walking dead play test rulebook

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Rulebook

By Mark A. Latham

Welcome to the Walking Dead: All Out War playtest rules!

This is your chance to have a say in the final gameplayany and all

feedback is welcome and we will take it all into account before finalising

the game.

The core rules are complete, but we still have the graphical elements to

finalise such as the diagrams, so it will be useful to hear your thoughts on

where these would be helpful to you.

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discussion/269898-the-walking-dead-all-out-war-playtesting-feedback

We will check in regularly and incorporate the comments, and reply to

any questions you may have.

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How many hours are in a day when you dont spend half of them watching

television? When was the last time any of us REALLY worked to get

something that we wanted? How long has it been since any of us really

NEEDED something that we WANTED?

The world we knew is gone.

The world of commerce and frivolous necessity has been replaced by a

world of survival and responsibility.

An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the

dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months society has

crumbled: no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable

TV.

In a world ruled by the dead, the survivors are forced to finally start living.

The Walking Dead is 2016 Robert Kirkman. All Rights Reserved. The Walking Dead (Including all

prominent characters) and The Walking Dead logo, are trademarks of Robert Kirkman, LLC.


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Game Overview

The Walking Dead: All Out War

Miniatures Game allows you to

recreate the struggle for survival in a

lawless new world. Groups of

Survivors must face each other in a

desperate fight for resources, all the

while trying not to attract the

attention of roaming packs of

Walkers.

The game is best played with two

players taking on the role of rival

Survivor groups, although it can also

be played solo due to the innovative

Event system that directs the

Walkers around the board.

The aim of the game is to collect the

meagre resources from the barrenlandscape before anyone else does,

or before your group is devoured.

Time is of the essence, as the rising

threat level will overwhelm you

unless you can keep it under control!

Going Solo

It is possible to play The Walking

Dead on your own, using most of the

normal rules. In this case, you will

only need one Survivor group,

fighting against the Walkers, and a

few tweaks to the rules as follows:

As theres only one group involved,

theres no need to roll for Initiative

or alternate activating models. Any

instruction to the player with

Initiative or the opposing player is

always assumed to be the sole

Survivor player. In addition if it says

that your opponent would get to

choose or do something you get to

do it instead.

Also, without a second player to

distract the walkers, they will all be

after you! When playing solo, the

Threat Level is increased by 1 at the

start of each turn. See Threat on

page 8.

Finally any reference to movingWalkers in a direction of the players

choice on the Event cards will move

the Walkers directly towards the

nearest Survivor instead. See page

18.


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Component Overview

Cards

Supplies and Equipment Cards

Supplies and Equipment cards are

very similar. The difference is in how

they are used. Supplies are kept in a

deck at the side of the board and can

be picked up during a game when a

Survivor searches a supply counter.Equipment represents the weapons

and items that the Survivors bring

with them to the fight, and is chosen

before the game begins.

1. Name

Each card will have a name to

identify it. Most cards will be unique,

but there will be some duplicates.

2. Type

This is a keyword that has no direct

function of its own, but will interact

with certain other rules used in the

game.

3. Faction Symbol

This symbol denotes which faction

the Survivor belongs to. See page 27.

4. Points Value

Survivors, Walkers and Equipment

are all assigned a points value,

representing their comparative

worth in a fight. These values are

used at the start of a game to create

evenly-matched groups of Survivors.

For more information on building a

group, see page 27.

5. Characteristics

All Survivors possess four key

characteristics, Melee, Shoot,

Defence, and Nerve.

Melee, Shoot and Defence are all

expressed as a number of coloured

dice symbolssee page 6.

Nerve is expressed as either Low,

Medium, or High, which determines

how much danger a character can be

in before they Panicsee page 8.

6. Health

The health store represents how

tough a character is, and varies from

Survivor to Survivor. Each number

represents a single point of health,

and this can be depleted during a

game. It is tracked using a health

counter.

At the start of the game, place a

health counter over the highest

number on the track, green side up.

Note that Walkers do not have a

health store. They only have a single

health point and are killed after

taking a single point of damage. Of

course, if you dont hit them in thehead, being killeddoesnt stop

them for long


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7. Keywords

Some items will have keywords

listed in boldon their cards. Thesekeywords reference universal special

rules that can be found on page 32.

8. Special Rules

This section will detail any additional

qualities or special actions that apply

to this character or item, if any.

In addition, some items can cause

NOISE or MAYHEM (see page 7)

when usedthis will be detailed in

the Special Rules box.

9. Leader Ability

Although any model can lead yourgroup of Survivors, some are

particularly well suited to the task. If

a model has a Leader Ability, it is

detailed in its own box on the

Survivor card. A Leader Ability can

only be used when the model is

nominated as your groups Leader

(see page 28); otherwise it is

ignored.

10. Item Slots

Survivors are all able to carry items

to give them benefits in a game, and

may place one item in each slot

marked around the edge of their

Survivor card.

There are two slots for their hands,

and they may carry a single card of

the Ranged Weapon, Melee Weapon

or Special Item type in each.

There are also two slots for armour,one for the Survivors head, and one

for their body. Each of these slots

may contain one item of the

appropriate type, either Armour:

Head or Armour: Body.

Finally, each Survivor has a pack,

representing their pockets,

backpack, bandoleer, etc. This variesin size from 1-3 cards and can be

used to store any item type.

Items cannot be swapped between

slots without using the Swap Items

Action as detailed on page 17.


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Dice

The game includes various different

coloured dice, and these will bereferenced throughout the rulebook

and the cards using these symbols:

Red Walker Die

Orange Rookie Die

White Survivor Die

Blue Veteran Die

Black Action Die Yellow Panic Die

Each of these symbols represents

one die that is rolled when a

character makes an Action or a rule

is applied. For example, Rick Grimes

has a Shoot characteristic ofand

the .38 Revolver Equipment card

adds, so if Rick made a Shoot

Action with this weapon the player

would roll one blue die and one

white die.

The Walker, Rookie, Survivor and

Veteran dice all have a number of

symbols on their faces to represent

how powerful a dice roll is. Eachsymbol represents one success,

and the successes for all the dice

rolled at any one time are totalled to

give a final score.

