| Warspite1 | 29 Dec 2017 10:34 a.m. PST |
Does anyone play Bolt Action in 15mm? I have been drawn to the game by YouTube but I really don't want to upscale to 28mm as I already have a lot of 15mm terrain. Thoughts? Barry |
| coopman | 29 Dec 2017 10:45 a.m. PST |
It should work fine in 15mm. |
| David Manley | 29 Dec 2017 10:48 a.m. PST |
Yes, it works fine. IMHO it actually looks better in 15mm |
| Onomarchos | 29 Dec 2017 11:19 a.m. PST |
I agree with David. 15/18mm works well and looks better. My only issue is that most of my 1:100 scale stuff is based for FOW. Mark |
| Nick Bowler | 29 Dec 2017 11:30 a.m. PST |
I play Bolt Action in 15mm all of the time -- especially Tank Wars. |
Legends In Time Skip  | 29 Dec 2017 1:54 p.m. PST |
15mm should work just fine…actually the ranges are even more realistic.
I play in 20mm. |
| Tgunner | 29 Dec 2017 3:53 p.m. PST |
I've tried it too. Works fine with no modifications IMO. Play it straight out of the book. Grab the order dice though. They are very helpful in this game. |
| repaint | 29 Dec 2017 6:58 p.m. PST |
You can even play with Fow base
12 men: 3 bases of 4
8 men: 2 bases
4 men: 1 base anything in between make a tick on your roster sheet. It is not 28mm and you lose in "accuracy" but overall it doesn't really matter. |
| d88mm1940 | 29 Dec 2017 10:54 p.m. PST |
Nope. Can't do it. Upgrade to 28mm and you'll be a lot happier :) |
| GReg BRad | 30 Dec 2017 12:10 a.m. PST |
Just do it in 15mm. Bolt Action uses this marketing trick to get their 28mm range sold. I play in 20mm too works fine. |
| bruntonboy | 30 Dec 2017 2:52 a.m. PST |
We've played in 15/20/28mm and found the game play better the smaller the scale- ranges look better and it "feels" better. One caveat though…. it is tempting to play with bigger forces as they fit on the table, are cheaper to buy or you may have lots of stuff in cupboards. The one major fault we found was we tended to put too much on when using the smaller scales and the game bogs down a little so maybe bear that in mind. |
| Durban Gamer | 30 Dec 2017 4:38 a.m. PST |
Big advantage is you won't have to store huge 28mm terrain. |
| PrivateSnafu | 30 Dec 2017 6:45 a.m. PST |
15 is fiddly. I play in 15. 20 would be better. I was in the same place lots of 15 terrain. |
| 14th NJ Vol | 30 Dec 2017 7:48 p.m. PST |
In 15mm how do you see what weapon the infantry figures are carrying? With my old eyes I can't see the difference between an MP-40 & a Strumgerwher. |
| Sheckk | 31 Dec 2017 6:56 a.m. PST |
14th…'how do you see what weapon the infantry figures are carrying?' Mark the base. I number all my troops and also color code the designation (number). Pistol -yellow
Rifle – white
SMG – red
AR – green
Auto Rifle – blue LMG – white
MMG – red
HMG – green ATR – white
PIAT / Bak / PzShrk – orange
PF – ‘dot' next to number (symbol) Light Mtr – white
Med Mtr – red
Hvy Mtr – green Special wpns – symbols…square, diamond, triangle, etc. |
| 14th NJ Vol | 31 Dec 2017 6:50 p.m. PST |
Sheckk – excellent, might have to try that. |
| blank frank | 02 Jan 2018 11:35 a.m. PST |
I play BA regularly in 15mm. My figures are multi figure based, so I use plastic 'rings of death' when the bases take casualties. However Whereas BA 1 used dice to establish HE hits BA 2 uses templates which seems to have a greater effect on such multi figure bases :( So I still use dice to determine the effect here. |
| Warspite1 | 02 Jan 2018 3:22 p.m. PST |
@ blank frank. I was also considering the Rings of Death – I used to play Johnny Reb! Thank you for all replies. Barry |
| Warspite1 | 04 Jan 2018 10:06 a.m. PST |
@blank frank again:
I also note your comments about H.E. on modules as modules is probably the route I will go.
A quick check on the internet reveals the price of B.A. 1 has dropped since B.A. 2 came out. Second-hand copies are available for a reasonable price. I will investigate B.A. 1 first. Barry |
| Bearserker | 05 Mar 2018 10:56 p.m. PST |
Bolt Action in 15mm works very well. You can collect large forces for less money, and the scale versus range issue is visually more appealing. I have assembled several different platoons of U.S., German and Soviet forces with plenty of armor and heavy weapon support, much of it from Ebay. The terrain is less expensive as well. I highly encourage your endeavor. Good luck! |
| GGouveia | 09 Mar 2018 1:41 p.m. PST |
Bolt Action works very well in 15mm with no changes. The scale seems more realistic then in 15mm. |
| Dan in Vermont | 15 Mar 2018 7:22 a.m. PST |
quick question. For playing BA with either 15mm or in my case Airfix/Revell (~20-22mm), does one still have to base it on a 25mm circular base. I only ask because of issues like aiming points, artillery blast zones….i.e. if the LOS can touch the base you can see or shoot at the figure. Thanks! |
