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Table of contents
1.0 Introduction ..............................................................1
1.1 Dice concepts ............................................................1
1.2 Counter concepts.......................................................2
1.3 Counter descriptions ..................................................2
1.31 Unit counters.........................................................2
1.32 Support weapon counters........................................3
1.33 Firepower/defense colors ........................................3
1.34 Range...................................................................3
1.4 Admin counters .........................................................4
2.0 Turn sequence...........................................................5
2.01 Draw a command chit .............................................5
2.02 Upkeep actions ......................................................5
2.021 Morale recovery .................................................5
2.022 Logistics/command markers ................................6
2.023 Initiative(optional)..............................................6
2.03 Unit actions ...........................................................6
2.04 End of formation actions .........................................6
3.0 Movement/Terrain ....................................................7
3.01 Stacking ...............................................................9
3.02 Mounted infantry....................................................9
3.03 Moving fire ..........................................................10
3.04 Close combat .......................................................10
4.0 Combat ....................................................................11
4.1 Fire combat ...........................................................11
4.11 Firer status ........................................................11
4.12 Declare target ....................................................11
4.13 Range ...............................................................11
4.14 Line of sight.......................................................12
4.141 Obstacle height ..............................................13
4.15 Determine firepower ...........................................13
4.151 Specialized attacks and defenses ......................13
4.152 Improved positions .........................................13
4.153 Intensive fire(optional) ....................................14
4.16 Declare defense status ........................................14
4.161 Determine offense modifiers ............................14
4.162 Combined fire.................................................15
4.163 Flanking ........................................................15
4.17 Roll for attack/counter-fire...................................16
Armageddon War™ 4.171 Counter-fire ...................................................16
4.18 Assign damage...................................................17
Published by: Flying Pig Games 4.2 Special combat situations........................................17
www.flyingpiggames.com 4.21 Opportunity fire..................................................17
4.3 Close combat.........................................................18
4.31 Leading units .....................................................18
Game design: Greg Porter 4.32 Determine type of combat ...................................18
4.33 Adjust firepower and type....................................18
Cover art: Zachary Smith 4.34 Apply close combat modifiers ...............................19
4.35 Resolve combat & admin .....................................19
5.0 Advanced rules........................................................20
Box design: Guilluame Ries
5.1 Indirect fire ...........................................................20
5.2 Off-board artillery ..................................................20
Counter art: Shayne Logan 5.21 Unguided rockets ...............................................20
5.22 Precision munitions.............................................20
Maps: Shayne Logan 5.23 Smoke/dust(optional) .........................................20
5.24 Friendly fire(optional) .........................................20
Graphic design: Greg Porter 5.3 Limited munitions ..................................................21
5.4 Hidden units ..........................................................21
5.41 Snipers .............................................................21
Proofreading: Deborah Malmud 5.42 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) ....................22
5.5 Minefields..............................................................22
Playtesters: Mark H. Walker, Josh Harris, 5.6 Air units................................................................23
5.61 Helicopters ........................................................23
Eddie Carlson, Patrick Duncan,
5.62 Drones ..............................................................23
David H. Bluestein II, David 5.7 Civilians ................................................................23
Baldini, Bill Wood 5.8 Unit keywords........................................................24
6.0 Example of play ......................................................25
7.0 Scenarios................................................................27
First printing: November 2017 7.1 Maps ...................................................................27
7.2 Point values..........................................................27
All rights reserved. Protected by the 7.3 Setup options .......................................................27
International Copyright Convention Scenarios 1-15 ..........................................................29
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Armageddon War™
It was 2028CE, or by the calendar in use in much of the conflict area, 1450AH. Domestic disasters
in the United States turned political attention inward, and the death of President Putin in Russia
had sparked a power struggle that likewise focused their attention on domestic rather than foreign
policy. The Islamic State in the Levant (ISIL), resurgent, bellicose but largely content to remain
within its borders, decided that this was the time to expand. Using captured and black market
weapons from both the US and Russia, they push first against rebel enclaves in disputed border
areas, and then against traditional enemies like Israel. At the same time, internal dissent erupts
and some ISIL cities are rocked by all-out civil war.

1.0 Introduction
Armageddon War (or just GeddonWar) is a
platoon-level game recounting the conflicts of
2028 and the following years, where ideological,
territorial and resource-based tensions turned into
outright hostilities, first in the Middle East, but
spreading quickly across Asia and the Pacific Rim.
Major nations were loath to get directly involved
at first, using weapons exports and advisers as
proxies for their national interests, but their bases
and treaties in the conflict zones eventually forced
them into the fray.
GeddonWar has conflict between disorganized
and poorly equipped militias, advanced weapon
systems barely past the prototype stage in the
hands of highly disciplined First World forces, and
everything in between.
Rather than the dry, often mechanical treatment
often given to tactical games, Geddon War will
diverge into explanations of some of the units, the
details and tactics and the reasons why a rule is
the way it is. GeddonWar is meant to appeal to
the hardcore tactical gamer, but still be accessible
to new players.
1.1 Dice concepts
GeddonWar uses special six-sided dice for all
purposes. These have a mixture of strikes and
shields on them and come in three colors, which
represent normal fire (black), intense fire (red)
and weak fire (green).
DN: The number of dice you roll for normal fire
combat is modified by exactly three things: the
armor of the target, a unit’s own action status
(4.18), and if multiple units combine fire (4.162).
These are a DN, or Dice Number modifier. So, a
+1DN means you roll 1 more die than normal.
example: If your adjusted firepower is 2, the default
roll is 2 black dice. If you have a +1DN for combined
fire, you would instead start with 3 black dice.
DQ: Everything else in the game is a Dice Quality
modifier, or DQ. A DQ adjusts the type of dice
you get to roll. If someone had cover, your
attack might have a -1DQ. That is, the kinetic
energy represented by your tank cannon and the
resistive power of enemy armor remain the same,
but your odds of getting enough solid hits to affect
an enemy platoon is going to be different if you
cannot see them as well or some of your shots are
affected by the cover they are under.
The term ‘firepower’ always refers to the number
of dice you can roll, a DN adjusts this number, but
DQs adjust the type of dice you roll. How dice rolls
turn into demoralized or eliminated enemies is
covered later (4.18). Do not go any further until
the difference between DN and DQ is clear.
example: If your adjusted firepower is 2, the default
roll is 2 black dice. If the target has a -1DQ from cover,
you would instead roll 1 black and 1 green die, and if
there was also a +2DQ for short range, the total result
is a +1DQ, so you would roll 1 black and 1 red die.

example: The strikes are possible hits Excess dice modifiers are lost. So, if you had 1
and the shield is possible counter-fire black die, you could upgrade it to a red die with
from the people you are shooting at. +1DQ, but further upgrades would have no effect.

GeddonWar comes with 18 dice, 6 in each of

There are two dice concepts you need to keep in
mind for GeddonWar. First is firepower, or FP.
This is the number in the lower left corner of
any counter with firepower, and represents the
number of dice you roll.
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black, red and green. There is a hard limit on
attacks, that you never roll more than 6 dice.
So, no matter what your attack or its modifiers,
the included dice will be sufficient.
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Dice probabilities 1.3 Counter descriptions

Just so you know, the GeddonWar dice break down as GeddonWar counters have a fairly uniform look
follows: to them, with different spots being used for the
same function as much as possible. Firepower is
green dice: 2 faces with , 3 faces blank, 1 face in the lower left, movement in the center and
with , for an average of .33 strikes and counter- defense on the right.
strikes per die rolled.
1.31 Unit counters
black dice: 1 face with , 1 face with , 2 faces A unit counter will generally look like the one
with , 1 face with , 1 face with , for an average below. In addition to the unique flag, units of a
of .83 strikes and counter-strikes per die rolled. particular nation/group have a uniform color
coding, so for instance all Russian formations will
red dice: 1 face with , 2 faces with , 2 faces have the same light/dark red color scheme.
with , 1 face with , for an average of 1.33
Nationality
strikes and counter-strikes per die rolled. A flag to identify the nation Formation/Unit
or ideology of the formation. The formation name.
Support weapons will not This may include
In essence, each ±2DQ averages to ±1 strike. game-relevant terms
have this.
(e.g. ‘recon’)
1.2 Counter concepts
A unit counter in GeddonWar Special note
usually represents a platoon. An An icon will be here
infantry platoon would be about four to denote the tech or
proficiency of the
squads totalling thirty to fifty people, unit
would be commanded by a lieutenant
and is mostly riflemen and a smaller number of
Defense value/type
marksmen or specialists with light machine guns, The shield color is
rocket launchers or grenade launchers. A vehicle the defense type, and
platoon is typically three or four vehicles, again the number is the
with a lieutenant in overall command. A unit defense value
counter can also represent a sniper team, or a
single drone or helicopter.
Firepower type/range Movement value/type
The large number/color are The number is how many
A support weapon counter is the primary firepower value movement points the unit has,
either a special weapon for a vehicle and type, and the superscript and the letter is the type of
platoon (like an anti-tank missile) or is the normal range. The movement (Infantry, Tracked,
a larger supply of ammunition for a starburst is the secondary Wheeled, Air). If the number
firepower type, which uses is green, it means the unit
weapon an infantry platoon might the same value and range as can transport an infantry unit
already have (light machine guns, the primary type. (3.02)
etc.), allowing more intense and sustained use of
that weapon. In a few cases, an infantry support example: The unit above is a T-72M tank platoon in the
weapon could be something an infantry platoon Shaddadeh formation. It has a firepower of 5, primary
does not normally have while on the march (like a use against vehicles (gold number), and secondary
heavy anti-tank rocket or tripod-mounted heavy firepower of 5 against infantry (red starburst). It has 6
machine gun). Note that support weapons must movement points and uses tracked vehicle modifiers
have an infantry or vehicle unit to use them, for determining terrain effects (the ‘T’ subscript). It
they are not an independent unit. has a defense value of 3, primarily designed to stop
anti-vehicle weapons (gold shield) and has the default
An admin counter is just about level of technology and training (black lightning bolt).
everything else. These are counters
that used to denote status (has this
unit fired already?), special features
of a location (an improved position),
or special situations (hidden units).

Exactly what the numbers on the counter mean

are described next.

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1.32 Support weapon counters The nationalities in GeddonWar

A support weapon counter will generally look like • Islamic State in the Levant(ISIL). Occupied most
the one below. Support weapons do not act on of Syria and Iraq and small parts of Iran, with outlying
their own and require another unit to use them. support in Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan. Mostly
For instance, a vehicle-mounted rocket must be equipped with Russian hardware, plus a small amount
associated with a specific vehicle unit. Vehicle of US armor from that was supplied to Iraq and Saudi
support weapons are always used alone, while Arabia and kept operational with black-market parts.
some infantry support weapons will add to the • Rebels. ISIL defectors or areas that have never fully
firepower of the carrying unit. Support weapon submitted to ISIL. Poorly equipped, with improvised
counters have a uniform color. They will typically (technicals and sandcrawlers) and long-obsolete
be used by a particular nationality, but only a few (T-55) vehicles, but is covertly supported with anti-
are specific to a particular group. tank weapons by both Russia and the United States.
• Israel. The Israeli Defense Force(IDF) is formidable,
Firepower type/range
Infantry support weapons a no-nonsense force that includes some of the world’s
with a primary firepower strongest armor and most experienced infantry. They
matching the carrying unit respond aggressively to any ISIL provocation.
may add to the firepower
of that unit if within that • United States. The United States is mostly still using
unit’s range, otherwise it hardware developed in the 1980’s (albeit with a lot of
stands alone. A support internal upgrades), with a small core of prototype
weapon with a different
units that were deployed to the area by fortuituous
color is a separate attack
and a unit chooses either and some claim engineered coincidence.
its inherent firepower or • Russia. The Russian Federation is the indirect
the support weapon fire- supplier of most of the region’s military hardware but
power.
has largely avoided direct involvement. ISIL actions
and support in Turkmenistan resulted in the hasty
deployment of front-line armor and troops to both
Usage limitation protect the border and quell possible internal unrest.
An X on the counter means
this weapon cannot be used Support weapon type
by the unit for a ‘move and There will be an icon here to 1.34 Range
fire’ action. A unit with an X show what types of unit the The range of a unit’s firepower is the maximum
support weapon can be used
also has this limitation.
by, which is usually infantry,
distance before it takes range penalties. A unit
land vehicles or air vehicles. with a simple white number for range can shoot to
double this (extended range) at a penalty, and if
1.33 Firepower/defense colors shooting at half this range or less (drop fractions)
A key aspect of the GeddonWar system is the it gets a bonus. Range can also be inside a colored
notion of firepower type. The color of the number circle to indicate one of the following:
and the starburst for firepower defines the role of
the unit and its ability to harm other units. This is
not the color of the dice you roll. Primary
firepower colors on the units are:

