Battlegroup overlord bo is the much anticipated second campaign volume to the battlegroup kursk wwii rules that were released last year by ironfist publishing. They are approx 25mm in diameter and come with a thin protective mylar cover. This is the campaign supplement from the original battlegroup kursk rulebook, containing army lists, stats, scenarios and campaign to refight the kursk battles on the eastern front in 1943. Spring awakening, which needs to be paired with the theater book fall of the reich and the rule book brings into focus the fighting in western and central hungary in january march of 1945. Kursk games so i thought id give it a try being my staycation and all. There is also a 1 to observe units with the sniperscout special rule. The official battlegroup ww2 wargame rules group public group.
Battlegroup kursk first try played 15mm game using battlegroup kursk rules we both acquired some months ago. It was steves first game of this, and my first game using the full battlegroup rules for probably well over a year. This website uses cookies to ensure it delivers the best web experience for you. Battlegroup rulesets north star military figures 28mm metal miniatures for gamers and collectors. Whilst the a5 book is handy for carrying to and from games, font size was a little small and could be hard to read. Published by iron fist publishing, these rules are designed for wwii players using 15mm and 20mm figures. Not so much a second edition as a reprinting of the main rules now that kursk and the mini rulebook have sold out, but with an extra campaign, some datacards and a pulling together of all the special rules and generic scenarios from all. Battlegroup fall of the reich fotr is the third volume of the battlegroup kursk wwii rules that were released in 2012 by iron fist publishing. So i have to disagree that battlegroup is exclusively 20mm. Just in case you didnt fancy cutting up your battlegroup kursk. From my understanding battlegroup kursk was the first set of rules released combined with supplementary material to describe that engagement in ww2. The rules are a lovely 170page hardcover book including the rules. A place for new and veteran bg players to meet, show off their armies, discuss tactics and ask questions on.
As a result battlegroup is my wwii gpwrussian front game these days. Core rules for tabletop wargaming world war iinew hardback editi. I dont have any set up for the russian front so was not interested in battlegroup, kursk. You need the battlegroup core rulebook, regardless of what period you want to play. Battlegroup overlord thoughts and impressions yesterday i got my wwii collection out to try out the battlegroup rules that i picked up at salute. Sep 21, 2017 the top ten reasons why i play battlegroup ww2 rules. I like the game, but wish the mini rule book was larger in size.
Scenario allows one player after dicing to pick a corner to deploy from with other player deploying from opposite. As another poster has mentioned the guild has a full section dedicated to battlegroup with question sections on each book as well as a general rule query section. Battlegroup kursk rules pdf download for mac performs these basic functions well, although larger businesses may need software with additional capabilities. Special delivery battlegroup core rule book overview. This puts players who dont own overlord at a bit of a disadvantage, although the rule may be covered in the soft cover core rule book as well. Feb 20, 2019 a quick look at the wwii battlegroup wargames rules book. The core battlegroup rules are rock solid, and by far my favourite set of rules for wwii games.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Battlegroup rulesets north star military figures 28mm metal. The name battle group gives a hint to what this family of rules is all about. These are generally answered by the author a,co author and experienced battlegroup gamers. These fast, fun and authenticfeeling rules, written by veteran games designer warwick kinrade author of kampfgruppe normandie, are designed to play at 15mm and 20mm 172nd scales. Battlegroup kursk bk is a large, hard cover book in full color throughout. I do want to hear more opinions on battlegroup kursk though. Battlegroup kursk first impressions forum dakkadakka.
Matthew, bgo will be just the army lists, scenarios, painting guides, and new special rules specifically for normandyfrance in 1944. New softback edition of the battlegroup ww2 rules system. Battlegroup ww2 rules and supplements brigade games 3dcart. I have the printed mini rule book and the pdf, and will likely pick up the new fullsize hardcover at some point. The first scenario is entitled prelude and is a vignette from the fighting in the dusk hours prior to operation zitadelle kicking off. Battlegroup historical rules for wwii visit for the. Buy battlegroup rule book core rules for tabletop wargaming world war ii by warwick kinrade isbn. Our 15mm battle was a mashup of game systems, using flames of war models, i aint been shot mum rules and a scenario lifted from the battlegroup kursk book by iron fist publishing.
All aimed fire with small arms now has a 1 modifier to hit if the unit moved. Yesterday i managed the short drive over to my miniature modelling madness buddy steve for a game of battlegroup. They are written by veteran games designer warwick kinrade. These rules were previously released as an integral part of the battlegroup kursk book, but iron fist and plastic soldier have perhaps. Jan 29, 2017 battlegroup first game impressions a few weeks ago, keith invited me over for a game of battlegroup, using the recently released hardback core rulebook. This is the complete set needed to play battlegroup kursk overlord miniatures game. The book itself is an extremely high qaulity product with a very thick harback cover, strong binding and thick glossy coloured pages.
