- BGG rating
- 7.7
Rules assistance for Bolt Action: Campaign – The Road to Berlin
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–6 players
- 120 min
- 12+
Rules assistant for Bolt Action: Campaign – The Road to Berlin
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Bolt Action: Campaign – The Road to Berlin is an expansion for Bolt Action released in 2017 for 2–6 players, 120 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Rick Priestley and Alessio Cavatore and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Action Points.
About the game
As the Allies advance towards Germany, they face dogged resistance from the hard-pressed German forces. Take command of the Allies in their final push to end the war in Europe, or hold fast as the German defenders as the fight is brought to your door. This new Campaign Book for Bolt Action offers new linked scenarios, rules, troop types and Theatre Selectors, and provides plenty of options for novice and veteran players alike. Campaign Overview Operation Bargration - Fighting Bargration - Which includes scenarios, special rules and historical context - Bargration Theatre Selectors - Which includes famous platoons such as the 53rd Guards tank Brigade, German Heavy Tank Abteilung and the 5th Panzer Division! - Additional German Units: -- Scenario 1: The Tigers of Krupki -- Scenario 2: The battle of Pleshchenitsy -- Scenario 3: The '34' Lvov-Sandomierz Offensive - Fighting the Lvov-Sandomierz offensive - Which includes scenarios, special rules and Lvov-Sandomierz specific scenarios - Lvov-Sandomierz theatre selectors - Scenario 4: big game hunting - Which includes a hero of the Soviet Union, Lt. Aleksandr P. Oskin The Warsaw Uprising - Fighting the Warsaw uprising - Which includes scenarios, special rules and Warsaw uprising specific scenarios - Warsaw uprising theatre selectors - Armia krajowa theatre selector - Which includes additional Armia Krajowa Units and German Warsaw Uprising Units - Scenario 5: Man the barricades - Scenario 6: Kubus and the grey wolf The Struggle Continues - Fighting ‘the struggle continues’ - Which includes scenarios, special rules for ghost wars and the Struggle Continues Theatre Selectors - NKVD Theatre Selector - NKVD Additional Units Clearing The Flanks - Scenario 7: Breakout from Petsamo The Vistula-Oder Offensive - Fighting the Vistula-Oder offensive - Which includes General Scenarios and Vistula-Oder Scenarios - Vistula-Oder offensive theatre selectors - Scenario 8: ‘the Ivan’s are coming…’ - Scenario 9: race to the Pileca river - Scenario 10: an unexpected encounter Operation Berlin - Fighting Operation Berlin - Scenarios - Which include General Scenarios and special rules for Operation Berlin Scenarios - Operation Berlin theatre selectors - Which include the extended Last Levy Theatre Selector and the replacement Panzer Force - Additional German Units - Which include The German Replacement Army and a hero of the Soviet Union, junior Sergeant Vasily Kharinaevich Khantaev - Scenario 11: The Seelow heights - Scenario 12: Tank hunting - Scenario 13: Berlin: crossing the spree The Prague Uprising - Fighting the Prague uprising - Which includes scenarios, general scenarios, Prague specific scenarios and The ROA - ROA theatre selector - Additional Units - Scenario 14: The Prague uprising: enter the ROA Appendices: Additional Special Rules - Snow, mud, ice and frostbite - Dug-in: foxholes, trenches and gun pits - Minefields - City fighting
Designers
Publishers
- Osprey Games
- Warlord Games
Questions and answers
Bolt Action: Campaign – The Road to Berlin supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Bolt Action: Campaign – The Road to Berlin is 120 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Bolt Action: Campaign – The Road to Berlin for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Bolt Action: Campaign – The Road to Berlin belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and World War II. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Action Points. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Bolt Action: Campaign – The Road to Berlin are: Rick Priestley and Alessio Cavatore. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Bolt Action: Campaign – The Road to Berlin as an expansion for Bolt Action. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Bolt Action to use it. Check that your edition of Bolt Action is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.