The Survivor and Veteran Dice have

a !symbol on some of their faces.

These signify Headshots, as

described on page 14.

The Action die has three blank faces

and three faces marked with a

Sheriff Badge. This die has many

purposes throughout the rules;

sometimes to randomise between

two equal outcomes; other times,theindicates a particular effect.

Each use of the die will be described

individually in the rules.

Finally, the Panic die is used to

determine the outcome when a

character panics, from running away,

to screaming in terror, to going

berserk. See Panic on page 8.

Measuring

All distances in this game, for moving

figures, measuring weapon ranges,

and determining who can hear any

noises made by your Survivor, are

noted in inches (").

The box contains a double sided

ruler with all of the common

measurements marked for you.

Note that it is permitted (indeed,

often essential) to measure

distances at any time, to check the

range to a target, to avoid causingMAYHEM, or simply to plan your

models possible moves.

Other Components

With the essential components

introduced, its time to get into the

rules of the game. Dont worry about

everything else for noweach item

will be explained as it comes up.


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Key ConceptNoise and

Mayhem

Sometimes the best way to survive is

to stay quiet. Unfortunately, many

essential actions are loud, bright or

otherwise indiscreet, and the

commotion that they create attracts

Walkers.

There are two levels of commotion

NOISE and MAYHEM. These will becaused by various events and actions

taken by the Survivors as listed in

the following pages. It is important

to understand the implications of

these actions before deciding what

your Survivors will do.

The rules for NOISE and MAYHEM

are resolved immediately after fully

resolving the Action that caused

them, before the model performs

any further Actions.

NOISE

When NOISE is caused, the closest

eligible Walker at least partiallywithin 8" of the source of the NOISE

immediately moves in a straight line

directly towards it (see Moving

Walkers on page 19).

If the movement brings them into

base contact with a Survivor, they

are engaged in melee.

In this way, Walkers are pulled

around the gaming area towards any

commotion, and can move several

times in a turn.

MAYHEM

When MAYHEM is caused, alleligible

Walkers that are at least partially

within 8" of the source of the

MAYHEM, immediately move in a

straight line directly towards it (see

Moving Walkers on page 19).

Again, if the movement brings them

into base contact with a Survivor,

they will become engaged in melee.

Important: MAYHEM not only

attracts Walkers, but also advances

the Threat Level by 1 point. Threat is

explained fully on page 8.


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Key ConceptThreat and

Panic

Threat is a key factor in The

Walking Dead: All Out War,

representing the mounting tension

and danger of fighting in walker-

infested environments. The Threat

Tracker is a way of physically

representing this ever-increasing

pressure. As it rises, the Walkers

become more dangerous, theSurvivors start to panic, and in most

scenarios, when it reaches maximum

itsgame over! As you play, you will

see how important it is to manage

the Threat to your advantage.

The Threat Tracker contains a track

of numbered spaces, 1-18. Each time

the Threat increases, the arrow is

moved one space clockwise

immediately. It can also be reduced

by certain player actions. Typically,

the Threat Level increases whenever

MAYHEM is caused, such as when a

gun is fired or when a booby trap

explodes! Keep a careful record of

the Threat Level, increasing or

reducing it as instructed.

The Threat Tracker is divided into

four sections: All Quiet (1-3); Low (4-

8); Medium (9-13); and High (14-18).

These sections are especially

important, as they correspond to the

Survivors Nerve characteristics.

When the Threat Level is equal to or

higher than a Survivors Nerve, that

Survivor is considered to be

Panicking for any rules that require it

and must make a Panic check before

it can be activated (see page 11).

Panic Check

At the start of its activation,

if the current Threat Level is

equal toa models Nerve,

the model must roll. On a

, the model makes its

actions as normal. On ablank, the model has failed

and must rollto see what

it does this turn.

If the current Threat Level is

higher thana models Nerve,

the Panicking model always

fails the check and must roll

without rollingfirst.

Note: You may not choose to skip a

models activation to avoid Panic.

Panic Die Results

1. Run directly away from the

nearest enemy (only turning to avoid

scenery or other enemies. Take no

further actions.

2-3. Only perform one Action this

turn.

4. Perform the Make NOISE Action,

then take second Action as normal.

5. Perform the Hide Action if

possible, and then take one more

Action as normal.

6. The model may act normally, andaddsto its melee attack roll this

turn.


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Setting Up

Before you can start playing, youll

need to set up the game as follows:

1. Choose Scenario:A scenario

is a set of guidelines that

explain how to set up your

gaming area and miniatures,

and what you need to do in

order to win the game. The

standard scenario used forthe game can be found on

page 30, but look out for

more ways to play in future

expansions.

2. Build a Group:Agree a

points limit with your

opponent, and use the rules

on page 27 to gather your

chosen force.3.

Establish Play Area:Lay out

the gaming mat on a suitable

flat surface (a dining room

table or area of floor is

ideal).

Shuffle the Supplies and

Event Decks, and place them

face-down at the side of the

gaming mat within easyreach of both players, along

with the Walker reference

card, Range Ruler, Kill Zone,

Dice and Activation

Counters.

4.

Set the Scene:Follow the

setup instructions as listed in

the chosen scenario.

5.

Assemble Forces:Take theSurvivor and Equipment

cards chosen in step 2, and

place them face-up at the

side of the board. Put the

health counters in place on

the cards, and youre ready

to begin!


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The Game Turn

Once youve set up the gaming area

and your models, you can start. The

game is structured around a strict

turn sequence, comprising several

phases, explained step-by-step in

the rules that follow. Once this

sequence ends, assuming no one has

achieved the scenarios victory

conditions by that point, the turn is

over and a new turn begins. Playcontinues in this way until the game

endsusually because the Threat

Level has reached its maximum, or

one Survivor group has been wiped

out.

The Turn Sequence

1. Initiative Phase2. Action Phase

3. Event Phase

4. Melee Phase

5. End Phase

1. The Initiative Phase

Initiative is an important concept in

The Walking Dead: All Out War; it

dictates who goes first in each phase

of the game, and often who resolves

certain events and special situations.

