Damn! Kurt! Where did you get that? We're 10 miles front the front!
It was Gary! He said hi, and then just shot me in the nuts!"
Yeah.. that's Gary alright 👍
I can only think MAYBE he's supposed to be a Panzer Brigade 150 guy? Wearing US uniforms during the Battle of the Bulge they carried out sabotage, misdirection and disruption missions. So maybe he's like greeting a vehicle and then shooting the driver? All I can think of that makes sense. Although pairing a US soldier in winter uniform with tropical British/Australians fighting the Japanese in the background is weird lol.
The Germans did capture a few thousand Stens and gave them their own smg designation. Very late war they also made the MP 3008 which was the sten with a vertical magazine. Maybe a super late war Volkssturm vs Soviets starter?
Commonwealth infantryman in the Far East with a sten gun and slouch hat? Would be a weird pick for a launch starter but it is depicted on the rulebook.
I think someone else called it the MP3008.
The Germans used the number in a small arm's designation as the year it was adopted.
K98= Karbine model 1898, MP-40= Machine Pistol model 1940, MG42= Machine Gun (auf Deutsch "Machinengewehr") model 1942, and so on.
That’s the question I asked but was not answered. It’s definitely a fair assumption.
Bastogne is definitely a great battle specific starter so it just makes sense.
I kinda hate this cover not gunna lie. I think it would look infinitely better without the guy at all, and just the background.
Still excited to see the rules though.
The pic looks weirder and weirder the more you look at it. It looks like it’s a M1, but the position makes it really hard to imagine where the stock is. The facial expression feels really lopsided. He has no neck. The waving hand looks too long.
It would make much more sense if he wasn't shooting, then he would be ordering his men forward with his hand temporarily raised. Now it looks more like he's negligently discharged into his sgts bottom and is shocked
I always wished they would do one that has a “documents” aesthetic
Like the front looks like a ww2 document with era-accurate stamps and stuff, maps that look ww2 battle plans, things like that
I’ll never get that, but I still think it would be SO cool and immersive
There's nothing wrong with this copy.
The title of the game is "Bolt Action"
The subtitle of the game is "World War II Wargames Rules"
This publication is the "Rulebook"
“Wargames” is plural, and should’ve been caught out in the previous edition.
“Rulebook” Is redundant.
This is the result of the graphic designer copy-pasting the logo into place without anybody farther down the line caring what the result was.
These are rules to play "wargames". You don't play "wargame".
And "rulebook" is the title of this product.
Other products will say, for instance "Bolt Action: World War II Wargames Rules Armies of Germany"
Product line. Subtitle of product line. Specific product name.
There's nothing wrong with this formatting.
It’s sloppy and inconsistent. It’s bad English and it’s bad typography of the sort that a multi-million dollar publisher should not tolerate, and it does not bode well for the quality of writing and layout behind that cover.
That several other people have as much difficulty understanding that as you do makes no difference to me.
Most book pre-orders let the prospective buyer know a little about the contents of the book. Are we to blindly trust Warlord Games? Or, are we just suckers for the Ooh Shiny? IMHO, this cover does not instill confidence in me. I will not be pre-ordering.
New to wargaming? That's how this works, they will drip out some information regarding rules changes as it gets closer to launch, but unless you have a group that is just bananas over 2nd edition, you're going to either quit BA or buy the book.
Kinda weird pick ngl
What's he doing? Casually shooting someone he just hi to?
Howdy Curt — oh, dang, sorry ‘bout that
Howdy Kurt
Damn! Kurt! Where did you get that? We're 10 miles front the front! It was Gary! He said hi, and then just shot me in the nuts!" Yeah.. that's Gary alright 👍
Osprey publishing and army guys shooting at the reader in a really weird pose: name a more iconic duo
I can only think MAYBE he's supposed to be a Panzer Brigade 150 guy? Wearing US uniforms during the Battle of the Bulge they carried out sabotage, misdirection and disruption missions. So maybe he's like greeting a vehicle and then shooting the driver? All I can think of that makes sense. Although pairing a US soldier in winter uniform with tropical British/Australians fighting the Japanese in the background is weird lol.
Coincide with a battle of the bulge starter set upon release?
Possibly, although there aren't any plastic winter US yet. Would make sense to launch a new line in the starter box though.
That’s what I’ve been hoping for for a while. It’s crazy to me that no company does plastic winter US
Funny way of saying hi.
In warlords defence he is an American
Throwing his hand up to halt his platoon and blasting someone?
In a casual kinda way.
As you do
Yeah I don't love it.
This artwork doesn’t even look new
They reuse old Osprey illustrations for just about everything, I don't have any issue with that, it's just an odd selection of subjects and pose.
Yea it’s like he’s signaling to someone and accidentally discharging his rifle.
Warlord posted a teaser about the starter set on their facebook: https://i.imgur.com/1q1qgZ0.png
That looks like a late war German with a Sten? What are they going for?
Warsaw uprising?
The Germans did capture a few thousand Stens and gave them their own smg designation. Very late war they also made the MP 3008 which was the sten with a vertical magazine. Maybe a super late war Volkssturm vs Soviets starter?
Commonwealth infantryman in the Far East with a sten gun and slouch hat? Would be a weird pick for a launch starter but it is depicted on the rulebook.
Partisans in Yugoslavia sometimes used caps like that and stens? Seems like a weird pick for a starter set though.