• anti-infantry lots of rifles, a small number of

heavier weapons, grenades
• anti-vehicle high-velocity cannon or anti-tank
missiles, heavy machineguns
• anti-air weapons optimized for shooting
at aerial targets
Defense shields are similarly coded:
infantry soft targets that can use almost
all available cover
vehicle any target that is designed to be
resistant to small arms fire
air targets that take advantage of
distance and speed
soft target this unit takes full effect from
any attack type (e.g. trucks)
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• black circle unit is capable of indirect fire
(5.1)
• red circle firepower cannot be used at
extended range and gets no
bonus at close range. This is
the typical range type for anti-
tank missiles
• green circle limited effect, cannot do more
than 1 damage step to an enemy
unit in each fire or counter-fire.
This represents a single weapon
or limited ammunition supply.
Dice are rolled normally, but the
result cannot do more than 1
damage step to a target
1.4 Admin counters
Admin counters take on a lot of forms, but the
most common ones you will use are the double-
sided counters reflecting whether a unit has acted,
is depleted or shaken. Admin counters give you a
shorthand version of what you need to know, so
that you do not always have to reference the rules
when you see one. The trapezoidal admin counters
are meant to be placed under the unit they are
affecting. This way you can still see the
full stats of the unit (if it is the only
one in the hex, anyway), and if
there is more than one admin
counter, you place them so
their ‘flags’ are facing different
directions.
Action(-1DN): The unit has moved
and/or fired and cannot move or fire
again until this is removed during
that formation’s upkeep step
(2.021). The unit can still counterfire
(4.16) and defend in close combat
(4.3), but at -1 to its normal firepower.
This counter is also the minimum level of combat
disruption a unit can take. That is, ‘an action’ could
mean that the unit has acted or that it has been
temporarily distracted by enemy fire.
Pinned(-2DN): The unit is somewhat
disorganized, either from combat
effects or from sustained fire
against one or more foes. It cannot
move or fire and any counterfire or
close combat is at -2 to its normal
firepower. Pinned units may not
retreat (4.16).
Shaken(-3DN): The unit has taken a
serious combat result. It may not
move or fire but can counterfire
and close combat with a -3 to its
firepower. A unit that is Shaken and
takes an action step flips to its
reduced side. Shaken units may not
retreat (4.16).
note: If a rule says a unit takes an ‘action step’, it
means that if it has no counter it gets Action(1), or it
increases any counter it already has by one step (e.g.
Pinned(2) to Shaken(3)). With the exception of
intensive fire (4.153), no action or combination of
actions a unit can initiate will ever cause that unit to
gain more than one action step. So, ‘move & fire’,
‘move & close combat’, ‘fire & move’ or anything else
only counts as one action step. Action steps can cause
a damage step (1.41) but are not the same thing.
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Action steps
Action steps in GeddonWar are a combination of
“We’re busy!”, “Incoming!”, “I’m hit!” and “We need
more ammo!”. A soldier or AFV could easily go through
their entire ammo load in one turn if they wanted to. A
T-72’s theoretical ability to fire 8 shots per minute
means it could empty its entire ammunition carousel in
3 minutes, and GeddonWar is a game with 15 minute
turns. Similarly, a BMP-2 could use up all the ammo
for its 23mm autocannon in about 2 minutes. So, in
practice, people tend to not shoot faster than their rate
of resupply. The multiple levels of action counters can
mean you are too low on ammunition to take offensive
action, someone is wounded and you are pausing to
patch them up or get them evacuated, a vehicle got its
chimes rung or suffered a minor breakdown and you
have to pause for a minute. These things reduce your
effective firepower. This reduction in firepower could
be enough to remove your ability to be an effective
combatant, or you might still be someone that the other
guy does not want to antagonize. The important thing
about action steps is that they are not damage. You
can recover all of them and get back to full fighting
form. How long this takes depends on your position
(2.021). A unit exposed and alone is going to take
longer than one under cover and being resupplied.
Being able to quickly recover action steps is vital to
keeping any sort of assault from bogging down.
1.41 Damaged counters
Most unit counters have a flip side
with a lighter bar through the
middle, and reduced firepower,
range and movement values. This
represents a unit that has suffered
permanent losses (i.e. destroyed vehicles, killed
or badly injured troops). This is a ‘damage step’.
A unit has two of these, the first flips it to the
damaged side and the second eliminates it.
Damage steps are not recoverable in the course
of a scenario. Support weapons do not have a
damaged side. Unless a special scenario rule
indicates otherwise, support weapons are
eliminated if the unit carrying them is eliminated,
even if there are other friendly units in the hex
capable of using that support weapon.
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2.0 Turn structure
There are no ‘end turns’ in the GeddonWar
system, no single spot in a turn sequence where
everyone removes their ‘I did stuff’ counters at the
same time. Each formation’s actions are sequenced
through the drawing ‘command chits’ from a cup.
Each formation will have one or more of these
chits placed in a cup and drawn randomly to see
which formation activates next. Unless a formation
is reinforcements, all formation chits go in the cup
at the start of play, and the sequence of play is:
• draw a command chit (2.01) to activate a formation
• upkeep actions for the active formation (2.02)
• unit actions for the active formation (2.03)
• end actions for active formation, return to first step
2.01 Draw a command chit
This player may activate any or all units in that
formation in any order desired. The player who
drew it places the chit on the map edge ‘command
track’, on the next spot after any existing chit (or
on ‘impulse 1’ at the start of the game).
example: After three activations, the command track
might look like this:
When the last chit is drawn and placed on the
command track, return all but that chit to the cup.
If all of a formation’s units are eliminated, its chits
are removed from the cup but ones on the track
are left there until the cup is refilled. If there are
more than ten formation chits, use a +10 chit to
note it on the 10-20-30 track and set aside current
chits so that new ones can be put on the 0-9 track.
example: If there were four formation chits in the
previous example, after you draw the last one (we will
say it is a Rebel marker), and place it on the track, you
return the others to the cup, leaving the command
track like this:
The amount of time that has elapsed in the
scenario is determined by the number of impulses
that have been taken. The game effects of this are
that combat becomes more of a continuous flow
rather than a set number of turns, and that a
scenario is going to have a certain number of
formation impulses rather than a certain number
of player turns.
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note: A deliberate side effect of this system is that a
refill of the cup leaves an ‘odd man out’, a formation
chit that will not be drawn at all from the next cup. You
can mitigate this by use of a logistics/command marker
(2.022), but otherwise, Murphy’s Law will hit one
formation every cycle through the cup.
2.02 Upkeep actions
When a formation activates, do the following in
this order for units in that formation:
• morale recovery (2.021)
• place/remove logistics/command markers (2.022)
2.021 Morale recovery
Morale or the esprit de corps of a unit is their
ability to pull together under stress and to some
extent their ability to innovate or act creatively
to overcome obstacles in their path, and the
percentage of individuals in that unit who are
willing to look towards a goal more abstract than
keeping their own skin unperforated.
“I'll tell you what morale is. It is when a soldier thinks
his army is the best in the world, his regiment the best
in the army, his company the best in the regiment, his
squad the best in the company, and that he himself is
the best damn soldier-man in the outfit.” - Brigadier
General James A. Ulio
All units in that formation recover 1 Action step
in this step, and 1 additional step for each of:
• if that unit has a defensive bonus for their position
vs. everyone who can shoot at them (an applicable
improved position (4.152) counts as this)
• if that unit cannot be fired on by enemy units, even
if it can be seen by them (i.e. outside their range)
• if that unit is within 2 hexes of its logistics marker
(via a path passable by wheeled units)
• if that unit is defined as ‘elite’ in a scenario setup
(this is not necessarily the same as a unit with
‘elite’ in its name)
example: A Shaken infantry will automatically recover
to the Pinned level in this step. If it is under cover or
outside of enemy line of sight, or is close to a Logistics
marker it would recover to Action level, and if it had
cover and a Logistics unit it would recover back to
normal.
note: Being able to get extra recovery steps is very
important if you want to keep an offensive from stalling
out. Planning your attack route and logistics placement
to get maximum advantage will make a big difference
in how effective your forces are.
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2.022 Logistics/command markers 2.03 Unit actions

Part of a unit’s action status is simple
morale, but some of it is munitions
and/or fuel. You can go through a lot
of both in short order and there is
no guarantee you started with as
much as you would like. Players
may start a scenario with one or more
logistics/command markers in reserve. The
logistics side represents supplies you need to fight
at full effectivness. In this step you can:
A unit usually does one or both of the following
when its formation activates:
• moves (3.0)
• fires (4.1)
If a unit can do something that has an effect on its
movement rate, all penalties are assumed to be
based on the printed movement rate on the
counter.

• place a logistics counter outside of enemy line of example: An APC uses up half its move
sight (or outside of maximum range) and no more (round down) to load or unload troops.
than 2 hexes from a friendly unit. These 2 hexes If this unit (with 6 movement points)
must be passable by a wheeled vehicle. wanted to unload troops, it would take 3
• move an existing logistics counter up to 3 hexes, movement points to unload. If it then
in a path that could be taken by a wheeled vehicle. wanted to make an attack, it would take
It may enter enemy line of sight but must end in a a dice degradation as though it had actually moved with
hex that it could have been placed in (see above) those 3 movement points.
• pick up a logistics counter from the map and return
it to your reserves note: Support weapons that have a
‘no move’ notation (an ‘X’ in the bottom
If an enemy unit becomes adjacent to or enters center of the counter) cannot use a
the hex of your logistics marker, immediately ‘move & fire’ action, or fire after the
return it to your reserves. carrying unit does anything that
uses movement points. The unit with
The other side of the counter is the command side. the weapon can move, but cannot ‘move & fire’.
If the counter started this step in your reserve you
may put it on the command track in place of any 2.04 End of formation actions
of your chits there, and put that chit back in the When a player announces that they are done for
cup. This represents extra effort made by the this formation, go back to 2.01 and repeat the
overall command to get that formation into action process. Once a formation has passed its turn to
and keep it in action. Once this marker is placed the next one, units in that formation may only act
on the command track, it does not return to your based on the type of admin counter on the unit:
reserve until the other chits on the command track
are returned to the cup. none action pinned shaken
move(3.0),fire(4.1), ! ! ! !
2.023 Initiative(optional) initiate close combat ! ! ! !
Units in a formation generally operate in close opfire(4.21) ! ! ! !
proximity to each other and are hesitant to initiate retreat(4.16) ! ! ! !
action if other units in the formation are not in counterfire(4.171) ! ! ! !
contact or visible. defend in close ! ! ! !
combat(4.3)
After placement of logistics markers (if any), check
units in that formation. A unit has ‘initiative’ if: Each of the above items will be addressed later in
the rules.
• it is within 2 hexes of a logistics marker
• a unit in that formation is in line of sight (4.14) note: Units can always defend in
• a hex with a unit in that formation can be reached close combat, though it is possible
with 1 turn’s worth of movement they would get no dice (and likely
• the unit has ‘recon’ in its name would want to retreat). So, this unit
has an effective firepower of zero in
Units that do not meet any of these conditions get close combat (firepower of 3, but a
an ‘Action’ marker (the green one) if they have no -3DN for being Shaken).
other Action steps on them. Otherwise there is no
effect.

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3.0 Movement/Terrain The various terrain types are described next.

