Flames Of War D-Day Boot Camp: Saturday

It’s time for day two of our Flames of War D-Day Boot Camp and the excitement is building!

Battlefront Miniatures have joined us for the weekend as our group of hobbyists and wargamers build their armies and face off on the tabletop. If you comment on any one of the blog posts every day you will be in with a chance to win the Hit The Beach box set, Fortress Europe, and Colours of War. This morning our boot campers are putting the finishing touches on their armies before bringing to the tables for some epic clashes. And Battlefront Miniatures were kind enough to give all our boot campers a copy of Fortress Europe and a pack of unit cards for each faction!

Comment to Win!

There are plenty of prizes to be won this weekend so don’t worry if you couldn’t make it in person. We have the Hit the Beach box set to give away alongside the Fortress Europe and Colours of War books. So if you want to be in with a chance to win these amazing prizes then comment down below on any of the blog posts.

Keep an eye on the live blog all of today as we have tonnes of content with re-enactors, unboxings, and tactic chats.

For this very special boot camp weekend, Battlefront Miniatures have prepared three Flames of War Bundles.

If you comment on any one of the blog posts every day you will be in with a chance to win the Hit The Beach box set, Fortress Europe, and Colours of War.

ONE bundle will be given away every day and you can get your chance to win one by commenting on the main Live Blog AND on the Blog Posts themselves.

Winners will be announced on our Claim a Prize page.

What side do you want to roll out on the table?

Some of our boot campers were in first thing this morning to add all of the delightful details to their armies.

The energy is electric in the hobby hall as our hobbyists are gearing up for a big day of wargaming!

Justin is joined by Chris from Battlefront Miniatures to talk about what’s found in the Hit the Beach box set.

the box set is packed with two full forces for you and a friend to roll out on the table. But in addition to all the tanks and infantry, it comes with all the player aids, instruction manuals, and dice so that you can get a game up and running as soon as possible.

Which force would you like to run on the tabletop?

Some of the boot campers are chomping at the bit to get their forces on the table for some practice games!

The Hit the Beach starter sets are looking great on our tables as Bob and Kacper line up for a practice game on one of the tables. but across the hobby hall we have one or two tank platoons inching their way to deployment lines!

The team over at Battlefront Miniatures have been working hard on an article series which covers the four main nations of the late war period in World War 2. One of their four contributors to the blog series is Victor Pesch who is looking at the American forces.

“Victor “el Presidente” Pesch is the ring leader of Big Four, having come up with the entire concept of embarking on the Journey alongside our players. Known in the Studio for his painting prowess he spends his days wrangling Photoshop and InDesign working as a Graphic Designer, whilst his nights are spent working on whatever new project takes his fancy. He has his eyes set on an American force filled with Sherman tanks. For now…”

You can follow Victor’s progress with the American forces here.

The German forces have called in reinforcements as Lewis leads a group of infantry at the Boot Camp today.

Luckily John and Laura are floating around to provide a counterbalance to the German threat as they are suited and booted in their finest American uniforms.

The boot campers are starting to bring their forces to the tabletop for some demo games before the fray begins in earnest.

Gerry and Chris are floating from table to table taking people through the ruleset of Flames of War 4th Edition.

Tanks crashing through walls. Four tank kills with four shots. And overkill of the weekend.

The demo games that folks are running have been packed with cinematic moments and impossible rolls. Some of these incredible feats are probably due a prize or two…

At the same time as the finest hour achievement was being awarded, something spectacular was happening on another table…

Gerry fills us in on a ridiculous moment where Alex managed to get four tank kills with four shots. This prompted an instant retaliation on a poor infantry unit from Dave who unloaded every weapon he had on it. Both were rewarded with a prize from the lucky dip basket generously provided by Battlefront Miniatures.

There are some who concentrate on just building and rolling their forces across the table as soon as they can. But Martin likes to concentrate on the details.

Not content with a quick primer spray, Martin has focused on adding little bits of detail across his force. The bases have lovely tufts of grass sprouting around ankles and treads alike. He might even get a game in before everyone heads to the pub…

What’s better after a hearty meal down at the pub for lunch? Obviously, it’s more 4th edition Flames of War!

Everyone has returned from a break to refuel to get the tanks back on the table for more Flames of War. We have British and Soviet forces rolling on the table now and the hobby hall is in full wargaming flow!

The boot campers have been eyeing up the wonderful OTT merchandise made by Annie from Cosy Dice.

Not only are there OnTableTop dice bags, satchels and patches, but the elusive Cult of Games has spread its influence in the form of dice bags and patches also!

On the back two tables where the industrial section of a city that has been left to crumble: chaos brews.

One of the Battlefront Miniatures masterminds Chris is coming up with a group participation game where everyone at the boot camp can jump in with their tanks. The city has already felt the force of tank shells blasting through refineries and houses, can it take anymore?

Ohhhhhh this one is going to be pretty exciting!! Chris from Battlefront Miniatures has devised a 30 minute Battle Royale mode for Flames of War.

Gerry finds out what the limits are for deployment and how long players will have to wait to respawn in. It looks as if most players from the boot camp are looking to get in on this one and I don’t blame them!

It’s one thing to see the preparation and plans for this game and another thing entirely to see the aftermath.

Alliances were forged, tanks were destroyed and knives placed firmly in between shoulder blades. Here are just a few pictures of the carnage that unfolded throughout the game.