In the first turn of the game, the

scenario rules will inform you which

side has the Initiative, and that

player should place the Initiativecounter next to their Survivor cards

as a visual reminder.

In subsequent turns, the player with

Initiative must pass the counter to

their opponent so that it alternates

between players as the game goes

on.

Who is the Enemy?

Throughout these rules you will see

the word enemy or enemies.

This term refers to any model that is

not part of your own Survivor group,

be it one of your opponents

Survivors or one of the Walkers.


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2. The Action Phase

In this phase, all of the players

important manoeuvring and actions

take placenotably moving,

shooting and searching for supplies!

Action Phase Breakdown

1. Player with Initiative activates one

model and performs two actions.

2. Play passes to second player, whoactivates one of their models.

3. Play continues alternating in this

way until all models that can activate

have done so.

Beginning with the player who has

the Initiative, players take it in turns

to activate one of their Survivors. If

one side has more models than the

other, all excess models are

activated at the end of the phase by

their owning player, one at a time,

until every model that can act has

done so. Each Survivor model can

only be activated once per turn.

If a model is engaged in melee (by an

enemy model or Walker moving into

base contact with it) before it has a

chance to act, then it may not be

activated in this phase.

When activated, every Survivor

model can perform two different

Actions, in any order. Once a model

has been activated, place anActivation Counter on its Survivor

card to remind you that it has acted

this turn.

Panic Check

When activating a model, the first

thing you must do is check the

current threat level. If the threat

level is the same as or higher than

the activated models Nerve, the

model must make a Panic check (see

page 8) before it is activated.

Actions

Unless it is engaged in melee or has

failed a Panic check, when activated,

a Survivor model can perform up to

two different actions from the list

below, in any order.

Move

Shoot

Search Hide

Stand Up

Hold Your Nerve

Swap Item

Make NOISE

Special Action

Note that if any rule requires acharacter to perform a specific

Action (such as Panicking) that will

count as one of its two for the turn.

Prone Models

Some rules will refer to prone

models. This means that the model

is lying down and should be laid onits side. A prone Survivor can only

perform Move (but only at a Sneak)

or Stand Up actions.


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Move

During a Move Action, each model

must choose to Sneak or Run, using

the distances below.

MAX

DISTANCE

ADDITIONAL

EFFECTS

SNEAK 4" None

RUN 8Creates

NOISE

A model does not have to move the

entire distance indicated for the

chosen moveit can stop short if

you wish.

Survivors do not have to move in

straight linesthey can move in any

direction as long as their total

movement doesnt exceed thedistance for the type of Move Action

they are performing.

Survivors may not move through

other models, friend or foe.

Models may not move into base

contact with an enemy (either

Walker or Survivor) unless it wishesto fight them in melee later

otherwise, keep enemy models at

least 1" away from each other to be

clear. As soon as base contact is

made, the model is engaged in

melee, and its activation ends.

Running, as shown on the chart

above, creates NOISEsee page 7.

Moving Across Scenery

The card scenery in the game depicts

various obstacles. These cannot becrossed by Walkers, but some can be

traversed by Survivors.

Barriers: These can be climbed as

part of a Survivors movement. Roll

. Ameans the climb is successful

place the model on the other side

of the barrier and continue moving if

able to. A blank means the model

remains in place and its Move Action

ends. A model may never end its

move on top of a barrier. A Survivor

in base contact with a barrier may

choose to defend it in melee, as


Cars: These are impassable terraina model cannot climb this scenery,

and must go around it. If there is a

supply counter on the car, a Survivor

needs only be in base contact with

the car to search it (as described on

page 16).

Supply Counters: Supply counters do

not impede movement at allSurvivors and Walkers can move

around or over them freelythey

are simply counters used to mark the

positions of essential supply stashes

or discarded Equipment.


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Shoot

If a Survivor has a Ranged Weapon

Equipment card in their hand, it can

use this Action to fire the weapon at

an enemy. The shooting model can

target any model, provided that the

target is within rangeand line of

sight.

Only one ranged weapon can be

used to shoot as a single Action,even if a Survivor carries two.

Range

Range is measured from the edge of

the shooters base to the nearest

edge of the enemys base.

Unless specified on the card, all

ranged weapons are assumed to be

able to shoot up to 24.

When using the standard 20" square

gaming mat, dont worry about

measuring rangejust assume that

weapons with a range of 24 have an

unlimited range. If playing on a

larger gaming area, however, youll

need a tape measure or long ruler to

measure the upper range accurately.

Some weapons gain bonuses if the

range is less than 6" (or Point

Blank), as detailed later.

Line of Sight

To check line of sight, simply draw

an imaginary straight line from the

centre of the shooters base to the

centre of the targets base if

another models base breaks that

line, the target is obscured andcannot be shot. Otherwise, the

target can be seen and shot at.

Scenery does not block line of sight

unless the target is prone behind it,

although it does provide cover (see

page 15).

Ranged Attack Roll

Once an eligible target has been

established, it is time to make your

ranged attack roll. Simply take the

dice listed on the weapon card, add

the dice from the Survivors Shoot

value (if any), and roll them all

together, counting up the totalnumber of successes.

The target model must then make a

defence roll. Simply take the dice

granted by its Defence value, adding

any bonuses from its Equipment

cards, cover (see page 15) and other

special rules, if applicable. Roll them

all together, counting up the totalnumber of success.

Compare each playersnumber of

successes. If the ranged attack roll

has more successes than the targets

defence roll, the target has been

wounded. If the scores are equal or

the defence roll has more successes,

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Taking Damage

When a Walker is wounded, it is laid

prone. A prone Walker cannotperform any actions, but it may be

able to get back into the fight later

(see page 26).

When a Survivor model is wounded

by an attack, it immediately loses

heath points equal to the difference

between the two scores. For

example, if the ranged attack roll

had 4 successes, and the defence roll

had 2 successes, the target would

lose 2 Survival Points (4-2=2).

