Drafting an Army
Drafting is a fair and fun way for players to choose their Army Cards for a well-balanced game. When you select an Army Card, take the figure or figures shown on the card and place them on the battlefield in a starting zone immediately, before the next player selects an Army Card. You must place your entire army in the same starting zone. You cannot place any figures in an enemy-occupied starting zone. Unless stated otherwise in the Game Scenario, teammates start in the same starting zone. If there are more Army figures than spaces in the starting zone, you can’t use the extra figures.
For a 2-player game, players draft as follows:
- Both players roll the 20-sided die. Re-roll any ties. The higher roller drafts first, by choosing one Army Card.
- The other player then chooses two Army Cards.
- Each player, in turn, then chooses one Army Card, until both players’ Armies have been completely chosen and placed.
For a 3 or more player game, players draft their Armies as follows:
- All players roll the 20-sided die. Re-roll any ties. The highest roller drafts first, by choosing one Army Card.
- The player to the left then chooses one Army Card, and so on. The last player to draft chooses two Army Cards.
- Drafting goes back around the table (it reverses direction). The last player (the player who draftedfirst) chooses two Army Cards. The draft reverses direction again.
- If at any time a player cannot pick another Army Card because choosing another Army Card would exceed the total army point limit, that player must pass. If you pass, you have completed your Army.
- Continue going back and forth around the table with the last player in the chain choosing two Army Cards and reversing the draft direction until all players have completed their Armies.
