The Summer Offensive - A Bolt Action Casual Paired League!
Date: Starting Friday, June 27th
Location: Grognard Games Roselle (Games may be played at any Grognard Games location!)
Entry Fee: $15 for the entire league!
Forward, Commanders! Mobilize your forces and prepare for strategic camaraderie! This isn't just about winning every skirmish; it's about pushing the front lines, achieving critical objectives, and earning medals for your valiant efforts.
Our Paired League is a casual, fun-first league designed for all Bolt Action players – from fresh recruits to seasoned veterans.
How the League Works (The Medal System):
Over 8 weeks, you'll earn medals (points) for specific achievements! Each medal will earn you entry to the prize raffle at the end of the league. The more medals, the more chances to win the spoils of war!
League Titles (End of 8 Weeks):
Overall Champion: The player with the highest total points!
The Hero of the Front: Award for the “favorite opponent” as voted by league members!
Wooden Spoon: Our beloved recognition for the most... strategically challenged (most total losses)!
What to Bring: A 1000-point Bolt Action army. Your dice, templates, and measuring tools. Your passion for WWII wargaming!
League Medals and Awards
During these weeks of community, gaming, and hobbying you’ll be gathering Medals by completing the various themed tasks and achievements listed below.
When you complete an achievement, inform Nathan (Lix the Fox) through the Grognards Discord and he’ll get your medals recorded.
At the conclusion of the league, we’ll pool everyone’s accumulated medals and randomly draw names from the pool for rewards.
No one can receive more than one reward, and this format gives everyone that participates a chance at getting a lucky draw!
These Achievements can each be completed multiple times and are worth 1 Medal: So that’s why they gave us ice cream - Play a game.
Ernie Pyle - Post a battle report.
Parade Ready - Paint a new unit.
These List Building Achievements can each be completed once and are worth 1 Medal:
Currahee! - Field a Paratrooper unit (eg US Airborne, Fallschirmjager, etc).
Ma Deuce - Field a fixed weapon MG Team.
The Ronson - Field a Sherman, Cromwell, T-34, or PzIV.
These Gameplay Achievements can each be completed once and are worth 1 Medal:
Do not help that man! Do not help that man! - Have a medic save a trooper.
Private Malarkey - Have a unit miss all its shots (must roll a minimum of ten dice)
Joe Toye Day - Have an inexperienced unit destroy an officer.
Why is there a fence here - Have an officer unit fail its order check.
Well hello second armored - With your own vehicles, destroy 10 or more vehicles over the course of your games.
Enfilading Fire - Successfully cause multiple casualties with an ambush.
Hey get a load of General Patton - Take out an enemy officer with a sniper.