Units may normally only move when it is their
formation’s turn to act. An exception is Retreating
(4.16) when under fire.
Units in the same hex and same formation move
singly or together. Those of different formations
always move singly. Units moving simultaneously
may combine fire with a ‘move & fire’ action, and
if vehicles are carrying infantry, dismount them
simultaneously. Units moving into a hex with
another unit of the same formation may continue
moving with that new unit as a group and even
split off again later, but all units are limited by
terrain, stacking limits (3.01) and the available
movement points.
So, you could move a vehicle into a
hex with infantry in that formation
and then move the pair of them
into close combat with an enemy.
Note that once a unit has stopped
acting and you begin with a unit in a
different hex, the first unit is done
and cannot continue its action later.
The printed movement points (or MP)
on a counter are compared to
the movement cost for each hex the
unit enters. If a unit type is allowed
to enter a terrain, it can always
move 1 hex in a turn, even if its
adjusted MP would not normally
allow it. See the table below for
movement costs and the larger version
on the player aid sheet.
MP cost per hex
infantry wheeled tracked
road 1/2 1/2
Some are obvious, others need explanation.
road: A road is a feature that is in
another terrain and supercedes it. It
allows units to move faster or into
otherwise prohibited terrain. For
instance, a road over a river is a
bridge, or a road lets vehicles move into
dense woods. When you move into a hex with a
road you declare if you are using the road or not
(if you have a choice). This makes a difference
because units using the road are at a disadvantage
if fired upon (no cover and predictable movement).
The movement rate for roads requires that you
exit the hex you are in via a road hexside, into
another hex with that same road (that is, moving
into a road hex via anything other than the road
uses the normal movement cost for that terrain).
There are both paved and unpaved roads in the
game. Both count as roads, but special scenario
rules may treat them differently.
note: If a unit ends its movement on a road it is
assumed that after its action is done it is taking
advantage of the non-road terrain for combat purposes.
So ending a move on a road through dense woods
means you have cover from the dense woods after
your action is done.
clear: Grassy, open, no cover, no
real impediment to movement but
wheeled vehicles have to watch out
for soft spots.
cultivated: Ground irregularities and
crops that provide some light cover
for infantry but is otherwise treated
like clear terrain.
1/2

clear 1 2 1 soft sand: Hard to walk in, slow to

cultivated 1 2 1 drive through, provides no cover for
soft sand 2 3 2 vehicles and light cover for infantry.
dunes 3 4 3
rough 2 X X
light woods 1 2 2 dunes: Soft sand in the form of hills.
dense woods 2 X X Impossible to cross at speed as you
light urban 1 1 1 are either going around them or
dense urban 1 2 2 slogging up and down them. They do
marsh 3 X X provide good cover.
river X X X
wadi X X X rough: Broken terrain. This could
elevation change(up) +1 +1 +1 be a boulder field, a rubbled building,
crest +0 +0 +0 a junkyard, etc. Vehicles cannot
flank speed -1 -1 -1 enter or traverse it without a road.
fence(crossing) +4 X +3 The Crusader-era fortification on Map 1
refugee camp 1 2 1 (G12) counts as rough (and elevated).
wreck +0 +0 +0
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light woods: This is ‘movie woods’,
with open ground and large trees
spaced enough apart that vehicles
can move through it at speed.
Orchards or other regularly spaced
trees are considered light woods.
dense woods: This is ‘real woods’,
with fallen logs, underbrush, and
trees spaced so closely you cannot
weave a path between them sufficient
to traverse the hex at anything faster
than bulldozer speed.
light urban: This is ‘residential
neighborhood’ sort of urban, with low,
reasonably spaced buildings and
wide streets. Vehicles and infantry get
different amounts of cover because
while the vehicles can dodge behind buildings they
are still sitting in the open for the most part. Note
that all the tent structures in the ‘military base’ on
Map 2 count as refugee camp, but the soccer
stadium in hex F13 on Map 1 is light urban.
dense urban: Apartment blocks,
office buildings, multi-story steel and
cement structures. More difficult to
thread your way through in vehicles if
for no other reason than the large
number of ambush spots.
marsh: Muddy, soggy soil that is an
infantry nightmare and impassable to
vehicles.
river: A river is a water feature wide
and deep enough to be impassable to
infantry or non-amphibious vehicles.
Any map feature where the water
traverses the hex or occupies the
center of the hex would use the rules for
rivers. The entire hex is considered off-limits even
though the river is less than the hex width. An
amphibious vehicle has a light green circle around
its movement type and treats rivers or other water
as a cost of 4MP per hex. Note that you can move
onto a bridge (road over water) from any adjacent
land hex, not just adjacent road hexes.
wadi: A seasonally dry riverbed. In
GeddonWar it will refer to one that is
deep and steep-sided. It can only be
entered or exited at one hexside on its
ends, but a unit in the wadi moves like
it was clear terrain and has a straight line LOS to
other wadi hexes.
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elevation: Crossing an elevation line
on a map (going uphill) costs 1MP
more than that terrain normally
would. Exiting a wadi counts as going
uphill.
crest: A lightly shaded stairstep-like
line on a map is a crest line, a slight
change in elevation that you cannot
see over. An example would be the
line from hex A4 to G1 on map 2. This
has no effect on movement, but it blocks line
of sight unless you have at least one level of
elevation. For most purposes a crest line acts like
a level 1 hill 1 hex wide, except it does not cost
any extra movement to enter and would not
provide cover for someone shooting from a hill.
fence: Think ‘prison fence’. This is a
barrier designed to stop infantry or
light vehicles. It could be a sturdy
chainlink fence, concertina wire, a
shallow ditch or some combination of
the above. Infantry usually has to stop when
entering the hex unless a tracked vehicle has
passed through and left a ‘breach’ marker, which
makes it count as a road (a narrow passage that
increases your vulnerability when passing
through). Note that like an elevation change, a
fence is at the border of a hex and only affects
your movement if you cross that hexside.
refugee camp: This terrain provides
excellent visual cover and counts as
dense urban terrain for close combat
purposes, but is little impediment to
movement of vehicles. Depending on
scenario, refugee camps may automatically be
counted as having Civilians in them (5.7).
wreck: A destroyed vehicle platoon
leaves behind some smoking wrecks
that are natural sources of physical
cover and reduced visibility to
attackers. However, they do not
impede movement or affect stacking
limits and only one wreck counter can be in a
hex. A wreck is not a terrain type but an external
modification to the terrain brought about by
combat.
flank move: If you throw caution to the wind, you
can move very quickly. A flank move reduces the
MP cost for a hex by 1, but not to less than 1/2MP
per hex. You may do this once per unit activation,
for any number of contiguous hexes. Tactically,
this can be very useful.
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The downside is that if you are attacked while
moving (indirect fire, hidden units, mistakes),
the attacker gets a +1DQ on each attack die (a
positive DQ equal to the number of dice rolled).
This DQ will also apply if a unit uses flank move-
ment to enter close combat. You cannot use a
flank move to enter or leave a hex with or
adjacent to an enemy unit unless it is Shaken.
note: You cannot use the flanking movement rate at
any point in a move if you are announcing ‘move and
fire’ or ‘fire and move’. You may use it to enter close
combat with a Shaken unit. A scenario may have
special rules disallowing flank moves.
X: If a terrain is marked ‘X’ for its movement cost,
it is impassable to that type of unit. A road going
through a hex negates that boundary, but only for
units staying on the road (and giving an attacker
the +1DQ for a road-using target).
example: A vehicle cannot move through dense woods
unless there is a road. However, if you use the road you
do not get the defensive benefit of the woods if you are
fired on while moving. In fact, your opponent gets a
bonus because you are a target moving in a predictable
manner in a constrained area. However, once you are
done moving for the turn it is assumed that you have
parked to take advantage of available cover and you do
get the defensive benefit of the woods if fired upon.
half-hexes: Half-hexes are playable and are
moved into normally unless a scenario states
otherwise.
A note about terrain
For a hex 150 meters across, any terrain
that can block line of sight makes it a
trivial task for a unit to hole up some-
place unseen. For instance, in an urban
hex you just park your vehicle platoon
between a few buildings on a narrow street or take an
infantry platoon down to the sub-basement of an office
building. And civilians in the area are doing just that,
making themselves scarce. Soldiers on the other hand
are there to fight, which means being able to see the
enemy and be seen in turn. GeddonWar reflects this
with several modifiers. First, if you flank move you are
deliberately taking less advantage of cover in order to
move faster. Second, the counter-fire mechanic implies
that instead of ducking, you are staying where you can
shoot back. Third, the ‘retreat’ combat modifier (4.16)
is all about taking advantage of cover and leaving the
hex. Last, intensive fire (4.153) means really exposing
yourself and generates 2 extra action steps for a unit,
making it vulnerable to counter-fire or later attacks.
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3.01 Stacking
The stacking limit for friendly platoon-level units in
a hex is 2. Support weapons do not count towards
this stacking limit, nor do wrecks, air units (5.6),
snipers (5.41), civilians (5.7), improved positions
(4.152) and similar items, each of which is limited
to 1 per hex. For the sake of keeping special cases
to a minimum, the ‘two platoon’ stacking limit for
friendly ground units may not be exceeded at any
time. This means that you need to watch the order
in which you move dense formations, lest faster
units be blocked by slower ones in the way.
Reality note
The stacking limits in GeddonWar are not realistic.
A hex is the size of several football fields, so having
more than eight vehicles or eighty men there should
not be a problem. So, why the limits? It is mostly as a
matter of game balance and practicality. Otherwise,
players would tend to make ‘teetering stacks of doom’.
Imagine a stack of 5 units, with support weapons,
admin, improved position, sniper or other counters.
That stack is just looking for an excuse to topple across
the board. Limiting stacking to two platoons sets a
manageable upper limit on what each hex holds.
3.02 Mounted infantry
Vehicles with their MP in green can
carry one infantry platoon. Getting
in and out of the vehicles is part of
the movement step for a formation.
If infantry in a hex is under such a
vehicle counter, they are assumed to be in the
vehicle (this is how you keep track of where they
are). It costs half of the printed MP of the infantry
and vehicle (drop fractions) to mount or dismount.
Note that infantry that does not have an action
counter can dismount from a vehicle that does
have one (vehicle status does not change in this
case). You cannot mount and dismount in the
same action. You cannot retreat (4.16) into or out
of a vehicle. Depending on what they do, infantry
can act before, after or at the same time as their
vehicle. While in the same hex they may act at
the same time and if they do, they end their
actions at the same time. So, you can dismount
infantry, make an attack with the APC and use the
infantry for a combined fire bonus (or vice versa).
Then, everyone gets an Action step.
Mounting is done in the same hex as the vehicle.
Dismounting is done in the same hex, or the
dismounting unit may expend the MP needed to
dismount in an adjacent hex, provided that hex is
empty or has no more than 1 friendly unit in it
(this allows 2 APC’s in a hex to dismount infantry
without exceeding stacking limits for the hex).
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example: If this infantry wanted
to get into the shown APC, it
would cost the infantry 1MP and
3MP for the APC. So, the APC
could start in the same hex as
the infantry and then move, or
move a few hexes to allow the
infantry to mount up.
If the infantry started the
impulse in the APC, they could
dismount into the same hex
for 1MP, or dismount directly
into the adjacent hex for 2MP
(1MP for dismounting, +1MP for
the cost to move into a light urban
hex).
You can dismount into an enemy-occupied
adjacent hex, which immediately initiates close
combat. If a vehicle has sufficient movement, it
can dismount infantry into its own hex and then
the infantry and vehicle can move together into
close combat. You cannot move into an enemy hex
and then dismount for close combat.
For combat purposes, carried infantry normally
suffers 1 less action step than the vehicle does
from any damage it takes. So, a vehicle Pinned as
a result of combat means the infantry inside takes
an Action penalty. Infantry that survives a vehicle
being destroyed is assumed to be outside the
wreck counter left by the vehicle and this takes no
action nor gives an action step. Note that this can
only happen if the vehicle is exactly destroyed. If
the vehicle takes more steps than are neccesary
to destroy it, the infantry is also lost.
3.03 Moving fire
Units may move and fire or fire and move as their
action, but if you intend to ‘shoot and scoot’, you
need to declare how much movement you will use
after firing (because how much you are moving
will be a modifier on the quality of your attack).
If you have declared move and fire, opportunity
fire against you upon your entering a hex happens
first and resolves, then your declared fire can take
place, if you did not take any action steps from the
opportunity fire. See 4.161 for more on ‘move &
fire’ actions.
3.04 Close combat
If a unit or units move into the same hex as
enemy units, close combat happens. This resolves
immediately and is why units would choose to
move together rather than separately. Infantry in a
vehicle does not participate in close combat. Close
combat is detailed at 4.3.
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A few notes on reality
GeddonWar is a simulation game, but there are a few
aspects where the simulation bumps into limits of the
medium and practicality.
turns: In actual combat the situation is very fluid and
everything is happening at the same time. No one is
‘taking turns’. The notion of action steps or similar
things in other games simply reflects that a unit may
have its attention focused elsewhere at a particular
moment in time. You might be busy fighting that guy
during the time that other guy pulls into view and
starts hammering you.
scale: GeddonWar operates on a fairly standard scale
of approximately 150 meter hexes and 15 minutes for a
cycle through formation actions. But modern anti-tank
weapons have effective ranges of several kilometers
(bigger than the map!), and have been used at such
ranges in Iraq and elsewhere. In the interest of keeping
useful ranges smaller than the map and making infantry
useful on the map scale, vehicle weaponry has had its
range nerfed a bit.
Similarly, infantry at a jog could make it halfway across
the map in 15 minutes, and in the real world troops
approaching a fight on foot or in vehicles do eat up the
map. We nod to this by having a special ‘flank move’
rate for units that choose to move without due caution
instead of the normal eyeing the route ahead and
cautiously moving from one point to another.
aggression: GeddonWar units are just pieces of
cardboard. The people they represent are not so keen
on being thrown into harm’s way as their commanders
might want. In the real world, a series of battles that
resulted in typical wargame casualties would result in
both sides having their entire armies eliminated within
a month or two. GeddonWar recognizes that damaged
and eliminated units seldom mean the destruction of a
platoon, but instead are more of a total demoralization
combined with the survivors using the aforementioned
movement rate to simply exit the scene and not return.
If a forty-man platoon has lost half its men, it is likely
that the remainder use their theoretical ability to jog 15
hexes in a turn to get the hell out of town (or surrender
or hole up and let someone else do the ‘let’s get shot at’
bit for a while). They are not all dead, but for combat
purposes they are ‘eliminated’.
firepower: If some units look like they have zero
chance of harming another unit, this is deliberate.
Some attacks can only be effective when units combine
fire, flank attack or dive into bloody close combat.
So, take these into consideration when considering
GeddonWar as a ‘realistic’ game, and have fun!
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4.0 Combat
Most combat is going to be in the form of fire,
counter-fire, opportunity fire or close combat, with
special case rules for artillery, mines or IED’s.
A very important part of the GeddonWar rules is
the assumption that an enemy that can shoot
back effectively is likely to do so. You do not just
drive up and go ‘surprise!’ while the other guy sits
there and takes it. Because the attacker can place
themselves at risk by making an attack, you do
not simply shoot because you have a shot, and the
game mechanics reward those who utilize effective
tactics to minimize this vulnerability.
The special dice for GeddonWar come in three
flavors, black (default), red (intense) and green
(weak). The basic rules to remember for how
many dice you roll and what type are simple:
How many dice?
• start with black dice equal to your firepower
• subtract dice equal to defender armor, if the result
is negative, count as zero dice (this is important!)
• add +1DN for each extra unit firing
• add +1DN if the attack is flanking (4.163)
• you never get to roll more than 6 dice
What type of dice?
• total all the DQ modifiers for the attacker and
defender (terrain, range, etc.)
• if positive, upgrade that many black dice to red
• if negative, downgrade that many black dice to
green
• because of the way upgrades and downgrades
work, you will never roll more than 2 colors of dice.
If you are, you are doing something wrong.
• if all dice are red or green and there are still
upgrades/downgrades to be applied, they are lost
example: If you had an attack factor of 3 against a
defense of 1 and the defender was in terrain with a
-1DQ, you start with 2 black dice (attack minus
defense), and they would be 1 black and 1 green
(the -1DQ downgrades 1 black die to green).
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4.1 Fire combat
Most fire combat uses the same steps to resolve,
so keep that in mind for later fire topics. Fire
combat has several common-sense steps, some
of which are listed purely for formality’s sake:
• check action status
• declare target
• check range
• determine line of sight
• determine firepower
• defender declares counter-fire, hold or retreat
• attacker declares intensive fire (optional)
• determine attack/defense modifiers
• roll for attack and defender countefire (if any)
• assign damage
4.11 Action status
A unit can only initiate or support an attack
(regular or opportunity fire) if it has no action
counter on it. It can counter-fire (4.171) in any
case, but the maximum number of hits it can get
is reduced by the firepower modifier on the action
counter. For instance, a unit with an Action
marker takes a -1DN to its printed firepower if it
counter-fires when fired upon.
4.12 Declare target
If there is more than one unit in the target hex,
you declare one of them as the target of your
attack. Mounted infantry (3.02) cannot be targeted
but may suffer combat effects if the vehicle they
are riding in takes damage.
4.13 Range
Obviously, an attack needs to be within the range
of the attacker’s weapons. Similarly, counter-fire
requires that the defender have sufficient range to
shoot back.
example: The BMP-2
has a range of 4 and the
Rebel militia has a range
of 1 (extended range of
2). If the BMP-2 is at a
range of 3 or more, the
Rebels cannot counter-fire.
Close range (half, dropping fractions) is a +2DQ
(stronger) and extended range (up to double) is
a -2DQ (weaker). Remember that this does not
adjust the number of dice rolled, just the type.
note: Units in close combat or with a range of 1 or 0 do
not get a short range bonus. And remember that units
with a red circle around their range number do not have
extended range and get no bonus for short range.
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Reality note LOS through blocked? note

