border patrol.pdf

Che Webster takes us through the

W arhammer equivalent of 40k in

40 minutes – W arhammer Border

Patrol. This shorter game is

perfect for a lunch time, or when

you don't have space to set up a

full battle…

BORDER PATROL

W arhammer games in under an hour…

Che: Having played Warhammer for

many years, one of the most frequent

challenges has always been finding

enough time in which to play a good

game regularly. With the burdens of work,

home life, family commitments and the

like it can be tricky to get the three or

more hours needed to play a leisurely

2,000 points game.

Inspired by Tim Eagling’s work for the

Warhammer 40,000 game (40K in 40

Minutes), we set out to come up with a

solution to playing a good game of

Warhammer in under an hour.

WHERE TO START?

The first thing in getting a faster game

is to play a smaller scenario and focus

on making the experience exciting and

challenging into the bargain.

Warhammer Border Patrol is built around

the idea of meeting engagements between

two expeditionary forces. The really clever

bit is in the scenarios which feature

seeking to capture a key position, item

or building rather than simply bashing the

opponent.

All the time it is vital to remember the spirit

of the game and try to resist the urge to do

extreme things to your army – this is all

about patrol type forces not the awe-

inspiring massed horde with the big

beasties and gribblies.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

Each player will need a Warhammer army

that conforms to the special limitations

below:

• You must choose an army of not more

than 500 points.

• You must have a single Hero to lead

the force, but the Hero may not be an

Army Battle Standard Bearer.

• The army must consist of at least two

units and no more than four units

(excluding the Hero).

• You must have at least one Core choice.

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WARHAMMER

• You may take one choice of either

Special or Rare Units, but not both.

• You must include at least one infantry

unit of 10+ models.

• No unit may be larger than 25 models.

• No unit may carry a magical standard.

• No single model may cost more than

125 points.

• An army may have no more than one

chariot or war machine. This also

applies to choices that allow more than

one item per pick, like Goblin Wolf

Chariots. You may only buy one

per choice.

Here are a couple of army specific notes:

• Bretonnians do not have their Army

Battle Standard Bearer.

• Tomb Kings must have a Liche Priest as

the Hero. He will also act as the General.

However, the Liche Priest is allowed to

be purchased with up to 165 points.

• Tomb Kings may have more than one

Chariot.

• A Vampire Thrall may lead a Vampire

Counts army.

on the next page. However, here are the

broad guidelines on how to get the most from

a scenario so you can design your own:

• Use a gaming space of around 3' by 4',

using the short edges to deploy along.

This gives you a nice depth but limits the

flank manoeuvring for such small armies.

• Have a definite purpose to the scenario,

preferably a ‘sudden death’ type ending.

This will keep the game brief and focused

instead of devolving into a shooting contest.

• Try to theme the scenario to the armies

you use if you can. Keep the scenery

sparse but use two or three nice features

on the battlefield.

SCENARIOS

The key to the quality of these games is in the

scenario. We have come up with several that

work and have included a couple of examples

TYPE

No. M WS BS

Ld Save

Notes

Pts each Pts total

HERO

Lucius Gore

L2 Wizard, Necromancy

CORE

Skeleton Warriors

Gore’s Spears

Zombies Gore’s Servants

Musician

Ghouls Gore’s Claws

Fell Bats Gore’s Wings

2nd Level Mage, Fear

100

Spears/Shields, Fear

108

Spears/Shields, Fear

102

14 2

Braindead, Fear

Poison Attacks, Skirmishers, Fear

120

Flying unit, Fear

Mark Chambers

VAMPIRE COUNTS

Mark: Undead are a

terrible foe to fight at 500

points as the whole army

causes fear and has the

potential to raise more

models during the battle.

I chose a Necromancer

Champion to make this a

real possibility, a unit of

Ghouls, a unit of cheap

Zombies and a unit of

Skeleton Warriors with

spears, and three Fell Bats

to fly over my opponent

and slow them down.

TYPE

No. M WS BS

Ld Save

Notes

Pts each Pts total

HERO

Runesmith

Norgrim, Nognoggin

1 3

Hand Weapon, Gromril Arm

CORE

Warriors

Standard Bearer

Warriors

Veteran

Standard

Crossbowmen

Hand Weapon, H Armour, Shield

Double-handed W'pon, H Armour

100

Double-handed W'pon, H Armour

Hand Weapon, C Bow, L Armour

120

Ben Ward

SPECIAL

Bolt Thrower

DWARFS

Ben: I used Dwarfs in this

campaign as I was interested

to see how they would

perform in the small but fast

and brutal 500 points arena.

As an average Dwarf Warrior

is only 7 points even if you

tool them up, they are still

relatively cheap and allow

quite a bit of flexibility.

Unfortunately they are about

as fast as a sedated snail so I

have taken a bit of firepower

to try and stop any would-be

sneaky flanking manoeuvres.

3 Crew, Hand Weapon, L Armour

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SCENARIO 1: CAPTURE

This scenario is adapted from the rulebook

(pages 207-208) and is ideal for Border Patrol

games. The two expeditions meet to capture a

single objective and deny ground to the

enemy. In our games we have used temples,

shrines, supply buildings, tunnel entrances

and important hills as examples of good

objectives. The key is to make a piece of

scenery the clear target and then play the

scenario as written with the following change:

• Use no more than 4' by 3' of battle table.