Battlegroup rulesets 10 products found you are on page 1 of 1. Battlegroup core rule book board game zatu games uk. Battlegroup battle report 3rd canadian vs 12th ss 400pts our first game duration. Beyond the beaches supplement, which has the army lists from bg. A new and innovative games system for recreating the epic battles around kursk in 1943 on the eastern front. Bk contains the base rules for the game system, and is necessary for using the follow on supplements that have been released. Awhile ago, paul of the man cave planted the idea that the skirmish campaign series available at brigade games would make excellent scenarios for battlegroup. Despite being a small program, battlegroup kursk rules pdf download for mac took longer than expected to download and install via a highspeed battlegroup kursk rules pdf downloadion. The battlegroup kursk system is based on assigning about equal points per side to achieve a balanced game, so then i applied the points system to the oobs to see how many points each side had.
Special delivery battlegroup core rule book overview youtube. Quick view 0 wrbgkmg battlegroup ww2 market garden campaign supplement. But they reissued the basic rulebook, minus all the kurskspecific and hobbyrelated stuff. Jan 15, 2014 however, this rule is not explained in fotr, and naturally does not appear in battlegroup kursk. The official battlegroup ww2 wargame rules group public. Dec 11, 2018 for those of you who might be new to battlegroup this is the 10 th book published and the 3rd campaign book in the series. This is a core rulebook, detailing how to play the game, including such basic rules as command and control, movement, firing and morale. You then choose whichever campaign book you want to play. Kursk in the mail roughly a week ago and have been perusing the rules since.
Jan 01, 2014 battlegroup fall of the reich fotr is the third volume of the battlegroup kursk wwii rules that were released in 2012 by iron fist publishing. Mar 16, 2015 battlegroup kursk from iron fist publishing. Battlegroup french, polish, hungarian, romanian datacards. I had treated myself to a copy of these as a xmas present so it was the perfect opportunity to give them a run out. I setup table and we used one of the generic meeting engagement scenarios with 650pts each a platoon sized game. Battlegroup is a set of world war ii miniatures rules published by ironfist publishing, a small independent publisher, which are available through plastic soldier company in the uk. Nov 10, 2014 i just want to point out that the mini book is just that. The name battle group gives a hint to what this family of rules. The main rule book is a hardback book containing the rules, and a normandybased locationtolocation campaign system along with scenarios and army lists for the canadian 3rd infantry division and 12th ss panzer divisions, including all the vehicle and gun data cards required to get started. Apr 09, 2019 battlegroup kursk ponyri station aar july 743 this scenario is our groups first big test of how well the battlegroup kursk rules will handle a historical scenario. We both got the rules in december last year but this was the first opportunity to play it.
The reroll to aquire target for second aimed shot rule. Most of the pictures in the book are of 20mm figures as thats what we own but many of the painting guides in the books feature 15mm models. Battle group kursk offers up a great game with a strong emphasis on command and control and on the historical character of the fight for the kursk salient in the summer of 1943. Kursk and the mini rule book were the old ways to get the rules, along with the battlegroup overlord. As with overlord, this does not contain the core battlegroup rules, for which it is necessary to either buy the original kursk book or the soft cover rule book. Battlegroup barbarossa supplement ww2 wargames rules. The book contained the rules of the game and listshistory for the battle of kursk 1943. Today i had my first go at playing a small game of bgk. Please, please, pretty please, can rule designers include, as a matter of routine, a subject index to help speed up the process of finding what it is you want to look up. These rules were previously released as an integral part of the battlegroup kursk book, but iron fist and plastic soldier have perhaps recognised that not everyone would want to purchase a full book on the eastern front. Battlegroup blitzkrieg pdf only the next supplement for the battlegroup world war ii gaming rules covering the invasion of poland in 1939 and france in 1940. Blitzkrieg contains army lists, vehicle data and special rules for the first two years ofthe war, including frances command chaos.