For each health point lost, move the

counter one space to the right. If the

counter ever reaches 0, the Survivor

model has been killed. It is dead, forall intents and purposes, although its

body may rise later to become a

Walker! Replace the Survivor with a

prone Walker.

Headshots (!)

Survivor Dice and Veteran Dice have

a Headshot (!) symbol on somefaces. These symbols do not add to

your total successes in any way.

However, if you successfully wound

an enemy, and the dice show one or

more Headshot symbols, youve

caused critical damage against your

target.

Against Survivors, every Headshotsymbol increases the number of

health points lost by the target by 1.

If a target model is reduced to 0

health points as a result of the

attack, and a Headshot was rolled,

no prone Walker model is placed.The model is removed from play

immediatelytheres no coming

back from a headshot!

Walkers that suffer any damage

from an attack that rolls a Headshot

are removed from play.

Casualties and Equipment

As soon as a Survivor is removed

from play, any Equipment cards it

was carrying are lost. Perhaps they

are trampled into the mud in the

confusion of the fighting, or broken

and rendered useless. In any case,

Equipment cards are not left behind,

and may not be picked up by other

models. Supply counters, however,

are dropped where the model fell

the first is placed on the spot where

the model died, and the others are

placed in contact with the first, or as

close as possible to it.


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Additional Shooting Rules

Cover

If your ranged attack passes over any

scenery (not supply counters) before

it hits the target, then the target

model is in cover. Models in cover

addto their defence roll when

resolving that ranged attack.

Prone Models

You can shoot at a prone model

following all of the usual shooting

rules. However, if a model is prone

and also in cover, it cannot be

targeted by ranged attacks at all, as

it cannot be seen.

Out of Ammo!

If the ranged attack roll includes one

or more blanks, you must

immediately roll. On a, there is

no effect. On a blank, however,

youve just fired your last round of

ammunition! Resolve this shot as

normal, but flip the Weapon card

over to show that it is out of ammo.

The weapon may not be fired again

in this game until you find more

ammo and reload.

Shooting into Melee

There is nothing to stop you from

shooting at a model that is engagedin melee. Choose your target

following the normal rules. However,

before making the ranged attack roll,

roll. On a, you hit the intended

target. On a blank, however, you hit

one of the other combatantsyour

opponent chooses which one is hit.Once the target is established, make

the ranged attack roll as normal.

Multiple Shots

Some weapons and special skills

allow the shooter to take multiple

shots as a single Action. You may opt

to fire fewer shots if you wish, unless

the weapon card specifically forbids

it. Each shot is resolved separately,

one at a time, following all of the

usual rules. All the shots must be

taken against the same target.

As this is a single Action, NOISE or

MAYHEM is only calculated once,regardless of how many shots are

taken.


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Other Actions

Search

Any Survivor model in base contact

with a supply counter, and not

engaged in melee with an enemy,

may search for supplies. A model

cannot search if there is an

unengaged enemy model also in

base contact with the counter.

Draw the top card from the Supply

Deck. If it is an item the Survivor may

put it into one of their free item

slots, or swap it with an item they

already hold. It is treated exactly like

an Equipment card. Any items that

they then do not have space for or

choose not to take are discarded.

If the card is an Incident!, then the

instructions on the card must be

applied immediately.

Once the search has been resolved,

remove the supply counter from the

board and place it onto the

Survivors card. It does not take up

an item slot.

Supply counters that have already

been searched or have been

dropped after the death of a

Survivor are placed with the

SEARCHED face showing. These

counters will not allow the player to

draw another supply card when

searched.

No matter how many counters a

searching Survivor is in contact with,

only one may be picked up per

Search Action.

Hide

In some situations, a model may

rather duck behind cover than do

anything else, even if it leaves them

exposed to attack later. A model

may Hide if there are no enemies

within their Kill Zone (see page 18),

and it is in base contact with a

scenery piece. This may provide

cover from shooting attacks (see

page 15).

If a model wishes to Hide, it

becomes prone. It may attempt to

stand up again during its nextactivation if you wish.

Stand Up

A prone model may Stand Up by

spending an Action. Stand the model

upright, and it may then act

normally.

Hold Your Nerve

This Action may only be attempted if

the current Threat Level is equal to

or lower than the models Nerve

value. The model rollson a,

reduce the current Threat Level by 1.


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Swap Items

This Action allows a Survivor to

rearrange the Equipment cards theyare currently carrying, moving

weapons, armour and items from

their pack to a usable Armour or

Item slot, and vice versa. Any

number of cards can be shuffled as a

single Action.

Furthermore, the model may give

any of its Equipment cards, from

either its pack or an active slot, to

any friendly model within its Kill

Zone (see page 18). The recipient

must have an active slot free for this

itemit may not be placed in its

pack straight away.

Make NOISE

The Survivor jumps up and down,

waves their arms about and shouts

to attract attention. The model

makes NOISE (see page 7).

Special Action

Some models are able to use special

rules as an Action, or have access to

unusual items of Equipment that

require a special Action to use.

The use of a special Action

constitutes a single Action, unless

otherwise specified.


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3. The Event Phase

Once every model has acted, it is

time to see what the Walkers will do

this turn. Survivor models rarely get

to act in the Event Phase; instead,

players work against each other to

control Walkers and resolve various

special event cards.

Event Phase Breakdown

To keep things clear, the Event Phase

follows a strict two-step sequence:

1. Kill Zone. Walkers that are very

close to Survivor models lunge into

melee.

2. Draw an Event card. Random

events are resolved.

The Kill Zone

You must first work out if any

Walkers are sufficiently close to a

Survivor to attack them directly. This

is established by centring the Kill

Zone template on each eligible

Walker model (see page 19). If thereare any Survivors at least partially

beneath the template, the Walker is

immediately moved into base

contact with the nearest Survivor.

If the nearest Survivor is already fully

surrounded, or unreachable for

some other reason (due to

intervening scenery for example),then the Walker will move into

contact with the next closest eligible

target instead, and so on. If two or

more eligible targets are equidistant

from the Walker, the player with

Initiative decides who it will attack.

