As the big orange warm thing was in the sky again today (two days on the spin,) the Mrs and I decided to trek out to the beach. The picture below is proof positive that you're never too old to go paddling, but not piddling, in the sea!
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Without sounding too much like an old man, it was nice to see that families with toddlers still go to the beach, build sandcastles and run into the sea etc.
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On the gaming front, I decided to go ahead and pre-order Bolt Action from Warlord Games. Having read the couple articles Rick Priestly has written and a couple reviews from play testers, the game has a lot of promise. I like the pinning mechanic and the leadership tests needed to activate units, although I'm less sold on the random activation sequence.
The release is about a month away, so it seems perfectly possible to paint up a small platoon for some early gaming. So I've started work on a first squad of SS Germans, with a view to having these finished next weekend. Another squad, a command platoon and three or four support options should finish the platoon off nicely. But we'll see how I get on, best laid plans and all that.
Smashing stuff - although I didn't get to the beach, I did have (modelling) sand under my fingernails today. I've not read much about Bolt Action (despite getting pretty much all my WW2 from Warlord) - I'm trying the free rules first like Nuts. I have some Waffen-SS WW2 to square off against my British airborne, what sort of force did you have in mind? Can't wait for the photos!
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DeleteNot planning anything too ambitious; two or three Grenadiers (only one MG in the box,) command squad, mortar and an HMG or two.
If things go well, I'll add in some armour and a Pak40 or similar. If things go even better, I'll add some extra figures and halftracks.
I'll watch this with interest to see what you make of the rules.
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