imperium of man

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IMPERIUM OF MANWritten by Lloyd Krasner

INTRODUCTION

Solo card and dice game. Theme: Galactic Scale WH40K.

You are the Human Empire surrounded on all sides by terrible Foes.

VICTORY

You win if at the end of your turn, there are no enemy units in play. Your score is the number of turns it took to accomplish this. A lower score is

better.

DEFEAT

If you are ever reduced to zero Empire Points you automatically lose.

EMPIRE POINTS

Use tokens to represent Empire Points (EP). This is a measure of territory controlled by the Human Empire.

You start the game with 20 EP. You gain 1 EP per turn. Your total can be higher than 20. If you lose all your EP you lose the game.

FOES

There are 6 Alien Foes: Chaos, Eldar, Tyranids, Orks, Necrons, and Tau. There is also 1 Internal Foe: Rebel Worlds.

FOE SECTOR CARDS

There is one Large Sector card for each of the 7 Foes. The card should have a picture of the Foe plus its name and special ability information.

During play enemys units are kept on its Sector card.

FOE SPECIAL ABILITIES LISTFoe: Ability: Notes:

Chaos: Corruption: When Chaos kills an Empire unit, Chaos gains 1D6 units*

Eldar: Skilled: The Eldar get a +2 Modifier to all Battle Dice rolls.

Orks: Numerous: Space Orks get a +2 Mod to Spawn rolls.

Tyranids: Infiltration: Genestealers get Double Battle rolls.

Necrons: Tough: Battle rolls against them are at -2.

Tau: Shooting: Tau are Ranged Specialists, they get First Strike.

Rebels: Traitors: No Special Ability

* = This is called the Corruption Roll


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TERMINOLOGY

Foes = Interchangeable with the term Enemies.

Units = Troops: Represented by Cubes for Foes and Cards for Humans.

First Strike = This unit makes its battle rolls before opponents do. This could eliminate opposing units before they get to attack. If units with

First strike oppose each other, their attacks will be simultaneous.

Fronts = Empire Unit cards are individually assigned to specific Sector cards. So for example there is a Tyranid Front, a Rebel Front, etc.

EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DECK

The empire starts out at a disadvantage, but if it can hold on it will gain enough technologies with which to overpower its Foes. These mostly

give bonuses to certain Unit types. The Empire gains one Tech per turn. The Tech Deck contains 1 copy of each card listed.

SETUP

Shuffle the Decks. Place the 7 Foe Sector Cards out in the middle of the table. Draw 2 Tech Cards.

TURN SEQUENCE

Each turn has 10 Phases:

1 Spawn Phase2 Event Phase

3 Tech Phase

4 Recruit Phase

5 Implement Phase

6 Reserve Phase

7 Deploy Phase

8 Battle Phase

9 Rebuild Phase

10 End Phase

1. SPAWN PHASE

Each Foe gains 1D6 Units. This is the Spawn Roll. Roll separately for each Foe. Place the Units on the Sector Cards.

2. EVENT PHASE

Roll once on the Event Table.

EVENT TABLE

1D10 Event: Notes:

1 Chaos Roll on the Chaos Event Table

2 Ork Waaarg! Orks gain 1D6 extra Units


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TECH DECK CARD LIST

Card Name: Notes:

Adeptus Arbites Rebels get -1 to Spawn Rolls

Adeptus Mechanicus Remove 1 extra Damage Marker per turn from 1 Unit

Adeptus Telepathica Gain 1 extra Reserve Move per turn

Agri Worlds Get +1 to Recruit Table Rolls

APC Support IGA & SMC get +1 Hits if at same front as an ACApothecaries Remove 1 extra DM per turn from 1 SMC per Front

Artillery AC get First Strike

Astronomican Gain 1 extra Reserve Move per turn

Battleships BF get +1 Battle Roll each per turn

Blood Angels 1 SMC each turn gets Double Battle Rolls

Cadia Gate PD and IGA get +1 Hits vs. Chaos

Chaplains SMC get +1 Battle Roll each per turn

Commissars IGA get +1 to Hit on Battle Rolls

Cruisers BF get +1 to Hit on Battle Rolls

Deathwatch Get +1 to Tech Table RollsDreadnaughts One SMC per Front gets +1 Strength