Aimed fire with he shells now has no 1 modifier to hit targets in cover. Rule book new hardback edition of the battlegroup ww2 rules system not so much a second edition as a reprinting of the main rules now that kursk and the mini rulebook have sold out, but with an extra campaign, some datacards and a pulling together of all the special rules and generic scenarios from all our published campaign supplements. Turned out they both landed in the mid1800s for points on each side, so it looked like it should make for a relatively balanced game. Battlegroup is a set of tabletop wargame rules for recreating the battles of world war ii, with 20mm or 15mm miniatures. It also includes a supplement focused on the battle of kursk. Battlegroup kursk historical mini rules noble knight games. Whilst this remains the same battlegroup game, there have been 3 small rules alterations. The scenario was the introductory scenario entitled a clash of reconnaissance and features some recce troops, an infantry platoon per side, and an armored fighting vehicle in. Andy and i played our first game of battlegroup kursk bgk at the club in midapril. It is perhaps the book that many were expecting to see first, as 1944 western europe appears to be the most popular part of world war ii amongst gamers. As you might expect, battlegroup fall of the reich looks at the last months of the war, as the allies marched into. The new battlegroup rulebook is a welcome addition and even more so as i found the ready reference card poor given the lack of information on it. So for eastern front there is barbarossa covers 1941, kursk 1943 and fall of the reich 1945. For those of you who might be new to battlegroup this is the 10 th book published and the 3rd campaign book in the series.
The official battlegroup ww2 wargame rules group has 4,616 members. May 08, 2017 battlegroup battle report 3rd canadian vs 12th ss 400pts our first game duration. Piers of course co author is a regular visit to tmp as well. The rules use a system of orders, putting difficult tactical decision making in the centre.
Tobruk is the 8th title in the battlegroup series from iron fist publishing, which along with a core rule book features supplements for the blitzkrieg campaigns of 193940, barbarossa, kursk, normandy, the ardennes and the fall of the reich. I dont have the barbarossa book, but will eventually. The first book set of rules was called battlegroup kursk. Jan 29, 2020 that being said, i do feel happy to give my thoughts and impressions, as someone who has bought both kursk and normandy books and is the proud possessor of the mini rules book, and having played them, set up a scenario with them, and had to thumb through the rule book to find answers to game situations can at least give an experienced wargamers view on how they work or dont. The top ten reasons why i play battlegroup ww2 rules. The rule book itself is very nicely presented and has lots of explanatory bits to male things clear. Like most rules it can be played in any scale you wish. This group serves as a resource for the player base of the battlegroup ww2 wargame series. It was also the first time i had been at the local club since 1995 playing dbm, and the first time since, i think, 2005 that i have played a ww2 game face to face. Battlegroup rule book core rules for tabletop wargaming. The first bookset of rules was called battlegroup kursk. Some of the hardback books are now out of print, but are still available as pdfs. As you might expect, battlegroup fall of the reich looks at the last months of the war, as the allies marched into germany on both the eastern and western fronts.
And the physical book of kursk is apparently sold out. We use the kursk sourcebook for midwar engagements as i have midlate war germans and friends have the soviets. They are well written, easy to understand and there are lots of helpful examples included. Rule book new hardback edition of the battlegroup ww2 tabletop rules system. This group serves as a resource for the player base of the battlegroup ww2 wargame. Battlegroup quickly became a favorite system with its high fun factor and plethora of historical options. The actual rules for the game are in the battlegroup kursk book or in the inexpensive mini rule book that will be released at the same time as bgo in april i fervently hope. I have posted a report on our game on the club blog, so check it out to find out how the game played. Im still undecided about battlegroup but its another option to add to the mix, if and when i ever get round to this project one day. The battlegroup rulebook is a new, small format book published to accompany the release of battlegroup overlord. If you have germans and americans in 28mm, that should be fine if you get the battlegroup rule book version two of the rules, battlegroup. Spring awakening, which needs to be paired with the theater book fall of the reich and the rule book brings into focus the fighting in western and central hungary in. Mad tin hatter battlegroup kursk aar germans vs russians.
Battlegroup ww2 tactical wargame part one introduction. By using this website you agree to our use of cookies. We have players who use 6mm, 10mm, 15mm, 20mm and 28mm to play battlegroup. Join me for a look at the rulebook for battlegroup a world war ii tabletop miniatures game by iron fist publishing. That being said, i do feel happy to give my thoughts and impressions, as someone who has bought both kursk and normandy books and is the proud possessor of the mini rules book, and having played them, set up a scenario with them, and had to thumb through the rule book to find answers to game situations can at least give an experienced wargamers. Not so much a second edition as a reprinting of the main rules now that kursk and the mini rulebook have sold out, but with an extra campaign, some datacards and a pulling together of all the special rules and generic scenarios from all our published campaign supplements. Jan 11, 2017 previously the battlegroup rules were obtainable in the now out of print battlegroup kursk book, and an a5 size soft back rule book.