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DESIGN

CREDITS:

Game Research and Design: Randall C. Reed Original Book. and ldea: Robert A Hclmeln Components Design and Exeeutlcn: Ran.dall C. Reed

Prnduction
Production Artwork:

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Cocrdlnarur:

Richard. Hamblen
Thomas N. Shav,

logo Design: EmH!w'March 80" Cover and Mapboard: Gcorgr Goebel

Character lllnsrrations: Emily March M nntage: Rlohard Ham bien Counter Art: ~iJnd~I~CL Re~d aod Rrehard Sculpture: Richard Hamb~en Photography: Looking Glass Phetcgraphics

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Playtesling! Dave Frum, David G(1v3cker.lohn

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Desmond. Arvin

Greg Turner, James

Michael Creekcn. Murk Nicholson.wnlrer Mings, Larry Robbins. John Marvin, Btu Larsen. The Universiry of Pennsylvania wargemers. and members or lnrercn Group Baltimore,
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Starshin Troopers is based upon the popular novel of the same name written by the dean of science fiction writers. Robert A. Heinlein. In the novel, Heinlein describes a futuristic-war involving homo sapiens from our Earth (Terrana) against a Humanoid race (nicknamed the 'Skinnies' for obvious physical attributes) and their cobelligerents. the totally alien Arachnids. Since this is a story of future wars and future advances in technology, much is changed in the fields of weaponry and tactics and strategy, One thing remains the same, however: the 'fighting still rests on the shoulders of the individual infantryman. Although great starships has shuttle men between the distant solar systems and the power of individual weapons has risen to awesome heights, wars still cannot be WOn unless men venture onto the face of alien planets and fight the enemy on their home ground. As Juan Rico, the protagonist of the novel. relates: "We are the boys who go to a particular place, at H-Hour, occupy a designated terrain, stand on it, dig the enemy out of their holes, force them then and there to surrender 'Or die. We're the bloody infantry, the doughboy, the duckfoot, the foot soldier who goes where the enemy is and lakes him on in person." Although the mission remains the same, future inventiveness has changed the method considerably. In a galaxy-wide war, manpower is at. a premium. Platoons fight where entire armies once Ired, But these platoons possess the firepower equivalence of a Twentieth-Century mechanized division, More importantly. each man in the platoon is provided with a piece of hardware that allows him to fight and survive in the holocausts of future combat-c-his powered armorsuit, As Rico describes it: "A suit Isn't a spacesuit-although it can serve as one. A suit is not a spaceship but i,t can ny-a little ... Suited up, you look like a big steel gorilla, armed with gorillasized weapons, But the suits are. considerably stronger than a gorilla, If a Mobile

Infantry man in a suit swapped hugs with a gorilla, the gorilla would be dead, crushed; the man and the suit wouldn't be mussed ... The real genius in, the design is that you don't have to control the suit. you just wear it, like your clothes. like skin, , , Even riding a bicycle demands an acquired skill. very different from walking. But a suit you just wear." With the suit lind the incredible array of weaponry that go with it, the Mobile Infantry soldier is an exceedingly formidable opponent. He had better be. The enemies he faces ate the mose awesome adversaries in the galaxy. Of the two extraterrestrial races fighting the Terrans, the Humanoies are the le,ast revolting. Rico' describes them as .. , . , humanoid. eight Of nine feet tall, much skinnier than we are and with a higher body temperature; they don't wear any clothes and they stand out in a set of 'snoopers' like a neon sign." But thc'Sldnnies' were mild looking in compa:r-

Ison to the Arachnids:

"The 'Bugs" are not like us. The PseudoArachnids aren't even like spiders. They are aruhropods who happen to look like a madman's concept of a giant. intelligent spider, but [heir organization, psychological and economic, is more like that of ants or termites; they are communal entities, the ultimate dictatorship of tile' hive.. But don't make the mistake of thinking that they aCI purely from instinct ... their actions arc as intelligent as ours (stupid races don't build spaceshipsl) and were much better coord i nated. It takes a minimum of a year to train II private to tight and to mesh his fighting with his mates; II Bug warrior is hatched able to do this. Warfare in the Twenty-second Century is the ultimate test of survivability of the human race. It was a very near thing.

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NTRODUCTION
S f'ARSHII' f'ROOPERS re-creates the tactical level uction described in the novel of the same name, Since this is science tiction, the game doc, nut attempt t(1 simulate reality. Rat her.fhi, design i, it "tr:ttghtl'orwHrd attempt 10 bring to lire the political-military system described in the novel. It is NOT necessary tn/have read the novel before pla~ ing the game, Reading it. however. will give the game player a better appreciation of t he game system. however, STARS H I f' I ROOI'ERS b played in turns, with each turn reprcscruing 12 minutes of real time. One player tukcs the side or the Terrans and the other player takes the side 01" the Aliens, either the Arachnid, or the Humanoids, During each turn or the game. players alternate movement and com hat in an attempt to uccomptish their victory conditions which arc outlined in each or the eight different scenarios, The victory conditiuns range l'rnm occupying a specific area of the map boa rd to destroying enemy lorces while rninimi/ing friendly casualties, I n keeping \\ ith the unusual subject matter 01 thi, game, the Terran player will find himself dealing with an elusive enemy ernploylng hit-and-run tuct ics as the Arachnid player. moving his unit, along hi, subterranean tunnel system, auernpts to strike where the Terran is weakest. STARS HIP rROOPERS uses the Programmed Instruction (or P.!.) method for introducing players to the rules of the game, This allows players to gradually and easily absorb the game system while the progressing complexity of the wca pons used in the game more accurately reflect their usage and availability in the novel. Due (0 the serial construction of the rules. each scenario builds upon the rules presented in the preceding scenarios. It is ,HmI1KI,I' recommended that players play each scenario in order. before advancing to the more complex scenarios. Approached in this manner. STARSHI P TROOPERS will become a very simple game. system to learn,

D. ALIEN CONTROL PADjTERRAN CONTROL PAD

As explained in the rules. ihe Alien and Tcrran Cnnt!'ol sheets regulate many important game lunct iuns. Those control sheets are printed hackto-hack on the pad included in the !,!itmC, Note that the Time Record Chart is printed on each sheet of the I crr.m Control Chart.

l'ruucd on each counter is the pertinent tion needed to rlay the game:

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E. UNIT COUNTERS
lhc (W(1 ~ct, 01 die-cut playing pieces, variously called units, unit counters, or counters, represent individuals. groups 01 Tcrrans or Alien" and arc uvcd H!-. indicators or various game functions, I-Ot' rule, purpose" the different tyre), of unit, the game can Ill' grouped it, [ollnw«:

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UNITS:
I M ,I.): Combat

Infantry:

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Command Marauder Special Weapons and Equipment: Delayed ActionProximity (M.l.) Miscellaneous Delayed Remote "'nits:

Scout

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Engineer

Eng.ineers:

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Air Car

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Action(M.I.) Heavy Nerve Gas (M.L) Boat Rocket Beacon Captured Arachnid Brain

Li,tening Device (M,I.)

High Explosive Demolition Munition, rCL.)

:\uclear Dc moliuon Munitinn» (CE.)

Retrieval

NO E: l-or the Arachnid and Terran units. the darker shaded counters represent a second rnajur unit organization and :-:01 a duplication of the lighter shaded unitx

ALIEN UNITS:
Humanoid:

A. THE MAPBOARD
The rnapboard represents a generalized planet surface containing .cvcral different types of terrain as well as roads and urban areas. Printed over the color terrain is a hexagonal line pattern. These hexagons, called 'hexes' for short. are used to regulate movement in the same manner as squares on a chess board. Each hex represents a scale distance of one mile from hex-center to hexcenter. The letter-number code written within each hex is II grid-coordinate system which enables players to locate and describe each hex on the mapbnard. This coordinate system is basically a playing aid to assist the Alien Control Pad (see below),

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INDICATOR

COlJNTERS:

B. CHARTS
The two charts provided in the game are used to resolve combat. Various other charts are provided as player aids and will be found in the back of this rules manual. Perimeter Damage marker Breach Indicators: marker Radiation ('RAD) area marker

C. SCENARIOS
The scenarios referred 'to in the rules arc located in thi, booklet. at the end of the rules sections,

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I. SCENARIO ONE: RAID ON THE HUMANOIDS

A. INTRODUCTION
Scenario One introduces the Terran Mobile Infantry and lire Humanoid Ground Forces organizations. This scenario a/so introduces the basic combat and movemenl concepts of ST A RSHIP TROOPERS which will be elaborated and expanded in later scenarios. The scenario one rules form a completely self-contained pac-kage presenting a simple yet fast moving introductory game. 6. No combat m~y take place during the movement phase, No enemy units may move during a friend Iy movement phase, initiate close combat; Heavy Weapon and Worker units may I OT initiate close combat. 3. Units are never REQUIRED to attack, always have the OPTION to do so.
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7. Units may freely pass over or stop in the same

hex with other units. enemy or friendly, subject to stacking limitations (see below), 8. A complete list of all terrain features and their effects on movement and combat is contained in the Terrain Effects Chart.
9. A unit

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0 enemy unit may be attacked more than once per close combat phase, No friendly unit may attack more than once per friendly close combat phase.

B. SEQUENCE
TURNS

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may not enter a hex of a particular terrain type unless it has sufficient movement points available to expend in doing so.

STARSHIP TROOPERS is played in turns. Each turn is divided into two player segments with each player segment further sub-divided into a movement phase and a close combat phase. The stepby-step sequence is outlined below: I Terran Player Segment:

5, Where more than one defending unit is ina hex with several attacking units, the attacker may divide combat into more than one combat situation, at his option. EXA M PLE: Two Terran unus ill the same hex with 111'0 Alien units could divide combat as follows: Two Terran units against both of the Alien un irs; rwo Terran units against one of the Alien units; aile Terran against each of the A lien units. or one Terran against IWO Alien units. 6. Not all friendly units in a hex. must attack and no! all enemy units in a hex must be attacked, The attacker always has the choice of dividing combat in any manner he chooses providing that any attack has a minimum 'odds ratio' of at least 1-3 (see below). 7 .. Each combat situation and the results applied involved in this manner: is resolved individually to the specific units

a. Movement Phase: Ferran player moves none, some, or all of his unit counters up to the limit of their movement allowances subject to terrain limitations. b. Close Combat Phase: Terran player initiates and resolves any attacks that he chooses to execute against those enemy units occupying the same hexes as friendly units. 2. Humanoid
a.

Player Segment: EX AMPLE: A Marauder unit, moving as itlustrated. expends movement points in the following manner: I MP (savanna to so vannaroad hex} +1 MP (from road hex to another contiguous road hex) +3 MP (moving into city hex) z; 5 M P total expended, The unit cannot enter another city hex because it costs 3 MP to enter EACH city hex and the unit has only 1 MP remaining in its movement allowance.

Movement Phase: Humanoid player moves his units in the same manner as the Terran player. Humanoid player in the same manner

b. Close Combat Phase: initiates and resolves attacks as the Terran player.

a .. For each separate combat situation, total all of the attack strength points of the attacking units together. then total all of the defender's defense strength points together. b. Express these two totals as an 'odds ratio' (attacker to defender), Round-off this odds ratio downwards to conform to the simplified odds categories printed on the proper (Alien or Terran) Attack Table. EXAMPLE: A Marauder unit aitarks (J Humanoid Warrior unit. Four attack strength points compared to three defense strength points yields a simplified odds ratio 0/1-1 (4 10 3 rounded down). (f IWO Marauder units attack (he Warrior unit, the odds would be 8 to J, rounded d01l'1I 10 2-1011 the Terran Attock Table, c, IMPORT ANT;The Alien Attack Table is used only to resolve combat when Terran units are defending. The Terran Attack Table is used to resolve combat when Humanoid or Arachnid units are defending. d. Roll the die once for each attack situation and cross-index the die roU number with the proper odds column to determine the result of the attack, e. Apply the result to the defending specific combat situation. units in that

3. Players repeal steps I. and 2. for each turn of the game.

C. MOVEMENT
During the movement phase of a player's segment, he may move none, some, Dr all of his unit counters, at his option, Each unit. counter may be moved as many hexes as desired within the limits of its movement allowance, terrain restrictions, and other game rules: I, Each unit counter is moved by tracing the path of movement through each separate hex, 2. The number of hexes through which a unit may move in one [urn is indicated by its movement allowance. A unit's movement allowance is expressed in terms of a certain number of movement points. In general, each unit counter expends one movement point of its movement (point) allowance for each hex it enters. Quite often, however, terrain restrictions (see below) will require units 'to expend more than one movement point to enter a hex of a particular type, 3. In any given movement phase, a player may move as many Dr as few of his units as he chooses, Movement is always voluntary, never mandatory. 4 .. A unit counter may be moved in any direction or combination of directions. A unit may expend some, none, Dr all of its movement allowance each turn, Un-used movement points may not be accumulated from turn to tum nor transferred from unit to unit 5, Each unit is moved individually, tracing the path of movement through each hex in turn. Once a unit has completed its movement, it may not be changed, repositioned or realigned. A unit's movement is considered completed when the player begins to move another unit.

D. STACKING UNITS (More than One Unit Per Hex)

Each of the three belligerent types is limited in the number of friendly unit counters allowed in one hex at the same time: to six HUMANOID Warrior, Worker and/or Heavy Weapon units may stack ina hex at one time. 2, Up to four ARACHNID Warrior, Worker, and! or Heavy Weapon units may stack in a hex at one time, 3. An UNLIMITED stack in one hex. number ofTerran units may
I. Up

4. Stacking limits apply only at the end of the movement phase, not during it. 5. Stacking limits are unaffected of enemy units in the same hex, by the presence

f. See the proper Attack Table Key for the effects of the combat. results on defending units. SPECIAl..; Ignore all references to 'Special Weapons and Equipment' in scenario one. 8. EXAMPLE OF COMBAT· Four Marauder units enter a hex containing four Humanoid Warrior units. The Terran player elects to initiate combat. The Terran player decides to divide combat into more than one attack as follows:

E. CLOSE COMBAT
Close combat may occur between opposing units occupying the same hex at the discretion of the player who has just finished moving, The player who initiates combat is said to be the A TTACKER, the other player is considered the DEFENDER. I, Durmg the close combat phase of his segment, a player may only attack those enemy units occupying the same hex with friendly units. Only friendly units located in the same hex with enemy units may attack those units. 2. All types of Terran units may initiate dose combat. Only Alien WARRIOR units may

a, Three Marauder units attack one 0/ the Warrior units and the remaining Marauder unit attacks 111'0 of the other Humanoid units. The fourth Humanoid unit is not attacked. b. The odds ratio 0/ the first attack is 4-/ (/2 Terran attack strength points lIersus 3 Humanoid defense strength palms). The second auack is resolved as a 1-2 attack (4 Terran attack strength: points versus 6 Humanoid defense strength points). (" Using the TERRAN ATTACK TABLE, the die IS rolled once lor each of the / .... attacks. The ·0 result ing number is then cross-indexed with the proper odds column 10 find the result of the (II lack. The results are applied to the defending units immediately. d. For illustration purposes, .Hlppose that a die roll or']' "'as rolled on thefirs! at/ark and a '5' was rolled on the second A 'J' on the 4-/ odds column produces an ELI M result and the defending Humanoid unit is rem oiled/rom the game, A '5' on the 1-2 odds column produces a DIS R resutt and a DISRUPT marker is placed an tap of bath deji'l1r/inf!, Warrior units.

removed from play, An unoccupied strongpoint is eliminated if a functional Terran unit occupies the same hex at the end of the Terran player segment. 7. Strongpoints do not affect Terrain Chan modifications in any way, Effects

containing eight men commanded by a section section leader and the manded by a lieutenant

each. Each section is leader and an assistant entire platoon is comand a sergeant.

