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Blaze
of Glory Rules Supplement
SHIP BATTLES The new Tactic
cards build on the basic ship battle rules to add more excitement and unpredictability
when using a Battle Bridge side deck. To accommodate these cards, the sequence
and terminology of ship battles are slightly revised as follows: -
After you announce which of your ships and facilities will be firing and which
opponent's card they are targeting, your opponent must make the same announcements
for his return fire (if any). In other words, he must now choose during
the battle's initiation which of his ships and facilities will be returning
fire and which attacking card they will be targeting. -
The outcome
of your attack is now determined by comparing your ATTACK total (which
is based on your total WEAPONS) to your opponent's DEFENSE total
(which is based on the target's SHIELDS). When your opponent returns fire
during the battle, the situation is reversed: he will have an ATTACK total and
you will have a DEFENSE total. Using Tactic cards in battle
- After both players have finished using any cards that play at the "start of
battle," each player who has a Battle Bridge side deck may do the following:
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draw up to two Tactic cards from the top of his side deck (he may look
at each one before deciding whether or not to draw the next); -
choose
one of those Tactic cards to play face down on the table as his current tactic
(optional); and -
place his unplayed Tactic card(s) underneath his side
deck. Any current tactics played on the table are then revealed at
the same time. Your Tactic cards are not part of your normal
hand (and thus are not affected by cards such as Alien Probe and Energy Vortex). Add
your current tactic's ATTACK bonus plus your total WEAPONS to compute your ATTACK
total. Your opponent adds his current tactic's DEFENSE bonus plus the target's
SHIELDS (plus the 50% facility SHIELDS extension, if the target is a docked ship)
to compute his DEFENSE total. Now compare the two totals to see if you score a
hit (but damage is not applied until afteryour opponent's return fire,
if any). If you are not using a Battle Bridge side deck,
damage to your opponent's ship or facility is indicated by rotating the card according
to the existing rules. When you are using a Battle Bridge
side deck and you score a hit, the amountof damage to your opponent is
determined by symbols on your current tactic, and the kindsof damage are
marked by one or more of your Tactic cards (which are referred to as "damage markers").
This symbol on your current tactic means you place this card on the target as
a damage marker. 
This symbol on your current tactic means you draw a new Tactic card from your
side deck to place on the target as a damage marker. At the end of the
battle, discard your current tactic unless it was used as a damage marker.
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