INTRODUCTION Sci-Fi themed Board & card game for 2 players. Each figure represents a vehicle, mech, or infantry squad. VICTORY You rout the enemy if you destroy 9+ of his units. THE MAP Use an 8x8 chessboard. UNITS Use chits or miniatures to represent units. There are 3 types of units: Mechs, Infantry & Vehicles. Each player starts with: 2 Mechs (3 Hits each) 8 Infantry (1 Hit each) 6 Vehicles (2 Hits each) SETUP Each player places one unit on each square of his back two rows. Units may not stack. THE CARDS Players share a common deck. The deck contains 2 copies of each card in the Card list. TURN SEQUENCE Players take turns. Each turn has 3 phases: Orders Phase Move Phase Fire Phase ORDERS PHASE Draw 3 cards. If the deck runs out, shuffle the discard and draw from it. Max hand size = 5 cards. Discard excess cards. MOVE PHASE Play (discard) a Move card to move one of your units. The move card has a number. This is the number of spaces the unit moves. Moves can be diagonal or orthogonal. Instead of moving just one unit in any direction, you have the option of moving up to 3 units forward the indicated number of spaces using a single move card. FIRE PHASE Play (discard) an Attack card to have a unit attack. The attack card has a number. This is the range of the attack. Attacks can be diagonal or orthogonal. The enemy unit that is the target of the attack takes 1 point of Damage. A unit that is reduced to zero hits is destroyed and removed from the map. Your opponent may play certain Defense cards to negate your attack. Mechs may make up to 2 attacks per turn. CARD LIST NOTATION M = Movement A = Attack D = Defense V = Vehicles I = Infantry R = Mechs H = Heavy: Applies to Mechs & Vehicles L = Light: Applies to Infantry & Vehicles B = Bipedal: Applies to Infantry & Mechs U = Any type of Unit K = as a Knight would move in Chess X = Place an extra infantry unit on any open space on the Board N = Negate Move card just played S = Negate Move card just played & target takes 1 point of damage E = Look at Opponents Hand C = Draw 2 cards J = Opponent must discard 2 random cards Z = Move 1 Space & Attack at range = 1 Type = Purpose of card Target = What units are targeted by the attack User = What type of unit can use the card CARD LIST Card Name: Range Type User Target Close Assault 1 Z U U Pulse Rifles 1 A I I High Tech Sniper 2 A I I Nuclear Mortars K A I U Thermal Grenades 1 A I H Laser Bazooka 2 A I H Man Portable Missiles 3 A I H Crush Underfoot 1 Z R L Pummel 1 A R H Flame Cannon 2 A H U Laser Cannon 4 A H U Auto-Cannon 3 A H U Plasma Cannon 3 A H U Particle Cannon 4 A H U Tac-Nukes 5 A H U Swarm Attack 1 Z I R Fighting Advance 1 Z I U Ground Pounders 1 M B - Exoskeleton 2 M B - Jump Troops 3 M I - Mechanized Infantry 2 M L - Infiltration 1 M Z - Drop Ship - X - - Robotic Legs 1 M H Treads 1 M V - Tracks 1 M V - Wheels 2 M V - Hovercraft 3 M V - Anti-Gravity 4 M V - Gyro-Jet 5 M V - Skimmer K M V - Lumbering Gait 1 M R - Level Ground 3 M R - Fast Pace 4 M R - Crush Buildings K M R - Pinned - N - I Fall - S - R Terrain Obstacle - N - L Rough Ground - N - V Power Armor - D I - Rubble - D I - Take Cover - D L - Force Fields - D H - Heavy Armor - D H - Massive Bulk - D R - Robotic Minefield - S - U Orbital Bombardment 5 A U U Close Air Support 4 A U U Call in Artillery 3 A U U Electronic Warfare - E - - Battle Computer - C - - Jam Communications - J - - Decoy Signal - D U -