G. INVERTED AND DECOY COUNTERS

Alien combat units and critical installation counters may be positioned and moved on the mapboard in an inverted manner in all of the scenarios to limit the opposing player's knowledge of the exact strength and disposition of friendly units. I, All Alien Worker, Warrior, Heavy Weapon. decoy. and critical installation units may be placed on the map board face-down prior to 'the commencement of play. 2, An Alien unit must be turned face-up whenever an enemy unit ends movement in its hex, The unit is exposed at the END of the enemy's movement phase. 3. An Alien unit must be turned face-up immediately whenever it enters a hex, occupied by a functional enemy unit. 4, DEFINnION: A functional unit is one that is in a non-Disrupted, non-Stunned, non-Wl A, Of non-K IA condition resulting from combat. 5, A face-up Alien un it may be re-inverted at the beginning of the Alien player segment providing the unit is in a hex un-occupied by any functional enemy units, 0., Humanoid units under strongpoint counters may not be examined by the opposing player unless they attack enemy units, When they attack, such units must be revealed to the opposing player. 7, Decoy units, as provided in the individual scenarios, function like inverted, real. units. Decoy units. however, have no combat strength and are immediately eliminated from the game whenever they must be revealed to the opposing player. Thye do not count against stacking limits,

2. On the Terran Control Sheet, each M.1. counter is represented by a counter diagram and a box. These boxes will be used in subsequent scenarios to organize and control vanous types of equipmentcarried by M.1. units. Furthermore, the Terran Control Chart is a schematic diagram which shows exactly which individual umt counters belong in each squad, section, and platoon.

I. HUMANOID

ORGANIZA nON

The Humanoid Ground Forces organization is not as rigid as the Terran organization, Rather, the organization encompasses those ground forces and noncombatant workers within the immediate vicinity of the military action. With a characteristic lack of specialization" the Humanoids have only three basic types of units; Workers. Warriors, and Heavy Weapon units.

F. STRONGPOINTS
Strongpoints are defensive fortifications that the Humanoid player may use to increase the defensive strength of his units: I. Strongpoint counters are positioned on the map board prior to the commencement of play. No more than one strongpoint counter may be placed in each hex, Strongpoinr counters may NOT be placed in city/spaceport hexes. 2. Each strongpoint counter may protect a· maximum of FOU R Humanoid units, Units are indicated as being 'inside' a strongpoint by being placed UNDER the strongpoint counter. Units may move into or out of strongpoints at any time, during the friendly movement phase without penalty, Only HUMANO,ID units may be placed under strongpoint counters.

J. CRlnCALINSTALLA COUNTERS
'critical installation'

TlON

Scenario one uses a special type of counter called a counter which represents one of the Terran objectives for the Mobile Infantry's raid. Each of the three types of counters symbolizes a type of installation critical to the functioning of the Humanoid city; power sources, communications centers and water supply. I, Prior to the commencement of play, the Humanoid player may place his alloted Critical Installation counters on the map board subject to scenario set-up restrictions. if any.

2. Critical

Installation counters may not be placed in city/spaceport or rough terrain hexes, They may not be placed in hexes containing strongpoinis. 3. In scenario one, the Terran player may destroy Critical Installation counters by maintaining a functional Mobile Infantry unit. in the same hex, free of any enemy units. at the end of the Terran player segment. The M.1. unit must begin and end the turn in the Critical Installation's hex to fulfill this requirement. The destroyed Critical Installation counter is removed at the end of the Terran player segment. 4. Critical Installation counters may be positioned face-down prior to the commencement of play, They are revealed in the same manner as other inverted counters.

J. Strongpoiru

counters do not affect stacking limitations in any way. A hex containing four Humanoid counters under a strongpoint counter may still contain two other Humanoid units on top of that strongpoint counter.

4. Units under a strongpoint. counter defend with the defense strength of the strongpoint, ignoring their own defense strengths, All units inside of the strongpoint must be attacked as a whole at a defense strength 0['9'; they may OT be attacked individually. 5, Units under a strongpoint ly, may attack normal-

The Terran Control Sheet is used to record certain types of damage inflicted as a result of combat, and, in advanced scenarios, to determine the distribution of special weapons and equipment. It also shows the schematic organization of a typical Mobile Infantry platoon, I, A full-strength Mobile Infantry platoon contains 54 fighting men and officers organized into two sections, Each section has three squads

H. MOBILE INFANTRY ORGANIZATION AND THE TER.RAN CONTROL SHEET

6. If units under a strongpomt are eliminated as a result of combat, the strongpornt is immediately

STOP! READ NO FURTHER. PLA Y SCENARIO ONE.

II SCENARIO TWO: OPERATION 'BUGHOUSE'

A. THE ARACHNID ORGANIZA TWN
Arachnid social organization is best rypified as a militant subterranean hive society. A II produclion. communication, and militaryfunctions are centrally controlled b)' various' Brains' (Arachnids bred with super-developed central nervous H'SII'I1IS) thus allowing swift, efficient deployment of resources=both military and industrial, Arachnid cities (called 'complexes'), communication and transportation systems {tunnels). and life-support JY,ltems are entirely underground. TWlIIel systems emanatingfrom Arachnid complexes allow units 10 move secretly and swiftly.

B, ARACHNID TUNNEL AND COMPLEX ORGANIZATION

The Arachnid organization centers around the subterra nean city-com plexes and their ancilla ry tunnel systems, A.1lArachnid complexes are of the exact. same geometry and composition. Each complex occupies a seven-hex formation on the Alien player's map pad (i.e., the Alien Control Pad). The. Alien player secretly positions and draws his complex. and it's tunnel systems anywhere on the map pad subject to the procedures outlined below: I. A 'complex' consists of a 'Queen cell' surrounded by six 'Brain' cells. one being a 'Master

Brain' cell and the other five 'Combat Brain' cells, Each complex thus consists of seven hexes which are always drawn on the map pad in the shape illustrated in the following diagram;

2. Each of the five Combat Brain cells contains five Warrior. five Worker. one Heavy Weapon and one Engineer unit. These units, except for the Engineer unit. are represented by die-cut counters. NOTE: The Queen. Brain. and Engineer units are not represented by counters. They exist only on the Alien map pad and never appear or move on the mapboard. 3. Constructing Tunnel Systems-Each Combat Brain cell has one and ONLY one tunnel connected to it. Depending upon how a player constructs his tunnel systems, a tunnel may 'have numerous branches and extensions. Prior to the commencement of play, the Alien player constructs his tunnels by drawing pencil lines on the Alien Control Pad'as follows: a. Each Combat Brain cell has one (and ONLY one) initial tunnel segment. 10 hexes long. emanating from it. This initial tunnel is called the PRIMARY TUNNEL SEGMENT. b. In addition. each primary tunnel segment may have the following number of SECON DARY TUNNEL SEGMENTS connected to it: I) One 5-hex tunnel segment. 2) Two 3-hex tunnel segments. 3) These secondary tunnel segments may connect directly to the primary tunnel segment or be connected with other secondary tunnel segments that connect to the primary tunnel segment. c. A tunnel segment is indicated on the Alien Control Pad by simply drawing a single straight line from the midpoint of one hex to the midpoint of another hex, I) Tunnel segments, regardless of length, are always drawn as straight line segments. An individual tunnel segment may never contain bends or angles within it. EXAMPLE: A 5-hex runnel segment added to the primary tunnel segment mUST be drawn 011 the map pad as a straight rol<' of runnel hexes. five hexes tong, connected to the primary runnel segment:

d. Tunnel segments must always be drawn to connect with primary or other secondary tunnel segments of the same tunnel system to form a continuous. unbroken. path of tunnel hexes connecting to the parent Combat Brain cell. e. Secondary tunnel segments added to a tunnel system may. however. intersect existing tunnel segments of the same tunnel system, That is. tunnel segments are 110t required to be connected 'end-to-end', hut may be added anywhere along the length of an existing tunnel; either connected 1.0 or intersecting an existing tunnel segment. IMPORTANT: The tunnel segments that make up the tunnel system of one Combat Brain cell may NEVER connect or intersect the tunnel systems or other Combat Brain cells. Each cell's tunnels are. in effect, a 'closed system', 8. Only the primary tunnel segment may connect with its parent Combat Brain cell. Other tunnel segments of the system may NEVER connect Dl RECTL Y to the cell.
h. Tunnel

function phase thereafter. Arachnid Warrior, Worker. andv or Heavy Weapon units may move simultaneously from their parent Brain cell. along tunnels of that cell. to the breach hex at no movement point cost. They may then move normally on the surface in the movement phase of the same turn. Some or all of the units belonging to the appropriate Brain cell may move to the surface during that turn or any turn thereafter. They are not required to move to the surface at the same time nor do they have to exit [rom the same breach hex, 5. Once placed on the mapboard, Arachnid units may only return to the tunnel complex during a subsequent. Arachnid special function phase. They may NOT move to the surface and return to the tunnel complex in the same turn or vice-versa. To return to the tunnel complex, an Arachnid unit must either begin the Arachnid player segment ina breac h hex 0 R a. breach hex must be crca t ed in the hex that the Arachnid unit occupies. If one of these conditions exists, the Arachnid. unit may reenter the tunnel system. Units that re-enter a tunnel system are simply removed. from the rnapboard.
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segments may NEVER connect Brain cell or the Queen cell.

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See the Examples of Play section for an illustration ofa completed Arachnid complex and tunnel system.

the tunnel complex of another

NOTE:: Units of one Brain cell may not re-enter Brain cell.

c, ARACHNID TUNNEL MOVEMENT AND NOTATION

I. Arachnid Brains and Queens may never move from their initial cell locations. 2. Warrior, Worker and Heavy Weapon units may only move from their parent Brain cell to the surface via a breach hex (sec below). This is accomplished in. one phase regardless of the length of. or distance along, the tunnel system. They may NEVER remain within a tunnel system. Once on the surface .. they may move their full movement allowance in the same turn. 3. Arachnid Engineer units may move' ONLY within their parent cell's tunnel system. They may never move to the surface or enter their parent Brain's cell. Engineer units may move through an unlimited number of connected, intact, tunnel hexes in anyone movement phase. 4. Since all Arachnid units except Engineers will always be in their parent Brain's cell or on the surface (and hence on the map board), only the position of the Engineer unit must be recorded on the map pad, To record the Engineer's location. simply write the TUR N NU M BER in the tunnel hex containing the Engineer at the end of the movement phase. If the Engineer does not move, no number is written. Thus the highest number recorded will always represent the Engineer's current location. Each cell's Engineer must have its location within its tunnel system recorded on the Alien Control Pad prior to the commencement of play.

E.. ORDER-OF-TURN ADDlTIONS

Scenario two introduces the turn sequence' for Arachnid units which differs sornewha t from the sequence used by Terran and Humanoid units. Also,all of the turn sequences have been expanded due to the new functions created by the addition of new rules. The new turn sequences arc as follows: I. Terran Player Segment:

a. Special Function Phase: Terran player initiates special emplacement and demolition procedures as explained in subsequent rules. b. Movement Phase: Terran player moves his units to the limit of their movement allowances. as desired. c. Ranged Weapon Phase: Terran player initiates and resolves attacks against enemy units within range of his special weapon units (see below). d. Close Combat Phase: Terran player initiates and resolves any attacks against enemy units in the same hex with friendly units. e. Extended Jump Phase: Terran player moves his Mobile Infantry units again, up to HALFtheir normal movement allowance (see below). 2. Arachnid
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2) IMPORTANT: Tunnel segment lines may only cross (intersect) hex sides at a 90 degree angle. Therefore. tunnel segments must follow thegrain' of the hex rows:

Special Function Phase: Arachnid player initiates tunnel-to-surface movement and other special construction/ demolition procedures as explained in subsequent rules. b. Ranged Weapon Phase: Arachnid player initiates and resolves attacks against enemy units within range of Arachnid Heavy Weapon units (see below). c, Movement Phase: Arachnid player moves all units. including Engineer units, to the limits of their movement. allowances, as desired. d. Close Combat Phase; Arachnid player initiates and resolves attacks against those enemy units in the same hex with friendly Warrior units. 3. Players game, repeal 1. and 2. for each turn of the

I. Arachnid Engineers may create passageways from any intact tunnel hex to the surface of the same hex. This is called 'breaching'.

D. BREACmNG AND TUNNELTO-SURFACE MOVEMENT

2. Engineers

create breaches in the hex they occupy during the Alien Special Function Phase (see below). They may not create breaches in Brain or Queen cells. 3. Indicate breached tunnel hexes on the Alien map pad by drawing a circle around that hex, Place a BREACH marker in the proper hex on the mapboard. 4. Immediately after the placement BREACH marker, or in any Alien of the special

4. NOTE: The HUMANOID turn sequence is exactly the same as the TERRAN turn sequence except that the Humanoid units have no extended jump capability.

