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Overview

The following covers basic rules only as not all rules are needed in every scenario, it will get you through the training scenario just fine, but beyond that you will need to refer to the main rulebook attached

Key Initials

CP - Command Points

FP - Fire Power

LOS - Line of Sight

MC - Morale Check

MP - Movement Points

OF - Opportunity Fire

SATW - Special Anti-Tank Weapon

UK - Unconfirmed Kill

WT - Weapons Team

Unit Breakdown

A basic unit has 5 movement points, 4 if a WT, otherwise most info is on the tile

Along the right side is the unit Morale in white then yellow then red

At the base, from left to right, you have: Firepower with two numbers separated by a slash, Melee power in a small lower indexed number connected to this, Range in the middle, then Casualty on the far right with two numbers separated by a slash

Firepower is made up of normal firepower on the left, and Opportunity and Assault Firepower on the right

Range is the maximum number of hexes a unit can shoot up to

Casualty is the likelihood to take further casualties and is made up of a normal and a reduced value

Some units also have a SATW number, the lower the better

Phases

The game is played over 4 phases, with each player taking their turn for that phase, then the other player, before moving to the next phase. The phases are:

1) Operations

2) Rout

3) Melee

4) Recovery

Operations Phase

Each player has a number of actions they can perform, with a minimum and a maximum allowance, each unit can only perform once. This alternates until both players have used all their units.

A Unit can either move, fire, take opportunity, or do nothing but still use an action

Movement

First, the unit takes a Morale Check (see "Suppression") then may move up to its movement points, generally 1 hex = 1 movement point, but some terrain seen in later scenarios may require more MP per hex

Units are vulnerable when moving and may receive Opportunity Fire from the opponent which may result in another Morale Check

Movement may be paired with an Assault Fire to allow it to move and fire in the same action

If a unit is declared as retreating before the start of their action, they gain +4 Morale but may not Assault Fire

Fire

Units may fire upon enemy units which are up to their range, or up to double their range for half firepower, but not in the same hex as the firing unit or if the hex contains friendlies

First, except for Assault Fire, a Morale Check (see "Suppression") needs to be succeeded

When ready, roll the dice, if the value is less than or equal to the units Firepower, the shot hits and the enemy unit moves down one Suppression level (White to Yellow or Yellow to Red)

During a successful fire, casualties may be taken (see "Casualties")

Suppression

Suppression is used to track Morale, no Suppression gives a unit its White morale value, Yellow and Red Suppression tokens give a unit the morale value for that colour.

If a unit needs to take a Morale Check, White Morale is automatic success, whilst in Yellow or Red a dice needs to be rolled and the result needs to be equal or lower to succeed

The Red and Yellow Suppressions will regress during the Recovery Phase

Casualties

When an attack is made, if the first Casualty number can be added to the roll and it stays successful then it is flipped and takes 2 levels of Suppression if able. If the same can be said for the second/right number, then it is removed

e.g. the roll is 2, the casualty number of the target is 4, the FP of the attacker is 7, 4+2=6 which is still lower than 7, so a casualty effect occurs

Opportunity Fire

Any unused unit may take Opportunity Fire if the enemy unit moves within their range. This will use the unit for that operations phase, i.e. no further actions may be taken by it. This works similar to normal Fire, except you use the Opportunity/Assault FP rather than the left normal FP. However, if the unit had already taken an action to prepare for Opportunity Fire, it gets a +1 to its FP. It may also gain a +1 to FP if the enemy unit is directly adjacent. (Note that Opportunity/Assault FP can never exceed normal FP, no matter the modifiers)

Final Opportunity Fire

This works essentially like Opportunity Fire, except it can only be taken by units which have already acted, and can only be used against directly adjacent enemy units and gives an FP modifier of -2

Rout Phase

Units Rout if they fall under any of the following conditions:

1) They are in the same hex as an enemy

2) They are adjacent to an enemy which is not engaged in melee

3) They are in Open Ground, and within 5 Hexes of an enemy who has line of sight of them

If any condition is met, a Morale Check is taken, but only one even if multiple conditions are true. If passed, nothing happens, otherwise:

It must move at least one or up to its movement away from the enemy, and not move adjacent to enemy units

If options are available, it must first aim towards beneficial terrain or otherwise to the edge of the map

If it can't move due to enemy positions, it is eliminated

If it moves towards the edge of the board, reaches it, and still has movement remaining, it is eliminated

If they are still on the board, and their Morale Check met their casualty value, they are flipped (if not already) and given Red Suppression

Melee Phase

If a unit is in the same hex as an enemy unit, melee occurs

If a unit has a melee value, it uses this, otherwise it uses normal FP. 2 dice are rolled and each which is equal or less than their melee value causes the enemy to be flipped

Recovery Phase

Unless in Melee, all units reduce Suppression by one step (i.e. Red to Yellow or Yellow to White)

All used, Opportunity Fire, and CP tokens are removed

Line of Sight

Line of sight is measured from the centre of the unit hex to the centre of the target hex

Conceal and Decoy

Concealed Units reduce the attackers FP by 1

Concealed Units may lose this status a number of ways:

1) Taking Suppression

2) An enemy moves into the adjacent hex and survives any Opportunity Fire

3) They move into Line of Sight whilst in Open Ground

4) They perform a Fire or Assault action

5) The owner chooses to remove the conceal token

Terrain

There is a number of different terrain, but the basic terrain for the tutorial scenario are as follows:

Woods and Buildings cost 2 Movement Points to enter

Roads and anything not a Wood or Building is considered Open Ground and only 1 Movement Point to enter

Command Points

Commanded points are given each turn and allow for special actions to be taken (5 options)

1) Re-roll non-Gun MC dice

2) For second player to perform 1 action prior to first player's full turn

3) Take a Final Op Fire action

4) Re-roll Melee dice

5) Give a +1 to Assault or Opportunity Firepower (cannot exceed Normal Firepower)

Each unit can only benefit from ONE of these effects ONCE per round