Category: Burst of Fire (formerly known as Assault Tactics)

Rules for Miniature Wargaming

Update: Rebrand to Burst of Fire and more

It has been a long time since I have posted. SORRY!!! A lot has happened: job change, more game tests and new troops have been built. Right now I am working on the rulebook. Sadly there won´t be a boardgame because it is just too expensive to produce, store and ship. After all this is…
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How (not) to start a 2-player coop campaign

  How (not) to start a 2-player coop campaign Yesterday, me (Chris) and one of the Tankettes (Alex) started off our first 2 player-coop campaign in Assault Tactics. The dice told us to play the Polish Cavalry doctrine, which is not a bad thing, because it can call in armored support. Also, the first scenario…
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3…2…1…RELEASE!

  Dear wargamers, the release day for Assault Tactics has finally come! In this article you will find everything to start playing. Print & play gamers will still have to build their game – but hey, piece of cake! Also, there is a “how to build” for you guys. To keep files at a bearable…
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Preview Assault Tactics Core Rules

Happy new year to all of you! To start off things on the right note, here is a preview on the Assault Tactics core rules. Happy flip through 🙂 Just in case you want to print the preview – PDF: Preview Assault Tactics Core Rules  

A little update and Happy Holidays!

Hey wargamers, release is getting closer!! Currently the core rules “Assault Tactics” and the first supplement “Fall of the White Eagle” are being proofread and the manual will also receive a new layout. There are only minor adjustments left to be made as far as gaming material like counters and terrain goes. Almost all set…
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We will stay independent!

This kind of big announcement right here: The game will stay a 100 percent independent and will be made available for donations. I thought long and hard about the possibilites of making money with this and pitching it to publishers. But making money was never the reason to create this game. It was far more…
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Assault Tactics: Where are we at right now?

A lot of playtesting has happened over the last weeks and rules were tweaked. Also the game layout has been and still has to be redefined. The biggest news: Sadly Tank Encyclopedia is no longer on board and so we are currently overhauling all vehicle and infantry illustrations and counters to avoid copyright infringement. The…
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Assault Tactics AAR: Oh where have they gone?

Once again I played some Assault Tactics in solo mode. This time I led a section of Polish cavalry and a deployment of German armor into battle. A (b)lasting experience so to say. The Germans started off with a Panzer 35(t) and 38 (t). Also a Panzer II Ausführung A and a Panzerbefehlswagen, a command…
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Assault Tactics: AI over board!

Last game clearly showed: A randomized activation of enemy units in solitary play is a nice gimmick but not really anything desireable. But let’s start at the beginning where most things start. Two weeks ago me and two friends met in order to do a little playtest of Assault Tactics: Fall of the White Eagle.…
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WW2 board- and tabletop gaming with Assault Tactics

An introduction to Assault Tactics: Fall of the White Eagle “This night, for the first time, Polish regular soldiers fired on our territory. Since 5.45 A.M., we have been returning the fire, and from now on bombs will be met by bombs”, Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of the German Reich, bellowed at the members of the…
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