F. RANGED

WEAPON COMBAT

Heavy Weapon units and certain types of special weapons and equipment (SW&E) can extend their attack strengths over a distance, as opposed to regular units which must execute attacks in the same hex they occupy: I. 'Ranged weapons' are those weapons with a range greater thanzero as indicated by the number in the upper left corner of their counters. The following types of ranged weapons are used in scenario two: a. Arachnid: Each Combat Brain cell contains one Heavy Weapon unit. A Heavy Weapon represents an armored vehicle equipped with a 'high-energy beam projector', Each Heavy Weapon unit may fire with an attack strength of'18' to a range of six hexes. b. Terran: Mobile I nfantry units. may be equipped with various types of weapanry in addition to their basic persona! armament. These various devices fall under the general category ofspecial weapons and equipment' {SW&E for short}. Scenario two introduces one type of Terran SW&E; the high explosive missile launcher. Each M I unit equipped with a high explosive (HE for short) missile launcher may fire an attack strength of '9' to a range· of si x hexes. c. Other types of ranged weapons and SW&E will be introduced in subsequent scenarios, 2.. Ranged weapons may attack units that are within the number of hexes stated in the weapon's range. Anyone hex within range may be attacked subject to the following limitations: a. A ranged weapon may no! attack. units that are within the same hex it occupies. b. Terran units may not attack enemy hexes containing other non-Kl A Terran units in units.

c. Blocking terrain does not apply to either the firing unit's hex orthe target unit's hex, but only to hexes between those two locations .. 4. Unlike close combat, ranged weapon fire affects ALL units in a hex individually. That is, the combined attack strengths of all ranged wea.pons firing into a target hex are totalled and applied to each individual target unit in the hex, in turn, as a separate attack. EXA MPLE: Ali Arachnid Heavy Weapoll unit fires at a Slack of M. l. units containing three Marauder units and one Seoul unit, The attack is resolved on the Alien Arrack Table as/our separate attach: Three 3-/ attacks against the three Marauder units (1810 6) and one 6-/ at lUck against the Scout unit (i8 to 3). The die is wiled onci' for each attnrk and the results applied to the units individuallv:

c. For some types of SW&E, up to four units of each type may be carried by one M.l. unit, To indicate the exact number carried, CI RCLE the correct n umbered square next to each S W&E type on the unit's Contra'! Box: 2. Loss and Expenditure-Changes in the status of eq uipment ca rried by M .1. units are recorded as follows:

a. 'LGHT: 'HVY,' and 'KIA' results require the Terran player to roll a single die for each target unit on the SW&E Loss Chart to determine if the target unit loses ils SW&E. Whenever loss of equipment occurs, indicate this loss by crossing out the initials of all SW&E being carried by the affected unit. b. To record EXPENDITUREofSW&E.simply cross off the highest number indicated as that type is used. The highest un-crossed number is the number of SW&E of that particular type remainmg. 3. Transfer-SW&E counters may be transferred from one M.L unit to anorher whenever both units occupy the same hex at the beginning of the Terran player segment:
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c. Alien ranged weapons may fire into hexes containing other Alien units. Such friendly units undergo the effects of the attack in the same manner as enemy units. J. Blocking Terrain: Rough terrain and cityl space port hexes block the path offire of ranged weapons at ranges greater than one hex:
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5. Each ranged weapon may only fire at one hex per turn, More than one ranged weapon may fire at the same hex in the same turn, however, combining their attack strengths for a single combat resolution against each unit in hex, 6. Each hex may only be fired upon ranged weapon phase. once per

7. Heavy weapon units may only attack in the ranged weapon phase. They may NEYER attack in the close combat phase. 8. Terran units may attack in hoth the close combat phase and the ranged weapon phase of the same player segment provided they are equipped with ranged SW&E.

Ranged weapons may always fire at adjacent units regardless of terrain.

Transfer of SW&E is physically executed during the Terran special function phase by simply crossing out or erasing the circle around the SW&E entries in the one unit's Control Box and circling the proper entries and amounts available in the other unit's Control Box. b. Units may use transferred equipment in the

b. Ranged weapons may not fire at target units if rough terrain or city/space port hexes intervene. To determine if intervening hexes block. the path of fire. lay a straight edge on the map board so that it intersects the approximate center of the attacking unit's hex and the center of the target unit's hex. If the line between these two points crosses any part of a rough terrain or city/space port hex or runs along one of its hex sides, fire is blocked and the weapon may not attack units in that hex:

same turn in which il is transferred.

c. NOTE: The transfer may not be executed if the receiving unit is in a STUN, WIA, or KIA condition. 4. It. is strongly recommended that all notation on either the Terran or Alien Sheets be recorded in era sa ble pe nci I.

G. USING THE TERRAN CONTROL SHEET

The Terral'! player records the distribution and expenditure of his Special Weapons and Equipment on the Terran Control Sheet as follows: I. Equipment Notation-There. are various weapons, like the HE missile Launcher, which M.L units may carry and operate to give increased firepower above and beyond their normal attack strengths. Some of this equipment is represented by counters which are actually placed on the mapboard, Other types of equipment, like the HE missile launchers. have no counters; they are assumed 10 be carried bythe unit to-which they are assigned. Regardless of type, however, all SW&E must have their disrribution and expenditure recorded on the Terran Control Sheet. a. The number and types of available SW&E is stated in the Available Forces section of each scenario. The Terran player may distribute SW&E [0 his M.l. units in any manner be desires subject to the limits Slated in the Special Weapons and Equipment Inventory Chart prior to the commencement of play. b. POSSESSION Of SW&E by individual units rsJndioated by circling the INITIALS of the particular type in the proper unit's Control Box.

Mobile Infantry units may move up to HALF their normal movement allowance during the extended jump phase subject to individual damage status and terrain restrictions: .I. Units that suffer 'HVY' damage results on the Alien Attack Table may NEVER execute extended jump. 2. Extended jump is separate from and in addition to any movement executed during the regular movement phase.

H. MOBILE INFANTRY EXTENDED JUMP PHASE

STOP! READ NO FURTHER. PLA Y SCENARIO TWO.

III. SCENARIO THREE: INVASION OF 'SKINNY-FIVE'

A .. INTRODUCTION
After being ejectedfrom their transport starship's launching lubes. Moilile infomr» troopers dropped to the planet's surface by braking their descent through a system of expendable heal shields and drogue parachutes. Nearing the surface. their suit rockets fired 10 reduce speed for the final drop into the combat area. Scenario three's rules include the M.l. initial drop procedure and expand the special weapons inventory fur both sides: Ihe unit would be moved one hex the maphoard.
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the South of .

B. MOBILE INFANTRY INIT1AL DROP PROCEDURE

During their turn of'entry, M.1. units are placed on the mapboard in a 'drop pattern' and undergo a procedure that simulates their descent to the planet surface and the evasive tactics thus employed to deter the enemy's air defenses. Simply stated. this procedure consists of placing the M.l. units on the rnapboard, randomly determining (he direction in which ALL of the units were ejected from their launch tubes, and then randomly determining each individual unit's displacement due to evasive tactics: I. During the special function phase of the turn of entry, the Terran player positions his Mobile Infantry units on the rnapboard ina 'drop pattern'. This pattern may be placed on the mapboard in any shape Dr form subject. to the following restrictions: a. M.l. units must be placed on the map board in groups of nine units such that there is only one unit per hex, each member of a group is adjacent to at least one but no more than two other members of the same group, and each group must form a linear, straight-line pattern consistent with the rnapboard hex grain. b. Units of one group may not be.adjacent to units of another group. . c. Essentially, then. each group will resemble a nine-unit 'stick' of M.1. trooper s forming a linear pattern on the mapboard. See the Examples of Play section for a graphic example. 2. Determine Direction of launch: All units are ejected from the transport in the same genera] direction as determined by the starship pilot. This is randomly determined by rolling one die and consulting the Scatter Diagram printed on the mapboard. 3. Determine Individual Unit Drift: Using the Drift Diagram. below, determine the final hex location for EACH individual M.1. unit. RDII one die and consult the Drift Diagram. The number rolled represents BOTH the DIRECTION the unit drifts AND the NUMBER OF HEXES in that direction that it must be moved. Note that this direction is relative to the previously determined launch direction. EXAM P LE: A die roll of 'J' is rolled all. the Scarier Diagram indicating that all units are launched in a northerly direction. For the unit shown below, a die roll 0/,6' on the Drift Diagram would mean that the unit is moved six hexes towards the north. edge of the mapboard. If the die roll was a '5' instead. the unit would be moved five hexes in a northwesterly direction. If it was a 'L',

movement or extended Jump phase by Simply crossing off one square on the M.l. unit's Control Box and placing a DAP counter in the proper hex. More than one DAP counter may be placed in each hex. The DAP charge automatically and immediately attacks any enemy unit that enters that hex UNLESS the hex contains a Terran unit (regardless of condition). If dropped in a hex already containing c.nemy units, it is activated as soon as the carrying unit leaves that hex. TI1C DAP attacks all enemy units (or a strorigpoint) in the hex with an attack strength of '12'. Each DAP counter may attack only ONCE per game after which it is immediately removed from play. The attack is resol v ed in the same manner as ranged combat. b. Delayed Action Charge-Remote (DAR): The DAR is similar to the DAP in the way that it is carried and dropped, It differs from the DAP in that it does not automatically attack enemy units that enter its hex, but must be activated by the carrying unit from another hex. TD activate the DA R charge, the carrying unit must be within ten hexes of the DAR and in a functional state (nonSTU , -WIA, -K I.A). More than one DAR may be placed in a hex but they must all be activated at the same time. The DAR attacks A LL enemy units in the same hex at the time the charge is detonated with an attack strength of'18'. Like the DAP, it is used once and then removed from play. The attack is resolved in the same manner as ranged combat. c. Both the DAP and the DAR charges may be dropped and positioned on the mapboard in an inverted fashion. d. Multiple OAf' and DAR charges must combine their attack strengths when detonated simultaneously. e. Once placed on the rnapboard. DAPand DAR may not be picked up, carried, or otherwise moved from their location. J. Refer to the Special Weapons and Equipment Inventory Chart for a complete listing of all SW&E types and their capabilities.

4. After all units have been dropped and scattered In the special function phase, all movement for dropped units in ENDED. They may not initiate any further movement or attacks during the initial drop turn. 5. SPE,CIAL: Any M.l. unit that is forced to move off of the edge of the map board due to initial direction of launch and subsequent drift is automatically eliminated from the game and considered as KIA for victory point purposes, if applicable.

c.

ADDITIONS TO THE SPECIAL WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT INVENTORY

All of the belligerents in the game are provided with a plethora of exotic weaponry. Additional Special Weapons and Equipment (SW&E) are provided below: some are weapons operated directly by combat units while others are passive or semi-active demolition devices: I. Humanoid SW&E: a. Heavy Weapon-Beam: Like the Arachnids, the Humanoids are equipped with Heavy Weapon units representing armored vehicles armed with 'high-energy beam projectors'. Each Heavy Weapon-Beam unit may tire an attack strength of '9' to a range of six hexes. b. Heavy Weapon-Missile: The other type of Humanoid Heavy Weapon unit is equipped wit.h high explosive missiles, Each Heavy WeaponMissile unit may fire an attack strength of '12' to a range of ten hexes. 2. Terran SW&E: Mobile Infantry units may carry special 'delayed action' high explosive munitions which then may drop in any hex they pass through: a. Delayed Action Charge-Proximity (DAP): The DAP charge' is an SW&E counter than an M.l. unit is signified as 'carrying' by making the appropriate notations on the unit's Control BDX. The DAP may be 'dropped' by that unit in any hex: that it occupies or passes through during the

STOP! READ NO FURTHER, PLAY SCENARIO THREE,

IV. SCENARIO FOUR: REVOLT!

A. INTRODUCTION
The Arachnids enjoved a phenomenally high level of technologicai expertise in constructing, maintaining, and repairing their all-important tunnel systems. Until ihe Terran Federatiot: discovered the technology that denied the enemy full use of their tunnel complexes. victory II'as an almost insurmounrable task. Scenario [our examines this engineering technology by introducing Terran engineer units and providing them with equipment capable ,~rresll'iCfil1g Arachnid tunnel movemelU. Arachnid engineering capabilities are further expanded with th« addition 0/ demolition munilions and runnel repair rules. was begun by another
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unit.

The Combat Engineer unit may not move or attack during the turns of emplacement or detonation. g. Once the demolition counter has been placed 011 the mapboard. it may not be shifted, carried or otherwise moved from its initial location,

an attempt (0 destroy enemy units exposing friendly units to counter-attack:

without

3. Effects of High Explosive (H E) Demolition:

a. An HE demolition charge destroys any Arachnid tunnels that may be in the detonation hex. b. Brain and Queen cells are unaffected demolition munitions, by HE

!. Demolition munitions must bc secretly POSItioned on the Alien Control Pad prior to the commencement of play. There are no counters for Arachnid demolition munitions; they exist only on the Alien map pad. The number of individual demolition charges that may be emplaced are listed in each scenario's Available Forces section, where applicable.
2. Demolition munitions may only be emplaced adjacent to (within one hex of) tunnel hexes. They may NOT be placed in hexes containing Arachnid Brain or Queen cells. or in those hexes containing tunnels constructed prior to the commencement of play. 3. A maximum ofONEdemolition emplaced in each hex. charge may be

B. TERRAN COMBAT ENGINEERS

Terran Combat Engineers are non-Mobile Infantry combat units whose task it is to seal off, dislocate. and otherwise destroy Arachnid tunnels by the emplacement and detonation of special demolition charges. I, Combat Engineers move and engage in close combat in the same manner as regular M.L units with these exceptions: a. Combat Engineers may NOT execute extended jump movement. h. Combat Engineers may engage in close combat in the normal Fashion. but they may NEVER operate or carry Mobile Infantry SW&E. nor may M.L units carry Combat Engineer SW&E.
c. When

c. Any Arachnid unit occupying a tunnel in the detonation hex is considered destroyed. d. Any breach in the hex is automatically destroyed and the breach counter is removed from the rnaphoard. e. Units on the surface of the demolition unaffected. hex are

C. AIR CARS
I. Air Cars arc general-purpose utility aircraft used to transport Combat Engineers and their equipment. Each Air Car may transport one Combat Engineer unit. 2, To 'transport a Combat Engineer unit, an Air Car must begin the Terran player segment in the same hex with the Combat Engineer unit. To be transported, the Combat Engineer unit first must be LOA DED into the Air Car during the special function phase, A unit is indicated as being loaded by being placed UNDER the Air Car unit. 4. The Combat Engineer unit may not move. attack, or engage in demolition operations in the same turn in which it is loaded, unloaded, or transported by Air Car.

4. Demolition charges are detonated during the Alien special function phase or during the enemy movement phase. or extended jump phase at the Arachnid player's discretion. When detonated during the enemy movement phase or extended jump phase. the Arachnid player announces the detonation and IMMEDIATELY resolves the attack against any Terran units in thai hex, If a Combat Brain is eliminated, demolition charges adjacent to its tunnel system may NOT be detonated.

