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The bid for initiative determines who 

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takes the first turn , and the winner 

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gains intel advantage and the 

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opportunity to attempt to increase 

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their cyber rate . Let's explore each 

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of these mechanics a little further . 

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In the bid for initiative , each player 

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will roll 14 . The player with the 

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higher number now gains initiative and 

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has an intel advantage and may move 

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their intel track marker to advantage 

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on the board . Re-roll any ties until 

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there is a single winner . The winning 

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player will then determine who will 

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take the first turn during that ATO . 

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Each side starts with a cyber rate of 

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one . The player with initiative will 

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then roll one die . If the value is at 

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or greater than the next cyber access 

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value listed on the board , they may 

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then increase their cyber rate by one . 

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Players can also increase their cyber 

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rate using specific enabler cards 

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during ATO gameplay . Achieve a cyber 

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rate of 4 and you win the game 

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instantly . Now , both players will 

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roll to determine how many of their 

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opponent's enabler cards they may see 

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before that ATO . The player with an 

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intel advantage will roll 2 dice and 

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choose the higher number , while the 

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other player will only roll 1 . Players 

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may then choose one enabler card to 

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withhold from view regardless of the 

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dice rolls and show their opponent the 

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number of enabler cards up to the 

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number of the dice roll . Then 

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players will conduct a series of 

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actions each turn until either one 

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player has all tokens and squadrons 

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eliminated , or when both players 

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choose to pass or are unable to conduct 

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future attacks . At the end of the ATO , 

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any surviving tokens or squadrons will 

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return to their respective players and 

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may be used in subsequent ATO cycles 

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unless their squadron card has been 

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destroyed . The overall game ends once 

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all ATO cycles are complete as dictated 

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by the campaign selected . At that time , 

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each player will reveal their mission 

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card and tally their victory points . 

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The player with the most victory points 

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wins the game . Now that we have a 

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baseline understanding of the rules , 

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let's dive into explaining how each 

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turn works . Each turn begins with a 

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choice as to whether to play a single 

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enabler card or to hold them for future 

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use . This step is not required , as 

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the best strategy may be to wait for 

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forces to become available or game 

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board conditions to change . Remember , 

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some enabler cards can be played at any 

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time regardless of whose turn it is . 

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Once you have either taken the actions 

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directed on the card , or declined to 

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play an enabler card , you may now 

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choose from one of two options . The 

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first option is to generate forces from 

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their basic location according to the 

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squadron card . Players may only 

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generate one squadron each turn . 

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Importantly , some squadrons specify a 

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band where the squadron must deploy its 

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tokens , while others allow more 

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flexibility to incorporate player 

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strategy . When a squadron is generated , 

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the squadron card is turned over and 

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becomes visible to the opponent . The 

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tokens are then deployed to the 

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appropriate range band and placed face 

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down . We will have more on this later . 

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If a blue player is generating from the 

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contingency location , they must now 

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roll one die to determine how many 

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tokens will generate . If the number on 

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the die is lower than the number of 

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assets in the squadron , the remaining 

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tokens will stay grounded for the 

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duration of the ATO and remain 

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vulnerable to attack . Should you 

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choose to generate a squadron at your 

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primary air base or contingency 

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location , your turn is now over . If 

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you do not decide to generate forces , 

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you may now choose to conduct some or 

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all of a move acquire chute sequence . 

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These steps may be conducted in any 

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order . Let's break each action down a 

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little further . The move step allows a 

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player to move one token . To move a 

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token , first examine the token's move 

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range listed with the move icon . This 

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is the upper limit of how many range 

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bands that token may move during that 

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turn . Then move the token the desired 

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amount of range bands on the game board . 

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After one token is moved , the move 

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step is complete . The next possible 

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action is to acquire unidentified 

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aerial targets for future attack . For 

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this , a player must first examine the 

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acquiring assets range , any potential 

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modifiers , and the number of rolls by 

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looking at the acquiring assets game 

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token . Then , the player will roll 

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1 or 2 dice to attempt to acquire the 

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new target . If the number rolled 

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exceeds the number listed on the back 

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of the targeted token , that token is 

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now acquired and will be flipped over 

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to expose it to future attacks . 

