About to play our first skirmish.

Going to use the suggested list in the book for the first go but I have question-

It says build a list upto 40 points and exactly 15 command cards.

Does the 40 points mean Deployment and command cards added together? If it does the suggested lists are over 40?

If it isnt combined, what limit is on the command cards? It says 1 of each of the zerp point costs...then 2 othercards which are both 3 points.

Thanks

Found more on p6 of the skirmish book-

40 for deployment and 15 for command cards.

So in effect between them you have 45 points?

24 minutes ago, VAYASAN said:

Found more on p6 of the skirmish book-

40 for deployment and 15 for command cards.

So in effect between them you have 45 points?

They're both just called "Points", but really they're two completely separate pools that don't have anything to do with one another.

-You can have up to 40 points in deployment cards (no matter what you do with command cards)

-You must have exactly 15 command cards, worth a total of up to 15 points (has nothing to do with your deployment cards)

50 minutes ago, VAYASAN said:

About to play our first skirmish.

Going to use the suggested list in the book for the first go but I have question-

It says build a list upto 40 points and exactly 15 command cards.

Does the 40 points mean Deployment and command cards added together? If it does the suggested lists are over 40?

If it isnt combined, what limit is on the command cards? It says 1 of each of the zerp point costs...then 2 othercards which are both 3 points.

Thanks

Think of it as this way, you can have:

<= 40 deployment points

<= 15 command card points (located on the bottom left corner)

You must have exactly 15 command cards

Also if you have strictly less deployment points than your opponent, you start with initiative

If both of you have exactly 40 deployment points, determine initiative randomly (I just roll a blue die and check whoever's got the higher accuracy, reroll ties)

I remember there's some rules/errata/variants? that says the winner gets to pick instead of the automatic "you start with it" but I can't seem to find that ruling

Eye drops for after the Staring contest

46 minutes ago, ricope said:

Think of it as this way, you can have:

<= 40 deployment points

<= 15 command card points (located on the bottom left corner)

You must have exactly 15 command cards

Also if you have strictly less deployment points than your opponent, you start with initiative

If both of you have exactly 40 deployment points, determine initiative randomly (I just roll a blue die and check whoever's got the higher accuracy, reroll ties)

I remember there's some rules/errata/variants? that says the winner gets to pick instead of the automatic "you start with it" but I can't seem to find that ruling

The winner of the intiative roll automatically starts with it. No choosing or anything.

If your deployment points are less than 40 you get to choose who starts with intiative.