5. Each demolition
once per game,
6.

charge may be detonated

only

defending. attacks against Combat Engineers are resolved on the Alien Attack Table as usual. When a Combat Engineer unit suffers a 'H VY' outcome. it autornatical'y loses all attached equipment INCLUDING any demolition charges it may be in the process of cmplacing. Additionally, a Combat Engineer unit is removed from play whenever it suffers a 'WIN or 'KIA' result and considered destroyed. 'LGHT' and 'H:VY' results are treated as ·STUN·. 2. Demolition Procedure-Combat Engineers are provided with special high-explosive demolition munitions as outlined in the individual scenarios. Demolition charges are emplaced in a two-turn procedure: a. A Combat Engineer may emplace one dernolition charge per turn in any hex it occupies at the beginning of the tum. b. Demolition charges are emplaced during the Terran special function phase. Emplacement consists of placing the demolition counter facedown in the proper hex, c. In the next special function phase. the demolition counter is turned face-up. It may be detonated in the same special function phase or in any subsequent special function phase. d. To detonate the demolition charge, the crnplacing Combat Engineer unit must occupy the demolition hex in an uri-stunned condition at the time of demolition. After detonation, the demolition counter is removed from play. e. NOTE: If the cmplacing Combat Engineer unit is in a stunned condition during either of the two emplacing turns. or moves out of the emplacement hex. the emplacement sequence is stopped. The sequence may be resllmed at the point at which it was interrupted whenever the umt becomes unstunned or returns to the hex. A Combat Engineer cannot continue an emplacement sequence that

otation-Placement of lition charges is indicated triangle A in the proper Control Pad. A detonated indicated by filling-in the angle A .

high explosive demoby drawing a small hex on the Alien demolition charge is interior of the tri-

7. Effects=-Detonation of an HE demolition charge produces the following effects: a. All units on the surface of the hex are immediately attacked with an attack strength of '24'. as in ranged combat. b. Any tunnel segments in the detonation destroyed. c. Any Arachnid unit occupying hex is immediately destroyed. hex are

5. Air Cars may move up to the limit of their movement allowance in the same turn in which
they load or unload Engineer units. They may NOT. however, load and unload in the same special function phase. 6, Air Cars may ignore all terrain costs when moving: They simply expend one movement point for each hex entered regardless of terrain costs. They have no Slacking limit. 7. An Air Car. and the unit it is transporting. are treated as one unit for combat purposes. When attacked. only the defense strength of tile Air Car is used. The defense strength of the Combat Engineer unit being transported is ignored. Air Cars are unaffected by Arachnid demolition charges during the Terran movement phase. They are affected during the Arachnid special function phase only if they loaded or unloaded in the previous Terran player segment. 8. SPE'CIAL: When an Air Car is being attacked. STU N outcomes have no effect. Additionally, any other result except NO EFFECT and STU causes the elimination of the Air Cat and any unit it may be transporting.

a tunnel in the

d. Any breach in the hex is automatically destroyed and the breach counter removed from play. H. Premature Detonation-If a Terran demolition charge is detonated in a hex containing an undetonated Arachnid charge, the Arachnid charge is automatically detonated with the effects immediately applied tu any units occupying the hex. Likewise, Arachnid demoliti.on charges automatically detonate any Terran demolition charge that may be on the rnapboard in the hex.

Tunnels are destroyed as a result of Terran Arachrud demolition detonations:

Ii:. TUNNEL D.AMAGE AND REPAIR

and

Arachnid high explosive demolition munitions are explosive charges. secretly located on the maphoard. that the Arachnid player may detonate in

D. ARACHNID DEMOLITION MUNITIONS

L Effects of Destroyed Tunnels-Arachnid units may not enter, pass through, or otherwise use destroyed tunnels: a. Movement from a parent Brain cell to the surface is prohibited if the path of movernem must be traced through a destroyed tunnel.

b. Likewise. an Arachnid unit on the surface may not re-enter the tunnel system if the path of movement from its breach hex to its parent Brain cell is blocked by a destroyed tunnel.
c.

Engineer units may not trace movement through destroyed tunnels.

into or

b. To repair a tunnel hex. the Arachnid Engineer unit must be adjacent to and in a tunnel hex connected with the destroyed tunnel hex at the beginning of the special function phase. Repairs are simply assumed to be completed at the end of the special function phase. c. A tunnel may be used for movement same (urn in which it is repaired. in the

the Alien map pad. a. De troyed tunnels are indicated 'x' in the proper hex (X). by placing an

b. Repairs are noted by either carefully erasing the 'x', or by drawing a box around it ([Jg).

2. Repairing

Tunnels-Destroyed may be restored to full function Engineer units:

tunnel hexes by Arachnid

a. Each Arachnid Engineer unit may repair one destroyed tunnel hex per turn. Repairs are initiated during the Arachnid speci~1 function phase.

d. An Engineer unit may not create a breach in the same turn in which it repairs a tunnel hex. It may. however. move normally in the same turn. 3. Damage and Repair Notation-Changes in the status of tunnels must be very carefully noted on

STOP! READ NO FURTHER. PLAY SCENARIO FOUR.

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SCENARIO FIVE: SHEOL

D. SOFT LAND1NGS
In certain scenarios, Terran units enter the game by being carried in a Retrieval Boat for a. soft landing on the surface: I. A Retrieval Boat delivering landing uses the same procedure for unit recovery. units for a soft as when landing 4) While being carried by two M.I..the casualty is treated as a normal unit for combat purposes. All combat results against the casualty are treated normally. c. When carrying or loading a casualty, units may not attack in any manner nor may they deploy SW&E.

A. INTRODUCTION
Scenario five completes the Mobile Infantry dropfight-recovery cycle by introducing the Retrieval Boals. Rocket Beacons. and the retrieval procedUN!. With the addition of 'soft landing' capabili-

ties, tire em ire range of deployment options open

the Terran forces is realized.

Recovery of Terran forces after action on a planet surface is accomplished by the use of Retrieval Boats. Prior to landing on the planet, the Retrieval Boat fires a Rocket Beacon onto the surface which broadcasts a homing signal to the units on the ground. Shortly thereafter, the Retrieval Boat lands on the Beacon's location. The Terran forces, which have been re-grouping in the vicinity of the Beacon, quickly load into the Retrieval Boat.. The Boat then lifts off for a pre-programmed rendezvous with its troop transport which has been maintaining orbit several hundred kilometers above the planet surface: l. Prior to rhe commencement of play. the Terran player secretly records the location of his intended recovery hex and the turn in which the Rocket Beacon will land. 2. At the end of the Ferran movement phase of the prescribed turn, the Rocket Beacon is placed in the intended recovery hex and scattered using the regular M.1. Initial Drop procedure. 3. In the next turn, the Retrieval Boat lands by being placed in the Beacon's hex at the end of the movement phase. 4. In the turn immediately after the Retrieval Boat lands. Terran units that are in or enter the Boat's hex are assumed to be loaded aboard it, regardless of their condition. At the end of the movement phase, the Retrieval Boat lifts offand is removed from the mapboard along with those units that were loaded into it. 5. A Retrieval Boat has an unlimited loading capacity. All types of Terran units may be carried aboard a Retrieval. Boat.

B. RETRIEVAL BOATS AND ROCKET BEACONS

2. Units must debark from the Boat in the turn after it lands. They may move normally in the same turn.

3. Other units (usually casualties) may be loaded aboard the Retrieval Boat in the same turn in which other units debark. 4. The Retrieval Boat takes off and is removed [rom the mapboard at the end of the movement phase in which it loads Iunloads.

1. Any Mobile Infantry unit that i~ WIA may be captured by any type of Arachnid unit that is in an undisrupted state. 2. To capture, an Arachnid unit must begin its movement phase in the same hex with the WIA Mobile Infantry unit. It may then load the casualty and move in the same movement phase using its normal movement allowance. While being carried, the captured unit retains its normal defense strength. 3. Upon entering a breach hex (and thus being removed from the mapboard), the M .1. unit is considered to be captured. 4. If the carrying Arachnid unit is destroyed in close combat, the WIA may be recovered by Terran units.
5. Captured

F. CAPTURING MOBILE INFANTRY CASUALTIES

E. CASUALTY RECOVERY
non-KIA Terran units that are OT retrieved via the Retrieval Boat procedure are automatically worth THREE TIM ES their KIA victory point value to the Alien player, where applica ble.
I. All

uccessfully

2. Immobilized Mobile Infantry ( OT Combat Engineer unitst) may be carried by nonimmobilized M.I. units in either of two ways:
a. One-Man

a pick-up

Carry-A single M.1. unit may make' on a casualty as follows:

units are worth three times their normal KIA value to the Alien player, where applicable.

I) The carrying unit must begin the movement phase in the immobilized unit's hex. The immobilized unit may be 'loaded' in the same movement phase by being placed U DER the carrying unit. 2) The carrying unit may then move normally the following turn. in

G. TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION
Not only may Arachnid Engineer units repair tunnel egments, they may construct new ~nes: I. Each Arachnid Engineer unit may construct a tunnel segment of one or two hexes in length during each Arachnid special fu~ction phase. 2. To construct a new tunnel segment, the Engineer unit must be in a non-destroyed tunnel hex. The Alien player then simply draws the new tunnel segment on his map sheet, extending the line from the Engineer's tunnel hex. 3. New tunnel segments must be constructed within all of the general rules for initial tunnel complex placement. They must be constructed in straight line segments of either one or two hexes in length. 4. Engineers may move normally in the same turn in which they construct new tunnel segments.

3} If the carrying unit suffers a combat result other than 'No Effect', the casualty automatically becomes 'KIA'. b. Two-Man Carry-Two M.1. units may make a pick-up on a single casualty as follows: I) Both carrying units must begin the movement phase in the immobilized unit's hex. They may then load the casually and move in the SAME movement phase. 2) Whenever two units are carrying one casualty as per the above procedure, they must move together at the reduced rate of ONE HALF the normal movement allowance of the slowest carrying unit. 3) If one or both of the carrying units are immobilized, the casualty may not be moved until both units become mobile, or until other units make a pick-up on the unit, or until the remaining carrying unit converts to a one-man carry.

C. RETRIEVAL BOAT DEFENSE

1. The Retrieval Boat has a defense strength '18' and may be attacked in the same manner other units. of as

2. Combat against a Retrieval Boat is resolved on the Alien Attack Table as usual. The results, however, are modified. 'WIA' and 'KIA' results cause the destruction of the Retrieval Boat and its removal from the rnapboard. Any other result has NO EFFECT.

5. ew tunnel segments may be used for movement in the same turn in which they are constructed.
6. Engineers may not repair tunnel segments and construct new ones in the SAME special function phase.

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7. Tunnel containing

segments may be constructed in hexes undetonated demolition munitions.

are other tunnels at a greater distance within the radius. nor the manner in which they are laid out. c. SPECIAl: The Arachnid player NEVER identifies Arachnid complex hexes. He only responds if the LD is within range of TUNNELS. d. Destroyed tunnels are not identified; to exist for LD detection purposes. they cease

they are assumed below the breach.

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in the tunnel

hex

H. GROUND DEVICES

LISTENING

Ground Listening Devices (LD's for short) enable the Terran player to determine the general location of Arachnid tunnels as follows: I. Only Mobile Infantry units may carry Listening Devices. Each unit may carry ONE LD. 2. Listening Devices are distributed on the Terran Control Sheet in the same mannsr as other types of SW&E. Whenever an M.1. unit activates a Listening Device that it is carrying, an LD counter is physically placed on top of that unit. 3. Listening Devices arc carried and transferred in the same manner as other types ofSW&E.lfthe combat results indicate the elimination of a unit's SW&E, the LD counter is removed from play and crossed-off the unit's Control Box. 4. Listening Devices are activated and function during the Terran special function phase. If a unit activates its LD. it may not move. attack. or deploy other types of SW&E in the turn in which the LD is activated. 5. Operating Procedure - During the special function phase. the Terran player may announce the activation of each of his LD's, in turn. Each LD has an effective detection radius of FOU R hexes. If there are any tunnel segments within this detection radius, the Arachnid player mustsignify such as follows: ,I. If there are any tunnels within four hexes of an LD's location, the Arachnid player must stale how far away the NEAREST tunnel is from the LD's hex. The Arachnid player simply states thai there is a tunnel Iour, three, two. or one hex away .. or in the same hex. b. The Arachnid player does not state how many tunnels are within the detection radius, nor if there

b. They may be placed in a hex with an HE demo charge that is being emplaced by a Combat Engineer unit. When the HE demo charge is detonated, the tunnel is destroyed AND the Heavy Nerve Gas i assumed to permeate the wreckage thus making tunnel repairs impossible. c. EXCEf'T10N: if the HE demo charge is exploded by or explodes an Arachnid demo charge by premature detonation, the H G bomb has NO effect on that tunnel hex. 4. Place an H NO counter on the rnapboard in each hex containing an activated H G bomb. 5. Effects
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It is suggested that the Terran player make appropriate notations on a spare map sheet when tunnels are located. By careful placement and patterning of his LD's, he will be able to discern. with varying degrees of accuracy. the Alien player's tunnel layout), Monitoring Tunnel Repair and Construct ion=-Whenever an Arachnid Engineer repairs a damaged tunnel or constructs a new tunnel segment within four hexes of an activated LD, he must inform the Terran player as to its proximity in [he same manner as previously described above. This is announced during the same special function phase in which it occurs.
6.

e.. (NOTE:

of Activution->

HNG bombs automatically destroy any Arachnid Warrior. Worker, or Engineer unit that is In, enters, or passes through the tunnel hex containing the nerve gas. b. Once activated. HNG bombs remain effective throughout the game or until any type of Arachnid demo charge is detonated in that hex, in which case the H NG counter would be removed. c. SPECIAL: If an H NG bomb is activated in the PRIMARY TUNNEL HEX adjacent to and connected with ItS parent Brain cell, the Combat Brain and ALL Arachnid units (including Heavy Weapons) belonging to that Brain are considered destroyed REGARDLESS of their location on the mapbourd. d. H NG Arachnid Arachnid cells. bombs have absolutely no effect on units on the surface. They only affect units in tunnel hexes and Combat Brain

7. Only functional Mobile activate Listening Devices.

Infantry

units

may

I. H.EAVY NERVE GAS

Scenario five introduces a new type of SW&E called Heavy Nerve Gas which affects only subterranean Arachnid units;
I. Heavy Nerve Gas (H NG lor shon) bombs are carried and deployed by Mobile Infantry units in the same manner as DAP bombs except that HNG bombs do not require the presence of Arachnid units to be activated.

2. H NG Bombs only affect Arachnid units in TUNNEL HEXES. Arachnid units on the surface are unaffected by H NG bombs,

3. H NG bombs may be activated in cit her of Iwo ways:

It.

in tunnel

hexes

STOP! READ NO FURTHER. PLA Y SCENARIO FIVE.

