rules for Space Hulk: Death Angel - The Card - Fantasy Flight Games

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Shifting the Formation
Whenever a Space Marine is slain, the formation
will need to s h I f T to fill in his previous position.
Shifting is resolved by taking every Terrain card,
Space Marine card, and Genestealer card in the
smaller segment of the formation and moving them
(up or down) to fill in the slain Space Marine’s
previous position.
The smaller segment is defined as the half of the
formation that contains the least Space Marine
cards. If both segments of the formation are even,
the bottom segment is shifted up.
When shifting the formation, it is possible for a
swarm of Genestealers to move onto another
swarm. If this happens during the Genestealer
Attack Phase, any swarms that have already
attacked during this phase remain separate from
swarms that have not attacked. At the end of the
Event Phase, all swarms in the same position and
side of the formation merge into one larger swarm.
When shifting, note that it is possible for more than
one Terrain card to be in the same position.
If a Space Marine is ever able to move to a
non-adjacent position (with a card or ability), he
does not cause the formation to shift. He simply
switches places with the Space Marine that
occupied his new position.