If there are no Survivors under the

Kill Zone template, or all eligible

targets cannot be attacked, then the

Walker does not move, and instead

is free to move elsewhere should the

Event cards allow it.

Draw an Event Card

The player with Initiative then draws

the top card from the Event Deck,

and immediately applies the results.

The results vary according to the

current Threat Levelmake sure to

apply the correct result.

Some Event cards require you toincrease the Threat Level before

resolving the event. This may result

in the Threat Level increasing to the

next band, meaning that the cards

rules will become deadlier.

Note that this instruction is in

addition to any increase at the top!

Some cards will have the Remains in

Playkeyword. This means that the

card is left face-up next to the board

and the effects apply continuously

until the card text tells you to

discard it. Otherwise, Events are

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Key ConceptMoving

Walkers

Throughout the rules and cards you

will see the term eligible Walker.

This term applies to any Walker that

is not currently prone or already in

base-to-base contact with an enemy.

These Walkers will be eligible to

move when an Event card or other

rule requires it.

Walkers always move at a Shamble

(6"), and they always move in dead

straight lines, usually towards a

model, source of MAYHEM, or in

some other direction specified by

the rules. If a rule requires a Walker

to move towards another model, it

moves towards the centre of that

models base.

Walkers cannot pass over or through

scenery, and will stop instantly when

they contact a piece of scenery (note

that this may result in combat

against a Survivor that is defending a

barrier, as explained on page 25).

If a Walker starts its move already in

contact with a scenery piece, it will

move around the scenery by the

shortest possible distance to reach

its target. This is the only time a

Walker may deviate from its straight

line movement.

Walkers ignore supply counters.

Walkers never attack other Walkers.

Instead they pass through other

Walkers in their path, as long they

have sufficient movement to endtheir move without their bases

overlapping. If a Walker would finish

its move with its base overlapping it

instead stops in contact with the

other Walker.

If a Survivor is in the Walkers path,

the Walker will move into base

contact with that model. Whenmoving Walkers into base contact

with a Survivor, it is always

considered reasonable to shuffle

models around slightly to allow

additional Walkers to attack, as long

as the Walkers had enough

movement left to reach the target.

However, if there is no space at all

left to engage a Survivor (without

overlapping bases), then the Walkers

must stop short of their target.

Event Cards

If an Event card specifies that more

than one Walker must move, the

first is moved by the player withInitiative, and then the players

alternate until all required Walkers

are moved.

If both players are instructed to

move one or more Walker models

during an Event, they must choose

different modelsa Walker model

cannot be moved more than once bya single Event card, and this includes

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Sometimes there may not be enough

eligible Walkers to fulfil the

instruction on the Event card (for

example, you may be told to movethree Walkers, but there are only

two standing, unengaged Walkers in

play). If this happens, the remainder

are taken from any spares you have,

and they enter play as described

below.

Finally, if it is ever unclear which

Walker should move (due to two ormore being equidistant when

activated, for example), the player

with Initiative chooses which Walker

moves in that instance.

Walkers Entering Play

Several Event cards require Walkersto enter play. Regardless of the

number specified, the procedure for

doing this is always the same. Take

the requisite number of spare

Walkers. Beginning with the player

with Initiative, take one of the

Walkers and place it in base contact

with the board edge of your choice.

The Walker may not be placedwithin the Kill Zone of a Survivor.

Once it is placed, the other player

does the same, until all of them have

been placed.

It is quite possible that, using this

method, you could finish the game

facing more Walkers than you

began!

Not Enough Walkers?

If the Threat gets too high, you may

soon find that you dont have

enough Walker models to bring into

play! While youre always likely to

have one or two to hand based on

those removed from play or not

being used in a given scenario,

chances are in larger games youll

run out. You can purchase booster

packs of Walkers, along with

additional Event cards, from Mantic

Games.

If an Event card requires more

Walkers to enter play than you have

to hand, bring on as many as you can

and then increase the Threat by 1.


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4: The Melee Phase

Once the Event phase has been

resolved, it is likely that one or more

models will be in base contact with

an enemy, and must therefore fight!

Melee Phase Breakdown

1. Advance Threat Level

2. Split Combats

3. Establish Order of Combat

Choose each melee in turn and then:

1. Resolve Handgun attacks

2. Resolve Melee

3. Push Back

4. Resolve Damage

Every model in base contact with an

enemy model in that melee will

fight, striking simultaneously. If you

dont have enough dice for both

players to roll all at once, simply take

it in turns and keep note of your

scores. When fighting against

Walkers, your opponent rolls the

dice on their behalf.

Advance Threat Level

At the start of the Melee Phase, if

any models are engaged in melee,

increase the Threat Level by 1. The

level increases by just 1 point

regardless of how many models are

fighting.

Splitting Combats

When several Walkers are in contact

with several Survivors from the sameside, then the player who controls

those Survivors must split the

combat. The result must either be a

single Walker fighting a single

Survivor, a single Walker fighting

multiple Survivors, or a single

Survivor fighting multiple Walkers.

Nudge the models apart slightly to

make it clear which Walkers are

fighting which Survivors.

This rule cannot be used to take a

Survivor out of melee altogetherif

a model is engaged, it must fight!

Establish Order of Combat

Melee is resolved separately for

each group of models in base

contact. If there are several groups

of combatants on the table, the

player with Initiative decides the

order in which combats are resolved.

Resolve Handgun Attacks

Weapons with the Handgun

keyword may be fired in the Melee

phase. To do so, simply declare that

you are using the handgun instead of

attacking. If several models in the

same combat wish to shoot, the

player with Initiative picks one of his

own first, and then the other player

does likewise, alternating until all

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The Survivor makes a normal ranged

attack that must target one enemy

model in base contact.

There is no need to randomise who

is hit if there are other friends in the

fight, and only a single shot can be

taken, regardless of how many the

weapon can normally fire.

If the shot kills the opponent or lays

them prone, this may mean that the

Survivor with the handgun is nolonger engaged in melee. As this is

not a melee attack, the enemy

model is not pushed back. This

means if it stands up again before

the shooter moves again they will be

engaged in combat again.