They may be dropped

into breach hexes where

VI. SCENARIO SIX: OPERATION ROYALTY: THE BATTLE FOR PLANET P

This scenario introduces some 0/ the /'1"1051 complex 1"11/1',1 in the SSTgamesystem. 771/'OUghour the game, the three-dimensional aspect qj" the subterranean level of' play has been simplified as much as possihle. Scenario six. however. introduces (I complex system of hex-bv- hex tunnel movement fur both A rachnid nnd Terrun units. Additionatly: the introduction a/nuclear weapons will require players /0 he much more SI'II"'r/\I(' in their lac/leal piacemern and 11101'(,1111'111.

A. INTRODUCTION

a. They

automatically destroy all target units in the detonation hex. NOTE; CE. UC demo charges destroy subterranean units 0 L Y. to the target

b. They affect the six hexes adjacent. hex with various residual effects.

c. Arachnid demo and Mobile Infantry rocket launchers create radiation areas in the detonation hexes. Combat Engineer NUC demo charges DO NOT create a RAD area In the detonation hex. d. See the SW&E Inventory effects of each weapon type. Chan for specific

area hexes, but they must immediately undergo an 'attack' at I-I odds. lfthev survive the attack in an undisrupted state. they may continue out of the hex normally. If t.hey are disrupted, they must undergo the same attack in the following turn. Units moving to the surface via a breach in a RAD hex must also undergo (his 1·1 attack. Units must undergo this I-I attack each and every turn in which they remain in the HAD hex. c. RAD areas remain the game. effective for the duration 01

B. NUCLEAR WEAPONS

SPECIAL AND EQUIPMENT

Nuclear S W&E types function in the same manner as their high explosive counterparts except that they are more powerful and create radioactive fallout in their detonation hexes: I. There are three types of nuclear launchers. munitions. munitions. SW&E:

3. Radiation Areas (RA.D·s)~The effects of nuclear radiation and fallout are reflected in the following: a. Whenever a nuclear rocket launcher or Arachnid demo charge in detonated a. RAD marker is immediately placed in thai hex. b. RA.D areas inhibit movement.depending the type of unit. as follows: upon

4. If a target unit suffers an 'attack' by more than one adjacent N UC demo charge, the total attack strength of the demo charges arc applied' to the target as a single, combined, 'attack'. 5. Detonation of any type of nuclear weapon in a hex automatically detonates any other type of SW&E that may be in that hex, regardless or whether it is emplaced or simply being carried. 6. Notation-The Arachnid player may record the location and detonation of nuclear demofinon charges as follows;
fl. Indicate an emplaced nuclear demo charse drawing 11 small circle in the hex (0). -

a. M.1. nuclear b. C. E. nuclear c. Arachnid

rocket

demolition

nuclear

demolition

2. All three types of nuclear SW&E are used or emplaced in exactly the same manner as their high explosive counterparts. They differ only in their effects on the target:

I) Terran surface units may not enter hexes containing RAD area markers. Air cars may enter but may not remain in RAD hexes, 2) Humanoid unit may not enter ing RAD area markers. 3) Arachnid hexes containin RAD

by

units may enter and remain

b. Indicate a detonated in the circle (.).

nuclear

charge

by filling.

11

c. Indicate a RAD area by drawing parallel lines in the affected hex (/ Iff).

C. MOBILE INFANTRY
ARACHNID TUNNEL MOVEMENT

AND

d. An M.1. unit may move from a tunnel to that tunnel system's Brain cell as a part of normal movement. It may NOT, however. move from Brain cell 10 Brain cell. The Arachnid player must inform the Terran player whenever one of his units enters it Brain cell. e. M.l. units may exit a tunnel system by erucring a breach hex. announcing an exit, removing the TUN EL marker. and ending all movement. At this point, the unit is presumed to be on the surface. 5. Arachnid Tunnel Movement: As a special case, an Arachnid unit may remain in a tunnel after the special function phase in read of automatically moving to the surface if: a. It enters tunnel hex containing Terran units and initiates an attack. b. It is disrupted Terran attacks. in a tunnel functional

due to the fact that the M.1. units may never enter Master Brain or Queen cells. I. Destruction Brain and Queen destroyed in the following ways: may be

a. By detonating Heavy erve Gas in an adjacent. contiguous tunnel hex. either through a breach or with an HE demo charge as previously described. b. By detonating same hex.

a nuclear demo charge in the

To capture Master or Combat Brains, the Mobile Infantry had to descend into Arachnid tunnel complexes and dig them OUl. Many times this led to pitched battles against defending Arachnid Warriors. Implementation of hex- by-hex ubterrancan movement is more complex than regular movement, but the basic mechanics remain the same: I. Hex-by-hex tunnel movement is executed ON the mapboard. To differentiate subterranean movement from surface movement, place a TU NEL marker an all units that execute and end their movement in the tunnels or Brain cells. 2. Unlike surface movement, friendly units must STOP and end all movement for that turn whenever they enter a subterranean hex containing FUNCTIONAL enemy units. 3. Terran Tunnel Movement-Only Infantry units may enter or move through all ather Terran TION: prisoners, unit are prohibited scenario seven): Mobile tunnels; (EXCEP-

c. By physically moving an M.I. unit through the tunnels and into a Combat. Brain's cell and announcing the Brain's destruction, regardless of other Arachnid units also in the cell. d. EXCEPTJON: An M.l. unit that destroys a Brain may NOT also attack other Arachnid units in the same turn. 2. When a Queen or Master Brain is destroyed, other Arachnid units are not affected. 3. When Warrior. belonging from play a Combat Brain is destroyed. all Worker, and Heavy Weapons units to that Brain are immediately removed and considered destroyed. player must inform the Terran a Brain or Queen has been

hex as a result of

c. It is trapped in a tunnel segment as a result of Terran demolitions.

E. COMBAT

IN TUNNELS
a friendly a FUNC-

!. Unlike surface combat, whenever unit enters a tunnel hex containing

TIONAl enemy combat unit. it MUST stop, end all movement, and initiate an attack. 2. Only CLOSE COM BAT may be initiated in tunnels. Ranged weapons may NOT be u ed. a. Only Arachnid Warrior and Terran Infantry units may initiate combat. Mobile or

4. The Arachnid player whenever destroyed.

5. Combat Brain Capture-Whenever an M.l. unit enters a Combat Brain cell, it has the option of attacking other enemj units in that cell or capturing the Combat Brain: a. To capture. the Terran player simply announces that the Combat Brain has been captured by a specified unit. The M.1. unit that physically captures the Brain may not attack other enemy units in the same turn. b. Once captured. a Brain counter is placed under the capturing unit signifying that it is carrying the captured Brain. The carrying unit may not attack or deploy SW&E while carrying the Brain. c. The M.1. unit carrying the captured Brain may NOT be attacked while it is in the tunnel system. It may be attacked normally once it is on the surface, however, with any type of damage (STU N or worse) also destroying the captured Brain. d. Captured Brains may be carried and transported in Air Cars and Retrieval Boats like regular Terran 1I nits, e. Units belonging to a captured Brain may still function normally unless the Brain is subsequently destroyed. in which case they are eliminated.

a. M.1. units move through tunnels at the rate of TWO movement points for each tunnel hex. They may not use extended jump in tunnel hexes. b. The Terran player may stack a maximum EIGHT units in a single tunnel hex. of

b. Heavy weapons may not engage in combat enter tunnel hexes occupied by Terran units.

4" M. L Movement Sequence-The Terran player moves his M.L units through tunnel hexes while being 'guided' by the Arachnid player who informs him of what his units 'see': a. An M.I. unit enter a tunnel by beginning its movement phase in a breach hex. The Terran player announces which units are entering the tunnel and places a TUN EL marker on top of them. • b. The Arachnid player must indicate to the Terran player the OR IENTATION of the tunnel his units are then entering. EXAMPLE: "In the

c. Heavy Nerve Gas (H NG) is the only type of SW&E that may be used in subterranean combat. 3. Close combat in tunnels is resolved in the same manner as surface combat. 4. An Arachnid unit may remain IN tunnel hexes at the end of its special function phase ONLY ifit initiates a close combat attack in the close combat phase. 5. An Arachnid unit may move [rom a Brain cell to a tunnel hex, or from a breach hex to another tunnel hex, or from one tunnel hex to another to initiate an attack. 6. If an Arachnid unit cannot. attack and cannot move along an unobstructed path of tunnel hexes from its parent Brain cell 10 the surface (or vice versa) then it MUST remain in. its current location. 7. When attacked in tunnels, Mobile Infantry units defend at HALF (do NOT round off fractions) their regular defense strength. Their attack strength remains unchanged. B. Whenever a Mobile Infantry unit enters a hex occupied by an Arachnid ENGINEER, the Engineer ~ unit IS automatically destroyed. The ~ __ ._~. ~

hex )'0111" units now occupy. the tunnel runs northsouth. ,. The Arachnid player must also inform the Terran player whenever the tunnel shifts direction.

EXAMPLE: "From the hex your units now occupy. the funnel angles one hex side to the north-east. "
c. When entering a tunnel system, the Terran player must choose a direction for each unit to move along, tracing the movement, hex-by-hex, on the mapboard. Each unit must move through the tunnels along that direction to the limit of its movement allowance or until one of the following r-__ ~oc~c~u_r~s_:

G. TERRAN

SPECIAL

TALENTS

The Terran Special Talent unit counter represents a single human being possessing unique EXTRA SENSORY PERCEPTUAL powers. The ESP Special Talent has the ability to locate and identify the exact position of Arachnid tunnel systems and complexes: I. Special Talents. n"!?ye and function
M--h.!..._,t.ooe.............

like other

"'_u::o..t:.,

breach and cell hexes wirhin a TEN HEX radius of the Special Talent's hex. 5. A Special Talent and defense strength result or worse, it except when loaded the defense strength has an attack strength of '0' of T. If i1 suffers a STUN is automatically eliminatedinto an Air Car in which case of the Air Car is used.

through

the same hex. units enter or exit the breach. Talent is within ten hexes of the

b. Arachnid c. A Special breach.

multiple complex situations. Simply designate which lettered units belong to which Combat Brain cell by writing the letter in the cell hex on the Alien Control Pad. 2. For those scenarios requiring more than one Mobile lnfamry platoon, simply use two different Ferran Control Sheets-one for each M.l. platoon. 3. The second higher-echelon unit is differentiated by the darker-colored unit counters.

2. Whenever any of the above occurs, a breach marker must immediately be placed in that hex.

H. HmDEN

BREACH

HEXES

Instead of automatically placing a breach marker in a hex whenever R. breach is, created, the Arachnid player has the option of not disclosing its location: I. When a breach is created, a breach marker does not have 10 be placed in the hex unless: a. A functional Terran unit enters or passes

I. USING TWO HlGHER-ECHELONUNlTS IN A SCEN ARm

I. In those scenarios utilizing more than one complete Arachnid complex or more [han one Mobile Infantry platoon, no changes or additions to the rules are required. All rules that apply 10 single complexes and platoons also hold true for

STOP.

READ NO FURTHER.
PLAY SCENARIO SIX.

VII. SCENARI,O SEVEN: KLENDATHU: THE LAST BATTLE

A. INTRODUCTION
Scenario seven concludes {he presentation of the rules with. the addition of minor varia lions 10 existing rules st ructures. These rules do nor alter the game, but rather add flexibility to rules already presented rhus expanding each player'S tactical options. commencement of play, the Arachnid player selects his demo charge 'mix' by purchasing the various types of demo charges at the build costs Slated in th e chart, 'below. 2. The Arachnid player may build his demo charges in any combination of numbers and types, as listed below, within the limitations of the number of available Demolition Points:

EFFECTS OF DETONAT]ON
TYPE COSTIO BUILD in detonation

B, VARIABLE ARACHNID COMPLEXES

Allow the Arachnid player to construct linear cell, complexes (as opposed to a circular pattern of cells) within the following limitations: I. Linear complexes function in the exact same manner as regular circular complexes previously described except that the individual cells are connected to each other in a straight row of hexes:

in adjacent
hex:

hex: HE Demo
Scale 1 NUCDemo Scale 3 NUCDemo Scale 6 Nue Demo

two hexes away:

three hexes away:

1 Demo Point 2 Demo Points

3 Demo Points

(Same as listed on SW&E Chart)

(Same as listed on SW&E Chart)

A.E./RADI

AS=12

no effect

5 Demo Points

A.E./RAD

A.E./RAD

AS=24

AS=12

_KEY:
1 A.E./RAD:
2

All tunnels

and subterranean

and surface units destroyed with attack

in hex. RAD area In hex. of 12 or 24, asindicated.

AS=12, 24: All units on surface in hex are attacked

strength

a. The row of cells may be constructed in any order provided there are five Com bat Bra in cell s, a Master cell, and a Queen cell, b. The complex must be drawn with the grain of the hex pattern, along one of the three possible stra ight line rows of hexes. 2. In all other respects, linear tunnel/cell complexes must. be constructed within the previously cited rules of tunnel/complex construction.

3. Effects of Detonation-As shown on the chart, above, t he large r N U C de rno charges ha ve a rad ius of effect of several hexes from the detonation hex. The effects of detonation are summarized in the examples of play section. a. Regardless of the size of the demo charge, only 'those tunnel hexes that are actually IN the detonation hex are destroyed. b. RAD areas are. created in the detonationhex of all NUC Demo charges. With Scale 6 NUC Demo charges, however, !I. RAD area is created in the detonation hex AND in each of the six. surrounding adjacent hexes. 4. Placement: Variable Demo charges function within all of the previously described rules regarding placement limitations. 5, Sympathetic Detonaticn=Wheneverthedetonation of a Scale 6 NUC Demo charge creates a RAD area in a hex containing another HE or NUC Demo charge, that second charge is automatically detonated at the same time, Note that this could therefore causea 'chain reaction' of adjacent demo charges which would be resolved

against. common

targets

as one attack.

6. Notation-Indicate the size of NUC Demo charges on the Alien Control Sheet by writing a 'I', '3',. or '6' inside the open circle indicating the demo charge's position.

D. GAME-OPTIONAL VARIATIONS
NOTE: These rules are EXTRA rules which may be applied to any scenario if agreed upon between the two players at the beginning of the game. These 'two. optional rules simply add variety to the combat results while leaving the overall combat system unchanged. I.. DEFENDER DISORIENTATION; If a defending unit is attacked while already STUNNED [Terran) or DISRUPTED (Alien), the attacker's die roll result for that attack is modified by adding '".1' to the number rolled. .EXAMPLEAn M./. unit is STUNNED ill the Arachnid's ranged weapon phase. If attacked in the close combat phase of the same segment aI2·/ odds, a die roll oj '4' would' become a '5' and the Terran unit would receive H V Y damage.

