That was awesome! The table was simply stunning, and the terrain really hit the sight lines. I do like the longer films you share. Thanks for doing this guys, as ever, a top job well done!
Thank you, and great to hear you enjoyed the video, I do sometimes wonder if I should try to make the videos shorter, but that would add considerable time to the already arduous task of editing on my mobile phone! Thanks again👍🏻
Our pleasure and thanks for watching! We both thoroughly enjoyed the game and had a tough but fun battle. Thanks for such positive feedback, really appreciate it. Thank you 🙏
Thank you, we had fun, it was a tough battle, especially given the scenario, but was both enjoyable and exciting, hopefully that came through! Thanks again for the positive comment 👍🏻
lovely Battle Report as always and wonderful table a great insight into Bolt Action, but on a small historical note Les Duanes was just the farm settlement opposite The Chateau Fontaine Entoupefour which were the 5th Dorsets objectives to provide a base for 4th Dorsets to attack the village of Maltot and 7th Hampshire the village of Eterville.
Thank you for your kind comments, you are of course correct that Les Duanes was a small farm settlement. I rather expanded it for our game as I wanted more houses on our table to make it more 'cinematic', I hope you can forgive me. if you have any more historical information on the fighting around this time then I would be most interested to hear it as I like to give our games a thematic element, especially the fighting of the Britsh and Canadians.
@@rickfryer2934see if I can dig a few scenarios out around Hill 112 . Researched it a lot as it’s where I started in war gaming trying to get historically close as Maltot is where we just my great uncle
@@43wyvern That's great can't wait, my dad was a Royal Engineer and landed in Normandy on June 7th, he was a surveyor and helped build airfields, he did not talk much about the war but I know he went all the way into Germany, so must have been through Caen. It has raised my curiosity for this part of the war.
Cor blimey, a bit of a nail biter that 😅 The armies and definitely the terrain looked first class! Well played both of you. Rick your Hummel looks amazing, may I ask where you got the vegetation/bushes from? Always a pleasure being in your army, sir! Thanks guys 😊
Grey Wolf!!! Yes it was a close one… Rick was trying to guess my army based on my usual type of army lists… so this threw him a little 😂😉 The Hummel is very nice, it was sent to us by 3D Printing Valley to paint and review, so I will do a video on that in the week… but it is nice, especially with the paint job Rick has done. Glad you enjoyed the game and thank you for your ongoing support 👍🏻
@@theministryofminiatures Your army list threw me a little bit too! 😂 It was enjoyable to watch and very back-and-forth! Ahh brilliant, I'll keep an eye out for the review. Just finished up my Afrika Korps starter army so undecided between 8th Army of mid-late war German army of some kind, so tempted to throw a Hummel in there if I go that route lol. No problems, take care mate.
@TheGreyWolf94 great news! I’m working on the Sarissa Precision tractor factory for our Barbarossa Campaign, it is a fairly large piece as I have combined two sets 🤷🏻♂️😂 so look out for that in a couple of months. DAK are cool, so well done on getting them finished - I bet they look nice together.
@@theministryofminiatures Geewiz, I bet that's a struggle to get that done 😂 there's me moaning to my partner about not having the enthusiasm to weather a panzer 2 lol definitely not envious of your task! Yeah I love the DAK, the varied uniforms and "make-do" approach to their stuff. What are your thoughts on the new Edition and starter set so far?
I know it's more work, two rooms and two identical maps for one thing and an umpire of sorts, but I'd love to see a "clouded" game where you can only see units that have line of sight.
Interesting idea, I have seen games where there is a screen between the two sides of the board to prevent the players seeing deployment… then it is lifted at the start… just like the fog of war.
I love your battle reports, they aren't you bland bog standard 1000pts. each . The effort to reproduce historical battles is much appreciated. May i ask who makes those buildings which aren't micro art studio, i'm in the need for good Normandy buildings which aren't TT Combat row houses.
Thank you for the positive feedback it’s very much appreciated 👍🏻 The building are from: Sarissa Precision Conflix Italerari Ebay with some odd bits here and there. Hope this helps? Thanks again
Thanks for the great comment… Rick German army is nicely constructed and painted with some great support. We are waiting to see what happens with the new rules as well!
