Following the example set by Dino over at Chaosbunker, starting this April, I will abide by a simple rule: Every month I have a budget of $25 for my hobby. Simple in theory, sticking to this rule will be a difficult task. But it’s necessary. When I packed up for my move from Chicago to… Read More 12 Months, 25 Dollars – Part 1, April
In a surprise release, Warlord Games has announced a new two-player Bolt Action Starter Set and unlike the previous two-player boxes, this one is for the Pacific. It’s been several years since the launch of Bolt Action Second Edition and the Band of Brothers Starter. Although the theme and models are great, the BoB box… Read More New Two-Player Starter – Island Assault!
The scale of D-Day is so immense, Warlord is publishing three separate Campaign books! Let’s crack open the second book, Campaign: D-Day: British & Canadian Sectors with another Chicago Dice Hot Take!… Read More Campaign: D-Day: British & Canadian Sectors
The fourth and final installment in the Bolt Action Book Ranking!… Read More The Bolt Action Book Ranking – Part IV
The next installment in my four-part series ranking all the Bolt Action books. … Read More The Bolt Action Books Ranking – Part III
Part II of the Bolt Action Book Ranking. … Read More The Bolt Action Book Ranking – Part II
The first Bolt Action supplement, Battleground Europe: D-Day to Germany was released on Nov. 20, 2014. Since then, 18 more supplement books have been published to further enhance our beloved game. January 2020 sees the release of the twentieth Bolt Action supplement – Campaign: D-Day: British & Canadian Sectors. To celebrate this milestone, I looked… Read More The Bolt Action Book Ranking – Part I
The South Pacific is often overlooked in Bolt Action (and in WII history in general). Hopefully the latest book, Campaign: Mariana and Palau Islands can drive more interest in this theater. Let’s take a quick look at the highlights with another Chicago Dice Hot Take! Hot 60mm T-20 Shoulder Mortar Team – At first glance,… Read More Campaign: Mariana & Palau Islands
It was a strange set of circumstances that the nation of Hungary found itself faced with in 1940. Pushed by the Nazis to go on the offensive, Regent Horthy and the Hungarians were faced with a choice, attack and become an active aggressor in the war, or resist and undoubtedly have their country overwhelmed by… Read More The Hungarian 10th
Campaign: Stalingrad has been unleashed! We got our hands on a digital copy (physical books are not shipping to the US just yet) and we simply couldn’t wait to dive in. Hot Storm Group – One of the new Soviet Infantry units, the Storm Group will join the hallowed ranks of S-Tier infantry (Gurkhas, US… Read More Campaign: Stalingrad