C. VARIABLE ARACHNID DEMOLITION CHARGES

The following rules provide for a variation in the num bers, types, and strength of available Arachnid demolition munitions. Instead of having only one type of NUC Demo charge, there are three types representing three degrees of increasing effectiveness:

1. In the 'Available Forces" section of scenario seven (and in the addenda for the other scenarios). the Arachnid player is,given a specified number of 'Demolition Points' with which he may 'purchase' various types of dernoli tion charges. Prio r to the

1'3

2. MOBILE INFANTRY MULTIPLE DAMAGE: In actuality, the amount of damage done to an M.l. powered armor suit. would depend upon the amount of damage that unit. has already received. To reflect this, Mobile Infantry units which suffer HVY or WIA damage and then subsequently receive another HVY or WIA result. undergo immediate acceleration of the damage as follows: HVY + HVY = WtA HVY + WIA = KIA WIA + WIA KIA

d. No Arachnid demolition charges of any type may be positioned within TWO H EXES of a prisoner cell. e. In all other respects, a prisoner cell functions as a regular Arachnid cell in regards to Arachnid Engineer tunneling. and SW&E effects.

The Arachnid player M lJST inform the Terran player whenever an M.1. unit or a prisoner unit executing subterranean movement move into a tunnel hex which is thejunction of a regular tunnel and prisoner cell connector tunnel. g. Whenever Arachnid units attack Terran prisoner units, resolved combat on the TERRAN ATIACK TABLE and apply the results to the prisoner unit in the same manner as Alien units.

r.

2. SPECIAL:

Only Terran prisoners (see below) and M.1. units may occupy or enter a prisonercell. Arachnid units may nOI enter or pass through a prisoner cell. 3. When within range of a Terran Special Talent. the exact location and nature of a prisoner cell must be disclosed to the Terran player in the same manner as regular complex cells.

F.,. COMBAT ENGINEER BREACHING

Combat Engineer units may create breaches in the following manner: I. C. E. units create breaches in a two-turn procedure during the Terran special function phase in exactly the same manner as emplacing demolition munitions.
2. At the end of the second special function

EXA M PLE: A Mobile tnfantry unit which already has suffered H V Y damage is subsequently attacked again ami receives another H V Y damage result. Because the target unit was already HVY damaged, hOIl'eller, the second H VY becomes Q WIA and the unit suffers all of the effectsof a W/A result,

. 4, Prisoner Rescue: Whenever an M.1. unit enters

a prisoner cell.•the Terran prisoners are considered released and may then attempt to escape from the tunnels to the surface. a. An M.1. unit may release Terran prisoners by moving through tunnels and entering the prisoner cell as described in previous rules. b. Terran prisoners are represented by H U MANOlO WORKER units. Whenever an M.l. unit enters a prisoner cell for the first time, a prisoner unit is created in that hell with a 'Tunnel Movement' counter on top of it and it may, immediately attempt to leave the prisoner cell. c. Once released, Terran prisoner units assume the values printed on the Worker counter; they may move two hexes per turn and defend with II defense strength of' I'. d. Terran prisoner unit execute subterranean movement in the same manner as M.1. unit with these exceptions: I) They may not enter hexes containing FUNCTION A L enemy units unless accompanied by FU CTIONAL M.1. units. 2) TIley are not halved in defense strength. 3) They do not automatically Engineer units. destroy Brains or

E. PRISONER

CELLS

Whenever the Arachnids captured Terrans, prisoners were taken to the Arachnid home planet of Klendathu. There, they were retained in special 'prisoner cells': I. Each Arachnid complex is allotted a specified number of prisoner cells which function in the same manner as Brain or Queen cell except that they may contain only Terran prisoners. a. Prisoner cells which are allocated to an Arachnid complex. must be connected to a Combat Brain cell' primary tunnel segment. b. The prisoner cell may NOT be positioned in a hex directly adjacent to an Arachnid Brain or Queen cell.
c. Only one prisoner cell may be attached to each Combat Bra.in cell's tunnel segment. The prisoner cell may only be directly attached (and therefore acces able through) to ONE primary tunnel hex.

phase. the Terran player announces that a breach has been created and place a breach counter in that
hex.

3. SPI£OAL: If the Terran player has made a mis-calculation. and there is NO intact tunnel in that hex, the Arachnid player informs the Terran player of this [act. ttl this case, there is ab olutely no effect and no breach counter is placed in that hex. 4. Terran Engineers may create breaches in tunnel hexes AND prisoner cell hexes. They may NOT create breaches in Brain or Queen cells. 5. Breaches may be used in the same turn in which they arc created. Arachnid units may freely use breaches created by Terran Engineer units.

c. Once on the surface, Terran prisoner units may be transported by Air Car (one prisoner unit per Air Car) andJ or removed from the game via Retrie al Boat. connector tunnel segment

THE SCENARIOS
Each of the scenarios is a COMPLETE, selfcontained game. Each scenario creates its own game situation with its own distinctive unit mix, SCI-Up. and victory criteria. Additionally, each scenario is keyed to a corresponding rules section within the main body of the rules as explained-in the imrod uction, Each scenario is organized in the following format: I. Historical Capsule: Briefly state the ituational background, when and where it occurred and the units involved. 2. Available Forces: Illustrates the exact number and types of units utilized for each side by the use of unit counter diagrams. Whenever a number preceded by a multiplication sign appears below a unit's picture (e.g .. 'x I'). the side in question receives the stated quantity of that particular unit type. Note that for the Terran player. Retrieval Boats and Beacons will not be listed in this section but will be assumed part of the Tcrran forces. unless used for orne purpose other than retrieval.

A. ORGANIZATION

3. Set-Up: States the order in which each side sets

up and/or enters the mapboard, lists placement limitations, and indicates which side moves first in each turn. 4. Game Length: tares the number turns in each scenario. of gameprior (0 the start of play. Instructions directing units to 'enter' require all such units to enter TOGETH ER during the same turn. 2. Exit: Units may not move off of the rnapboard edges. Terran units may only leave the mapboard via Retrieval Boats. Alien units may only be removed from (he mapboard as a result or elimination in combat. J. Placement: For interpreting note the following: set up limitations,

5. Special Rules: Rules applicable ONL Y to the scenario in question are outlined in this section. 6. Victory Conditions: Provides criteria for determining who wins or loses the scenario. This criteria is usually expressed in terms of enemy units damaged or destroyed or territorial objectives captured.

B. GENERAL RULES FOR MAPBOARD ENTRY, EXIT AND PLACEMENT

I. Entrv: Units either enter the game from off of the mapboard or arc positioned on the map hoard prior to play. Instructions directing units to 'set up' require ALL such units to be on the rnapboard

a. All placement limitations are I CL SIYE. For example, a unit that is required to be placed within 18 hexes of a certain hex location may be placed 18 hexes away from that hex. b. The nominal center of the rnapboard as being hex V-I? i defined

14

SCENARIO ONE: FEINT AGAINST THE HUMANOIDS

2156.12.03 (Ue): Soon afser she destruction of Buenos Aires, Federation High Command 1(Jl""hedtheJirst Terran counteroffensive agamst the Arachnids. Success hinged 0" the proper execution ofon extremely intricate series of feints against the Arachnid's Humanoid allies. With scantforce s available, only a few M, l, platoons were assigned to convince the enemy that the main weigh I of the attack was fatting on the Humanoids, Scenario olle depicts part of a raid against on outlYlIlg ttumanoid colony by the Znd platoon. G compan)', Znd banalion. 3d Regiment, First Mobile ]nfant.y Division=more commonly known as Rasczak's Roughnecks.

AVAILABLE
Terran:

FORCES:
Humanoid:

z!to
xl

4t
x7

2.ho
xl within 18 hexes port hex. Move on For each Marauder unit: Scout unit: Command unit:

2~'2
xl2

Ot2
~6

.. '<D
,
x6

Q x4

,.,c0'"

1iIl
x2

~
x3

1
xl

('A' Squad and the section leader).

Humanoid: Set up anywhere (inclusive) of any city/space second.

SET UP:

HVY Damage 2 points.

I point. 7 points.

WIA/KIA 5 points. 3 points,

12 points.

SPECIAL RULE: Noncombatant casualties are to be avoided. Therefore, each WORKER unit destroyed SUBTRACTS one Victory Point from the Terran victory point total. ADDITIONALLY: The TERRAN player receives points for destroying the following Critical Installation counters. The HUMANOID player receives the same number of victory points for Critical Installation counters uri-destroyed at the end of the game: For each POWER SOURCE counter: For each COMMUNICATIONS CENTER counter: For WATER SU PPL Y counter:

Ferran: Enter mapboard (urn one, anywhere the southern edge of map board. Move first.

GAM.ELENGTH: 12 turns. VICTORY CONDITIONS:

Terran: Accumulate more Victory Points than the Humanoid player at the end of the game. Humanoid: Accumulate Points than the Terran game. as many or more Victory player at the end of the for the destruction!

NOTE: Points awarded for one category only. Damaged units that are subsequently WIA/ KIA, count for WIA/ K IA points only. TER RAN player receives damage as follows: For each WARRIOR unit eliminated: For each WORKER unit eliminated: points for inflicting

5 points 7 points [5 points

Victory Points are awarded damage of enemy units:

point -I point

HUMANOID player receives points for inflicting the following damage:

SCENARIO TWO: OPERATION

'BUGHOUSE'

] 157,02.16(U(,); The first ail-out offensive against the Arachnid home planet, Klendathu, was Operation 'Bughouse'. Conceived as a multi-divisional size in liaSion, the operation was designed I<J bring the enemy 10 their knees and end the Fir" lnterstellar War. It didn't work our that way, Struck. by stronger-than-anticipated space defense and ground forces. the Terral! attempt at establishing a beachhrad degenerated into a shambles. Only the desperate commitment oj the M, I, reserve pia/DOllS permitted the extrication of the r"mllunts oftpe invasionforee. Scenario 111'0 portrays part of the initia! assautt "'ith Ihe 1sf pia/a U.n. C company, lSI bauaiion, 3d Regiment (Willie', Wildcats) establi.I'iJ;rJK a beachhead perimeter shortiv before Ihe first A rachnid counterattock.

AVAILABLE FO.RCES:
Terran:
Arachnid:

x6

x42

x6

m
xIS.
complex)

,.
0-1'1
x2S For each Command unit: 3 points 7 points TERRAN player receives 10 points per turn if there are NO Arachnid units (regardless of condition) within the Terran player's defensive perimeter at the end oft he Terran player segment. Additionally, the Terran player receives points for the elimination of Arachnid units as follows: For each Warrior unit eliminated: For each Heavy Weapon unit eliminated:

PLUS: }IE Launcher ~, (one complete platoon)'

lIlS

(one complete

SET UP:
~ Terran: Enter anywhere on southern rnapboard on turn one. Move second. edge of

VICTORY CONDITIONS
Terran: Accumulate as many or more victory points than the Arachnid player at the end of the game. Arachnid: Accumulate more victory points than the Terran player a t 'the end of the game. Victory points are awarded as follows:

Arachnid' Construct tunnel complex anywhere on Alien Control Pad prior to play. Move first.

GAME LENGTH: SPECIAL RULE:

10 turns

L The Terran player must establish a DEFENSIVE PERI METER with a radius of II hexes (diameter of 23 hexes) on the rnapboard. The center of (his hexagonal area must be positioned withi.n five hexes of the center hex of the rnapboard (hex V-l7). Prior 1.0 play. but AFTER the Arachnid constructs his tunnel complex, the Terran player must identify the centerpoint hex of his defensive perimeter with a perimeter counter, 2. Treat all city {space hexes; ignore all roads. port hexes as Savanna

ARACHNID player receives fivepoints per turn if there is one or more UNDISRUPTED Arachnid units within the Terran player's defensive perimeter at the END of the Terran player segment, Additionally, the Arachnid player receives points for the damage/destruction of M.1. units as follows: For each Scout unit: For each Marauder unit: HVY D' _a:ml!ge 1 point 2 points W" lA/KIA 2 points 4 points

point

3 points

15

SCENARIO THREE: INVASION OF 'SKINNY-5'

2 J57.09.07(UC): Quickly replacing the losses suffered in the 'Bughouse' debacle. the Ferron Federation planned yet anal her offensive. The decisive blow would fall on the enemy's weakest link: the inner H .. monoid systems. The invasion of 'Skinny-S', nearest system lathe Humanoid home planets, was designed to precipitate the rapid collapse of the "mire Humanoid war industry. If the Mobile Infantry won easily. the next major bailie would be fought on the Humanoid home planet. Sensing this, the SkirJl1y·j Iligh command dug in and prepared tafighr a prolonged bailie of attrition, This scenario re-creates one aspect of this action with Ihe 2nd platoon. A company. l st baualion, Znd Regiment (Amon's Apaches) storming a ctass-s industrial center preparatory to joining the main drive on me planet's central industrial regIon.

A VAILABLE
Terran:

FORCES:
Humanoid:

J.o
,,6
PLLlS:

4t
x42

2.ho @
x6

x12

x6

2t.2
x24

)-.. 9"'4
x6

!"-..
12·4-4
x6

O~2
x9

(D
x12

0' ....
fo,c Q

x8

li11
x2

M 1x3

xl

HE Launcher

x12 anywhere as per Initial on the Drop 2. OTE: Unlike scenario one, Critical Installation counters may be placed in rough terrain hexes. Terran: Terran player wins by fulfilling at least one of the following conditions without suffering 25 or more H VY. WIA, or KIA casualties. I. Destroy ALL Critical Installation before the end of turn 1,2. OR counters 2. Maintain ALL city/space port hexes free of enemy units at the end of turn 12, Humanoid: Humanoid player wins by avoiding BOTH of [he Terran victory conditions OR by inflicting 25 or more HVY. WIA. or KIA casualties on Terran units. (NOTE: H VY casualties that are subsequently WIA or KIA count as only one casualty).

SET UP:
Humanoid: mapboard.

Set up first, Move second.

Terran: Set up second. procedure. Move first.

VICTORY

CONDITIONS:

GAME LENGTH:
I. Critical Installation scenario one rules.

12 turns.

SPECIAL

RULES:

counters

function

as per

SCENARIO

FOUR: REVOLT!

