Cover art for Flames of War Firestorm Campaign showing Allied infantry firing near a burning bridge during Operation Market Garden Sept 1944

Reminder: Log your Campaign Results – Provisional Bolt Action Rules are Coming!

Hi all, we are drafting rules for the Bolt Action Players to join in our campaign!

The first week is almost done, you have until Sunday at midnight to log your battle results

Starting next week Bolt Action players will be able to participate using the following rules

Market Garden Campaign – Bolt Action Rules

Bolt Action Rules

Players participating in the campaign using the Bolt Action rules will utilize the following rules for the campaign. Each week Bolt Action players will be participating in one battle chosen by alternating team captains. 

Recommended game size: 1000 Points

Recommended source: We heavily encourage players to use the 2nd ed Market Garden book as a reference when building forces for both players. We understand this requires some adaptation.

  1. Firestorm units: In lieu of receiving a bonus unit from the presence of Firestorm units players will instead receive a bonus dice to their bag of dice pool for each Firestorm unit up to a maximum of 2
  2. Out of supply: When an Out of Supply roll is made apply the following effect
    1. 1-2: Out of Fuel: The player who is out of supply may not take transports in this game
    2. 3-4 Out of Ammo:  The player who is out of supply may not take Heavy Weapons in this game. 
    3. 5: No effect
    4. 6. Insane Heroics: The player who is out of supply receives a +1 modifier to all Morale tests made during the game. 
  3. Scoring
    1. Difference in Score <= 2 points: 6-2
    2. Difference in Score 3-4 points: 7-3
    3. Difference in Score 5+: 8-1
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Sam
The resident Flames of War, Historical, and narrative gaming expert. I have been playing tabletop games for 20 years with armies for 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Horus Heresy, Age of Sigmar, Flames of War, Legions Imperialis, Battlefleet Gothic, and even Titanicus. I love narrative campaigns above all and dabble in customs missions too.

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