The Ghost Army Podcast: Cancon Warm Up Special 2017

The Ghost Army Podcast Cancon Warm Up Special 2017 

Listen closely as Patchimus and hobby badass, Andrew Brownrigg go toe to toe in the smacktalking run up to next year’s largest Australian Bolt Action event, Cancon. Sold out with 50 players signed up.

The guys talk about the awesome BA community, national team event that has sprung up and what it means for those wanting to add another element of awesome to their Cancon experience. They also talk about what they are planning on taking this year and what they are looking forward to seeing at Australia’s biggest BA event!

You can find this fine podcast episode in the iTunes store or you can download it directly from HERE.

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Bolt Action - Cancon 2017 Photo Dump

Not too long ago, we had a Bolt Action packed weekend at Cancon, Australia's biggest wargaming convention.  There was a Friday K47 event and then the main BA event over Saturday and Sunday with 56 players, the latest event in Australia to date. Headed by master TO, Peter West, who was backed up by deputy TO, Patch of the BAA, everyone managed to enjoy an amazing event that ran like clockwork. 

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Bolt Action - Cancon Charity Raffle - The Results

Over the Cancon gaming convention weekend held on the 28th and 29th of January 2017, the Bolt Action Alliance held a charity raffle to raise money to support Soldier On. The raffle consisted of two prizes. A rather large LRDG force, and a Fallschirmjäger force based on the invasion of Crete. I had painted up both of these forces and donated them to the raffle as my way of giving support to a worthy cause.

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LRDG II Episode 3 - A Return To Bolt Action

LRDG II Episode 3 - A Return To Bolt Action

Welcome back to another exciting episode of the LRDG Inappropriate Interviews! By request, Episode 3 is entirely focussed on Bolt Action. 

In the first segment, Brad is joined by Jamie from Rubicon who spills the beans about upcoming releases, what it is like behind the scenes at Rubicon and the guys discuss a really great charity to help a child in need! 

In part two, Tony Lee from Australia's north joins us to talk about what the Bolt Action scene is like in Queensland. He also recounts how his French performed at the ANZAC cup last weekend and what he took away from the event.

In the third and final part of the show, Brad is joined by old friend of the cast and the TO of great events like Wintercon and Cancon, Peter West. Peter and Brad talk about the upcoming Wintercon event, early war wargaming, the upcoming Marine Raiders Theatre Selector and... G.I. JOE themed armies in Bolt Action.

Please join us and let us know what you think on the LRDG Facebook Page. We treasure your feedback!  

If you "like" the LRDG podcast before July 1st, you will be in the running to win a Rubicon kit of your choice! Care of the awesome guys over at Rubicon!  All you have to do to be in the running is to hit the like button!

You can download this episode HERE or find it in your friendly local iTunes store for free.

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Bolt Action - Baconburgers Podcast: Episode 2.5 - The Baconburgers Go To Cancon

In this live episode, the Baconburgers venture into the vast Australian outback in search of the big C, and no, the C isn't for cheese... It's for CANCON! Tristan, Garratt and Rob hit the road, mic in sweaty hand and attempt to capture the dream that is Australia's largest Bolt Action event EVER! Hang on cheese wizards, we're not in Kansas anymore...

Explicit language warning

Please find this episode in your friendly local iTunes store or download it directly HERE.

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Bolt Action - Cancon 2016 Photo Dump

A week ago, a few of us here attended the Bolt Action tournament at Cancon in Canberra, Australia.  The 42-player event consisted of 5 games per person, over 2 days. It was TO'd by the Ghost Army Podcast's Patchimus and friend of the cast and TO-extraordinaire, Peter West. It was supported by a host of great sponsors, Warlord Games, War & Peace Games, Hall of Heroes, Laser Touch, Battlefield Accessories, Wartime Miniatures, Campaign Books and Dice of War.

It was an amazing weekend and the biggest Bolt Action tournament to date in Australia. A special mention to Benjamin who walked away as the grand winner at the head of his plucky Bulgarians who managed to just eek out the victory against the Belgians of Bryan M in second place. Who would have foreseen the rise of the minor powers?

Enjoy these photos from the event and keep an ear out on the Bolt Action podcasts for a further rundown of this great event, and if you haven't attended a tournament yet, I highly recommend you take the plunge and join us at these great functions!

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Bolt Action - Patch's French Force

A quick guide to my French Forces

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Bolt Action - Cancon: A Russian Perspective (Anfernee Brings a BIG TANK... Again!)

Greetings Comrades! It's Anfernee here, and I'd like to have a chat about the recent Cancon Bolt Action tournament here in Australia, the list I took, and how it performed. Firstly, the main tournament at Cancon (there was also an Armour day) was a 1000 point tournament, restricted to a single reinforced platoon with five games over two days, using non-standard missions.

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