Drop Ships SMC get First Strike

Emperor Titans TL get +1 Battle Roll each per turn

Emperors Tarot Reroll 1 target Die roll per turn

Endless Regiments IGA get +1 Hits

Escorts BF get +1 Hits

Exterminatus Destroy all units at 1 Front then discard

Forge Worlds Get +1 to Recruit Table Rolls

Grey Knights 1 SMC each turn gets +3 to Battle Rolls vs. Chaos

Hive Worlds Get +1 to Recruit Table Rolls

Imperial Aircraft One non-BF unit per turn gets First Strike

Imperial Assassins Gain 2 First Strike Attacks per turn

Imperial Cult Subtract 2 from your final Score

Imperial Saboteurs 1 Target Spawn roll per turn is at -1

Inquisition Rebels get -1 to Spawn Rolls

Librarians SMC get +1 to Hit on Battle Rolls

Navis Nobilite Gain 1 extra Reserve Move per turn

Ogryns IGA get +1 Battle Roll each per turn

Primarch Returns Use as a Strength 7 SMC Unit. Discard if Killed

Ra en G ards 1 SMC each t rn gets First Strike


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CHAOS

Corruption: When Chaos kills an Empire unit, Chaos gains 1D6 units*

*Corruption Roll

ELDAR

Skilled: The Eldar get a +2 to all Battle Dice rolls

NECRON

Tough: Battle rolls against them are at -2

TYRANIDS

Infiltration: Genestealers get Double Battle rolls

ORKS

Numerous: Space Orks get a +2 to Spawn rolls

TAU

Shooting: Ranged Specialists: they get First Strike

REBEL WORLDS

Traitors: No Special Ability

EVENT TABLE

1D10 Event: Notes:

1 Chaos Roll on the Chaos Event Table

2 Ork Waaarg! Orks gain 1D6 extra Units

3 Tyranid Swarm Tyranids gain 1D6 extra Units

4 Hold Back One Random Alien Foe does not attack you this Turn

5 Truce Eldar or Tau do not attack you this turn. Your Choice

6 Alien War 2 Random Alien Foes attack each other this turn and not you

7 Research Draw 1 extra Tech card this Turn

8 Surplus Draw 1 extra Unit card this Turn

9 Warp Storms Chaos cannot attack you this Turn

10 Rare Event Roll on the Rare Event Table

RARE EVENT TABLE

1D10 Event: Notes:

1 Necron Awakening Necrons gain 1D10 extra Units

2 Allies Like Alien War, but you pick Foes. 1 of them must be Eldar or Tau

3 Eldar Craftworld Eldar gain 1D6 extra Units

4 Experimentation Put 1 extra Tech card into play this turn

5 Dark Eldar Raids Put 1 Damage Marker on all your Units

6 Mutant Psyker Cult Rebels gain 1D6 extra Units

7 Pax Imperium Rebels cannot attack you this turn

8 Webways Eldar get First Strike this Turn

9 Minor Race Allies Tau gain 1D6 extra Units

10 Emperors Psykic Shield 2D6 Chaos Tokens cannot Attack this Turn

CHAOS EVENT TABLE

1D10 Event: Notes:

1 Eye of Terror Chaos gains 1D6 extra Units

2 Black Crusade Chaos gains 2D6 extra Units

3 Daemon Prince Chaos gains 1D10 extra Units4 Heresy Discard a SMC or Heavy Unit card in play

5 Khorne Chaos Units get +2 to rolls on Battle Dice this turn

6 Nurgle Discard 1 random Unit Card opposing Chaos

7 Slaanesh Chaos gets +3 to Corruption Rolls this turn

8 Tzeentch Attack rolls vs. Chaos Units are at -2 this turn

9 Lost & Damned Discard a IGA card in play

10 Warpspace Lose 2 EP

TURN SEQUENCE

Each turn has 10 Phases:

1 Spawn Phase

2 Event Phase

3 Tech Phase

4 Recruit Phase

5 Implement Phase

6 Reserve Phase7 Deploy Phase

8 Battle Phase

9 Rebuild Phase

10 End Phase

TECH TABLE

1D10 Result:

1-3 Draw no Tech cards

4-6 Draw 1 Tech card

7-9 Draw 2 Tech cards

10+ Draw 3 Tech cards

RECRUIT TABLE

1D10 Result:

1-2 Draw 5 Unit cards



10+ Draw 8 Unit cards

Less than 10 EP: -1 to the roll.More than 24 EP: +1 to the roll.

