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 rulesets 11 products found you are on page 1 of 1. We play in both 15mm and 28mm but the author plays in 20mm and i have heard wild stories of both 6mm and 54mm with no scale. Battlegroup kursk, the new rules from plastic soldier company and.
The biggest single volume book on military history ever published. Special delivery battlegroup core rule book overview youtube. The rules are a lovely 170page hardcover book including the rules of play and some army lists to get you started, as well as battle rating. I dont have the barbarossa book, but will eventually. 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. Kursk became our go to source for our first game of the new plan. The book contained the rules of the game and listshistory for the battle of kursk 1943. Bp1427 battlegroup barbarossa supplement our price.
With kursk, col glantz uses both soviet and german military archives to give a complete picture of the greatest tank battle of world war ii. Im considering using the overlord book in the battlegroup series for my son and his friends, who have begun collecting 15mm western front figures. The book itself is an extremely high qaulity product with a very thick harback cover, strong binding and thick glossy coloured pages. Feb 20, 2019 a quick look at the wwii battlegroup wargames rules book. This really allows for a fluid back and forth type of game making the turn. Forum for the discussion of battlegroup wargame rules plus battle reports and pictures of your armies. Feb 28, 2017 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. 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. New hardback edition of the battlegroup ww2 rules system.
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. Battlegroup kursk rules pdf download for mac performs these basic functions well, although larger businesses may need software with additional capabilities. Battlegroup kursk bk is a large, hard cover book in full color throughout. The official battlegroup ww2 wargame rules group public group. A new and innovative games system for recreating the epic battles around kursk in 1943 on the eastern front. 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 first bookset of rules was called battlegroup kursk. Battlegroup kursk thoughts and first game adventures in.
The official battlegroup ww2 wargame rules group has 4,663 members. This group serves as a resource for the player base of the battlegroup ww2 wargame. 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. Battlegroup rule book by warwick kinrade 20101 paperback. Yesterday i managed the short drive over to my miniature modelling madness buddy steve for a game of battlegroup. I have the printed mini rule book and the pdf, and will likely pick up the new fullsize hardcover at some point. We have been playing bkc2, and they have been enjoying it for the most part, however the level of abstraction is sometimes a bit too much for them. Battlegroup ww2 tactical wargame part one introduction. 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.
Whilst this remains the same battlegroup game, there have been 3 small rules alterations. Battlegroup ww2 rule book from psc wessex wyverns forum. Sep 09, 2015 battle report battlegroup kursk so this past friday we had our bimonthly club meeting, and serge wanted to try out a game of the battlegroup rules for ww2. The first 25 pages or so give a brief historical overview of the invasion of germany in 1945, covering both the eastern and western fronts. This is the campaign supplement from the original battlegroup kursk rulebook, containing army lists, stats, scenarios and campaign to refight the kursk battles.
Battlegroup is published by ironfist publishing and is distributed by plastic soldier company psc. Matthew, bgo will be just the army lists, scenarios, painting guides, and new special rules specifically for normandyfrance in 1944. 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. It is amazing how much you can forget after playing the game once 2 months ago. Some of the hardback books are now out of print, but are still available as pdfs, making it easier for overseas buyers to get their hands on the rules and supplements. So for eastern front there is barbarossa covers 1941, kursk 1943 and fall of the reich 1945. Buy battlegroup rule book core rules for tabletop wargaming world war ii by. 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. It can be played in any of the popular scales, and says 15mm and 20mm on it i seem to remember. Aimed fire with he shells now has no 1 modifier to hit targets in cover.
Due to the tremendous expense of publishing this book, it is being done in a small print run. Battlegroup battle report 3rd canadian vs 12th ss 400pts our first game duration. Just in case you didnt fancy cutting up your battlegroup kursk. Battlegroup rulesets wargames rules north star military. We both got the rules in december last year but this was the first opportunity to play it. 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. May 11, 20 andy and i played our first game of battlegroup kursk bgk at the club in midapril. The battle of prokhorovka is the first definitive account of the largest tank battle in history. So we have organized up the first scenario in the book, a piece of the battle of prokhorovka, which is itself a part of the battle of kursk. From there, a small mini book was released with just the base rules. It was steves first game of this, and my first game using the full battlegroup rules for probably well over a year. So i have to disagree that battlegroup is exclusively 20mm. Battlegroup kursk aar germans vs russians hi folks, long time no battle report from me.