A smart commander will always try to minimize an road n/a as terrain
enemy’s ability to shoot back. Engaging at long range clear no
if your range is superior (like the Battle of 73 Easting cultivated no
(1991)), or softening up infantry with some judicious soft sand no
shelling before sending in your own troops. Charging dunes yes level 0 obstacle
across open ground just because it is your impulse to rough yes level 0 obstacle
act may not be a good idea in GeddonWar. light or dense woods yes level 0 obstacle
light or dense urban yes level 0 obstacle
4.14 Line of sight marsh no
Abbreviated as LOS. All units involved in a direct river no
fire attack need to be able to see the people they wadi yes not within wadi
are shooting at. elevation change no -1DQ shooting uphill
crest yes in both directions
LOS is determined from the center of one hex to fence no
the center of another. LOS does not include the refugee camp yes
terrain in the hex the attack is made from, nor the wreck no
hex the target is in. For instance, urban terrain
blocks LOS, but you can shoot from one urban hex road: You use the terrain the road is in for LOS
into another urban hex, provided there are no determination. Even a straight line road on the
hexes in between that block LOS. A side effect of map can have gentle curves that would allow a
this is that you can always shoot into an adjacent blocking terrain to affect LOS.
hex.
wadi: A wadi has steep sides that limit visibility. A
For LOS, a hex is assumed to have the full value wadi hex see any distance within that wadi which
of all its terrain features over the entire hex, not does not cross non-wadi hexes, but cannot see or
just the actual silhouettes of trees or buildings or be seen from hexes outside that wadi.
whatever. So, if a line of sight crosses a hex that
would block it, a direct fire attack cannot be made. elevation: Contour lines represent elevation. If
If an LOS passes exactly down the border of a hex LOS crosses a hex with a contour line (even if the
that would block LOS, fire is not blocked unless the contour is not crossed), this blocks LOS unless a)
LOS passes down two or more such borders. it is in the same hex as attacker or defender, or
b) both firer and target are at the same elevation.
If a) or b) applies, LOS is also not blocked by
crossing lower contour lines unless it is crossing
another hill. For instance, there is LOS from G4-M7
& G4-T11 on the Burning Lands map, but no LOS
from T11-F12. Fire on you from lower elevations
takes a -1DQ and this counts as defensive terrain.

crest: A crest line is just a X

enough of an elevation
change that it affects LOS, X
like being on a very low
hill. If you are on a crest a a,b
line you can treat it as
being on a contour line
a
where both sides are
downhill from it.
example: The red unit can see the blue and green units
a a,b
but not the gold or black ones. The gold unit can see example: This unit can see
the green and blue units but not the red or black ones. everything except hexes a
The blue unit can see and be seen by all the other units marked X (all other hexes
except the black one, and the black unit cannot see or apply the listed elevation a
be seen by any of the other units. criteria). O10/N8 are in LOS
because it is down the side
a
of P10 (does not cross). a a
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4.141 Obstacle height
Geddon War assumes that things which can block
LOS have a certain height. Normal ground level is
considered ‘level 0’. Things on the ground and
which mostly block LOS between ground units are
‘level 0 obstacles’. Examples are woods, urban,
and dunes and crest lines. Some obstacles block
all line of sight from any height, like smoke. Hills
are ‘level 1’, ‘level 2’ and rarely ‘level 3’, and are
marked by a contour line in that hex. A depression
or wadi would be ‘level -1’ and is a special case.
Even if you have a height advantage, you cannot
see through a level 0 obstacle into an adjacent hex
that is also a level 0 obstacle (like two consecutive
urban hexes). A height advantage can see open
terrain (clear, cultivated) over a level 0 obstacle,
but if it is adjacent to the target, the attack takes
an extra -1DQ for the partial obstruction. Your
units are not keen on being shot and will take
advantage of any and all cover they can get.
example: The BMP-2 is on a level 1 hill
and wants to shoot over some light urban
terrain (a level 0 obstacle) at a target
also in light urban terrain. Because you
cannot see over a level 0 obstacle into
an adjacent one, there is no LOS and thus
no shot.
example: The same attack is made,
but the unit past the buildings is in a
cultivated hex. The attacker takes a
-2DQ, -1DQ for the cultivated terrain
and -1DQ for the obstructed view
because of the buildings. Since the
defender is in a terrain that provides a
defensive benefit, any normal rules
regarding such a terrain do apply.
4.15 Determine firepower
The base firepower of a unit is its printed value.
This value is then reduced by the defense of the
target. If the result is zero or less, you count it as
zero. Results of zero cannot actually do anything,
but are a base level that can have dice added to it
by combining fire with other units.
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Infantry support weapons add to unit firepower if
they have the same color firepower number, else
the support weapon firepower stands alone (this is
an Action for the firing unit). If a support weapon
which adds firepower has a longer range than the
firing unit, you use the firing unit’s range or the
support weapon firepower stands alone.
4.151 Specialized attacks & defenses
Most units have a firepower number in one color
and a starburst in a different color, representing a
primary and secondary firepower type. Some units
have the number and starburst in the same color.
These are dedicated for a particular role, and are
not good at anything else. A shaped charge anti-
tank rocket might be an example, something you
would not normally use against infantry. Some
defenses have a number and a shield that are the
same color. These are defenses optimized against
that type of attack. A tank with reactive armor
would be an example. A target with an appropriate
specialized defense gets +2 to its defense rating.
This is not a DQ adjustment, but is +2 to the
printed defense value against attacks where the
firepower/starburst are also that color.
example: A Konkurs has a specialized
attack value of 6 (gold number on gold
starburst). The T-72B1 has an armor of
3, but it is specialized against that type
of attack so it counts as an armor of 5.
So, the Konkurs would roll 1 die for its
attack (attack of 6 minus defense of 5).
The Armata has a normal anti-vehicle
attack of 7 (gold number on red
starburst). If firing on the T-72B1 it
would roll 4 dice for its attack (attack of
7 minus defense of 3). The specialized
defense of the T-72B1 offers no extra
benefit against the generalized anti-
vehicle attack of the Armata. For
instance, the Armata could be firing
armor-piercing solid penetrators that
are unaffected by reactive armor plates.
4.152 Improved positions
A unit in an improved position that
matches its defense color gets a +1
to its printed defense value, which
means that attacks against it roll 1
less die (-1DN). Only one improved
position can be in a hex and it automatically
affects all units with that type of defense in that
hex. Improved positions are removed from play if
any unit using it is eliminated (e.g. your improved
vehicle positions are filled with flaming wrecks).
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4.153 Intensive fire (optional) 4.161 Determine offense modifiers

