Introduction
Bolt Action
Bolt Action is the leading 28mm World War II tabletop wargame, using miniature soldiers, tanks and terrain to fight battles in the shattered towns of occupied France, the frozen steppes of Russia or even the sweltering jungles of the Pacific.
Assemble your Forces
Build and paint your brave men and armoured tanks. You can play a fun game with just a squad or two each.
Fight Battles
Field your troops on a table-top battlefield, and use all your strategy, cunning and luck to defeat your opponent.
Historical Inspiration
From the Russian Front to the D-Day Landings, fight out the most brutal and famous battles of the Second World War.
Getting Started
What You Need
To get started with Bolt Action World War II wargaming you'll need two players, two armies, a copy of the rulebook and of course somewhere to play:
Two Armies
You can play a fun game with just a squad or two each, and your forces will soon expand ready for bigger battles.
Rulebook
The rules explain how to fight a battle, issuing orders to your units to move, shoot or assault at close quarters. They also cover how to pick two evenly matched forces and provide a range of exciting scenarios to fight out!
A Table
Some gamers like to build a fully modelled battleground, but you can have a brilliant game on the kitchen table. Try to avoid having to abandon your battle for the evening meal though. You can even play on the floor - just watch out for careless feet or marauding cats!
Some Terrain
For an entertaining game of Bolt Action, it's important to give your troops some cover and objectives to seize on the battlefield. Besides, creating the scene is part of the appeal of World War 2 wargaming. You can buy terrain or build it from scratch, but for your first few games, a pile of books serves well as a hill and a few boxes as a buildings.
Collect an Army
Putting together a Bolt Action force is lots of fun and there is a huge array of choices. Start with your infantry and then add vehicles and artillery.
Paint Your Models
A fully painted army is an awesome sight and a great achievement, and this part of the wargaming hobby is just as rewarding as playing battles. Start simply and your skills will quickly improve as you practice.
Fight a Battle
The Bolt Action rulebook contains six scenarios that allow you to fight out World War II battles. Each scenario explains how to set up the battlefield, where to deploy your forces and the objectives required to win the game.
First Buys
Bolt Action Starter Set
Contains two armies, the full rules and everything you need to get playing. Includes army lists for Germany and the US.
Main Rulebook
The hard-back rulebook adds detailed historical background and army lists for Britain and Russia.
Armies
USA
The GIs of the US Army, Airborne paratroopers, Sherman tanks and the US Marine Corps.
Germany
Heer, the Afrika Korps, Fallschirmjäger and Waffen-SS plus fearsome Panther and Tiger tanks.
Great Britain
The BEF, Airborne Red Devils, Commandos, Chindits, 8th Army and the SAS, with Cromwells and Churchills.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Red Army - millions of infantrymen, the Naval Brigade and T34 tanks.
Japan
The Fanatical Japanese Army and the elite Special Naval Landing Force.
Terrain & Paint
Terrain
Create the rural villages of Normandy, the bombed-out factories of Stalingrad or the steaming jungles of the Pacific.
Paint & Tools
A wide range of paints and tools, including starter paint sets and painting guides for all of the main forces.
More Ways to Play
Theatre Books
These Bolt Action supplements each focus on a particular theatre of operations from World War 2 such as the Eastern Front or the Pacific.
Each book provides detailed history, scenarios, army lists and rules for specific historical units and characters.
Tank War
While the core rules of Bolt Action are based on infantry platoons with supporting vehicles, Tank War allows you to field armoured platoons - entire armies of tanks, armoured cars and mechanised infantry.
Includes rules for crews gaining experience and fielding tank aces!
Konflikt '47
World War II continues beyond 1945 with armoured walkers, bizarre new technologies and twisted abominations...
Mix these new units with your existing army to play an alternate history or science fiction wargame set in 1947. Konflikt '47 is a standalone rules-set based on Bolt Action.