Hey, would you be able to tell me where you get the buildings from? I've seen these pre-painted detachable houses but I have no clue where everyones getting them from!
There are several manufacturers… Sarissa Precision Italerari Conflix and Micro Art Studios we use lots of different manufacturers to get a non uniform look. Thanks for the comment 👍🏻
Interesting… when I mentioned this to George today, he didn’t say no! He is the one who makes all the cool trees and hedges, so he is thinking about it👍🏻
Thank you, the mat is from Deep Cut Studio, I went for the PVC mat as it was cheaper and with buildings and scenery on it the glare from light is minimal. Thanks for the comment 👍🏻
Is the vehicle recce (43:30ish) from an artillery barrage a house rule? I was under the impression that it wasn't possible, because the barrage doesn't target the vehicle directly (p. 119 V2 Rule Book).
@@theministryofminiatures No it says I should wait until the barrage has come in and am in range then I can go down (recce), I went too early, which went against me.
I know! Rick has become quite good at getting the order dice superiority… I thought I had it with 16 until he turned up with 17! Thanks for the comment 👍🏻
@@anthonyrussell0912 maybe a little, but it’s perfectly within the rules, armies would have different experience levels between units and it probably would be difficult/boring to have the entire army all at the same level! (Also my dice tray wouldn’t mean a thing if there wasn’t any cheese)! 😂😉 Hope you enjoyed it nonetheless?
@@theministryofminiatures U don't need cheese all the time. Howling Cow fine. A Hanomag [ Sdkfz 152/16] with 2 x flamethrowers were used and would fit into this scenario and time period and would soothe your need for 'toys'. Hummel points could have been used better, I do like your games though.
@vincnetjones3037 thanks, agreed, we try to balance the cheese… I tend not to have much cheese at all, especially as I generally run infantry, but then Rick likes his German cheese multiple multi launchers and all the toys, that’s just what he likes. Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻
There are several manufacturers… Sarissa Precision, Conflix and Micro Art Studios - we use lots of different manufacturers to get a non uniform look. Thanks for the comment 👍🏻
Hi, the mat is from Deep Cut Studios, it’s a vinyl mat that has roads and grass on it… we have just added buildings and walls etc to turn it into a village. Hope this helps?
Lovely game and great terrain. But do stop going down the 'game the rules' options. Mortars have spotters and make them regular. Officers regular too and have them up there making snap to s. They can help concentrate firepower and win games. 1000 points, then 12 order dice, maybe 13 or 14 but that's it. You guys are playing for fun and enjoyment - not weird competitions. Very decent battle report. 😀
I play for fun, but losing a lot of games was not fun. It gets very disheartening, so I am sorry I now play to maximize my chance to win with the rules. Taking the Hummel, with the present rules, was a big disadvantage to me, I tried to compensate by having more order dice, but Justin instead of his usual 9 cleverly went for 16. This game is brilliant because of the sequence of activation being somewhat random, which is why high order dice number matters. Justin is also a very good player and if I thought he wasn't trying, and let me win I would be even more upset. This game was really great fun and it was close to the end and although I lost I was much happier then with my early games where I got crushed.
Thanks, I think it’s good to try different things out, I usually have regular mortars and spotters, but for this I needed to keep points down… and inexperienced allowed me to take two! The officers are the same… I am trying not to stick to the basic regular force especially against Rick who likes to max the dice and number of figures, this makes the points very important. Glad you still liked it. 👍🏻
You could always try making a few platoon limitations to force the players to play “realistically” but also ensure that the game is fair. For example, limit each side to single platoon, 1000 points and 12 order dice. Additional things to try would be: “each side must take a tank of at least armor 9 (medium tank)” You could also play dual platoons I call “infantry-tank teams” where each side brings a generic reinforced platoon with no vehicles allowed AND one tank platoon with only fully tracked vehicles allowed (so no spamming multiple rocket launchers. It’s basically tank wars but without having to have a bunch of transports and should make it more like a platoon of tanks attached to an infantry platoon in the attack.