2157.12. /(J( Ue): Savag« raids agains: thetr inner planerary '}'STeln< ami intense covert negotiations had convinced the Humanoids tu abandon rheir erstwhtle A rochnid nlties. lmplementatlon of a Humanoid disengagement, however, was vomptirated hy the Ararhnld occupation of several kpy Humanoid planets. These 'watchdog' garrisons would have prevented a peareful terminatian of hostilities, OI1I_~' guarantee of arrive Terran intervention finally persuaded the the Humanoids to attempt to regain control of their occupied systems. As Ihe Humanoid revolt began. small sask forres of Mohile Infantry and Combat Engineers were dispatched deep into enemy space 10 aid the hard-pressed Humanoid Iorces, Violml. puched battles. witnes ing same of the most desperate combat of the lI'ar, were/ought on every occupied planet. Scenario four pori rays filii' of these ferocious encounters with a battle group buil: around the 3d ptatoon. B Componv, 41h Batriiun. lSI Regiment (Smith's Centaurs) aiding (J Humanoid garrison:

A VAILABLE
Terran:

FORCES:

zto
x3

"LLIS:

HE Launcher

4'
x21

2.ho @
AP
,,)

x6

,,6

2,3,2
,,6

rii

...
0-6·20
x6

Arachnid:

'7'
xI8

m
x25

~~3 .
x5

,.
0·1·1
,,25

x9

PI.US.

tI E Demo x25

Humanoid'

2f'2
xl8

!-.. !"-.
9·8·4
xJ

12,4-4
x2

0~2
,,9

<D
x6 on map-

SET UP:
Arachnid: Set up first. Con truer tunnel complex anywhere on the rnapboard before Humanoid player sets up. Move second. Humanoid: Set up second. boa rd. Move first. anywhere

they are involuntarily combat.

immobilized

as a result of

Terran: Enter any turn alter game turn four on a die roll-of 'I' or '2'. Roll the die once at the beginning of each Terran/ Humanoid player segment. Mobile infantry units enter as per Initial Drop procedure. Units must be positioned on BARR EN terrain hexes prior to drop. Engineer and Air Car unit enter the game in the same turn by moving onto rnapboard from any hex on south edge. Move first.

b. Terran and Humanoid units may not combine attack strengths for any type of ranged or close combat. They may NOT attack. the same enemy unit in the Same combat phase. c. Humanoid units Lise the Terran Attack Table when attacking Arachnid units. and vice-versa. 2. Arachnid demolition charges may not be emplaced within two hexe of any city or space port hex. Tunnel segments, however, may be placed and function normally anywhere on the rnapboard.

1-1 urnanoidj Terran player receives the following points for each of the unit types listed below occupying a city/space port hex at (he end of the game:

Each Warrior unit: Each MI, CE, HW unit:

point

2 points

Arachnid player receives the following points for each enemy unit WIA, KIA. or destroyed:

I. Terran and Humanoid units move together during the same player segment. They may move and function normally with these limitations: a. Terran and Humanoid units may not voluntarily stack together or remain in the same hex unless

GAME LENGTH: SPECIAL RULES:

VICTORY

CONDITIONS:

15 turns.

Hurnancidj Terran: Accumulate more victory point than the Arachnid player at the end of the game. Arachnid: Accumulate as many or more victory points than the H urnanoidj Terran player at the end of the game. VICTORY POINTS are awarded as follows:

Each Warrior unit: Each MI. CE, HW unit:

point

2 points

NOTE: Humanoid/Terran units that are KIA. WIA or disrupted do not count for H urnanoid (Terran victory point purposes.

SCENARIO FIVE-A: SHEOL-'OPERATION

2158.01.07(UC): Wirh the Humanoid threat eliminated, previously diverted Ferran forces Were quickly rommitted "lIaill." the Arachnids. Barrie tactics ''''"' dirtated dose coopertuion between the Mobile Infantry and the Combat t'nKinee, Corps in the systematic destruction of tunnel SYSlems, Forced int» an ever-shrinking a'ea. the Arachnids II'(JIIld thns be easily contained and eliminated. Thefirst test 0/ these new tactics >l'as"'I lite important A rachnid 1'10111'1 Sheol. I" scenuriofive-A, a rein/arced 1'1010011 (Nkruma'. Commandoes) attempts 10 secure a soft-landing zone/or 1'1'1'1111101 remforcement» ill the (""I' of bluer resistance from 1\'1'11 repared Arachnid defense forces. p

CORKSCREW'

(lr

AVAILABLE FORCES:
Terrane Force A;

l-to
xS

rLLS: HE Launcher d2

4'
x3S
x7

2·3·10
x:;

,r
x4

Arachnid:

@
AP

x6

~6

..
6·H
x25

;~3
xS x25

.0·1,1
x2S

r-t.us.

HE Demo

Ato
xl

PLUS: HE Launcher

4'

2'~O
xl x4

r
x2

x2

2-3,2
x6

rii

._
0-6-20
x6

x18

SET UP:
Arachnid: Construct tunnel complex anywhere Alien Control Pad prior to play. Move first. Terran: Force A: Enter on turn Drop procedure. Move second, in one via Initial

VICTORY

CONDITIONS:

-Arachnid I) For each

player

receives:

Terran: Accumulate more victory points than the Arachnid player at the end of the game. Arachnid: Accumulate as many or more victory points than the Terran player at the end of the game, VICTORY - Terran POINTS player are awarded as follows:

2) For each Terran

M.1. unit WIA: 2 pornts. combat unit KIA or destroyTerran 9 points. combat . unit

Force B: Enterany lime after turn four via Soft-Landing procedure. Pre-record turn of arrival and Beacon location.

ed: 3 points, 3) For each non-KIA captured or uri-retrieved:

*DEFINITID

receives:

GAME LENGTH: SPECIAL RULES:

15 turns.

I. Reminder: 1erran player must pre-record turn of arrival and intended recovery hex for retrieval.

2. Ignore all roads, Treat city! space port hexes as savanna,

I) For each Arachnid Warrior or Heavy Weapon unit destroyed: I point. 2) or each Arachnid Engineer unit destroyed: 5 points, 3) For each tunnel hex. destroyed or isolated': point.

: A tunnel hex is ISOLA.TED when a continuous path of undestroyed tunnel hexes cannot be traced from that tunnel hex to its parent cell he .

SCENARIO FIVE-B: SHEOL-RETREAT

2 J58,O/,07(UC): A" the Battlefor Sheol raged. liI"final autrorne waJ purtuuted with small vlctorles and defeats Of] bosh {'(mler o]' the /roIO['(1u"I. however. Ihe Terran forces had their backs against the wall. Cough) by a sudden, strang Arachnid counterattack, their position was quick!.I' rendered untenable. Tire remnants of the M.I.farce· laced lire difficult task of di.<eflgagirrg/rom the "lIem ....collecting their casualties. and anempting retrleval while under .fi,,!. There IHIX little room for chance or error. Wilh precise execution. Ihey would remain a distinct, albeit battered, fighlillg force, If the» erred, McStanerv's Volunteers would be IIV mare ...

AND EV ACUATION

,jd~,\.I" WIt' small

A V AILABLE
Terran:

FORCES:
Arachnid:

Ato
x2

~\0·10
x2

#"..*

4t
x29

~
x5

~.
x4

2,3-2
x3

.. m

~* ~l~ 2.t?0 f

._
xlO

@
x2

x3

x3

m
x25

~~
x5 xii

.0'1,1
x2S

0-6·20
x4

'e7
x7 on

/*
x.2

o1t-o*
x2

PLUS:

HE Demo

PLl'S;

HE Launcher

:<1:9

·-See SpecialRules
away from other WIA units. c. No other units may be containing WIA units, placed in hexes

SET UP:
Arachnid: Construct tunnel complex anywhere Alien Control Pad prior to play. Move first. Terran: Set up all units within an [ l-hex perimeter as previously explained in Scenario Two's Special Rules. Move second.

VICTORY

CONDITIONS:
as many or more victory
player at the end of the as follows:

Terran: Accumulate more victory pomts than the Arachnid player at the end of the game, Arachnid: Accumulate points than the Terran game. VICTORY Arachnid POll player

GAME LENGTH: SPECIAL RULES:

15 turns.

2, The Terran player is provided with TWO sets of Rocket Beacons and Retrieval Boats. Therefore, he has TWO opportunities to execute a retrieval. He may retrieve some, none, or all of his units with each Retrieval Boat. The turn-of-entry of the Retrieval Boats is limited as follows:' a. The first Rocket Beacon must be designated for arrival during game turns 6 through 10, The second Rocket Beacon must be designated for arrival during game turns 11 through 14. b. The first Retrieval Boat MUST land during its designated turn, The second may either land during its designated turn or be withheld completely, at the Terran player's option,

TS are awarded receives:

I. Twelve Terran units are indicated as being WIA, These units represent casualties from a previous action, During set up, the WIA units must be located in the Terran defensive perimeter in accordance with the following rules: a. Only one WIA unit may be placed within each hex, b. Each W1A unit must be at least four hexes

-Fpr each M,1. or C.E. unit KIA or destroyed: J point. -For each non-Kl Aj destroyed M.1. or C,E, NOT retrieved: 3 points, Terran player receives one point for each nonKIA/destroyed M,1. or c.E. unit retrieved before the end of the game,

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SCENARIO SIX: OPERATION

~ROYAL Y'
"lllII"'"

2158,Q4,02(VC): Trooper for Warrior, the Mobile lnfamry could /lOW defeat the Arachnids on the sur/ace, Yn,lhe Terran High Command still knew lIer), lillie about the enemy, Psychologically, socially, and lechnologil'o/l)', the A rachnids were a mystery, Until more was known about Arachnid motivation and behavior, a ""'/)1 strategic war rould no! be waged. The only way 10 learn about the Arachnids was 10 ask <I Brain-a captured Brain. Talking 10 one "'a, a job/or the Psychological Warfare experts. Capturing aile wo" ajob [or the Mobile Infantrv. Scenario six I'il.< a from Blackie's Blackguards, augmented by a company 0/ Combat Engineers, against a twtn-complex A rochmd advanced base on Planet P:

A VAILABLE
Tenan:

FORCES;

Force A:

zto 4t
x6
x42

2.ho
x6

r
x4

Arachnid:

@@
.

~
,,6

x6

x6

m ;~3 .,,25 x5

0'1-1
x.25

Pl.lIS:

Puree B:

HE Launcher xl2 NUC Launcher ,,6

PLUS;

rii
2-]'2
x6

.._
1)06.20
x6

"V
,,6

'fj
xl2

~T
xl

O'N

m
x25 PLUS:

HE Demo xl5 NUC Demo ,,6

~~3
xS HE Demo xrs Nue Demo x6

.O'H
x2S VICTORY POINTS are a arded as follows: For each Mobile lnfantry unit KIA = 2 points. For each Mobile Infantry unit WIA = I point. For each Engineer unit destroyed > J points. For Special Talent destroyed= 5 points. (Also, points accumulated for non-retrieved UOlt.S as pCI' rules).

SET UP:
Arachnid: Construct two tunnel complexes on Alien Control Pad prior to play. Move second. Terran: Force A: Enter on turn one via Initial Drop procedures. Move first. Force B: Enter any time after turn one via Soft-Landing procedure. Pre-record turn of arrival and Beacon location.

2. The two Arachnid complexes must be positioned at least Z! hexes apart. (i.e., each complex's Queen cell must be no closer than 24 hexes from the other).

VICTORY

CONDITIONS:

GAME LENGTH: SPECIAL RULES:

Terran: Capture and remove via Retrieval Boat at. least one Combat Brain OR destroy at least three Brain, Queen cells bel are the end of the game. Arachnid: Avoid Terran victory conditions OR accumulate 40 or more victory points at the end of the game.

15 turns.

I. Treat rough terrain as savanna for all purposes.

SCENARIO SEVEN: KLENDATHU:

THE LAST BATTLE

21.5Y.()5.18(VC): Svstem-by-system, ouadmnt-by-quadmm, Terran Federation forces gradually beat bac]: the Ararh nids into their Qwn /illle corner vj 'he galas v, Armed with planet-crocking Nova bombs and (1 vast armada of ."0'>''';".\', n{Jlhilll( stood between the Terra". and the A rarhnid home planet uJ Ktenduthu=excem th« prisoners. The ;I rod",;,!]' hdd Terral! prisoners; those "'11111"111.\' of stranded lind IU.>IM.I, platoons of darker days ill (iJe Bug War. Th".I' had", he rescued: the M"hi'" /,[(anlr.l' a/wow' moke.' Ihe pick-up! Therefore, the planet had to be reduced (he hard il'OY, inrh-bv-inrh. h.,' Q sintultoneous drop ofsix Mohile- lnfontrv Divisions and mmu'rVU.fi support groups. Scenario ,'<'1','1/ 111'1';('1., a r<'Scue auac« on UIIP l~( the Arachnid prison complexes by lire 3d p/UIOOll. G company (Kamperman's Kossorks) and the Znd pkuoon, G cumpol1,l'./lJrel'ef after known as Rico's Roughnecks ...

A V AILABLE
Terran'

FORCES:
Arachnid;

Force A'

zlo
x6 Force B'

"

x42

2.ho @ @
x6 x6 Pl.llS:
,

.~
x8

x6

~O
,,6

4t
x42

HE Launcher x18 NliC Launcher x9

x5 x25 x25 , Pll S: Prisoner (ell x5

m
xZ5

Force A .

~~3

,.
0'1-1

2'~0
x6

@@
x9 x9

r
x6

Demo Points = 28 Forct' B'

2-]<2
x6

rii

.._
!H,2O
x6

1'l.lIS: HE Launcher xJS N uc Launcher x9

~~3
xS

,.
0·1·1
x25

PUIS;

'q
,,6

'7
xl.S

~T
xl

0,1,2

/ xl

Prisoner Cell x2 Demo Points = 35

o-~ x2
SPECIAL RULES:
as savanna for each M.1. platoon

SET UP:
Arachnid: Construct two complete tunnel complexes on the Alien Control Pad prior to play. Move second. Terran: Force A: Enter turn one via Initial Drop procedure. Units must be positioned WEST of hex row 'V' prior to drop. Move first.

Force B: Enter turn one via Initial Drop procedure. MOlle lim, Force C: Enter via Soft Landing procedure any time after turn one. Move first. (See special rules #2 and #3).

I. Treat ALL hexes on the rnapboard hexes, 2, Roll Scauer .eparately and each Retrieval Boat.

GAME LENGTH:

20 turns.

3. Force C may Soft Land using either or both of the available Retrieval Boats. Each Boat may land independently. during different turns, if desired.

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4. The Terran forces are NOT required to execute retrieval before the end of the game. They may remain on the surface. At the Terran player's option, however, a Retrieval Boat may land to retrieve Terran casualtie and released prisoners any time after tum ten.