If the model that fired is still

engaged after the shot is taken, it

may only choose to defend in the

following melee. If other models on

the same side wish to attack rather

than defend, then the firing model

contributes no dice to the combat.

As always, gunfire may cause

MAYHEM and any Walkers attractedinto the fray do take part in the

melee. These new combatants may

require combats to be split again as

detailed on page 21. This must be

done before any further melee takes

place.

Resolve Melee

Most Survivors will choose to attack

their opponent with whatever they

have to hand. However, some

Survivors are poor fighters, or are so

well-equipped with armour that they

have a better chance of surviving

melee if they fight defensively ratherthan offensively. Before making a

melee attack roll, a player must

choose whether the models on their

side will attack or defend. The player

with Initiative always chooses first. If

both players opt to defend, no blows

are struck.

If several models on the same sideare involved in the combat, they

must either all choose to defend, or

all attackthey cannot split their

dice between attack and defence.

Needless to say, Walkers can never

choose to defend!

Unlike ranged attacks, a model does

not have to have a Melee Weapon

card in order to attack in Meleeas

long as it has one or more dice listed

under its Melee value, it can kick,

punch and head-butt without a

weapon! However, some models are

such poor combatants that they

have no Melee value. These models

can only attack in melee if they have

a weapon or rule that grants them

dice. If they have no such weapon

and/or bonus, they can only choose

to Defend in melee.

The Melee Attack Roll

To make a melee attack, a playermust roll the number and type of

dice specified by their models

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indicated on their Melee Weapon

cards and special rules, if applicable.

If a model has several meleeweapons, it must choose one before

any dice are rolled: it cannot add the

bonuses from more than one

weapon to its Melee value.

If a model has chosen to defend, it

instead takes the dice equal to its

Defence value, plus any bonus dice it

is entitled to thanks to its armour orother Equipment.

All models on the same side roll their

dice together, and each side totals

up the number of successes scored.

The side with the highest roll is the

winner. If the combat is drawn, a

winner must still be determined for

the purposes of Push Back as

detailed below, even if there are no

other effects. In the case of drawn

combats, use the following criteria

to determine who pushes back the

enemy:

Survivors always beat

Walkers Survivors with the Initiative

always beat other Survivors.

Note: If a model is required to roll

as part of its attack (because of a

weapon rule or other special rule),

theis not counted as part of the

melee attack roll. The Action Dice is

only rolled when a winner has beenestablishedthe winning side rolls

any Action Dice it is entitled to, and

the additional effects are applied.

Push Back

As soon as a winner is determined,

the losing models are instantlypushed 1 directly away from the

winners, by the shortest possible

route, as shown.

A model cannot enter base contact

with an enemy model as a result of

being pushed back. If a model

cannot be pushed back due to the

proximity of other nearby miniatures

or scenery, all of the winners are

pushed back instead, exactly as if the

losing model had won the fight.

Resolve Damage

Models are wounded in the same

way as described for Shooting onpage 14, with the difference in

successes determining the number

of health points lost.

If a defending model wins a melee, it

may not cause any damage against

its opponentsit merely pushes

them back as it fends them off.

Single Combatants Damaging

Multiple Opponents

If a single combatant beats multiple

opponents, the player that won the

melee may divide the total amount

of damage caused between all

enemies in base contactit may all

be allocated against the same

model, or split freely between them.


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Headshots in Melee

Headshots apply as for Shooting on

Page 14. If you roll multipleHeadshots as part of your melee

attack, you can only allocate one

Headshot to each enemy model in

the combat. If there are more slain

enemies than Headshots, you will

just have to settle for knocking down

the remainder instead!

Bitten!

Whenever a Survivor loses one or

more health points to an attack by

Walkers but is not removed as a

casualty, the player rolling for the

Walkers must roll. On a blank,

there is no further effect. On a

however, you must immediately flipthe victims health counter over so

that the red Bite symbol is face up.

The latent infection that all Survivors

carry has been accelerated. This may

have severe repercussions for your

Survivor later! See page 26.

Additional Melee Rules

Walkers Outnumbering

Lone Walkers are slow and lethargic,

and dont pose much of a threat, but

in groups they become more

animated as they smell fresh meat,

and drag down an unsuspecting foe

with sheer weight of numbers.

If there is only one Walker in a

combat, it rolls its Melee value as

normal1. A second Walker in the

same combat, however, rolls 2;

the third Walker rolls 3, and so on,

up to a maximum of 5.

For example, Rick is engaged in

melee with three Walkers. He has no

melee weapon, and thus only rolls

. The Walkers roll a total of 6

(1+2+3=6)! Rick has a tough fight

ahead.

Multiple Melee

The rules above assume that only

two sides are involved in the combat

Survivors vs. Walkers, or Survivors

vs. Survivors. If there is a three-sided

combat, however, where both

players have models fighting

Walkers in the same melee, their

attacks are treated slightly

differently.

To keep things simple, Walkers donot fight as a side in their own right

when joining a fight between rival

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dice to one of the Survivor sides

melee rolls. In a three-sided combat,

Walkers do not gain the Walkers

Outnumbering special rule.

When Walkers are in base contact

with Survivors from just one side,

their attack dice are added to the

opposing sides roll. When both sides

are in contact with Walkers, the

player with Initiative chooses who

each Walker attacks this turn.

A side that benefits from Walkers

attack dice cannot choose to defend.

If for any reason any of them must

defend (having just fired a Handgun

for example), the Walker will attack

as normal and the defending

Survivors will roll no dice.

Prone Combatants

If an attacker is not engaged in

melee with any standing opponents,

it may instead make a melee attack

roll against a prone model that it is

in contact with. The prone model

may not attack back, but may defend

(even if it is a Walker). If the attackerbeats the defence roll of the prone

model, the prone model is removed

from play immediately.

Although they can be attacked if

they are in contact during the Melee

phase, prone models do not stop

enemy models from simply

disengaging and moving away duringtheir activation.

Defending Barriers

Any model in base contact with the

long edge of a barrier is in meleewith any enemy on the other side of

the barrier (touching the opposite

yellow border).

