Battlegroup kursk rule book cover

Join me for a look at the rulebook for battlegroup a world war ii tabletop miniatures game by iron fist publishing. I dont cover every rule, but im hoping i cover enough to get you through your mortar fire and your arty su. British infantry, british armoured, british airborne and british beach assault. Battlegroup kursk bk is a large, hard cover book in full color throughout. Piers of course co author is a regular visit to tmp as well. Bk contains the base rules for the game system, and is necessary for. The first 25 pages or so give a brief historical overview of the invasion of germany in 1945, covering both the. Aimed fire with he shells now has no 1 modifier to hit targets in cover. So i noticed from a few other posts that i am certainly not alone in playing battlegroup kursk, so i was wondering what peoples experiences of it so far have been, what armies they play, any house rules they may be using etc. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Battlegroup core rules 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 compilation of all the special rules and generic scenarios from all our published campaign supplements. If you wanted to play battlegroup overlord without owning the previous book on kursk, then you would have to purchase the rules separately they are available as a smaller format, soft cover book. They are approx 25mm in diameter and come with a thin protective mylar cover.

Jan 23, 20 the book well over 200 pages of colour is split up into five broad sections. 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. This is a core rulebook, detailing how to play the game, including such basic rules. Jan 25, 2018 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. It was steves first game of this, and my first game using the full battlegroup rules for probably well. Battlegroup kursk historical mini rules noble knight games. Mar 16, 2015 battlegroup kursk from iron fist publishing. The rules themselves only run 54 pages, and much of that is given over to diagrams, vintage photos, etc. This is the complete set needed to play battlegroup kursk overlord miniatures game.

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. This is a battlegroup kursk game with soviet infantry and t34s taking on a mixed bag of panzergrenadiers, stugs and panzer ivs. Battlegroup is a set of gpwrussian front wargame rules that work for 15mm or. The book itself is an extremely high qaulity product with a very thick harback cover, strong binding and thick glossy coloured pages. The book is from iron fist publishing and the plastic soldier company and is written with ww2 miniature games of 20mm or 15mm models in mind. Ironfist started publishing in 2012 with a book called battlegroup kursk. Previously the battlegroup rules were obtainable in the now out of print battlegroup kursk book, and an a5 size soft back rule book. This group serves as a resource for the player base of the battlegroup ww2 wargame. These fast, fun and authenticfeeling rules, written by veteran games designer. Battlegroup ww2 tactical wargame part one introduction. Just in case you didnt fancy cutting up your battlegroup. Mad tin hatter battlegroup kursk aar germans vs russians. Stuff dives for cover when its shot at or smoke and dust happens when you shoot. 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.

Battlegroup kursk bgk first game and thoughts andy and i played our first game of battlegroup kursk bgk at the club in midapril. Armored fist and they are great looking rules mechanisms once you get past the daunting rules book and small. 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. 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. Sep 01, 2012 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. Whilst this remains the same battlegroup game, there have been 3. This is the campaign supplement from the original battlegroup kursk rulebook, containing army lists, stats, scenarios and campaign to refight the kursk battles. Jun 06, 20 if you wanted to play battlegroup overlord without owning the previous book on kursk, then you would have to purchase the rules separately they are available as a smaller format, soft cover book.

It includes army lists,vehicle data and special rules for the beginning of the war on the eastern front, including the frozen winter battles in late 41 and early 42. It follows the battlegroup kursk rules but covers the dday landings and normandy campaign. I had the kursk book and stupidly sold it now it seems a lot of books need to be bought to. Sep 21, 2017 the top ten reasons why i play battlegroup ww2 rules. I wanted to quickly go over some concepts used in the game. The first stand alone supplement for the battlegroup game system, covering. With a few of the guys having mid and latewar ww ii germans and soviets, bg. The rules are written as the first of several books, each concentrating on. Whilst this remains the same battlegroup game, there have been 3 small rules alterations. There is also a 1 to observe units with the sniperscout special rule. The rules are a lovely 170page hardcover book including the rules of play and. This group serves as a resource for the player base of the battlegroup ww2 wargame series.

New hardback edition of the battlegroup ww2 rules system. These are generally answered by the author a,co author and experienced battlegroup gamers. However, this rule is not explained in fotr, and naturally does not appear in battlegroup kursk. Our scenario, west of the oktiabrski state farm, was the second of seven scenarios. I didnt want to go over specific rules yet as i have other videos planned for that. But they reissued the basic rulebook, minus all the kurskspecific and hobbyrelated stuff, recently. By using this website you agree to our use of cookies. 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. These rules are refreshing in that real world tactics, techniques, and procedures work for your troops on the table. Quite a simple table with some low hills, woods and a small townvillage at the german end of the table. The first bookset of rules was called battlegroup kursk. Battle of breville june 12th 1944 battlegroup overlord.

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. Jun 23, 20 i go over the basics of indirect artillery fire. Battle of breville june 12th 1944 battlegroup overlord one of the three games run this month at the club was our first roll out of battlegroup overlord. Rule book new hardback edition of the battlegroup ww2 tabletop rules system. The russians are from wills collection and the germans are steve hanns. I dont have the barbarossa book, but will eventually. Aside from its own set of tabletop rules, the battlegroup kursk book offers some welldrawn scenarios easily adaptable to a variety of gaming systems and scales. All aimed fire with small arms now has a 1 modifier to hit if the unit moved. 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. A new and innovative games system for recreating the epic battles around kursk in 1943 on the eastern front.

