Necromunda rulebook - Games Workshop

THE TURN
During the game you take command of a gang of
Necromundan Underhive fighters. Your
opponent commands a rival gang, your deadly
opponents in the forthcoming conflict.
The model fighters and scenery are set up on the
tabletop as appropriate for the encounter you
are fighting (see the Scenarios section in the
Sourcebook). There are many different types of
encounter, varying from the straightforward
shoot-out to rescue missions, ambushes and
daring raids. Depending on the encounter
played, you can set the gang fighters up in
different ways, but all the games are basically
played in the same fashion.
To begin with one side takes a turn, then the
other side, then the original side and so on,
much like a game of draughts or chess. When it
is your turn you can move all your models, shoot
with any fighters that are able to do so, and fight
hand-to-hand combats. Once your turn is
complete it is your opponent’s turn to move,
shoot and fight with his gang.
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NECROMUNDA
PHASES
To keep track of who’s doing what and when,
your turn is divided into four distinct phases as
follows. Each phase is completed before
beginning the next. So, begin by moving all your
models, then shoot with all models that can do
so, then fight hand-to-hand, and finally recover
any models that have run from the fight.
1 MOVEMENT
During the movement phase you may move
your gang fighters according to the rules
given later for movement.
2 SHOOTING
In the shooting phase you may shoot with any
appropriate weapons as described in the rules
for shooting.
3 HAND-TO-HAND
During the hand-to-hand phase all models in
hand-to-hand combat may fight. Note that
both sides fight in hand-to-hand combat
regardless of whose turn it is.
4 RECOVERY
During the recovery phase you can attempt to
recover individuals whose nerve has broken.
The rules for keeping your nerve, running
away and recovery are described later.
Once your turn is complete it is your opponent’s
turn. Your opponent works through each phase,
moving, shooting, fighting hand-to-hand and
recovery, after which his turn is over.
Games last until one side either gives in or is
forced into defeat as described later. You can
also be obliged to withdraw from the fight if
your side takes too many casualties. During
some encounters, there is a specific objective
which you must achieve, perhaps to destroy a
machine or rescue a captive. Each of the special
encounters describes what you must do to win,
and therefore end, the game.