To gain a bonus for defending a

barrier, eligible models must choose

to defend in combat. While

defending a barrier, the model adds

to its defence roll. Note that

models do not gain the defence

bonus if they are also attacked from

behind (with no barrier between

themselves and the attacker).

If models on both sides are able to

defend a barrier, the player with

Initiative must declare their intent todo so first. As always, if both sides

choose to defend, no blows are

struck.

Although they may fight in melee,

Survivors behind barriers are not

considered to be in base contact

with enemies on the other side of

the barrier for movement purposes.They may move away from enemy

models touching the same barrier in

their Movement phase as normal.

Walkers cannot defend barriers and

are considered engaged with

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5. The End Phase

Once all melee is over, its time to

see if any prone Walkers get back up

again, and see if infection starts to

set in for the bitten Survivors.

The Dead Return

The player with the Initiative

chooses each prone Walker in turn

and rollsfor each. On a, theWalker stands up, ready to act

normally next turn. On a blank, it

stays down.

Infection

Any Survivor model with the Bite

symbol showing on its health tracker

must test to see if anything nasty

happens to them. Begin with the

player with Initiative and alternate

until each player has tested for all of

his infected models.

Simply rollfor each model that

has been bitten during the game. On

a, there is no effect, and theSurvivor shrugs off the injury for

now. On a blank however, the

Survivor loses 1 health point

immediately. If this roll results in

death, the Survivor is immediately

removed from play and replaced

with a prone Walker! All of the

models Equipment is lost, and the

Walker is treated just like any otherfrom this point on. Supply counters

are placed on the board where the

Survivor fell as detailed on page 14.

End of Turn

Any special rules in play that require

checks or effects at the end of theturn should be appliednow. If there

are several of these, players should

take it in turns to resolve them,

beginning with the player with

Initiative.

The turn is now over. Start a new

turn, beginning with the Initiative

Phase on page 10.


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Survivor Groups

The following section provides

guidelines for shaping your

collection of miniatures and cards

into a hard-bitten group of Survivors.

Points Matches

Groups are chosen to a set points

limit, agreed in advance by the two

players. Simply select the Survivorsand Equipment you want to use,

using the points values printed on

the cards, with a total of no more

than the agreed limit.

If each group comprised around (but

no more than) 100 points of models,

we would refer to this as a 100-

point game, because both sides arechosen to a 100-point limit.

We recommend sticking to nice,

round increments for your games:

100, 150, 250 points, and so on. A

100-point game can be usually be

played in less than an hour, while a

300 point game may take most of

the afternoon.

Group Limits

There are a few limits and

restrictions to what you can select.

Each group must abide by the

following rules:

Many models in the game

are neutral, and will not

have a faction symbol on

their card. These models can

be chosen as part of any

group. However, others have

an allegiance to a particularleader or location,

represented by their faction

symbol. A group can only

contain Survivors from a

single faction, as well as

neutral characters.

One model must be selected

as the group Leader (see

page 28).

You may never have more

than one version of the

same named character

(Officer Rick Grimes and

Veteran Rick Grimes, for

instance) in a group. Note

that in some games

opposing players may have

the same character in their

groups.

You may never purchase

more Equipment cards for a

model than its available item

slots allow.

Notedont forget to leave

room for any items that you

may need to pick up on the

board.

There may be other

restrictions listed on your

chosen cards.

Character Types

Each Survivor card will list a

character type. This feature serves asa handy indicator of your Survivors

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example, then your group is geared

towards melee. A group with a good

mix of Character Types will be well-

equipped to take on all-comers.

A characters type has no rules of its

own, but will interact with other

rules in the game. The Character

Types are as follows:

Bruiser: Favours melee combat and

feats of strength.

Tactician: Best at threat

management and coordinated

efforts.

Marksman: Favours ranged combat.

Support: Provides boosts, medical

aid or just moral support to the

group.

Runner: An expert scavenger, quick

on their feet.

The Group Leader

Every group needs someone to lead

it: you must nominate one modelfrom your collection as the Leader.

Even in small groups that do not

have an obvious Leader, one

Survivor always steps forward to

take charge.

Issuing Orders

All Leaders have a special rule that

allows them to issue orders to

friendly models, potentially granting

them extra actions for the turn.

Orders may be given once per turn,

immediately before the Leader

performs any actions themselves,

and may be given to a single friendlymodel in their Kill Zone that has not

yet acted. The Leader may not give

an order to themselves.

Roll. On a blank, there is no effect.

On ahowever, when the chosen

model is activated, it will gain one

extra Action in this Action phase,

following all of the usual rules.

If the recipient of an order is of the

same type as the Leader (i.e.

Tactician, Bruiser etc.), do not roll

the model automatically gains the

extra Action.

Unique Leader Abilities

Some Survivors make better leaders

than others, and change the way

your group plays on the tabletop by

virtue of their unique leadership

style. This is represented by the

Leader Ability listed on their Survivor

card. This ability only applies if that

Survivor is chosen as your groupLeader; otherwise it is ignored.


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Scenarios

Games of The Walking Dead: All Out

War Miniatures Game are structured

around scenarios, which provide a

variety of gaming set-ups, special

deployments and victory conditions.

If youre new to the game, we highly

recommend playing through the

scenarios presented in the Quick

Start Guide, using the models andcards provided in this boxed set.

Later, as your experience and

collection of models grows, try out

the additional rules presented here

to choose your own groups.

Each scenario will list any required

models or scenery along with

instructions on how to seteverything up ready to play.

The Gaming Area

You will need a flat surface on which

to place The Walking Dead: All Out

War game board. The board is often

referred to as the gaming area. As

your collection grows, you might find

that you need a larger board to

accommodate the extra action! We

recommend the following sizes:

GAME SIZE GAMING AREA

Up to 300

points20" square

301+ points 40" x 20"

A note on boundaries: The edge of

the gaming area cannot be passed

during a game unless some special

rule specifically allows it.

Victory Conditions

Every scenario lists the criteria you

must achieve in order to win the

game. This might be as simple as

wiping out the opposing Survivor

group, or scoring points by inflicting

casualties and grabbing supplies.