Battlegroup first game impressions a few weeks ago, keith invited me over for a game of battlegroup, using the recently released hardback core rulebook. Supplement to the battlegroup kursk gaming system covering the invasion of russia in 1941 primarily but not exclusively designed for 20mm and 15mm scales. This scenario is our groups first big test of how well the battlegroup kursk rules will handle a historical scenario. To play battlegroup, players need the core rulebook, a handysized 60page. Plastic solider company reprinted the kursk book recently in a soft cover format.

This book is an expansion to the original battlegroup kursk book, and so does not contain the main battlegroup rules it only has specific. Bo is effectively two books in one, with each comprising of a similar layout. New softback edition of the battlegroup ww2 rules system. As with many of our games, we need to pool our resources, particularly when setting up a larger game for 46 players. Nov 10, 2014 i just want to point out that the mini book is just that. Ive put together both a 15mm german force suitable to do double duty in kursk and normandy, as well as a russian force for kursk. Battlegroup kursk is the much anticipated set of world war ii rules published by the plastic. Battlegroup rulesets north star military figures 28mm metal miniatures for gamers and collectors. Battlegroup french, polish, hungarian, romanian datacards. 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. This website uses cookies to ensure it delivers the best web experience for you. 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 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. The overview of the battle for normandy covers that main operational highlights over. 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. The top ten reasons why i play battlegroup ww2 rules. A place for new and veteran bg players to meet, show off their armies, discuss tactics and ask questions on. It was steves first game of this, and my first game using the full battlegroup rules for probably well over a year. The official battlegroup ww2 wargame rules group public. We use the kursk sourcebook for midwar engagements as i have midlate war germans and friends have the soviets. The first, covering 53 pages are the rules themselves. Battlegroup historical rules for wwii visit for the.

From there, a small mini book was released with just the base rules. They are well written, easy to understand and there are lots of helpful examples included. Battlegroup kursk aar germans vs russians hi folks, long time no battle report from me. I just want to point out that the mini book is just that. Quite a simple table with some low hills, woods and a. From my understanding battlegroup kursk was the first set of rules released. However, the addition of just one brummbar indicated in the bgpg scenario book to represent the assault guns used in. 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. New softback edition of the battlegroup ww2 rules systemnot 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. I dont have any set up for the russian front so was not interested in battlegroup, kursk. The homebrewed results i assembled were satisfying enough for me to launch a testgame of them using my west germans and soviets. The name battle group gives a hint to what this family of rules is all about. And dont drive your armor too close to enemy infantry in cover either.

Battlegroup barbarossa this supplement for the battlegroup gaming system covering the invasion of russia in 1941. Dec 05, 2012 just in case you didnt fancy cutting up your battlegroup kursk rulebook posted on december 5, 2012 by neil shuck in hobby news 1 comment if you have listened to epsiode 96 of the podcast, you will know that mike hobbs and i were both pretty impressed with battlegroup kursk, the new rules from plastic soldier company and iron fist. Battlegroup reforger aar i started toying around with some ideas for playing the awesome battlegroup. They are written by veteran games designer warwick kinrade. Battlegroup is a set of tabletop wargame rules for. Exiso gui makes easier to extract multiple iso with a queue list and a little ftp browser.

I have the printed mini rule book and the pdf, and will likely pick up the new fullsize hardcover at some point. As you might expect, battlegroup fall of the reich looks at the last months of the war, as the allies marched into. The official battlegroup ww2 wargame rules group public group. These rules are ideal for quick battles, competitions, campaign games or even for new players to learn about. Focused on the eastern front in 1943, the book is a lavishly illustrated, hardback book which contains all of the rules, army lists and scenarios to recreate the battles around kursk. We both got the rules in december last year but this was the first opportunity to play it. Apr 09, 2019 the german attack strength looked to be a good match against a much hardened russian defence. Buy battlegroup rule book core rules for tabletop wargaming world war ii by warwick kinrade isbn.

Kursk rules with cold war era forces set in central europe in the 1980s. 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. Battlegroup is designed to give the feel of modern combat, taking into account all the latest technologies being fielded, yet still remain an enjoyable game. Kursk became our go to source for our first game of the new plan. May 12, 20 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. The official battlegroup ww2 wargame rules group has 4,579 members. Jan 15, 2014 however, this rule is not explained in fotr, and naturally does not appear in battlegroup kursk. Yesterday i managed the short drive over to my miniature modelling madness buddy steve for a game of battlegroup.

Mar 06, 20 i wanted to quickly go over some concepts used in the game. Bk contains the base rules for the game system, and is necessary for using the follow on supplements that have been released. I like the game, but wish the mini rule book was larger in size. The official battlegroup ww2 wargame rules group has 4,570 members. As far as bow covering battlegroup theyre covering it now. 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. 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. Thanks to psc including entire spare turrets with 85mm guns in their t34 kit, i also have a good core for the russians in the upcoming fall of the reich bg book. 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. Battlegroup rule book core rules for tabletop wargaming. Review a switchers guide to battlegroup wwii tabletop.