MISSIONS
Before you can wage war in a game of Warhammer 40,000, you must first select a mission. The basic rules include a single mission – Only War – that is ideal to get the action started quickly. Others can be found in other books, or you could play a mission of your own creation. If you and your opponent can’t agree which mission to play, the players must roll off, and the winner decides.
MISSION INSTRUCTIONS
All missions include a set of instructions that describe how a battle is fought. These should be followed in order, and will typically include the following steps:
1. Muster Armies
Each mission will guide players on what size armies they should muster, and may include further rules that could affect how you pick your armies.
2. Read Mission Briefing
Each mission has a description of the circumstances of the battle, and what the mission’s Primary Objectives are (this will tell you how to secure victory). Some missions may also include one or more special rules. These cover unique situations, or abilities that can be used in the battle.
3. Create the Battlefield
Each mission will include details of the size of battlefield that you will need. Each mission will also instruct you if any terrain features or objective markers must be set up, and will provide details of where to set them up. Otherwise, it is assumed you are using the guidelines to create your battlefield. If you are using a battlefield that is a different size or shape, you will need to adjust distances, and the location of deployment zones, objective markers and terrain features, in an appropriate way.
4. Deploy Forces
Each mission includes a deployment map that shows where each player can set up the models in their army (called the army’s deployment zone), and will list any restrictions that apply to setting up.
5. Determine First Turn
Each mission will tell you how to determine which player has the first turn.
6. Resolve Pre-battle Rules
Players should now resolve any pre-battle rules their army has (if any).
7. Begin the Battle
The first battle round begins. Players continue to resolve battle rounds until the battle ends.
8. Ending the Battle
Each mission will tell you when the battle ends. This will typically be after a set number of battle rounds have been completed, or when one player has achieved a certain victory condition.
9. Determine Victor
Each mission will tell you what you need to do in order to win the game. If neither player manages to achieve a victory then the game is considered to be a draw.
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