War has once again come to the Valley of the Sun! The
Axis powers are gathering their forces for conquest but the Allies have other
plans to thwart them. Do you have what it takes to do battle in the valley of
the Sun? Will you side with the Axis or take up with the Allies, the choice is
yours.
The
Gathering in the Desert crew are back with a new campaign event for Bolt Action
by Warlord Games called Operation Torch. This is a two day Grand Operation
event which will test your skills on many levels with many unique scenarios.
When: February 20th – 21rd, 2016
Where: Imperial Outpost Games, 4920 West Thunderbird Road,
Glendale, AZ 85306
Cost: Pre registration $20.00 after January 1st price increases to $40.00
Games: Operation Scorpion will have 3 Games on Saturday & 2 Games on Sunday with awards following.
Armies: Will be chosen from the below lists and must be fully painted.
Cost: Pre registration $20.00 after January 1st price increases to $40.00
Games: Operation Scorpion will have 3 Games on Saturday & 2 Games on Sunday with awards following.
Armies: Will be chosen from the below lists and must be fully painted.
How to Register: We will accept payments through PayPal or cash if you are
local.
PayPal should be sent to Skulinski@cox.net
PayPal should be sent to Skulinski@cox.net
Pre - registration closes January 1st
2014
Questions and list submissions sent to: TJKulinski@cox.net
Tournament Details:
This is a themed campaign event
that is focused on the American landings in North Africa on November of 1942
and battles in 1943. Only certain armies and army lists will be used for this
event. Armies will be 1000 points each with 12 order dice maximum. You will use
the same army list for the entire event and you must bring 6 copies of your
list (one for the judges and one each for the players).
Army lists will be selected from
these army selectors below which represent armies that fought during Operation
Torch landings and Tunisia Campaign. We have made some modifications to some of
the lists to make them more historical.
There are 20 spots for this event
broken down to 10 Allied and 10 Axis spots. It will be first come first severed
to pick sides, so register early to lock in your side.
Allied Lists
USA
1942 Operation Torch – page 55
Armies of United States
1943 Kasserine Pass – page 57
Armies of United States.
British
1942 – Operation Lightfoot 8th
Army – page 74 Armies of Great Britain
1942 – 1943 Tunisia 1st
Army – page 75 Armies of Great Britain. No Veteran Infantry, no Paratroopers.
French
Free French – Vichy list – page ??,
Armies of France and the Allies. No Char B tanks, No Somma S35 tanks.
Axis Lists
Germany
1942-1943 Rommel’s Defeat – page 79
Armies of Germany – No Assault rifles, You may substitute
Heer Infantry for Fallschimjager squads (early war).
Italy
1940 – 1943 The Warin Africa –
page 11 Armies of Italy and the Axis.
French
Vichy List – page ??, Armies of
France and the Allies. No Char B tanks, No Somma S35 tanks.
Since this is a campaign event,
scenarios will be set on each table and will be published in the near future.
Besides tracking win/draw/loss, we will also be tracking how well each side
does in the campaign by adding up asset tokens from round to round. Prizes will
be given out to the winning side of the campaign. More details to follow.
Armies will be judged for theme
and appearance by judges and the players with prizes for the best themed army
for each side.
More details to follow…
GitD Staff
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