An attacker who does not move may declare Determine the total for all modifiers on the attack
‘intensive fire’. This is a +2DQ (stronger). The and adjust the dice colors accordingly. The table
penalty is that this costs you 2 extra action steps, below lists most of the modifiers and a full version
so you go from ready to Shaken, and this makes is on the combat reference sheet. Remember
you vulnerable if you can be counter-attacked or that positive DQs make attack dice stronger,
attacked before you get a chance to recover. This negative DQs make the attack dice weaker.
is a measure only for the desperate and those with
superior range and good logistics. You cannot use defender in terrain
intensive fire as opportunity fire (4.21). infantry wheeled tracked
road +1DQ +1DQ +1DQ
4.16 Declare defense status clear +0DQ +0DQ +0DQ
Depending on their action status and the terrain cultivated -1DQ +0DQ +0DQ
they are in, the target of an attack can just take it soft sand -1DQ +0DQ +0DQ
(no dice modifier), counter-fire, or retreat. dunes -2DQ -1DQ -1DQ
rough -2DQ -2DQ -2DQ
counter-fire: Available to any unit of the non- light woods -1DQ -1DQ -1DQ
acting player, even if it has Action, Pinned or dense woods -2DQ -1DQ -1DQ
Shaken marker. That is, the units of the currently light urban -1DQ +0DQ +0DQ
acting formation may not counter-fire if fired upon. dense urban -2DQ -1DQ -1DQ
Counter-fire just means you are shooting back at marsh -1DQ +0DQ +0DQ
your attacker and we will detail how this works at river +1DQ +1DQ +1DQ
rule 4.171, but the short form is that the attacker wadi -1DQ +0DQ +0DQ
gets a +1DQ (stronger) since you are choosing to elevation change(up) -1DQ -1DQ -1DQ
stay where the enemy can see you so that you can crest +0DQ +0DQ +0DQ
shoot back at them. flank move +DQ all +DQ all +DQ all
fence (special) +1DQ +1DQ +1DQ
retreat: Available to any unit that is in a terrain refugee camp -1DQ -1DQ -1DQ
that reduces the attack quality against it and wreck -1DQ -1DQ -1DQ
which does not have a Pinned or Shaken marker.
The unit must be able to leave the hex it is in, and situational
move to an adjacent one that is not in enemy LOS infantry wheeled tracked
(or is out of range). Retreat is always ‘away’ from tech (dis)advantage ±1DQ ±1DQ ±1DQ
the attacker in the sense that the range to the moving fire -1/-2/-3DQ -1/-2/-3DQ -1/-2/-3DQ
attacker cannot decrease from the retreat. The counter-fire +1DQ +1DQ +1DQ
unit foregoes any chance at counter-fire and this retreat -2DQ -2DQ -2DQ
is worth an additional -2DQ over the terrain they
were in. Basically, you take some of the attack and technology: The red, black or green lightning bolt
then decide to bug out. on the center right of a counter represents the
training, supply level and overall technology base
note: A special case is if infantry is of the unit, red being the best and green being the
equipped with a support weapon that worst. For each point of tech difference between
has a ‘no move’ notation. This type of attacker and defender, you get a ±1DQ. That is, if
support weapon is unwieldy and cannot the attacker is better, their dice are stronger and if
be quickly dismounted for transport. If the attacker is worse, their dice are weaker.
the infantry unit using it chooses to
retreat (including a defender in close combat), the example: With no other modifiers, the
support weapon is destroyed and removed from play. T-72 rolls 2 dice against the Rebel T-55,
and it would be 1 red and 1 black die
An acting unit fired upon while moving may retreat because the T-72 has a +1DQ for a 1
if they can exit the attacker’s LOS, but only if point tech advantage. The T-55 rolls 1
they have unused movement points to retreat into die against the T-72 and it would be 1
the hex they just left. Movement of the unit ends green die, because the T-55 has a
after the retreat and they lose any ‘fire’ part of any -1DQ for a 1 point tech disadvantage.
‘move & fire’ action they might have declared. A
reason to advance into fire only to run away is as a
feint, to make an enemy commit firepower so that
a different unit can advance unopposed.
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A lot of the hardware in GeddonWar is superficially
the same, but with noticeable differences in quality. A
T72 has the same 125mm gun as a T64 and an M1A1
exported to Saudi Arabia has the same 120mm gun as
an M1A3 used by the USA. But the ammunition the
Russians sell for export T72’s is not as good as what
they use for themselves, and the USA does not sell
depleted uranium penetrators to anyone else. There are
also differences in the quality of night vision equipment,
targeting aids, armor quality and so on. Many Russian
vehicles with an ‘M’ suffix are known as ‘Mickey Mouse’
versions because the export models have less capable
fire control and other features. Similarly, some of the
forces in GeddonWar are badly out of date and/or
poorly trained. They are still using T55’s in Syria, and
even old T34-85’s were pulled off of war monument
pedestals and put back in service in the conflict in
Ukraine in 2015. The use of tech modifiers recognizes
these differences plus varying personnel quality and
operational doctrines.
moving fire: We mentioned that units can do a
‘move & fire’ or ‘fire & move’ action. If you use all
your movement points before making an attack,
your attack takes a -3DQ. If you use at least half
but less than all your movement points, it takes a
-2DQ, and if you use less than half of your move-
ment points it takes a -1DQ.
If you are doing a ‘fire & move’, you must declare
before firing how many movement points you
intend to use after firing. This is used to figure the
modifier on your attack. You do not have to use all
the declared movement points, but you cannot use
more than the declared movement points. If you
take damage from opportunity fire or counter-fire,
that unit is done. If it has not fired, it cannot fire,
and it can do no further movement except for a
declared retreat (4.16).
road: If you are fired on while using the faster
movement rate for roads (or have no other choice
but to use the road to get through a terrain),
you are in the open and have limited options for
concealment. This is give the attacker a +1DQ. If
fired on while moving, you can retreat if the
terrain the road is going through has a defensive
benefit, but you are still counted as being on the
road for combat modifiers.
river: Whether you are in a river in an amphibious
vehicle or are crossing a river on a road, you are
vulnerable. A road over a river is a bridge and an
attack against a target there gets a total +2DQ.
note: If you end your movement on a bridge over a
river, the modifier for attacks on you after moving is
still +1DQ (you count as being on the road).
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flank move: If you are using the flank movement
rate and are attacked, the attacker gets a +1DQ
on all their dice (effectively, +1DQ per die rolled).
This also applies if someone calls in indirect fire on
you while using flank movement. You are moving
in a hurry and not taking advantage of cover.
fence: If you are fired on during your turn right
after passing through a fence, whether intact or
breached, the attack on you gets a +1DQ because
your movement is either limited or channeled in a
way that makes you an easier target.
4.162 Combined fire
Two or more units in the same formation can
mount a joint attack. First, you define the unit that
is leading the attack, then for other units check if:
• the target is in LOS of all units. In the case of units
with indirect fire capability, only one of the units
needs to have LOS
• all of the units combining fire are in the same or
closer range band as the lead unit (close, normal,
extended). Units without close or extended range
(1.312) count as all ranges
Combined fire increases the firepower of the attack
by 1 die for each extra unit involved (a +1DN), up
to a maximum +3DN for combined plus flanking.
This is not a DQ. Remember that the minimum
firepower of an attack by 1 unit is zero dice, so
combined fire will allow multiple inferior units to
get a roll when normally they would have none.
Supporting units do not need to have the same
firepower type as the lead unit. Combined fire is
only possible during your formation’s turn to act
(you cannot combine fire with opportunity fire).
note: If a defender chooses to counter-fire, they may
do so against any one of the units involved in the
combined fire attack, assuming they can see them.
4.163 Flanking
If combined fire enters the target hex from two
different hex sides, you are laying some of that
fire into a less protected arc for the defender and
this is worth an extra +1DN. A hex spine is not
different than the hex side it touches. Air attacks
are always a different hex than a ground attack.
example: Two units in hex A
making a combined attack on C B
would get +1DN on the attack.
One unit in hex A combining with a C
unit in hex B would get +2DN,
+1DN for combined fire and another
A
+1DN for flanking.
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4.17 Roll for attack/counter-fire
This is where the rubber meets the road. Take the
dice, apply a ±DQ if needed for circumstances
and roll them. The dice have a combination of
starbursts, shields and blank faces. A starburst is a
‘strike’ for the attacker and a shield is a ‘strike’ for
the defender if they are doing counter-fire (we will
get to that in a moment).
There is a difference between ‘strikes’ and
‘hits’, and this is based on firepower and
defense colors:
• primary: the attack number and defense shield are
the same color, each strike is 1 hit (e.g. red attack
number vs. red shield, like infantry vs. infantry)
• secondary: the attack starburst and defense
shield are the same color, each 2 strikes (drop
fractions) is 1 hit (e.g. red attack starburst vs. red
shield, like most tanks vs. infantry).
• tertiary: neither the primary or secondary color is
the same as the defense shield, each 3 strikes (drop
fractions) is 1 hit (e.g. gold attack number on gold
starburst vs. red shield, like an ATGM vs. infantry).
• if the defense shield is gray, it automatically counts
as matching the primary attack color (i.e. each strike
is 1 hit, like anything vs. a truck).
example: Both the infantry and the
BMP-2 have a firepower of 3 and a
defense of 1. If the BMP-2 attacked
it would roll 2 black dice (attack of
3 minus defense of 1) and each
starburst on the dice would be a hit
on the infantry (red number (primary
attack) vs red shield). If the infantry
was the attacker, it would also roll 2
black dice, but each 2 starbursts would
be a hit on the BMP-2 (gold starburst
(secondary attack) vs. gold shield).
4.171 Counter-fire
Counter-fire means that instead of withdrawing or
hunkering down, you are actively returning fire on
your attacker. This gives the attacker a +1DQ, so
you only choose this option if you think you can
hurt your attacker by doing so. Counter-fire is
only allowed for the non-active player. That
is, if it is your turn to move and one of your units
is shot at while moving, you do not get to counter-
fire. If a defender chooses counter-fire, the
maximum number of hits they can do to the
attacker is their firepower:
• minus the attacker’s defense value
• minus any action DNs (action, depleted, shaken)
• minus 1 if the attacker has any defensive terrain
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This number can easily be zero, meaning that
there is no point to counter-fire in that case. Note
that for the sake of simplicity we do not apply
tech or long range differences to the counter-fire
calculation.
The number of shields on the attacker’s dice is the
number of strikes the defender does with counter-
fire, and these convert to hits in the same way as
the attacker’s starbursts do.
example: The BMP-2 is attacking and
the Militia with the RPG-7 is choosing to
counter-fire. Because the defender’s
firepower is 4 and the attacker’s defense
is 1, the maximum number of hits the
defender’s counter-fire can do is 3. If
there were no other modifiers, the
attacker would roll 2 dice (attack of 3
vs. Militia’s defense of 1). The roll is
1 red and 1 black die because the
attacker gets a +1DQ upgrade for a
defender choosing counter-fire:
This is 2 strikes from the attacker on the defender and
2 strikes from the counter-fire back at the attacker.
Because each side is using primary firepower (number
color (primary attack) vs. shield color)), each strike is
1 hit. So, the attacker takes 1 action step for making
the attack and takes 2 more from counter-fire, and the
defender takes 2 action steps from the attack. The final
result is that the BMP-2 is Shaken and the Militia is
Pinned.
Counterfire is not an action. The penalty you take
for counterfire is the +1DQ the attacker gets for
you sticking your fool head out and shooting back.
Counterfire is always optional and may not always
be possible or even a good idea. A unit may be
under attack from a position that is out of range
of its own weapons or not have sufficient firepower
to harm the attacker either through unit inferiority,
the attacker is firing from cover or because the
target has action steps reducing their effective
firepower value. A smart attacker will try to make
enemy counterfire opportunities as useless as
possible. Sometimes it is better to Retreat (4.16)
and sometimes you just have to take it. War is
unfair that way sometimes.
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4.18 Assign damage
Geddon War uses a fairly simple progression when
a unit acts, takes a hit or hits:
• Action(-1DN)
• Pinned(-2DN)
• Shaken(-3DN)
• Damage step
These losses are progressive, so if you already
have a result, you take the next highest result you
do not have. You would never have more than
one action counter on a unit. A ‘damage step’
means you flip the unit over to its reduced side. If
you take a damage step and the unit is already
damaged, it is eliminated (vehicles are replaced
with a wreck counter (maximum 1 wreck per hex)).
example: If you were moving you would get an Action
marker when you were done. If you were attacked
while moving and took 3 hits, your unit would be
Shaken. Then you would take your Action penalty
after moving and take a damage step, ending up
Shaken and reduced.
example: If your unit has acted already (Action
counter) and it takes 1 hit, it gets a Pinned counter.
If it was already Pinned, the Pinned counter is
changed to Shaken and if it was already Shaken
it takes a damage step. If it was Shaken and had a
step loss and took a hit, it would be eliminated.
Since most units can only survive one damage
step, taking five hits before you get a chance to
recover morale will eliminate the unit (Action,
Pinned, Shaken, damage step, eliminated).
The idea is that the more your unit is doing and having
done to it, the more it is ‘used up’ and has to recover.
Given time, a unit that is Shaken can fully recover.
Combat in GeddonWar is about either hitting so hard
you eliminate a target in an alpha strike, or whittling
them down with multiple attacks over several turns,
forcing them to retreat out of positions that you want
and they can no longer hold, or just keeping them
demoralized long enough for you to achieve your
military objective. You might not be able to eliminate
an enemy anti-tank position, but as long as you can
keep them from shooting at you it is almost as good. It
requires a different strategy than some games at this
scale, and a little bit of patience.
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4.2 Special combat situations
The previous rules cover the most common
combat situations. The following rules cover the
rest, with close combat having its own section.
4.21 Opfire
Or ‘opportunity fire’. This is where a unit able to
initiate an attack (not Action, Pinned or Shaken)
