Bolt Action has been pushing for my #1 game spot based on a mix of our active community of great players and the many local events. The Snafu-Bolt Action podcast team hosts an amazing 3 day event each November. Day 1 was a themed 800 point Recon Rumble that required a transport seat for each infantry/foot sloggers OR a horse. I chose to paint 30 mounted and 30 dismounted Don River Cossacks. Figures are a mix of the superb Copplestone Castings "Back of Beyond" figures and 3D prints too.
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Cavalry in Bolt Action is suboptimal and tricky to run. They're big, hard to hide, they can only fire 6" when mounted and they can't go down to grab cover. I only got 2 practice games in with them before the game day so my expectations were very low. Imagine my surprise when I got Major Wins in games 1 and 2. For game 3 table assignments, the TO said I was on playing for a top finish on table 1, Pavlov's House. I briefly panicked, then bought and guzzled a tall Red Bull. Game 3 was a nailbiter against a superb opponent. The early game was good to me but it started to slip away in the middle game and towards the end. As time expired, I just managed to rush my cavalry off the table to score my 3rd major victory!!! To make it even better, my Cossacks scored "Best Painted" in a large and lovely field of Bolt Action armies. I was and still remain over the moon about it.
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Pavlov's House table with working streetlights! |
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My "I can't believe it" face looks surprisingly like El Duce. |
I found a Russian company that sells Cossack heads so I put in an order to create an all Cossacks on foot Bolt Action force. I've got the Warlord Game plastic ready and waiting! And for January, we're planning to start a Stalingrad campaign. My goal over winter break to find, build and paint a ruins table. It is a great time to be gaming and I hope all is well in your corner of the gaming world!