Impressions: A game of Bolt Action 'Watch on the Rhine'

Saturday last week saw a game of Bolt Action at Axebreakers mansion. Chris' superbly painted 101 Airborne saw action against my Luftwaffenfelddivision.
We didn't field any armour as we wanted to get into the game without too much special rules as it was only my 3rd and Chris' first game. As always my dice rolling proofed to be sub-par and I lost half my force before inflicting the first casualty on the Airborne.

The lay of the land

Chris really created an amazing table again

First German troops enter the battlefield

The Americans follow swiftly

German sniper crossing the road to get in cover

The American sniper team takes position in the old water tower

The perfidious Airborne in defiance of the geneva convention killing one of the medics adjutants

The MMG takes position in the ploughed field

American mortar ready to let rain destruction

Bad dice rolling for status of the Volksgrenadiere... 6 pinmarkers instead of a promotion :-/

First kill on the MMG

Well prepared positions occupied by the Airborne

My first lieutenant suddenly on his own

You really don't want to cross this field...

Still neglecting the geneva convention the medics second adjutant is killed

14 dead Germans... no dead Americans

First American blood

American dead at the end of the game

German dead at the end of the game

 Because of some really bad dice rolling it became soon clear who will lose the game. The German forces were almost completely wiped out by well orchestrated American fire.

We had a great game and after the first two turns the rules worked like a treat. I really like the Bolt Action mechanics even when they're a bit rudimentary at times. For example the terrain rules should be pimped with some house rules.

Because of the better lighting in Chris' Hobby room I took the chance to take some photos of my completed Luftwaffenfelddivision:

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middle

center

 Thanks for viewing!