Battlegroup historical rules for wwii visit for the. Quite a simple table with some low hills, woods and a small townvillage at the german end of the table. We play in both 15mm and 28mm but the author plays in 20mm and i have heard wild stories of both 6mm and 54mm with no scale conversations. These fast, fun and authenticfeeling rules, written by veteran games designer warwick. 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. Aug 01, 2015 btw if youre planning on the overlord book you will also need the mini rulebook as only the first release, kursk, had the rules included. Mar 08, 2018 this is a battlegroup kursk game with soviet infantry and t34s taking on a mixed bag of panzergrenadiers, stugs and panzer ivs. Battlegroup battle report 3rd canadian vs 12th ss 400pts. Bk contains the base rules for the game system, and is necessary for using the follow on supplements that have been released. These rules were previously released as an integral part of the battlegroup kursk book, but iron fist and plastic soldier have perhaps. These hardback books act as a source book for your chosen ww2 theatre and also present army lists, vehicle and weapon stats and special rules for that theatre and period of the war. The russians are from wills collection and the germans are steve hanns.
The rules were written by warwick kinrade, with assistance from piers brand. If you opt for the pdf rule book then you will also need to get one of the theatre books. New softback edition of the battlegroup ww2 rules system. The author uses, at the time the book was written, recent access to the soviet archival material to show light on the red armys plans and decision making. Battlegroup is a set of tabletop wargame rules for recreating the battles of world war ii, with 20mm or 15mm miniatures. Mad tin hatter battlegroup kursk aar germans vs russians. Mar 16, 2015 battlegroup kursk from iron fist publishing. 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. Battlegroup battle report german ss company vs soviet tankovy 500pts late war duration. We are currently gaming kursk scenarios and i just happen to have these two ferdinands and some borgwards, hmmm.
Hard backed, thick glossy pages, excellent miniature. The only issue i have is that there does not seem to be a vanilla battlegroup rulebook. Buy battlegroup rule book core rules for tabletop wargaming world war ii by warwick kinrade isbn. Bp1407 battlegroup fall of the reich supplement our price. Battlegroup rule book core rules for tabletop wargaming. You then choose whichever campaign book you want to play. 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. You need the battlegroup core rulebook, regardless of what period you want to play. 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. 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, simply to. Dec 05, 2012 in addition, they also produce a set of 96 markers, which are a lasercut version of the chits from the back of the battlegroup kursk rulebook a must for those of us who may want to keep their rulebook intact. Battlegroup overlord bo is the much anticipated second campaign volume to the battlegroup kursk wwii rules that were released last. Review wwii tabletop wargame rules battlegroup youtube.
Jun 06, 20 the battlegroup rulebook is a new, small format book published to accompany the release of battlegroup overlord. Jun 24, 2017 battlegroup kursk thoughts and first game posted on june 24, 2017 by mellis1644 well last week i tried a new game to me battlegroup kursk, and so i thought id do a quick write up of it plus add my thoughts about the game. Reviewed in the united states on march 14, 20 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. These rules are ideal for quick battles, competitions, campaign games or even for new players to learn about. The rulebook was originally published as a small paperback book distributed with the battlegroup kursk theatre book. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. A quick look at the wwii battlegroup wargames rules book. Special delivery battlegroup core rule book overview. I think they would prefer a squad leader level of representation, using 1 unit 1 squadweapon. And the physical book of kursk is apparently sold out.
Jun, 20 battlegroup kursk intro scenario again andy and i played the bgk introduction scenario twice down at the club the other day. They are well written, easy to understand and there are lots of helpful examples included. 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. With a few of the guys having mid and latewar ww ii germans and soviets, bg. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The core battlegroup rules are rock solid, and by far my favourite set of rules for wwii games. We use the kursk sourcebook for midwar engagements as i have midlate war germans and friends have the soviets. From my understanding battlegroup kursk was the first set of rules released. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Imo this is the one thing that bg got wrong, to me in would make more sense to have a glossy hardback core rulebook and cheaper, paperback supplements. As with many of our games, we need to pool our resources, particularly when setting up a larger game for 46 players. We did spent a lot of time looking up vehicle and gun stats, due to the. Battlegroup kursk historical mini rules noble knight games.