Dawn Attack

Each player chooses their force from a Warhammer Armies book, to an equal points value agreed beforehand.

Set up terrain as described in the Fighting a Battle chapter.

Roll off for who picks a table half -- the opponent takes the other. The winner deploys their entire army first: before placing each unit, roll a die and consult the Deployment table below to see where it ends up, representing troops finding their way through the darkness. Units with the Scouts special rule skip this roll, deploying via their own rules after normal deployment finishes. A character may either roll independently as its own unit, or join a unit it's eligible for before that unit's own roll is made. Once the first player has finished, their opponent deploys the same way.

After deployment, the player who set up second rolls a die -- on a 6, they choose who takes the first turn; on 1-5, the player who set up first chooses instead.

The battle lasts six game turns, or until an agreed time limit is reached, whichever comes first.

Victory points determine the winner.

None.