Bolt Action: Western Desert Boot Camp Live Blog - Sunday
New Players & Veterans Getting Stuck In
Sep 30 2018 @ 13:15
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As well as many folks who have been playing for many years some people are completely new to the game. So, this Boot Camp has been a good chance for people to get stuck in and learn amongst a bunch of other like-minded folks.
I think bolt action is very accessible for new players – as the adage says about all good games, quick to learn, a lifetime to master 🙂
Its always so great to see the veteran and new players all together. And the great thing is a new player still has a chance to beat an old veteran! That’s why I love bolt action so much, ya can never just buy auto win units, ya always gotta stay on your toes and think tactically.
we had some great face offs with the honours evenly split between them.
Like a lot of games, the rules seem like a lot more than they are until you pick uo the dice. Its really a simple game to play.
im interested to see if the general gongs will go to a new player or only vets
Surely to the best improvement in player will win it
one of each in the end. The Fox was brand new and I gave him his list at the start of the weekend, while the Rat has played BA before.
My dad and I have played about 10 games in the past month or so, the rules are easy to pick up and we rarely refer to the rulebook at this point. Amazing game system!
Get stug in.
I see what you did there 😉
i will try to watch some battle reports to learn a little more about this game, looks really interesting
really looks like a lot of fun
Learning a game by playing is so much easier than learning by reading
@beardragon it helps if you can turn around and shout Gerry over your shoulder when you have a rules query
Looking at those end on views of the tables makes me wonder about a “defence in depth game” – could be epic!
I would love to play a game like that
rolling rollng rolling.
It is a great game to bring new players into, I’ve always found the rules to be quite easy to pick up and to teach.
It’s great that the emphasis is on fun, so new players can enjoy learning the game alongside vets who already love it.
I wonder whether the veterans did better than the newbies? I mean on average, there is dice rolls and stuff that are independent from game experience.
Good question I don’t think the guys kept tabs on that
would like to try this game out. Just need to find some time, and other players
Always good to see new players in every game system.
What a cool way to learn the game.