BATTLEFRONTS

TECH


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COUNTERS

PD

1

PD

1

PD

1

PD

1

PD

1

PD

1

PD

1

PD

1

PD

1

PD

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

IGA

2

IGA

2

IGA

2

IGA

2

IGA

2

IGA

2

IGA

2

IGA

2

IGA

2

IGA

2

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

SMC

3

SMC

3

SMC

3

SMC

3

SMC

3

SMC

3

SMC

3

SMC

3

SMC

3

SMC

3

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

AC

4HEAVY

AC

4HEAVY

AC

4HEAVY

AC

4HEAVY

AC

4HEAVY

AC

4HEAVY

AC

4HEAVY

AC

4HEAVY

AC

4HEAVY

AC

4HEAVY

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

TL

5HEAVY

TL

5HEAVY

TL

5HEAVY

TL

5HEAVY

TL

5HEAVY

TL

5HEAVY

TL

5HEAVY

TL

5HEAVY

TL

5HEAVY

TL

5HEAVY

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

BF

6HEAVY

BF

6HEAVY

BF

6HEAVY

BF

6HEAVY

BF

6HEAVY

BF

6HEAVY

BF

6HEAVY

BF

6HEAVY

BF

6HEAVY

BF

6HEAVY

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

ENEMY

1

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TECH CARDS

Cadia Gate Chaplains Commissars Cruisers Deathwatch Dreadnaughts Drop Ships Emperor Titans Emperors TarotEndless

Regiments

PD andIGAget +1 Hits

vs.ChaosSMC get +1 BattleRoll

eachper turn

IGAget +1 to Hit to

BattleRolls

BFget +1 to Hit to

BattleRolls

Get +1 to TechTable

Rolls

OneSMC per Front

gets +1 StrengthSMC get First Strike

TL get +1 BattleRoll

eachper turn

Reroll 1 Target dieroll

per turnIGAget +1 Hits

Escorts Exterminatus Forge Worlds Grey Knights Hive Worlds Imperial AircraftImperial

AssassinsImperial Cult

Imperial

SaboteursInquisition

BFget +1 Hits Destroyall units at 1Front thendiscard

Get +1 to Recruit Table

Rolls

1 SMC eachturngets

+3 to BattleRolls vs.

Chaos


Rolls

Onenon-BFunit per

turng ets First Strike

Gain2 First Strike

Attacks per turn

Subtract 2 from your

final Score

1 Target Spawnroll per

turnis at -1

Rebels get -1 to Spawn

Rolls

Librarians Navis Nobilite Ogryns Primarch Returns Raven Guards Rogue Traders Scout Titans Shield Worlds Sisters of Battle Space Wolves

SMC get +1 to Hit to

BattleRolls Gain1 extraReserve

Moveper turn

IGAget +1 BattleRoll

eachper turn

Useas aStrength7

SMC Unit.Discardif

Killed

1 SMC eachturn gets

First Strike

Get +1 to TechTable

RollsT L g et F ir st St ri ke P D g et +1 Hi ts

1 IGAeachturngets +3

to BattleRolls vs

Rebels

1 SMC eachturngets

+2 to BattleRolls

Squats Storm TroopersSuper Heavy

Tanks

Terminator

MarinesUltramarines Void Shields Warlord Titans Adeptus Arbites

Adeptus

Mechanicus

Adeptus

Telepathica

IGAget +2 to Battle

Rolls vs.Orks IGA get First Strike AC get +1 Hit SMC get +1 HitSMC get +2 to Battle

Rolls vs.T yranids

Negate1 Hit per turn

onup to 2 HeavyUnitsTL get +1 Hits

Rebels get -1 to Spawn

Rolls

Remove1 extra

DamageMarker per

turnfrom 1 Unit

Gain1 extraReserve

Moveper turn

Agri Worlds APC Support Apothecaries Artillery Astronomican Battleships Blood Angels


Rolls

IGA& SMC get +1 Hits

if at sameFront as an

AC

Remove1 extraDM per

turnfr om 1 SMC per

Front

AC get First StrikeGain1 extraReserve

Moveper turn

BFget +1 BattleRoll

eachper turn

1 SMC eachturngets

DoubleBattleRolls

EVENT CARDS

EVENT EVENT EVENT EVENT EVENT EVENT EVENT EVENT EVENT EVENT EVENT EVENT EVENT

Hold Back

1 Alien

No attack

this turn

Truce

Eldar/Tau

No attack

this turn

lien War

Alien

Attack

lien War

Alien

Attack

Warp

Storms

Chaos

No attack

this turn

llies

Eldar/Tau

No attack

this turn

llies

Eldar/Tau

No attack

this turn

Pax

Imperium

Rebels

No attack

this turn

Emperor

Psykic

Shield

2D6 Chaos

No attack

this turn

Khorne

Chaos

+2 Battle

Dice

Slaanesh

Chaos

+3

Corruption

Roll

Tzeentch

-2 Attack

Rolls vs

Chaos

Webways

Eldar

First Strike

this turn

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