fires during another player’s action. This is done in
response to moving or announcing an intent to
move. Yes, your opponent can say “I’m going to
move this unit” and you say “I shoot him first”.
This includes shooting at an APC announcing it is
dismounting infantry, or shooting at the infantry
after it dismounts (not both). Only one unit may
opportunity fire per enemy unit (no combined fire
with opfire). Opportunity fire does generate an
Action for the unit doing it, so a unit can only
opfire once. If you do any action steps to a unit
with opfire, it stops in that hex (or its retreated
hex), gets an action step and cannot fire.
example: If you have a stack of 2 units and a stack of
2 enemy units moves into your line of sight, 1 of your
units can fire on 1 of the enemy units in 1 hex, and if
the enemy continues to move, your other unit can fire
on the same or a different unit in the next hex.
note: ‘Announcing an intent to move’ is important. It
means if someone is right next to you and says they
want to move into your hex to do assault combat, you
get to shoot at them before they get to you.
example: Player 1 (ISIL) has
militia at B and C, and
Player 2 (Russia) has a
ready infantry at A. Player
2 can declare Opfire if: X C
1) C announces an intent
to move adjacent to X
2) after it moves to the
open area adjacent to X
Player 2 can also B
announce Opfire if B
announces an intent to A
move into A and initiate close
combat. That is, A is ready and
waiting for B to come out and play. However, any Opfire
means that A would get an Action counter, so it could
not Opfire on B and C unless hex A had two ready
infantry. Tactically, B is pinning down A with its
presence. If A shoots at C when it dashes across the
open, it means that B can move into A’s hex and initiate
close combat without any fear of being shot at on the
way there.
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4.3 Close combat
If your ground units are occupying the same hex
as enemy ground units, close combat ensues
(close combat is only possible between ground
units). This happens immediately, so if you desire
multiple attackers, they need to move together as
per rule 3.0. Close combat does not have a fire/
counter-fire mechanic. Rather, each side gets a
separate die roll to determine their effect on the
other. Close combat is resolved as follows:
• determine leading unit (4.31)
• determine type of combat (4.32)
• adjust firepower type (4.33)
• determine number of dice rolled (4.33)
• apply close combat modifiers (4.34)
• resolve combat & admin (4.35)
4.31 Leading units
If a side has more than one unit in the fight,
players declare (attacker first) which is leading the
attack or defense. This makes a difference for
combat modifiers and also which unit takes the
first hit from any damage dealt. The lead attacker
is targeting the lead defender, though all units
can be affected by the results (this can make a
difference when applying firepower color to
defense color) All later modifiers apply to the lead
unit on a side. If a side only has one unit,
that unit is by default the leading unit.
4.32 Determine type of combat
There are a pair of double-sided counters for close
combat. One reads ‘push’ and ‘envelop’ (for the
attacker) and the other reads ‘hold’ and ‘retreat’
(for the defender).
• push: You are trying to evict the enemy from the
hex. If you do more hits than you take, the enemy
must retreat if possible, otherwise the enemy unit(s)
are eliminated. Otherwise, you return to the hex you
entered from (or any hex if not possible).
• envelop: You are trying to surround and eliminate
the enemy. If the enemy does not choose retreat and
you do not eliminate all enemy units, you must
return to the hex you entered close combat from if
possible (or any hex if not possible).
• hold: You are trying to retain control of the hex at all
costs.
• retreat: You are automatically ceding control of the
hex to the enemy.
Each player hides the tactic they are using behind
their hand and then reveals them simultaneously.
The combination of the two gives a ±DQ for each
person’s roll.
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attacker
defender push envelop
hold attacker: +2DQ attacker: +1DQ
defender: +2DQ defender: +0DQ
retreat attacker: +0DQ attacker: -2DQ
defender: +1DQ defender: -2DQ
4.33 Adjust firepower and type
As a default, each side calculates the dice they
would roll as for ranged combat, which includes
+1DN for combined fire if there are two units on
a side (note: Trucks do count in close combat).
Support weapons with a ‘no move’ notation cannot
be used by the attacker in close combat. A lead
unit with a usable support weapon may choose to
use its firepower or not, depending on situation.
There are couple of major exceptions to this. First,
infantry units have a minimum die roll of 1 die (not
zero dice), regardless of the defense value of the
enemy lead unit. Second, if infantry is the lead
unit against a vehicle lead defender in light urban
terrain, the infantry gets +1DN, or +2DN in dense
urban terrain. Conversely, if a vehicle is the lead
unit against an infantry lead attacker in terrain
with no defensive benefit for infantry, the vehicle
gets +1DN.
example: In an dense urban close
combat situation between these units,
the T-55 would roll 3 dice (its firepower
minus the Rebel defense) and the
infantry would roll 3 dice (they get a
minimum of 1 die, then +2DN for
fighting a vehicle-led force in dense
urban terrain.
On the other hand, if this close combat
took place in the open, the T-55 would
roll 4 dice and the Rebel infantry would
only roll 1 die (it always gets 1 die).
In addition, infantry leading units are assumed to
have the same attack type as the defender’s shield
color. For instance, infantry attacking a vehicle
counts as the same primary attack color as the
vehicle’s shield color (i.e. one strike = one hit).
example: In both cases in the previous example, the
vehicle is rolling as anti-armor firepower against a
infantry defense (2 strikes to get 1 hit) and the
infantry counts as anti-armor firepower against an
armor defense (1 strike to get 1 hit).
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4.34 Apply close combat modifiers
Close combat has three possible dice modifiers.
Moving to engage in close combat is not a
modifier, and the action step involved is applied
after combat results.
• tactics: As previously described (4.32).
• tech: If there is a difference in tech lightning bolt
color between lead units, whichever side has the
better tech gets a +1DQ or +2DQ, depending
on the degree of tech advantage.
• terrain: The lead attacker compares the terrain
modifier for the hex they entered combat from to the
modifier for the lead defender in the hex where the
combat is taking place. If there is a difference in
modifiers, the side with the better defensive terrain
gets a +1DQ. That is, attacking a defensive terrain
from the open is worse than attacking into the open
from defensive terrain.
4.35 Resolve combat & admin
The attacker rolls their dice and counts the strikes,
then the defender, but results are simultaneous.
Remember that you convert strikes to hits based
on the firepower type of the lead unit. The first hit
is done to the lead unit on that side, and further
hits alternate between units. Afterwards, each
attacker gets an Action step (effectively, close
combat is a ‘move & fire’ action) and the lead
defender gets an action step.
Apply damage and then check the ‘type of combat’
to see who has to leave the hex and who gets to
stay. A defender retreating has to obey stacking
limits and within that, must retreat to one of the
three hexes ‘away’ from the attack and if possible
to a hex with a defensive terrain for at least one of
the retreating units. A retreating attacker usually
goes back to where they came from, and if this is
not possible, then to a hex adjacent to this.
example: Two militia (FP of 3, DEF
of 1), assault a T-72 platoon (FP of
5, DEF of 3) from dense urban
into dense urban terrain (-2DQ for
infantry, -1DQ for vehicles).
step 1: Lead units. The infantry
units are identical and there is
only one defender, so this is
simple.
step 2: Type of combat. The
militia does not want the tanks to
get away, so they choose ‘envelop’.
The tanks foolishly have orders to
‘hold’, so that is what they choose.
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step 3: Adjust firepower and type. Even though
the infantry has the same firepower as the T-72’s
defense, they get a minimum of 1 die. They get
+1DN for the second infantry, and +2DN for
attacking an unsupported tank in dense urban
terrain. So, they will be rolling 4 dice. The T-72 is
simply rolling 4 dice for its firepower minus the
infantry defense. The Rebel militia is assumed to
be rolling anti-armor firepower against an armor
defense, while the T-72 is rolling anti-armor
firepower against an infantry defense.
step 4: Close combat modifiers. Combatants get
the following dice modifiers:
• tactics: Envelop vs. hold gives attacker +1DQ
Envelop vs. hold gives defender +0DQ
• tech: The T-72 has a tech advantage for a +1DQ
• terrain: Even though the militia entered dense urban
terrain from dense urban terrain, this is better for
infantry than vehicles, so the militia gets +1DQ.
So, the militia will be rolling 4 dice and they will be
2 red and 2 black dice (4 black dice after a +2DQ
is applied) and the T-72 platoon will be rolling 4
dice and they will be 1 red and 3 black dice (4
black dice after a +1DQ is applied)
step 5: Resolve combat. The attacker rolls 2 red
and 2 black dice and the defender rolls 1 red and 3
black die. Each side gets 3 strikes on the other:
attacker:
defender:
The difference is that the infantry firepower (anti-
armor attack on armor defense) does 3 hits to
the T-72 and the vehicle firepower (anti-armor
attack on infantry defense) only does 1 hit to the
infantry because it takes 2 strikes for each hit by
secondary firepower. This makes the T-72 Shaken
(3 hits) and the lead Militia gets an Action marker
(1 hit). Then, both attackers and the lead defender
get 1 additional Action step. This causes a damage
step for the T-72, changes 1 Militia to Pinned and
the other to Action. The militia must retreat from
the hex because they chose ‘envelop’ but did not
totally eliminate the defenders.
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5.0 Advanced rules
Everything up to this point has been rules that
apply to virtually every unit in the game. The rules
that follow are going to be uncommon, but when
they do show up, tactically important.
5.1 Indirect fire
Units with their range number in a
black circle are capable of indirect
fire. This just means they can shoot
at targets they do not have LOS to,
as long as a friendly non-Shaken
unit does have LOS.
Providing this targeting information is not an
action. Indirect fire is figured normally except for
the LOS part, but the attack takes an extra -2DQ.
Units which can utilize indirect fire may be part of
a combined fire attack (4.162) or flanking attack
(4.163), and can opfire (4.21) on units outside
their LOS. If used in combination with other units,
an indirect fire attack only takes the -2DQ if the
indirect fire unit is the lead unit for the attack.
You cannot do counter-fire against a unit using
indirect fire unless the defender also has indirect
fire capability. You cannot do counter-fire at all if
the indirect fire comes from off the board (5.2).
Elevation provides no defensive benefit vs. indirect
fire of any type, including off-board artillery.
5.2 Off-board artillery
Formations may have the ability to
call in attacks from mortars, rocket
rocket launchers, artillery or even
cruise missiles, with or without
submunitions or precision guidance.
All of them have some common characteristics.
They have a primary and secondary firepower
color, a firepower that applies in the main hex that
is targeted, and a firepower that applies to all the
surrounding hexes. They also have a quality bolt
to indicate how good the artillery is. Off-board
artillery does not take a -2DQ for indirect fire.
Normally, a scenario will give one or both sides
artillery counters that are placed in the cup and
which resolve when drawn. This does not count
as a formation action for scenario length. A
scenario might also give a player artillery counters
as a reserve, to be used at any time or used as
part of a particular formation’s actions.
Off-board artillery applies its firepower separately
to each target in all hexes, including friendly units
that happen to be caught in it. You can retreat
(4.16) from artillery or rocket strikes if an adjacent
hex has better cover than the one you are in.
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5.21 Unguided rockets
This is exactly what it sounds like.
Their firepower tends to be lower
quality, though the individual
rockets may be more powerful.
5.22 Precision munitions
This is a submunition barrage that
is called in against a particular unit
type, targeted through some
combination of thermal signature,
GPS or laser or microwave target
designation. You choose which side of the counter
you wish to use when it is drawn unless the
scenario specifies otherwise. This attack only
affects the specific unit targeted and has no effect
on other units in the same or adjacent hexes. You
cannot retreat (4.16) from this attack.
5.23 Smoke/dust (optional)
Rockets, artillery and mortars can
generate enough dust and smoke
to block visibility. Any result of 3 or
more strikes against the unit(s) in a
hex (total for all units in a hex) puts
a smoke counter in that hex. This blocks all
LOS into, out of or through that hex from any
elevation (exception:adjacent hexes can see into
that hex and those in the smoke can see adjacent
hexes, both with a -2DQ). Put a smoke counter
into the cup with the same number on it. The
smoke counters on the map are removed when
that chit is drawn. This does not count as a
formation action for scenario length. If a
scenario calls for an actual smoke mission, no
damage is done, but if the strikes rolled are 1 or
more, you put a smoke counter in the hex.
5.24 Friendly fire (optional)
If you call in any form of strike that could hit your
own units, presumably they have advance warning
and get a -1DQ against them, if they are already
in terrain that has an inherent -1DQ or better for
that unit type. That is, they use cover better
because they know it is coming.
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5.3 Limited munitions
A very small number of units and
support weapons have a green circle
around the range for their attack
value. This represents a weapon or
unit that may be powerful, but is in
such limited quantities that it can only do a certain
amount of damage, or which has a slow enough
rate of fire or other factors such that it is unlikely
to eliminate an enemy unit in a single attack. For
instance, the counter shown might represent a
single drone with several RPG-7 rockets. While it
can do some serious damage, it is unlikely to
eliminate a platoon of 3-4 vehicles in one pass.
A unit or support weapon with this characteristic
can never do more than 1 damage step from an
attack, opportunity fire or counter-fire. It might do
several hits, but it cannot eliminate a unit that has
not already taken a damage step.
example: If fired at a Shaken unit and it does 2 hits,
this would normally cause 2 step losses and eliminate
the unit. However, this weapon can do no more than 1
step loss, so the extra effect is wasted.
5.4 Hidden units
As part of a scenario, some units may be defined
as ‘hidden’. There are four ‘Hidden’ counters in the
game, labeled A through D. You place the hidden
counters on the map in the appropriate hexes for
the setup, and just write down on a scrap of paper
which units (if any) are under each counter on
the map. Make sure to take stacking limits into