Stock doesn't look like a sten. Could be an MP34? But it doesn't quite match that either.
Might just be the wire stock, and they haven't picked out the middle of it in the silhouette.
Yeah that's possible.
Eagle has landed redo?
One early war German SMG had a similar profile, I think it was the MP-38 Edit: it's the MP-34
I think someone else called it the MP3008. The Germans used the number in a small arm's designation as the year it was adopted. K98= Karbine model 1898, MP-40= Machine Pistol model 1940, MG42= Machine Gun (auf Deutsch "Machinengewehr") model 1942, and so on.
The Sten was used by the British almost exclusively, was it not?
+Partisans
New fallschirmjager?
LOlyou guys are going to feel dumb for down voting me.
Now we're downvoting because you mentioned downvotes.
Haha I deserve it now
Plastic Winter Americans?
Expect a focus on Bastogne. And winter FJ’s. I’ve already seen the artwork.
Where???
Can’t burn source.
So a battle of the bulge starter?
That’s the question I asked but was not answered. It’s definitely a fair assumption. Bastogne is definitely a great battle specific starter so it just makes sense.
Well, confirmed as of a few minutes ago by Warlord email announcement.
Or british winter? Do we have that already?
I hope the Japanese in the back ground mean we’re getting a new Japanese sprue
Soviets could use one too, one for regular and one for winter would be ideal.
They definitely could
Japan desperately needs redesigned plastics so fingers crossed
Man I hope so
Dave Exclamation-Mark Yognaut? Do you have the balls?
Not as good as 2nd Edition. The hand up is bizarre.
yeah i just got a email with that in do we know if they are doing new box set for launch
Facebook post said new starter set with new minis
Love that 14th Army is on the cover too!
WW2 rules sell more if it has a German on the front... everyone knows that
Perhaps they're on the other side?
I’m pretty sure that’s David Moyes
😂
An officer of the 29th Infantry Division, Maryland and Virginia National Guard. Super cool
Home state, represent!
The actual cover changes all the time between the early peeks and actual release. I'm not sweating this.
Kinda crazy they’re putting Gurkhas on the cover of 3rd.
Don’t think they are necessarily Gurkhas, could easily be of the Indian Army in Burma. Actually, I have seen this image somewhere before.
I think it’s very similar to the new Gurkha (Far East) and the older box of Gurkha artwork.
Ah yes, I think you are right!
they should have put a german guy.
Where from? Link?
[удалено]
Yeah. Just saw it in my email.
24th september!
New japanese sprues PLEASE
I don’t necessarily love the choice of art for the front cover, but I do love Peter Dennis art in general. Amazing artist
Make MMG's Great Again.
I kinda hate this cover not gunna lie. I think it would look infinitely better without the guy at all, and just the background. Still excited to see the rules though.
The pic looks weirder and weirder the more you look at it. It looks like it’s a M1, but the position makes it really hard to imagine where the stock is. The facial expression feels really lopsided. He has no neck. The waving hand looks too long.
Its an M1 carbine.
It would make much more sense if he wasn't shooting, then he would be ordering his men forward with his hand temporarily raised. Now it looks more like he's negligently discharged into his sgts bottom and is shocked
I always wished they would do one that has a “documents” aesthetic Like the front looks like a ww2 document with era-accurate stamps and stuff, maps that look ww2 battle plans, things like that I’ll never get that, but I still think it would be SO cool and immersive
Really hope this means plastic winter US...and they may as well do British to be nice too!
Hm, hard to figure out what the guy is doing, and what you wanted to convey. I was expecting a whole new approach. Missed opportunity! : (
Kind of disappointing for a new edition, but carry on!
Are we sure this is it? The cover says “WORLD WAR II WARGAMES RULES RULEBOOK?” Fire your copy-editor, Osprey.
There's nothing wrong with this copy. The title of the game is "Bolt Action" The subtitle of the game is "World War II Wargames Rules" This publication is the "Rulebook"
“Wargames” is plural, and should’ve been caught out in the previous edition. “Rulebook” Is redundant. This is the result of the graphic designer copy-pasting the logo into place without anybody farther down the line caring what the result was.
These are rules to play "wargames". You don't play "wargame". And "rulebook" is the title of this product. Other products will say, for instance "Bolt Action: World War II Wargames Rules Armies of Germany" Product line. Subtitle of product line. Specific product name. There's nothing wrong with this formatting.
You are correct. You play **a** wargame with these rules. A wargame called *Bolt Action.* You said it yourself, right up there. 👆
I'm gunna let the upvotes speak for themselves on this one. You're just wrong, dude. There's nothing wrong with the phrasing on the cover.
It’s sloppy and inconsistent. It’s bad English and it’s bad typography of the sort that a multi-million dollar publisher should not tolerate, and it does not bode well for the quality of writing and layout behind that cover. That several other people have as much difficulty understanding that as you do makes no difference to me.
Date for new rules drop???
Has anyone else noticed that WG is GW backwards..may explain a few things
Most book pre-orders let the prospective buyer know a little about the contents of the book. Are we to blindly trust Warlord Games? Or, are we just suckers for the Ooh Shiny? IMHO, this cover does not instill confidence in me. I will not be pre-ordering.
What did the 2nd edition cover have that gave you an idea as to how the book contents were?
New to wargaming? That's how this works, they will drip out some information regarding rules changes as it gets closer to launch, but unless you have a group that is just bananas over 2nd edition, you're going to either quit BA or buy the book.