V3 Bolt Action Tournament – Europe 1943

To fight for prizes, promote the game and venue, and to
have FUN! The event is loosely themed from JAN 1942 to AUG 1943 and based in Europe
(no Pacific theme this time). The Americans land in Morocco to aid the beleaguered British.
Rommel and his Italian allies are on the retreat after fighting on the Mareth Line; which side
do the Commanders plan to fight on? In Italy the Allies are preparing to invade Sicily and to
advance upon Italy, and in Russia the Axis are advancing to Prokhorovka; which of these
forces will the Commanders choose to help to turn the tide of stalemate?
There will be up to 9 tables for the 18 Commanders to battle on that will cover
geography from North Africa, Sicily, & the steppes of Russia. Commanders will have to fight
in cities, railyards, grassy steppes with clumpy vegetation and farmhouses, and barren,
desert, rocky outcrops. Which table each commander fights on will be unknown so it will
cause them to be judicious on the Task Force they create. Additional victory points are
awarded for creating a platoon/company based (loosely) on a real unit that fought in the
above theaters at the time mentioned (encouragement for players to study history and then
try to re-enact it as well as paying homage to those veterans). Finally, each Commander is
allowed to purchase minefields and/or a veteran tank crewman (Tank War concept) if they
desire to add additional reality or flexibility to their company.
The venue and other sponsors donate funds for prize support to encourage
maximum attendance and FUN!! At least half the prize support is purchased from Warlord
Games. On average, about $350.00 worth of prize support is gifted then awarded to the
participants.