@@jonathanbirkeland1085 Before Justin started the channel we actually played a few games like this, I remember in one I had two Panthers and a 4H, Justin had Shermans and Firefly, plus a Wasp. I think i had about 8 dice and I got creamed, but they were the old days. I shudder when I think about it now, I made so many mistakes.
That was awesome! The table was simply stunning, and the terrain really hit the sight lines. I do like the longer films you share. Thanks for doing this guys, as ever, a top job well done!
Thank you, and great to hear you enjoyed the video, I do sometimes wonder if I should try to make the videos shorter, but that would add considerable time to the already arduous task of editing on my mobile phone!
Thanks again👍🏻
👻WOW That board looks amazing ! Great video
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻
Excellent battle report as usual. Looking forward to the next one.
Thanks - we are too… although I think Rick will come back with a vengeance!
Such a gorgeous and immersive table!
Thank you, much appreciated… glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻
Top battle rep as always lads. Loved the map and terrian. Rick bringing the hummel. What a choice. Love me a random german tank.
Thank you and glad you liked it!
Rick does like his toys so this was an addition for him to try!
Thanks again for the positive comment 👍🏻
Most enjoyable. Good channel 👍
Thank you much appreciated and glad you enjoyed it.
Great battle report again. Exciting to the end.... Thanks for the effort to support the community.
Our pleasure and thanks for watching! We both thoroughly enjoyed the game and had a tough but fun battle.
Thanks for such positive feedback, really appreciate it. Thank you 🙏
Awesome work guys
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the comment.
Nicely done gents. Great game.
Thank you, we had fun, it was a tough battle, especially given the scenario, but was both enjoyable and exciting, hopefully that came through!
Thanks again for the positive comment 👍🏻
Awesome terrain
Thanks 👍🏻
lovely Battle Report as always and wonderful table a great insight into Bolt Action, but on a small historical note Les Duanes was just the farm settlement opposite The Chateau Fontaine Entoupefour which were the 5th Dorsets objectives to provide a base for 4th Dorsets to attack the village of Maltot and 7th Hampshire the village of Eterville.
Thank you for your kind comments, you are of course correct that Les Duanes was a small farm settlement. I rather expanded it for our game as I wanted more houses on our table to make it more 'cinematic', I hope you can forgive me. if you have any more historical information on the fighting around this time then I would be most interested to hear it as I like to give our games a thematic element, especially the fighting of the Britsh and Canadians.
Indeed we did discuss this very fact off camera… but all good for a decent game of Bolt Action 👍🏻
Thanks for the comment 😀
Agree game was a close run thing
@@rickfryer2934see if I can dig a few scenarios out around Hill 112 . Researched it a lot as it’s where I started in war gaming trying to get historically close as Maltot is where we just my great uncle
@@43wyvern That's great can't wait, my dad was a Royal Engineer and landed in Normandy on June 7th, he was a surveyor and helped build airfields, he did not talk much about the war but I know he went all the way into Germany, so must have been through Caen. It has raised my curiosity for this part of the war.
Cor blimey, a bit of a nail biter that 😅
The armies and definitely the terrain looked first class! Well played both of you.
Rick your Hummel looks amazing, may I ask where you got the vegetation/bushes from? Always a pleasure being in your army, sir!
Thanks guys 😊
Grey Wolf!!!
Yes it was a close one… Rick was trying to guess my army based on my usual type of army lists… so this threw him a little 😂😉
The Hummel is very nice, it was sent to us by 3D Printing Valley to paint and review, so I will do a video on that in the week… but it is nice, especially with the paint job Rick has done.
Glad you enjoyed the game and thank you for your ongoing support 👍🏻
@@theministryofminiatures Your army list threw me a little bit too! 😂 It was enjoyable to watch and very back-and-forth!
Ahh brilliant, I'll keep an eye out for the review. Just finished up my Afrika Korps starter army so undecided between 8th Army of mid-late war German army of some kind, so tempted to throw a Hummel in there if I go that route lol.
No problems, take care mate.
@TheGreyWolf94 great news!