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Advanced and stealth aircraft offer 

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unique challenges for acquisition , so 

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consider leveraging these assets during 

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gameplay . After one attempt to acquire 

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an asset or 2 for a limited number of 

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high value aerial tokens , the acquire 

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step is over for that turn . The final 

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step during the move acquire shoot 

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sequence is to shoot either a ground or 

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acquired aerial target . For this step , 

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players must first determine the 

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attacking token's capabilities as 

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listed on the face of the token . Some 

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tokens may only be used to target air 

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tokens , others only ground tokens or 

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squadrons , and some have the 

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capabilities to attack both types of 

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tokens . Next , determine the range 

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limits of the attack also listed on the 

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token . Lastly , players will choose an 

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enemy token within the identified 

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attack's limits and roll one or two 

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dice to conduct the attack . For aerial 

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attacks , if the number rolled meets or 

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exceeds the value listed inside the die 

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icon on the attacking assets token , 

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then the enemy token is destroyed and 

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is removed from the board for scoring . 

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Importantly , aerial targets must first 

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be acquired before they can be attacked . 

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The number rolled for attack is also 

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used to determine if the attacking 

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asset remains available for future 

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attacks , or if it no longer has 

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ammunition and must return to base at 

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the beginning of the next term . Tokens 

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that are out of ammunition are 

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determined to be Winchester and are 

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identified on the board by placing a 

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blue cube on the token or turning the 

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tokens sideways . For all assets except 

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the attack UAS , the token will only 

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have ammunition for future attacks with 

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a dice roll of 4 for the attack . Any 

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die rolls less than 4 , drive the token 

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Winchester . For attack UAS 

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tokens , any die rolls less than 3 , 

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drive the token Winchester and force it 

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to return to base prior to the next 

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turn . Winchester tokens may still be 

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targeted for points prior to their 

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return to base . If airborne tokens are 

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Winchester and their squadron card has 

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been destroyed at the air base or 

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contingency location , then the 

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Winchester token reverts to enemy 

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control for scoring instead of 

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returning to base . All destroyed 

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tokens and reverted tokens will not 

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regenerate for the rest of the game and 

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may not be used in future ATO cycles 

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unless an appropriate enabler card is 

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played . For ground attacks , the same 

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attacking and Winchester rules apply . 

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The key difference is that attacking 

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tokens with an exploding die icon will 

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roll again after the attack to 

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determine the amount of damage to 

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ground tokens or squadrons . Advantage 

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or disadvantage rules do not apply for 

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damage rules unless missile defense is 

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employed or the appropriate enabler 

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card has been played . Then players 

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will indicate levels of damage to 

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ground targets by placing one cube on 

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the board for each number rolled . When 

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a ground token or card has been 

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destroyed , it is removed from the 

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board for scoring . If the squadron 

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card includes tokens that have not been 

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generated , the tokens are also removed 

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for scoring . Striking units before 

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they generate can be challenging , but 

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offers the potential for high rewards . 

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Aerial assets that do not have 

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exploding dye icons can only inflict 

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one damage point to any ground unit . 

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Missile defense plays a crucial role in 

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this game and is used most often for 

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ground attacks . Tokens capable of 

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missile defense can engage attacks that 

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enter their weapon engagement zone . 

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This alters the probability of hits and 

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damage roles , adding an extra layer of 

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strategy . Players must select missile 

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defense squadrons before the ATO or 

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employ sea-based missile defense tokens 

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using enabler cards during the game . 

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To employ its effects , defending 

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players must have generated the 

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squadron during a prior turn and 

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declare missile defense before any 

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attack rolls . Both the attack role and 

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damage role , if applicable , are now 

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at disadvantage . Missile defense 

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tokens and squadrons are also 

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vulnerable to ground attacks but do not 

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go Winchester . In addition to 

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defending against attacks , some 

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missile defense tokens also have the 

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ability to acquire targets within their 

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identified range during a move acquire 

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shoot sequence .