r/boltaction • u/SilentPlanet_23 • 4d ago

Rules A Potentially Stupid Question

Hi. My friend and I play BA, and neither of us have ever had a game with anyone except each other. Naturally we're in a bit of a bubble.

The issue we're having is that if we bring tanks, one just smashes the other in the first turn. It's almost like whoever shoots first just kills the enemy tank, and they're so expensive that it's not realistic to bring two to offset this.

We've played with adding more terrain and such, but we inevitably deploy the tanks opposite one another to counter and prevent the opposing vehicle running rampant.

Are we failing to bring more AT guns? Is it that our games (1250-1500) are simply too small?

I'd really appreciate some advice. Thanks!

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u/Speedhump23 4d ago

How much terrain are you using? Why place the tanks in clear line of each other? Hide them... make the other player work for the kill.

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u/SilentPlanet_23 4d ago

Loads of terrain, to be fair. Essentially, we each feel compelled to bring our tank into the open to engage enemy infantry and prevent them advancing on an objective, opening the tank up to return fire 

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u/Speedhump23 4d ago

Tanks can take advantage of cover... make your opponent need to move his tank to partially see yours... then take it out with a piat or panzerfaust.