A Post-Apocalyptic Turn Based Strategy Game - Cryptic Comet

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Credits Designed and Programmed by Victor J. Davis Digital Art Wizards Matt Bradbury (UK) www.epilogue.net/cgi/database/art/list.pl?gallery=11601 Katie Davis (USA) www.divergentsight.net Michael Grills (Canada) www.illustrationandartwork.com Jon Hodgson (UK) www.jonhodgson.net Ric Lim Boon Keat (Malaysia) www.freewebs.com/riclimbk Aaron Porter (USA) Zdenek Sasek (Czech Republic) www.zdeneksasek.com Music Composed and performed by Greg Nicolett, 2Soul Studio (USA) www.gregnicolett.com/ ©2007 Cryptic Comet All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of publisher. Manual design by Katie Davis
INDEX The Great Cataclysm of 2025 .........................................................................................................................pg. iv Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................................pg. 1 System Requirements ........................................................................................................................................pg. 1 Installation .............................................................................................................................................................pg. 1 The Factions ...........................................................................................................................................................pg. 2 The Empire of Man ......................................................................................................................................pg. 2 The Machine Empire ....................................................................................................................................pg. 2 The Xenopods ................................................................................................................................................pg. 2 The League of Free Mutants .....................................................................................................................pg. 2 Getting Started .....................................................................................................................................................pg. 3 Starting a New Game ..................................................................................................................................pg. 3 Laying Tiles ......................................................................................................................................................pg. 3 Taking Your Turn ............................................................................................................................................pg. 3 Battles in the Wasteland - A Brief Primer ..............................................................................................pg. 7 Game Play Hints....................................................................................................................................................pg. 8 Main Menu ..............................................................................................................................................................pg. 8 The Basics of Game Play ...................................................................................................................................pg. 8 Victory Conditions ........................................................................................................................................pg. 9 Dice and Challenges ....................................................................................................................................pg. 9 The Player Deck .............................................................................................................................................pg. 9 Card Types .......................................................................................................................................................pg. 9 The Map ........................................................................................................................................................ pg. 15 Action Points ............................................................................................................................................... pg. 15 Turn Sequence ............................................................................................................................................ pg. 15 Armies ............................................................................................................................................................ pg. 16 Bases .............................................................................................................................................................. pg. 17 Card Hand ..................................................................................................................................................... pg. 18 Tactic Hand .................................................................................................................................................. pg. 18 Playing Cards ............................................................................................................................................... pg. 18 Control ........................................................................................................................................................... pg. 19 Siege ............................................................................................................................................................... pg. 19 Supply ............................................................................................................................................................ pg. 20 Relocate HQ ................................................................................................................................................ pg. 20 Observation ................................................................................................................................................. pg. 20 Stealth ............................................................................................................................................................ pg. 21 Camouflage ................................................................................................................................................. pg. 21 Basic Challenge Mechanics .................................................................................................................... pg. 21 Special Operations Challenges ............................................................................................................. pg. 22 Assassination ............................................................................................................................................... pg. 22 Sabotage ....................................................................................................................................................... pg. 22 Espionage ..................................................................................................................................................... pg. 23 Capture Kill Challenges ........................................................................................................................... pg. 24 Armageddon Empires i
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Page 21 and 22: Fight: This attitude indicates that
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Page 37 and 38: Determine Lay Tiles Order A. Roll D
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Page 41 and 42: Roll For Initiative/AP Allocation A
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Page 45 and 46: Appendix Hero Special Abilities Rap
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The Machine Empire: Tactic Cards Ge
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