account. Special features like improved positions
are also hidden if in the hex. A hex may contain
visible units and a ‘Hidden’ counter.
example: If a scenario gave you 3 Hidden counters,
you could put 2 units, a support weapon and an
improved infantry position at ‘1’, a tank platoon at ‘2’
and nothing at all at ‘3’. And your opponent does not
know which is which until you reveal them by attacking
or they are revealed by other circumstances.
That is, a good commander can look at the terrain
and think “that’s a good spot for someone to hide
an anti-tank rocket” and act accordingly. The
marker on the map is the potential of hostile units
that makes the other player tread warily.
Hidden units are revealed in one of four ways.
First, a hidden unit in the hex fires or moves. This
removes the hidden marker and places all the
units that are actually there onto the map. A non-
hidden unit in the hex can fire or counter-fire
without revealing the hidden ones.
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Second, someone suspicious of a hex can do
‘recon by fire’. A unit or units attack the hex like a
normal attack against a target with a defense of
and a black tech bolt, applying the
appropriate dice modifiers for the terrain, etc. (this
means you need a firepower of 3 or more, or two
units firing on that hex). If the result of this is at
least 1 strike on that imaginary target, all the off-
map counters for that hidden marker are put into
play (they took no effect, but are now revealed).
Basically, you made someone jumpy enough that
they gave away their position.
Third, a hostile unit moves into the hex. This
reveals any hidden units in the hex. In the case of
IED’s, it may also trigger them.
Fourth, the scenario rules might define that hidden
units are revealed at some point. For instance,
drone-based recon might provide an aerial view to
local commanders.
5.41 Snipers
Snipers are a unit (a team of 2 or
3 individuals) that are inherently
hidden in most scenarios where they
are utilized. The hidden markers for
a sniper team can be placed in any
terrain that provides a defensive benefit for
infantry. Whenever the sniper fires, the target
has to be something the actual sniper can fire on.
When the sniper fires, the other player can point
to one of the on-map ‘hidden’ markers and the
other player has to remove it and reveal its
contents, placing the sniper on the map if the
other player guessed correctly. The sniper cannot
be fired on or counter-fired against until after
its location has been revealed. A sniper gets a
minimum of 1 die against any target, even if its
armor is greater than the sniper’s firepower.
Snipers are automatically eliminated in close
combat by themselves and roll no dice in close
combat. If in a hex with friendly units in close
combat, they are eliminated if they take 1 hit.
Snipers do not have a damage step side and
cannot combine fire or flank fire with other units.
A sniper does not count towards stacking limits in
a hex. A sniper may board or dismount from an
APC with no movement cost to the APC, and one
sniper may occupy an APC that has infantry in it
and vice versa. For purposes of the Initiative rule
(2.023), snipers always have initiative.
Against platoon-size units, snipers are not hugely
effective, but they can be a harassing force.
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5.42 Improvised Explosive
Devices
Otherwise known as IEDs. These
are powerful, single-use explosive,
shaped charge or frag bombs placed
where an enemy is expected to go
and detonated remotely.
IEDs are placed as part of a scenario setup, and
are represented by hidden counters, one or more
of which is the real thing. The others are merely
suspicious objects and warrant investigation. IEDs
must be placed in road hexes, and if an IED
‘Hidden’ marker is in a hex you must use road
movement if you enter that hex from a road
hexside (even if there is no IED there).
That is, the people placing the IED are taking
advantage of irrigation canals, ditches or other
natural or created choke points in a hex that
you must pass through to traverse the hex in a
particular direction. If you enter a potential IED
hex, either the Hidden marker is automatically
removed or the IED goes off, depending whether
or not there was anything there.
A player can attempt to get rid of IEDs by moving
to an adjacent hex and firing on the suspicious
item using the ‘recon by fire’ method of revealing
hidden units. If they reveal the actual IED, it
detonates, does no harm and is removed from
play.
An IED can be commanded by a single individual,
so IEDs do not need to be associated with or
require a line of sight to any friendly units in order
to be detonated at the proper time.
Vehicle-borne IEDs are suicide truck
bombers. They can be used exactly
once, and only in close combat, after
which they are removed from play. If
in close combat with another friendly
unit, the VBIED is always the lead
attacker and it is removed from play before close
combat damage is applied.
5.43 Barricades
A barricade is a barrier than can only
be placed in a light urban or dense
urban hex. It does not provide any
extra defensive benefit for units in
the hex, but it does increase the cost
to enter the hex by 2MP. That is, the hex cannot
be completely blocked, but it can be blocked to the
extent that it takes you extra time to get around
the debris.
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5.5 Minefields
Minefields are generally not huge
expanses of dangerous terrain.
Rather, like IEDs they are designed
to harass anyone who uses the most
efficient means to get from one spot
to another. Simply the notion that there are mines
in an area slows people down, as no one wants to
get blowed up because they were in a hurry.
Unlike IEDs, mines are equal opportunity offenders
that will automatically attack any unit entering the
interdicted area. Terrain modifiers on dice quality
do not apply vs. attacks by mines.
A minefield counter represents a hex where there
is a probability of encountering mines. Infantry
units cannot trigger mines with a gold primary
firepower number, but vehicles do trigger mines
with a red primary firepower number.
The firepower for mines is reduced by half your
defense (round up), and you also subtract the
number of extra movement points you choose to
spend when entering the hex. If you go slow
enough, you can reduce the effective firepower to
where it rolls no dice (you take sufficient time to
scout a clear path).
example: Say a minefield hex with a firepower of 4
firepower has a 1MP cost to enter it. If you spend 3MP
to enter it (you are being extra cautious), the +2MP you
spent reduces the firepower to 2.
Theoretically, once someone has a clear path
through a minefield, others can follow. However,
this is the heat of combat and others entering the
hex might not enter from the same facing or even
be friendly, so there is no point in giving them a
clear path or trusting that a marked path is
actually clear. So, minefields apply to any ground
units that enter the hex, regardless of who or
when.
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5.6 Air units
Air units are easy to distinguish from other units.
Their movement type is ‘A’ (air) and they generally
have blue defense shields, and of course a vehicle
picture that does not look like any land unit.
Only 1 air unit can be in a hex, and air units do not
interact with ground units except to shoot at and
be shot by them. An air unit has an LOS like it is 1
level above the surrounding terrain (4.141) and
the range from an air unit to the ground is simply
the distance in hexes. An air unit able to see you
does count in Morale recovery (2.021) if you are
in range of its weapons (or adjacent for the Harop
or Hero). All air units are always moving and
take no ‘move & fire’ penalties.
Air units generally represent 1 vehicle and have
only 1 damage step. Anything causing a damage
step eliminates the unit. Air units that still have an
Action counter on them after their Morale step
(2.021) are removed from play (if you can go
250kph and are demoralized, you do not hang
around). Whether or not the unit can return to
play is dependent on the scenario.
5.61 Helicopters
Helicopters have only one damage
step but two sides to the counter.
One represents a slow mode which
allows them to fire anti-tank guided
missiles, and the other is a manuever
mode that allows them to use nose-
or pylon-mounted autocannon. You
may flip from one side to the other
as the first thing the unit does as
part of its action, and it remains in
that state until it can initiate another
action.
5.62 Drones
Drones are simply remotely piloted
air units. They usually have a limited
armament compared to a larger unit
like a helicopter, or may be single use
devices. The Harop/Hero drones are
simply a flying bomb. Once its usefulness as an
observation platform (and demoralizer (5.6)) is
done, it is crashed into a target and detonated.
5.63 Ground attack fighters
These can generally fire from such a distance
and altitude that they are not even on the map
and thus cannot be shot at by units in play. A
side which will have support from ground attack
fighters will usually have this represented in the
form of one or more off-board artillery, rocket or
precision munition strikes.
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5.7 Civilians
Battles in GeddonWar take place in
cities that were still active and full of
civilians going about their daily life.
An armored assault on an apartment
block full of rebels could be taking
place while ordinary people are driving down the
same freeway that APC’s were unloading from and
tanks are attacking from (yes, there are online
videos of this exact thing happening). An infantry
firefight across a street could be between buildings
filled with cowering civilians.
Civilians are a complication in battles. With various
media reporting on the fighting and ubiquitous
mobile phones recording things, each side was
aware of political repurcussions and propaganda
effects if their own side was seen engaging in
indiscriminate slaughter of non-combatants.
How civilians are placed, move and respond will
be part of a scenario’s setup, but their effects on
combat are generally the same. Civilians can be
represented by counters or just a special scenario
rule, and could represent dozens of vehicles or
hundreds of people in or moving through the hex
over the course of a turn.
Attacks made into a hex with Civilians will cause
collateral damage if any of the dice on the attack
have a face with (any color). The attacker
may voluntarily downgrade any number of their
attack dice (after DQ modifiers) to reduce this
chance (an attack with nothing but green dice has
no faces with , and so cannot do collateral
damage). If the defender counter-attacks and
Civilians are in the attacker’s hex, the defender’s
counter-attack does collateral damage if any of
the attack dice have a face with (any color).
Note that green dice do have one face with .
Civilians do not affect stacking limits but generally
cost +1MP to move through.
example: This attack roll
would cause collateral
damage in the defender’s
hex, and if the defender
had counter-fired, then the
defender would also do
collateral damage in the attacker’s hex.
Causing collateral damage is generally a bad thing
for whoever did it, which could be the defender
in an attack if they counter-fired and hit some
civilians in the attacker’s hex by accident. The
exact consequence of civilian casualties is going to
be dependent on the scenario.
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5.8 Unit Keywords
A few units have abilities or debilities which are
linked to words in the unit or formation name.
Militia
Poorly trained and organized forces
which tend to operate independent
of central leadership. Militia units
are usually low-tech units (4.161)
with a green lightning bolt.
Recon
Recon units generally have better
communications gear than similar
non-recon units, and specialized
training. They can operate
independently better than normal
units (2.023)
Autonomous Vehicles
Effectively, combat robots. These
were untested in combat at the
time of GeddonWar. Autonomous
vehicles have advantages and
disadvantages. They are not that
fast, but they do not hesitate. With data input
not only from sensors but directly from drones,
satellites or other recon, they make decisions
rapidly and adapt quickly to changing situations.
While smaller than other AFV’s, a platoon of
autonomous vehicles is larger than a platoon of
tanks and better able to absorb the loss of a
vehicle or two.
In game terms, they are generally weak but have
the advantage that they recover all Action steps
when the formation they are attached to activates.
They still accumulate Action penalties, but fully
recover everything except a damage step.
Autonomous units may not use the Intensive Fire
optional rule (4.153).
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Autonomous units are not entirely under player
control. If they do not have an Action marker they
can Opportunity Fire (4.21) like any other unit.
When they activate with a formation, roll one
black die for all autonomous units attached to
a formation (optional: roll one black die per hex
of autonomous units).
Group fire: The unit(s) must fire if there
is a target in range, and must combine fire
(4.162) if able. The units may not move.
Fire: The unit(s) must fire if there is a
is a target in range, and must do so as
individual units. The units may not move.
Move & fire: The unit(s) must move into a
position they can fire from and then fire
(individually)
Fire or move: The unit(s) fire individually
if there is a target in normal or close range,
otherwise they move but do not fire.
Fire or move: The unit(s) fire individually if
there is a target in close range, otherwise
they move but do not fire.
The terms ‘move’ and ‘fire’ have very specific
meanings for autonomous units:
fire: The unit fires at the closest enemy unit
whose defense shield is the same color as the
autonomous unit’s primary firepower. If no such
target is available, it fires at the closest enemy
unit whose defense shield is the same color as
their secondary firepower, and if this is not
possible it fires at any enemy unit. Within these
limits, the player can pick and choose between
equivalent targets. Enemy units with a gray
defense shield are considered the same color
as the autonomous unit’s primary firepower
(autonomous units apparently hate trucks and
technicals).
move: The unit uses non-flank movement using
the shortest path in hexes to get in range and
LOS of a target, but does not have to pick the
path with the lowest movement cost. So, an
autonomous unit could move up a hill to get a
better position if this was the same distance to a
target as a position which took fewer movement
points to reach. If a unit is already in range and
LOS of a target it can fire on, a ‘move’ command
means that it will attempt to move to a closer
range band (long to normal, normal to short), or if
already at short range, move into close combat
(and it will always choose ‘push’ in that case).
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6.0 Example of play
Player 1 is commanding the US and Israeli forces,
while player 2 commands ISIL forces. There are
seven chits in the command cup, one for each ISIL
formation, one for each Israeli formation, one for
each US formation and a generic one for player 2
that can be used for either of their formations.
• assign damage: The ISIL unit takes 7 hits from 7
strikes because the firepower and defense colors
match, dropping it to Shaken and two damage step
losses, so it is eliminated and a wreck is placed in
the hex. The US tank takes 2 hits from 2 strikes,
and then another Action step for its own action (the
attack), putting it at Shaken status.