VICTORY CONDITIONS:
Terran: Terran player wins by accomplishing at least one of the following before the end of turn 20: a. Release and retrieve the prisoners from FOU R of the seven prisoner cells; OR b. eutralize all TEN of the Combat Brain cells

by either destroying all of the Warriors and Heavy weapons in a cell or by destroying the cell's Combat Brain. Arachnid: Arachnid player wins by avoiding Terran victory conditions. the

SCENARIO ADDENDA
The Programmed Instruction method has present" ed the rules to STARSHIPTROOPERS in seven distinct modules. Players should realize, however, that once all seven groups of rules have been learned, each scenario should be played with ALL of the rules. When playing scenario two for example, the Arachnid player may utilize variable demolition charge, tunnel repair and construction. and other rules which are presented in later scenarios. To fill-out the earlier scenarios which have only those units and game functions previously described, players are urged to incorporate the Scenario Addenda changes to the already exlsting scenarios. The following listing describes changes and additions which incorporate the entire rules package: Terran: Combat Engineer: Air Car HE Delllo UC Demo Special Talent Arachnid: Demo Points" xJ x3 xl2 x6 xl

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Set Up: Terran: M.l. enter via Initial Drop procedure. C.E.'s. Air Cars. and Special Talent enter via Soft Landing. Units MUST be retrieved before the end of the game. Victory Conditions: In addition to the other listed Victory Points, each side receives the following: Terran: points. For each Brain, Queen, eliminated: 12

Arachnid: Demo Points"

25

scs

ARlO ONE: Forces:

Add to Available Terran:

Set Up: C.E. enter via Soft Landing procedures. NO die roll for C.E. entry. Pre-record (urn of entry for Retrieval Boat prior to start of game.

UC Rocket Launcher HE Rocket Launcher

DAP
DAR Humanoid: Heavy Weapon: Heavy Weapon: Set-Up: Beam Missile

x2 x3 x6 x3

NOTE: Warrior and Heavy Weapon units that are lost as a result of Brain destruction. or capture count as units eliminated. Arachnid: For each C.E. unit eliminated: 7 points. For elimination of Special Talent: 5 points.

SCENARJO

FIVE-A: Forces:

Add to Available 'Terran:

xl x2

SCENARIO THREE: Add to Available Forces: Terran: Launcher x2

Force A: NUC Rocket 'UC Rocket

launcher

x2

Force B: NUC Demo x6 Arachnid: SCENARIO Arachnid Demo Points FrVE-B: Points
e e

Terran: Enter via Initial Drop procedure.

MUST be retrieved

Units before the end of the game.

Set-Up: Terran units must be retrieved before the end of the game.' Special Rule: Critical Installation counters may be destroyed by firing N UC rocket launcher in same hex.

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Special Rules: Critical Installation counters may be destroyed by firing nuclear rocket launcher into same hex. Victory Conditions: In addition to the other listed requirements, Terran player must destroy ALL Critical Installation counters.

Demo

13

SCENARIO

FOUR: Forces: x4 x4 }(6 xl2

SCENARIO Arachnid

SIX: Demo Points :: 21

Add to Available

SCENARIO

TWO:

Add to Available Forces:

Terran: NUC Rocket Launcher Listen ing Device HNG NUC Demo

SCENARIO No additions

SEVEN: or changes.

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EXAMPLES OF PLA Y

ARACHNID COMPLEX: This diagram illustrates a complete Arachnid complex as it would be drawn on the Alien Control Pad for scenario seven, Notice the position of the demolition charges and the connector tunnels from the primary tunnel segmentsto the priscner cells. The positions of Ihe Arachnid Engineersare indicated as ofturn # I.

.J

MOBltE INFANTRY DROP AND SCATTER: This diagram illustrates the scatter procedure for a nine-man 'stick' during the Inilial Drop, Final positions are indicated by the black squares,

\n
~

/
cale

6: NUC
\ I

Dem~
\ ,

VARI.ABLE ARACHNID DEMOLITION CHARGES: Notice that the NUC Demo charges ha ve anattack strength that affects, units in hexes one, two and even three hexes away from the detonation hex. For example, a Scale Six NUC Demo chargeaffects each hex at '3 two hex radius with an attack strength of 24.

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SPECIAL WEAPONS TERRAN

name
I-IE rocket

AND EQUIPMENT

INVENTORY

CHART

type M.L
M.l.

max no. carried per unit :

max no. limes

each used: unlimited 4

attack strength:
9

range: 6 6

Special Effects: -Ranged combat resolutiun. -RAD area in target hex. -Affects 3.11 units on surface in adjacent hexes with AS=6 -Ranged combat resolution. -Auto attacks enemy units in same hex. -Ranged combat resol utio n. =Activated by M.1. within 1.0 hexes. -May be dropped in breach or exploded with HE demo.
- Destroys

Restrictions: -May not fire into own hex. -Affects only. surface targets

launcher NUC rocket launcher

A.E. (surface)

Delayed Action Proximity (DAP)

M.l.

12

same hex

-May not be detonated in hexes containing Terran units.

=May

Delayed Acrion Remote (DAR)

M.1.

18

same hex

not be detonated in hexes containing Terran units.

Heavy Nerve Gas (HNG) HE demo

charge

M.1.

A.E. same hex (subterranean)

A.l:::. same hex (suhterranean)

-Affects units in tunnels and cells only. =Requires two turns 10 emplace. -Affects subterranean units only. =Requir es two turns to emplace. =Af'fects subterranean units only. -No RAD area in target hex.

C.E.

all un iIs and tunnels in hex .. -Does no! affect cells. -Destroys all tunnels, cells, and subt errunea n units in target hex and six adjacent hexes.

NUC demo charge

C.E.

A.E. same hex (subterranean)

ARACHNID
name Heavy Weapon Beam H.E. demo charge NUC demo charge type H.W.
ng,

max no. times each used: unlimited

uttuck

range 6 same hex .

Special Effects: =Range d combat resolution.

Restrictions: -May not fire into own hex. 10 a

strength:
18

24

(surface) Eng.

-Ranged combat resolution. -Destroys tunnels and subterranean units in target hex. -RAD area 'in target hex. -DestrOYS all tunnels and units in target hex. -Affects all units on surface in adjacent hexes with AS= 12.

-Must be placed adjacent tunnel prior to play. -Must be placed adjacent tunnel prior to play.

A.E. same hex (surface Bnd su bterranea n)

to a

HUMANOID
Heavy Weapon Beam Heavy Weapon Missile H.W. H.W. unlimited unlimited
9 6

-Ranged -Ranged

combat combat

resolution. resolutlon,

-May -May

not fire into own hex. not fire into own hex.

12

10

Key:
M.1.

= Mobile Infantry.

C.E. HE NUC

= Combat

Engineer. = High Explosive. = Nuclear.

A.E. RAD AS H.W.

= Automatic

elimination unit.

of target unit in target hex.

= Radiation area. = Attack strength. = Heavy Weapons

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,~o.

TABLE of ORGANIZATION
FIe<!'I General

6® 6

P~n:io

J,.,'
~

rio.
~

~rl----LI--~

lranspart

13

Combal fled

fleel Adm',.'

FLEET ----~

OPERATION

"ena

Reel Corvette "ransport 'Rodger Young'

TfCT168

po'tler Suit. Racks

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,,
" ',UPPEIt,

t."E1.~

TERRAN ATTACK TABLE (Humanoid or Arachnid units Defending)

DIE ROLL

1-3
MISS M1SS MISS MISS MISS MISS DTSR DISR

1-2
MISS MISS

1-1 MISS MISS MISS MISS DISR DlSR EUM EUM

1-3 result in automatic

COMBAT ODDS RATIO 2-] 3-]

MISS MISS MISS DlSR D1SR ELlM ELIM EUM
M1SS. Combat

4-1 MISS
DlSR
DISR DISR ELIM ELIM ELlM EUM

5-1
DISR DISR

6-1 + DlSR D1SR

o
1

2 3
4

MISS
MISS MISS DISR DISR ELIM

5 6 7 NOTE: KEY: MISS DISR

MISS MISS DlSR DlSR EUM EUM EUM EUM

odds greater

D1SR
EUM ELlM

ELIM
ELLM ELLM EUM ELIM

EUM
EUM ELL'vI
as 6-L.

EUM
---,

Combat. odds worse than Combat

than 6-1 are treated

results listed above have the following unit is disrupted. Target

effects on defending

units:
or engage in any I ype 01" attack dunng the next Alien

No effect.
Target may not move, re-enter as
3

tunnel systems, Remove

player segment.

Place a DISRUPT marker on unit; remove at end of next Alien player segment.
and eliminated combat force. unit from mapboard; it may not enter pia}' for the remainder

EUM

Target unit is destroyed of the game.

TERRAIN

EFFECTS
Terrun none.

CHART
EfFECTS ON MOVEMENT FOR: Ferran
Cost l MP to enter each hex. Alien Alien none.

TERRAIN SYMBOL TYPE SAVANNA

hFJ'ECTS ON COMBATWlIEN DhFENDER IS:

ROUGH

none.

Subtract 'I' from die for all attacks.

Cost 3 MP to enter each

hex.

CoS"!3 MP hex.

10

enter each

BARREN

none.

none,

COSI

I MP to enter each

hex.

Cost 2 ~1P to enter each

11<,\.

CITY/ SPACEPORT

Subtract 'I.' from die for all attacks.

Humanoid:

subtract' I' from die for all attacks.

Arachnid: none.

Cost 3 MP hex.

10 enter

each

Humanoid: cost ~'.z MP to enter each he", rae niil: cost I \iP to enter each

hex,

ROAD

Same as other in hex.

terrain

Cost I MP
same road.

10 enter each hex when entering from

contiguous road he" of

Cost Y1MP to enter each hex when entering from contiguous road hex of same Toad.

NOTE:

In easel. where there is" slight overlap of different of terrain.

terrain

types. the 1110~tpredominant

terrain

type is,lIs e d 10 determine

the effects

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ALIENA TTACK TABLE (Terran units Defending)

DIE ROLL

]-3
MISS MJSS M[SS MISS MISS MISS
STUN

1-2
MISS MISS MISS MISS MISS

1-1 MISS

COMBAT ODDS RATIO 3-] 2-1

MISS MISS MISS STUN LGHT MISS MISS STUN LGHT HVY HVY

4-1
MISS
STUN

5-1
STUN LGHT

6-1 +
LGHT

o
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
NOTE;

MISS
MISS MISS STUN

HVY

LeHT HVY

HVY
WIA

STIJN

LGHT
Combat Combat

LGHT HVY

HVY WfA

LGHT

HVY WIA KIA

effect on defending

HVY
WlA

WIA KIA
units:

KIA KIA

WIA KIA KIA

KIA

WIA KIA KIA KIA

KIA

HVY

odds worse than

1·3 result in. automatic

MISS. Combat odds greater than 6-1 are treated as 6-1.

KEY:
MISS

results listed above have rhe following

No Effect, Target unit is stunned: Target unit may not move or engage in any type of attack during the next Terran the unit to indicate its STUN condition. Tum face-up a! the end of the next Terran player segment. Target suffers light, superficial damage: 1, Target unit is stunned for one turn, 2, Additionally, roll one die on the SW&E tOSS CHART player segment. Invert

STUN LGHT

to determine

if the target unit loses any of its attached

SW&E,

HVY

Target suffers extensive, heavy, damage to armor protection: L Target unit L~stunned for one turn, ) Unit loses extended jUI)LP capability and may not attack in the close combat phase for the remainder of the game. 3. Additionally. roll one die an SW&E tOSS CHART to determine if the target lases any of its attached SW&E. 4. Place a !IVY damage marker On unit. Target is Wounded In Action; armor protection penetrated: L Target unit may not move or attack for remainder of game. 2. Additionally, fall one die on SW&E LOSS CHART to determine 3. Place a WIA damage marker on unit.

WIA

if the target loses any of its attached

SW&E.

KIA

Target is Killed In Action: 1. Target may not move or attack for remainder or game. Do NOT remove unit from play. 2, Additionally, roll one die on the SW&E LOSS CHART to determine if the targut loses any of its attached 3, Place a KIA damage marker on unit.

SW&E.

SW&E LOSS CHART

DIE

TYPE OF DAMAGE SUSTA1NED:

ROLL
1

LGHT

HVY
X X X

WIA
X
X

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X

2
3
4

X X

5 6 KEY: X
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10 the target

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Remove

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BQx.

SW&E rernains useable,

NOTE: Roll one die

Attack

0[1 this chart whenever a Mobile Infantry unit suffers a tGHT. HVY. WlA, or KIA result on lhe Alien Table, Each unit is rolled for separately with the results applied to the unit immediately.

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MOBILE INFANTRY CARRYING CAPACITIES

Each M.L llnr1 muy carry a rnax irnum number of individual SW&L in the f~)llowil1g ccrnhinatiuns and trude-of'f's:
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ONE HE launcher OR ONE NUC launcher (with up to 4 rockets.)

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One Listening Device

TERRAN CONTROL SHEET

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This game is based on the military axiom that final victory depends on the willingness of brave men to stand and fight and hold--or die trying--despi te all fancy technology, all superweapons. In the long run the infantry is always the "Queen of Battles.n Unlike most wargames, STARSHIP TROOPERS is laid many years in the future. Someplanets unknown today are the war theaters for this game. The playing units of the Terran Federation, the Mobile Infantry. are an eli te corps akin to the US Marine Corps or US Army paratroopers. The M. I. humans wear powered j umpsuits that enable them to leap over obstructions such as buildings. They are armed with advanced weapons that give each infantryman firepower roughly equivalent to a platoon today. Brought to the battlesite by spaceships, M. I.'s are ejected into space above the battle area in capsules. The capsules enter the atmosphere, the M. L's emerge and parachute downto form up to do battle. Casualties are always suffered--but M. I. 's do not leave injured comrades behind when their ship sends downa space boat to m.akea pickup. M. 1.' 5 are versatile. They can make a quick strike, do enormous damage in a few minutes, and return to their starship. Or stay down for full battle--conquer or die. Th.eeneuri.e are nonhuman aliens. One sort s are the Arachnids (something like giant spiders) who live a communal life and have a social structure resembling an ant or bee colony. They have at least the foIl-owing castes: Queens, Brains, Warriors, and Workers. Only the Warrior class fights, but Warriors are directed in their tactics by one or more Brains. Arachnids are underground creatures, burrowing tunnels in which they live and work. It is therefore necessary to go down and destroy (or capture) the Brains and Queens as well as the Warrior caste. Skinnies are a humanoid race that fights the Terran Federation early in the war. At a later phase they are allied with the humans to fight the Arachnids. I hope that this gamewill prove stimulating to game players. Let your imagination range as widely as possible; there are no precedents for such battles.

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