TO Report- Operation Autumn Mist

The first Victorian Bolt Action League event for 2019 has now come and gone.

Operation Autumn Mist was a 1000-point event hosted at Good Games Melbourne, organised by yours truly. The event was a narrative style gaming day, where the sides were split between Axis and Allies sides to fight for glory.

I honestly want to say that I am proud of the Victorian Bolt Action community at the moment, and running this event has made me keen to play more games. Everyone has been really positive and is playing in good spirits. I had no issues with any players, and all rules disputes were resolved very smoothly.

I think that players are becoming more conscious that our events are not tournaments, but instead are simply gaming days where people can roll dice and have a laugh. A lot of the people in our community don’t play regularly, and our events every 2-3 months might be the only time they get out to game, which means they don’t want to play in a super competitive environment.

Operation Greif: TO Report and State of the Game

Tournament Wrap Up

It's Monday morning and I'm drinking a coffee trying to wake myself up after a massive day at Operation Greif.

We somehow managed to get together 27 players (plus a Gumby for 28!) which was the largest Bolt Action event ever held in Victoria. Great work team!

Op Greif was held at Tivoli Club, a German bar & restaurant where the historical wargaming group League of Ancients holds their monthly meet-ups. Tivoli proved to be a great venue with lots of space for tables, a selection of german beer on tap and some delicious meals (despite a problem with slow lunch service!). Crucially, it was important to have a bunch of tables and spare terrain at the venue already there which helped us with setting up the night before, so I have to thank Richard Stubbs from LOA for letting us use the venue. I will personally be aiming to get to LOA meetings (third Sunday of every month) and I'm sure we will work out some more events between LOA and the Victorian Bolt Action League.