Armored OP Vehicles – Campaign: D-Day: British & Canadian Sectors – p107
  • Fortifications
  • Multinational Forces
  • Any Heroes/Special Characters
  • War Reporter – Optional rules
  • Warplanes – Optional rules
  • Campaign: Korea
• United States:
  • 37mm M2 Canister Round – Campaign: Mariana & Palau Islands – p126
• Japan:
  • 320mm Type 98 (1938) Spigot Mortar – Campaign: Mariana & Palau Islands – p136
  • IJA Bamboo Spear Fighter Squad (Late War) – Armies of Imperial Japan – p25
  • IJA General Influence – Campaign: New Guinea – p116
• Great Britain:
  • British Forward Naval Observer – Campaign: D-Day: Overlord – p135
  • Gurkha Section – Armies of Great Brittan – p25
  • Gurkha Paratroopers – Empires in Flames – p81
  • Canister Shot – Campaign: Italy: Tough Gut p121
  • Delay-Fuse HE Shells – Campaign: Italy: Tough Gut p121
  • Mike Target – Campaign: Italy: Tough Gut p121
• Germany:
  • German Schützen Squad – Campaign: The Western Desert – p93
  • Brandenburgers – Campaign: The Western Desert, Duel in the Sun, Ostfront
  • German Siege Gun Forward Observer – Campaign: Case Blue – p98
• Soviet Union:
  • Soviet Naval Forward Observer – Campaign: Case Blue – p93
• Any rules, books, updates, etc. published after April 1, 2024 will not be allowed.

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House Rules

• Turret Jam – The Turret Jam rule is not used.
• Wrecks – Leave the wrecks of all knocked-out vehicles on the table. The wreck counts as passible Hard Cover.
• Command Vehicle – Players must declare their Command Vehicle when it is deployed or arrives from Reserve.
• Tiger Fear – Tanks that cause Tiger Fear are not affected by Tiger Fear.

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Model Requirements

All models used must:

• Be WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)
  • In other words, proxy models are not allowed.
• Minimum three colors
• Based

Any models that do not meet these requirements will not be allowed on the table.

Event Format

We will do out best to make sure Axis v Allies matchups whenever possible for Game 1. But after that, we cannot promise anything.

Grudge Matches

Have a grudge to settle? Want to challenge an old friend to battle? That’s what this event is for! As long as both players agree, let Andrew know and he will get your Grudge Match set Game 1.

Schedule

Saturday, June 1:
12 – 12:259m – Check-in
12:25am – Briefing
12:30 – TBD – Game One

Awards

TBD

Players and Forces

The event is capped at 24 players.

	Player	Nation – Theater Selector
1	Jeff W
2	Spencer M
3	Jacob O
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Community

Join the Bolt Action Michigan Facebook Group for updates, hobby progress, list discussion, and questions.

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Questions?

Contact Jo at MIBoltAction45@gmail.comwith any questions.