Reply To: Bolt Action Update

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Remember tho, at the end of the day, Warlord doesn’t make most of it’s profits from the rules (they make it from selling the models and miniatures).

 

I think it’s a problem inherent when miniature manufacturers publish their own ruleset. It’s always going to be a major factor in writing those rules that the commercial need to sell the minis is going to be probably a major factor in the writing. It’s also probably why I tend to find myself buying rulesets where the publisher isn’t directed towards any particular mini manufacturer (it hasn’t been a deliberate decision when I buying them, it’s just ended up that way).

 

So now you can’t field a single tank (the minimum is now two), I can’t think of any reason “why” this is better over the old edition (but it is for selling your minis/models). I must admit I’ve been looking at buying the new “V for Victory” over getting Bolt Action 3rd edition (I quite like the methodology of morale being the major factor than just casualty removal, too often I’ve seen on a regular basis whole squads wiped out to a man in games of Bolt Action). And it looks like the usage of using tanks/apcs is going to be a lot more limited vs games of Bolt Action. So I’m going to try something different rather than getting another edition of rules that I’ve never been totally happy with (although everyone plays Bolt Action or Flames of War these days for WW2 games (and don’t get me started on Flames of War rules 😀 ).