Impulse 2, step 1
Draw a command chit. The second chit is for the
US 1-36th. It is placed on the command track:

ack.

Unit actions.The infantry is feeling exposed but is

not going to get any less exposed by sitting still.
They try to move to the west edge of the urban
area. In the last hex of the move (2 hexes east of
the Israeli tank) the remaining ISIL tank opens fire
(opportunity fire). Combat steps are:

• check range: range of 4 is short range (+2DQ)

Impulse 1, step 1
Draw a command chit. The first chit is for the US
3-69th. It is placed on the command track (2.01).
• determine line of sight: no obstructions, it runs
along the urban hex but does not cross it.
• determine firepower: FP of 6 vs. DEF of 1 (5 dice)
• other defense modifiers: tech disadvantage (-1DQ)
• roll for attack: attacker rolls 5 dice, 1 red and 4
black (total of +1DQ), for:

Impulse 1, step 2 This is 4 strikes

Upkeep actions. All units are in good order, but
this player has a command or logistics marker to
place (2.022). They choose to place a logistics
marker in the clear hex 2 hexes north of the US
tanks. This is in line of sight of the two ISIL
infantry, but outside of their maximum range.
(no counter-fire).
Because the attacker is using their secondary fire-
power color (red starburst vs. red shield), it takes
2 strikes to do 1 hit. So, the infantry takes 2 hits,
plus a step for their action, making them Shaken.
The map now looks like this:

Impulse 1, step 3
Unit actions.The first thing the US player does is
shoot at the top ISIL tank formation. Ignoring the
first few steps, combat steps (4.1) are:

• check range: range of 4 is short range (+2DQ)

• determine line of sight: no obstructions
• determine firepower: FP of 7 vs. DEF of 3 (4 dice)
• defender does counter-fire: counter-fire (+1DQ)
• other defense modifiers: tech advantage (+1DQ)
• roll for attack/countefire: attacker rolls 4 red dice
(total of +4DQ):

This is 7 strikes for the attacker and 5 counter-fire

strikes for the defender. However, the difference
between the defender’s FP of 6 and attacker’s DEF
of 4 is only 2, so only 2 hits can be done by counter-
fire.
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Impulse 3, step 1 This formation’s actions are done:

Draw a command chit. The third impulse goes to
al-Zawahari. It is placed on the command track:

Impulse 3, step 2
Upkeep actions. The remaining ISIL tank
automatically gets back 1 action step, restoring it
to full effectiveness. The ISIL player does not have
a logistics/command marker for this scenario.

Impulse 3, step 3
Unit actions.The ISIL player really wants to knock
off that US tank before it can recover and take
another shot, but the player can see that the tank
will only recover 2 steps on its next upkeep (free
plus logistics), which is not enough to let it fire
again. So, the ISIL player chooses to take a shot
at the Israeli tanks. The combat steps (4.1) are: Impulse 5, step 1
Draw a command chit. The fifth impulse goes to
• check range: range of 6 is normal range(+0DQ) Gideon and it is placed on the command track:
• determine line of sight: no obstructions
• determine firepower: FP of 6 vs. DEF of 4 (2 dice)
• defender does counter-fire: counter-fire (+1DQ)
• other defense modifiers: none
• roll for attack/countefire: attacker rolls 1 red and
1 black die (total of +1DQ), for: Impulse 5, step 2
Upkeep actions. No Gideon units (the infantry)
This is 1 strike by the attacker and 4 need to recover action steps. If the Logistics
strikes from counter-fire (but the defender’s FP of 6 marker was under the control of either Israeli or
minus the ISIL tank’s DEF of 4 means the counter- US forces, it could be moved at this time.
fire can only do 2 hits.
• assign damage: The Israeli tank takes 1 action Impulse 5, step 3
step from the attack, while the ISIL attacker takes Unit actions.The Israeli infantry moves into the
3 steps, 1 from the firing action and 2 from the urban hex to their east, and ends their impulse.
counter-fire by the Israelis. So, the Israeli tank is The map looks like this:
Action and the ISIL tank is Shaken.

Impulse 4, step 1
Draw a command chit. The fourth impulse goes
to Saleh. It is placed on the command track:

Unit actions.The ISIL player moves their eastern-

most Militia 1 hex to the west and takes no other
action. Note how we rotated the unit to show that
only the bottom unit has an Action status. The
RPG-equipped unit on the hill has targets, but they
have enough negative DQ’s that it would be rolling
all green dice. This is a case where they might
consider Intensive Fire (4.153), but instead does
nothing and waits for a good opportunity fire.
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7.0 Scenarios
The scenarios range go from simple and small to
large and complex, introducing new rules as the
conflict starts small and gradually draws in the
major powers. We suggest you play them in order.
7.1 Maps
GeddonWar comes with two maps. Map 1 is
mostly open, with a few hills, a small town in the
southwest and an village in the southeast. Key
features to note are the Crusader-era citadel in
the southwest. This is both rough and elevated
terrain, so it blocks LOS and cannot be entered
by land vehicles. The soccer field in the town is
considered light urban terrain, and the regularly
spaced trees in the village in the southeast are
considered light woods.
Map 2 has a military base in the west and the east
has the outskirts of a major city. We would like to
have included a major city map, but that would
just be an entire map of urban terrain and not all
that much fun. The key feature of Map 2 is the
crestlines blocking LOS from east-to-west.
7.2 Point values
For creating your own GeddonWar scenarios, you
can assign units a point value on this scale:
Each point of FP
each point of range for FP
indirect fire capability
if number and starburst are same color
fixed range and/or no move & fire
limited damage potential and/or support weapon
Each 2 points of movement(round up)
tracked movement
can carry infantry
amphibious
Each point of defense
if defense is specialized
if defense is gray
Recon
Autonomous
Green lightning bolt(tech)
Black lightning bolt(tech)
Red lightning bolt(tech)
Formation marker
Improved position
Hidden marker (no cost for snipers or IEDs)
example: A typical Militia unit would
have a cost of +3(FP), +1(range), +2
(movement), +1(defense), -3 (tech),
for a total cost of 4. An Armata would
have a cost of +7(FP), +9(range), +5
(movement), +4(defense), +1(special
defense), +3(tech), for a total cost of 29.
7.3 Scenario tweaking
All the scenarios have the point values of their
units listed. A different way to play the scenarios is
below.
Option 1: Keep the listed victory conditions, but
each player bids a certain number of points for the
side with the highest point total. Whoever has the
lowest bid takes that side but has to adjust their
forces to be equal or less than their bid.
example: The first scenario has the ISIL side with 50
points. One player bids 50 and the other bids 48. The
second player takes the ISIL forces and leaves behind
one of their trucks (2 points) to get to their 48 point
limit.
Option 2: Another way to do this is to give the
side with the most points a 10% bonus in points
(round up) and then bid based on the increased
total. The difference here is that the winning
bid might still be more than the default and lets
the person taking that side get extra units or
equipment. And (very important) the other side
gets a full 10% increase in their points, so the
other side will always get the ability to add extra
units or equipment.
example: The first scenario has the ISIL side with 48
+1 points, so the bidding would start at 53 points or less.
+1 If the player with the low bid came in at 51 points, then
+1 they would have room to add an extra RPG-7V (3
-1 points) to their forces. The Rebel player would get a
-1 10% bonus to their 37 points (or +4 points), which is
-2 enough for them to pick up an RPG-29 (4 points) or an
+1 M2 heavy machine gun (4 points).
+1
+1 Option 3: Use one of the other options, but each
+1 side can in addition substitute up to 10% of their
+1 units (round up) with a different unit of the same
+1 formation and type (vehicle for vehicle, infantry for
-1 infantry). Support weapons can also be substituted
+1 without formation limits, but respecting nationality
+2 when possible (e.g. no equipping Russians with
-3 I-TOWs).
+0
+3 example: In the Option 2 example, the Rebel player
+2 had 37 points and one vehicle (a Technical). Instead of
+2 buying an extra support weapon, they could substitute
+2 a Sandcrawler (9 points) for the Technical (7 points).
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ISIL units Qty Cost Russian units Qty Cost

M1A1 2 23 SA-8B 2 31
T-72B1 2 19 T-14 Armata 2 29
T-72M 2 17 T-14 Armata 2 26
T-62M 2 17 MI-24P 2 23
BMP-3M 2 15 BMP-3M 4 19
ZSU-23/4(AA) 2 12 BMPT 2 18
T-55A 4 12 BMD-4M 2 17
ZSU-23/4 2 10 Advanced infantry 2 12
BMP-2 4 10 Recon infantry 2 9
Humvee 4 10 Infantry 4 8
Gun truck 4 8
Infantry 4 7 Support weapons Qty Cost
Militia 8 4 I-TOW ATGM(vehicle) 4 14
I-TOW ATGM(infantry) 2 14
Israeli units Qty Cost Kornet ATGM(vehicle) 4 14
Merkava 4M 2 27 Konkurs ATGM(vehicle) 4 11
Merkava 4M 2 24 Bastion ATGM(vehicle) 2 10
Namer 2 2 19 Igla AA rocket 2 9
Achzarit 2 4 16 Sagger ATGM 4 8
Advanced infantry 2 12 M40 Recoilless 2 7
Recon Humvee 2 12 RPG-29 4 4
Sniper 1 10 60mm mortar 2 4
Harop drone 1 9 M2 HMG(vehicle) 4 4
Infantry 4 8 Mk47 AGL(vehicle) 4 4
Hero drone 1 7 AGS-30(vehicle) 4 4
SMAW 4 3
Rebel units Qty Cost M2 HMG(infantry) 2 3
T-72M 2 14 AGS-30(infantry) 2 3
T-55A 2 12 RPG-7V 8 3
BMP-1 2 10 Mk47 AGL(infantry) 2 3
Sandcrawler 2 9 DShK HMG(infantry) 2 2
Technical 2 6 RPK LMG 6 1
Militia 8 4 Negev NG7 LMG 4 1
Sniper 1 3
Other Qty Cost
US units Qty Cost Predator drone 1 33
AH-64D Apache 2 31 Truck 8 2
M1A4 2 29 Precision munition(each mission) 1 9
M1A4 2 26 Artillery 1(each mission) 1 4
Bradley M2A3 1 19 Artillery 2(each mission) 1 6
Bradley M2A3 3 16 IED (each) 1 4
M977 Gun Truck 2 15 Vehicle mines 3 3
Stryker recon 2 15 Rocket strike(each mission) 1 3
Crusher autonomous 4 14 Improved infantry position 6 2
Advanced infantry 2 12 Improved vehicle position 6 2
Humvee 2 11 Infantry mines 4 1
Sniper 1 10
Recon infantry 2 9
Infantry 4 8

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