Hold the Line – Siege of Bastogne

This year I ran “Hold the Line – Siege of Bastogne” – for Bolt Action with the 101st holding the line in the Ardennes. I based it mostly on the scenario from the Battle of the Bulge campaign book. I purposely left the board 4×4 instead of 6×4 and fully covered in woods to really bring home the feeling of lack of visibility and confinement being in the frozen forest. Continue reading Hold the Line – Siege of Bastogne

Battlegroup: Clash of Reconnaissance (intro+turn 1)

This scenario is in the Battlegroup Kursk book, and is geared towards a demo/learning game of Battlegroup. It’s a Squad sized game, so relatively quick. This is played in 15mm, on a 4×6 table. I’ve matched the table the best I could, along with the army lists. The minor change I’ve made is a Soviet T-60 instead of T-70, as I didn’t have a T-70 painted. Continue reading Battlegroup: Clash of Reconnaissance (intro+turn 1)

History to Hobby Episode 5: Pivot like Rommel – Iron Dice Eyes the Dyle

Evan and Ben are back and much to no one’s surprise the IDG gears have shifted from late war to early war. The crew uses the episode to do a shakedown of the new recording software while musing on the French and German conflict in 1940. The origins of the new plan are revealed and prattle about early war armor abounds.  Continue reading History to Hobby Episode 5: Pivot like Rommel – Iron Dice Eyes the Dyle