I’m working on the Sarissa Precision tractor factory for our Barbarossa Campaign, it is a fairly large piece as I have combined two sets 🤷🏻♂️😂 so look out for that in a couple of months.
DAK are cool, so well done on getting them finished - I bet they look nice together.
@@theministryofminiatures Geewiz, I bet that's a struggle to get that done 😂 there's me moaning to my partner about not having the enthusiasm to weather a panzer 2 lol definitely not envious of your task!
Yeah I love the DAK, the varied uniforms and "make-do" approach to their stuff. What are your thoughts on the new Edition and starter set so far?
@TheGreyWolf94 yeah, lots of stuff to get done… slow and steady 👍🏻
I know it's more work, two rooms and two identical maps for one thing and an umpire of sorts, but I'd love to see a "clouded" game where you can only see units that have line of sight.
Interesting idea, I have seen games where there is a screen between the two sides of the board to prevent the players seeing deployment… then it is lifted at the start… just like the fog of war.
@@theministryofminiatures Aye. Ah well, good show as always, all you lads.
@dailyqwikbytes thanks 👍🏻
I love your battle reports, they aren't you bland bog standard 1000pts. each . The effort to reproduce historical battles is much appreciated.
May i ask who makes those buildings which aren't micro art studio, i'm in the need for good Normandy buildings which aren't TT Combat row houses.
Thank you for the positive feedback it’s very much appreciated 👍🏻
The building are from:
Sarissa Precision
Conflix
Italerari
Ebay with some odd bits here and there.
Hope this helps?
Thanks again
Thanks@@theministryofminiatures
No problem
awesome game board, is the terrain from warlord?
Thank you 👍🏻
The mat is Deepcut Studio, the buildings are a mix of Sarissa Precision and Micro Art Studios.
The church Italeri
Great report as usual , where did you get your Mat from everywhere I’ve looked seems sold out in the UK
Thanks, glad you liked it 👍🏻
The mat is from Deep cut studio, I got it a few years ago, and I think it was through Wayland.
Thanks for the advice I received my mouse mat battle mat from Wayland games yesterday they had 3 in stock
@jasonmartin616 perfect 👍🏻
@@jasonmartin616 perfect 👍🏻 happy gaming 😀 🎲 🎲
Lovely army and table, i like the ss diversity, and the painted camo, i am curious about the new rules i hope we don t need to paint 1000 miniatures..
Thanks for the great comment… Rick German army is nicely constructed and painted with some great support.
We are waiting to see what happens with the new rules as well!
Hey, would you be able to tell me where you get the buildings from? I've seen these pre-painted detachable houses but I have no clue where everyones getting them from!
There are several on the video, Warlord sell the pre painted ones, heres a link:
collabs.shop/13qixq
Some of the others are
Sarissa
Italerari
@@theministryofminiatures Thank you :)
Buildings look awesome, well, the full table does too. Where are your buildings from?
There are several manufacturers…
Sarissa Precision
Italerari
Conflix and
Micro Art Studios
we use lots of different manufacturers to get a non uniform look.
Thanks for the comment 👍🏻
Could you please, please, please do some tutorials on your terrain? Especially the hedges and trees
Interesting… when I mentioned this to George today, he didn’t say no! He is the one who makes all the cool trees and hedges, so he is thinking about it👍🏻
@@theministryofminiatures Thanks. I’m really enjoying your videos and I’m finding all the terrains and models so inspiring.
@@gardensbytheminute2668 thank you it is very much appreciated 👍🏻
Awesome Battlereport ❤
Were is mat from ?
Thank you, the mat is from Deep Cut Studio, I went for the PVC mat as it was cheaper and with buildings and scenery on it the glare from light is minimal.
Thanks for the comment 👍🏻
@@theministryofminiatures awesome Thx 🤗
@flashhordon you’re welcome.
Is the vehicle recce (43:30ish) from an artillery barrage a house rule? I was under the impression that it wasn't possible, because the barrage doesn't target the vehicle directly (p. 119 V2 Rule Book).
Indeed you are correct according to the rule book, and Rick was so convincing… although it did work in my favour! 😂😉
Please read page 26 of the FAQ.