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Scenario: The Walking

Dead

This scenario is a generic set of rules

that can be used for games of all

sizes. Narrative scenarios or games

with alternative objectives can be

found in future expansions.

Two groups have located a large

cache of potentially invaluable

resources, and will stop at nothing toclaim the supplies for themselves.

Unfortunately, the resources are in

the midst of a swarm of Walkers,

and reaching them will be far from

easy

Survivor Groups

Before the game, the players must

agree on a points limit to play to.

They then each select Survivors and

Equipment totalling no more than

this limit, as described on page 27.

Setup Initiative

One player should roll. On a,they have Initiative for the setup

part of the scenario. This is used to

determine elements of the game

setup, described below.

Setup Instructions

Insert map with captions, showing

Survivor deployment edges (long

edges if a bigger board) and walker

deployment zone.

1. Scenery

For each full 20" square section of

board you are using, you will need 4Wrecked Cars and 6 Barriers.

Divide the scenery evenly between

the players. Beginning with the

player with Initiative, take it in turns

to place the pieces in the gaming

area in the following order. No

scenery piece may be placed in the

dead centre of the board.

Wrecked Cars must be placed in the

Walker zone (see map [at least 5"

from the Survivor deployment

edges]), and cannot be within 2" of

each other or of the board edges.

Barriers must be placed outside the

Walker zone, and may not be placed

within 2" of any other scenery piece.

2. Walkers

You will need a number of Walker

models chosen to the same points

limit as the game, rounding fractions

up. Walkers are 15 points per model,so in a 50-point game you would

need 4 Walkers, while in a 300-point

game you would need 20. This boxed

set contains 12 Walkers, for games

up to 180 points.

Walkers can be placed anywhere in

the Walker Zone, but not within 2"

of each other and not in the deadcentre of the board. Beginning with

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take it in turns to place Walker

models until they are all deployed.

3. Supplies

The players must place nine supply

counters on the board as follows:

First of all, place one supply

counter in the dead centre

of the board.

Next, place a supply counter

in each wrecked car.

Finally, beginning with the

Player with Initiative, take it

in turns to place the

remaining counters. These

must be placed within the

Walker Zone, but not within

2" of another counter.

4. Survivors

The player with Initiative chooses a

deployment edge and positions the

first of their models so that its base

is touching any point along that

edge. The other player then

positions one of their own models so

that its base is touching any pointalong the opposite deployment

edge, as shown on the scenario map.

Players alternate deploying their

models until they are all deployed.

Set Threat Level

Position the Threat Tracker to one

side of the board, and point the

arrow towards position 1.

Game Length

The game lasts until one of the

Victory Conditions below has beenmet, or at the end of any turn in

which the Threat Tracker is at

maximum.

Victory Conditions

The aim of the game is to collect the

most resources. The size of the gameyou are playing determines the

number of supply counters needed

to win.

GAME SIZE COUNTERS

Up to 100

points5

101-250 points 6

251+ points 7

If, at the end of a turn, one group

acquires the required number of

supply counters, that side wins. If

nobody has claimed the requisite

number of supply counters by the

time the Threat Tracker reaches

maximum, the player with the most

at that point is the winner. If bothplayers have the same number of

counters, the game is a draw.

If one group is wiped out before

either can achieve the objective,

then the surviving group wins by

default!


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Reference

Ranged Weapon Keywords

Armour Piercing: The target must

deduct one die of their choice from

their defence roll when targeted by

this weapon.

Assault: when firing Multiple Shots

with an Assaultweapon, the shots

do not have to be allocated againstthe same target. Instead, shots after

the firstwhether or not it was

successfulmay target any model

within the Kill Zone of the original

target that is within range.

Blast: You may not add your Shoot

value to a Blast weapons ranged

attack roll. Centre the Kill Zonetemplate on the target. Any model,

friend or foe, even partially touched

by the template is hit. Roll the attack

dice for each target separately.

MAYHEM is calculated from the

initial target, not the shooter.

Deadly Precision: You can choose to

aim, and addto the ranged attack

roll when firing this weapon.

However, doing so will use two of

your actions instead of one. This rule

replaces the bonus dice for Rifles.

Forceful: When firing at Point Blank

range, any model wounded by this

weapon, but not killed, is laid prone.

Handgun: These weapons may be

fired at the start of melee, as


Multiple Shots (X): The number in

brackets is the maximum number of

shots this weapon may fire as a

single Action.

Reliable: Ignore the first failed

ammo roll this weapon suffers in the

game.

Rifle: Rifles may fire up to a range of

30. In addition, you can aim, and

addto the ranged attack roll

when firing this weapon. However,

doing so will use two of your actions

instead of one.

Shotgun: After successfully

damaging a target up to 6 away,

Shotguns addto the number of

health points lost. However,

Shotguns cannot cause Headshots at

ranges greater than 6 any !

symbols rolled when firing at a

target over 6" away are ignored.

Unreliable: Roll

after resolvingeach shot with this weapon. On a ,

the weapon jams and may not be

used for the rest of the game.

Melee Weapon Keywords

Bludgeon: After winning a melee,

rollfor each surviving enemy. On

a, the enemy model is laid prone.


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Bulky: This weapon takes up both

hand Item slots when in use, but

only one Pack slot.

Chain: If your model has both hand

item slots taken up by weapons with

the Chainkeyword, they use both

weapons to unleash a flurry of

blows. You must choose just one

weapon to attack with as normal.

However, the presence of a second

Chainweapon allows the Survivor to

reroll one of the dice from the meleeattack roll.

Sharp: When using this weapon, roll

after winning a combat with a

melee attack roll. On a , your

enemy loses 1 extra health point.

Stun: One Survivor wounded by thisweapon but not killed is laid prone.

Other Keywords

Attachment (X): An item with this

keyword can be attached to an item

of the type X, and will no longer take

up an item slot of its own. It can be

attached when equipped or with aSwap Items Action, and removed

again with a further Swap Items

Action. Tuck it slightly under the

attached card to show it is attached.

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