@rickfryer2934 haha! I presume it states you can, should never doubt you 😉👍🏻
@@theministryofminiatures No it says I should wait until the barrage has come in and am in range then I can go down (recce), I went too early, which went against me.
@@rickfryer2934that makes sense 👍🏻
17 dice 1K! wow
I know! Rick has become quite good at getting the order dice superiority… I thought I had it with 16 until he turned up with 17!
Thanks for the comment 👍🏻
@@theministryofminiatures although the bouncing between experience levels is super cheese....
@@anthonyrussell0912 maybe a little, but it’s perfectly within the rules, armies would have different experience levels between units and it probably would be difficult/boring to have the entire army all at the same level!
(Also my dice tray wouldn’t mean a thing if there wasn’t any cheese)!
😂😉
Hope you enjoyed it nonetheless?
@@theministryofminiatures U don't need cheese all the time. Howling Cow fine. A Hanomag [ Sdkfz 152/16] with 2 x flamethrowers were used and would fit into this scenario and time period and would soothe your need for 'toys'. Hummel points could have been used better, I do like your games though.
@vincnetjones3037 thanks, agreed, we try to balance the cheese… I tend not to have much cheese at all, especially as I generally run infantry, but then Rick likes his German cheese multiple multi launchers and all the toys, that’s just what he likes.
Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻
Where are your houses from?
There are several manufacturers…
Sarissa Precision, Conflix and Micro Art Studios - we use lots of different manufacturers to get a non uniform look.
Thanks for the comment 👍🏻
Is that a homemade board ? , which company are roads from?
Hi, the mat is from Deep Cut Studios, it’s a vinyl mat that has roads and grass on it… we have just added buildings and walls etc to turn it into a village.
Hope this helps?
@@theministryofminiatures yes I recently bought the roll of dirt roads from there
@tgrier3858 they are nice too, I was thinking about getting some.
Lovely game and great terrain. But do stop going down the 'game the rules' options. Mortars have spotters and make them regular. Officers regular too and have them up there making snap to s. They can help concentrate firepower and win games. 1000 points, then 12 order dice, maybe 13 or 14 but that's it. You guys are playing for fun and enjoyment - not weird competitions. Very decent battle report. 😀
I play for fun, but losing a lot of games was not fun. It gets very disheartening, so I am sorry I now play to maximize my chance to win with the rules. Taking the Hummel, with the present rules, was a big disadvantage to me, I tried to compensate by having more order dice, but Justin instead of his usual 9 cleverly went for 16. This game is brilliant because of the sequence of activation being somewhat random, which is why high order dice number matters. Justin is also a very good player and if I thought he wasn't trying, and let me win I would be even more upset. This game was really great fun and it was close to the end and although I lost I was much happier then with my early games where I got crushed.
Thanks, I think it’s good to try different things out, I usually have regular mortars and spotters, but for this I needed to keep points down… and inexperienced allowed me to take two!
The officers are the same… I am trying not to stick to the basic regular force especially against Rick who likes to max the dice and number of figures, this makes the points very important.
Glad you still liked it. 👍🏻
Thanks Rick, always a challenge playing you as you can field a tough force 👍🏻
You could always try making a few platoon limitations to force the players to play “realistically” but also ensure that the game is fair.
For example, limit each side to single platoon, 1000 points and 12 order dice.
Additional things to try would be: “each side must take a tank of at least armor 9 (medium tank)”
You could also play dual platoons I call “infantry-tank teams” where each side brings a generic reinforced platoon with no vehicles allowed AND one tank platoon with only fully tracked vehicles allowed (so no spamming multiple rocket launchers. It’s basically tank wars but without having to have a bunch of transports and should make it more like a platoon of tanks attached to an infantry platoon in the attack.
@@jonathanbirkeland1085 Before Justin started the channel we actually played a few games like this, I remember in one I had two Panthers and a 4H, Justin had Shermans and Firefly, plus a Wasp. I think i had about 8 dice and I got creamed, but they were the old days. I shudder when I think about it now, I made so many mistakes.