Deploy along the thin edges, giving a deep

narrow battlefield.

BATTLEFIELD

The objective is placed in the middle of the

battlefield. This could be a treasure-filled

tomb, a keep, village, hill, or anything else

you think appropriate to fight over.

DEPLOYMENT

• Both players roll a dice, the player who

scores highest may choose which side of

the table to deploy on.

• The players roll a dice, the highest scorer

may choose whether to start deploying first

or second.

• Taking it in turns, each player deploys one

unit at a time, at least 18" from the

opposing deployment zone.

• All war machines in a player’s army are

deployed at the same time, though they can

be deployed in different parts of the

battlefield.

• Champions are deployed with their unit, all

other characters in the army are deployed

after all other units, all at the same time.

Characters may start the battle with units if

you wish.

• Scouting units are not deployed with the

rest of the units. Instead they are placed on

the table after all units in both armies have

been deployed, as described in the rules for

Scouts.

SPECIAL RULES

There are no additional special rules.

VICTORY CONDITIONS

The army with the unit closest to the objective

at the end of the battle wins. Fleeing units,

monsters and characters can’t capture the

objective. If both players have a unit

equidistant from the objective, one player

wins if their unit is worth more than double

the points value of the closest enemy unit to

the objective. Otherwise it

is a draw.

WHO GOES FIRST?

Both players roll a dice, the player who finished

their deployment first may add +1 to their dice

roll. The player who scores highest may choose

whether to go first or second (re-roll ties).

LENGTH OF GAME

The game lasts for a random length. At the end

of the fourth turn roll a dice. On a 2 or more,

play a fifth turn. At the end of the fifth turn roll a

dice again, on a 3 or more play a sixth turn, etc.

SCENARIO 2: FLANKING MANOEUVRES

In this scenario, a special adaptation for

Border Patrol, two forces are split in an

attempt each to outflank the other. The

generals must coordinate their split

patrolling forces and lay claim to the

battlefield.

• All war machines in a player’s army are

deployed at the same time, though they

may be deployed in different parts of the

battlefield.

• Champions are deployed with their unit.

All other characters are deployed after all

other units in a player’s army, all at the

same time.

• Scouting units are not deployed with the

rest of the units. Instead they are placed on

the table after all units in both armies have

been deployed, as described in the rules

for Scouts.

WHO GOES FIRST?

Both players roll a dice, the player who

finished their deployment first may add

+1 to their dice roll. The player who scores

highest may choose whether to go first or

second (re-roll ties).

LENGTH OF GAME

The game lasts six turns.

SPECIAL RULES

At the start of each player’s third turn, they

start to roll to see if the their flanking force

has arrived. Roll a dice. On a roll of 4+ the

flanking force turns up. If it does not turn

up, roll again at the start of subsequent

turns, adding +1 to the dice roll after the

first. Thus, they will turn up on a 3+ on the

fourth turn, 2+ on the fifth turn, and so on).

The units in the flanking force move on from

the table edge nominated before the battle, in

the opponent’s half of the table. Units may not

charge on the same turn that they move onto

the table, but do not count as starting their

move within 8'' of the enemy and so may

march. You do not have to move all units on at

the same time; units that are left off the table

can move on in subsequent Movement phases.

BATTLEFIELD

Use no more than 4' by 3' of battle table. Use

the long edges for deployment giving a wide,

shallow battlefield. The deployment areas

should be 18'' apart, and allow for 12'' to each

flank.

VICTORY CONDITIONS

The standard Victory Points are used to

determine the winner.

DEPLOYMENT

• Before any deployment, each player

assigns up to one third of their army (in

points) to be a flanking force. Each player

must put at least 50 points into the flanking

force. Units cannot be split between the

two forces. The player must also write

down whether these are flanking to the left

or the right.

• The players roll a dice each, the highest

scorer is allowed to choose a table edge.

• Each player rolls a dice and the highest

scorer may decide whether to begin

deploying first or second.

• Taking it in turns, each player deploys one

unit at a time, no closer than 18'' to the

enemy deployment zone. Units can be no

closer than 12'' to the neutral table edges.

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TEAM PLA Y SPECIAL RULES

Border Patrol games last from 30-45

minutes on average, depending on the

scenario you play. In addition, we have

come up with some rather neat Team Play

rules to allow pairs of players to pull

together a 1,000 points force and play a

battle in around an hour. These rules are

the basis of the Warhammer Doubles

Tournament and allow for some pretty

whacky alliances.

• The highest rolling player will lead the

army in this battle. Their Hero acts as

the General.

• Both forces will react to the General as

per the Warhammer rules.

SCENARIOS

Each game will use one of the following

Scenarios. These can be played on a

standard table of any reasonable size.

To determine the Scenario played, roll a

dice and consult the following table:

ARMIES

Players will fight with two armies allied

together for the battle. Each army may ally

with only the armies shown on the following

Alliances chart:

Simply cross-reference the races you wish

to ally. The following notations represent:

B = Battle Brothers – same race, so no

problems.

X = Disallowed – cannot ally under any

circumstance.

T = Trusted allies – no special rules,

alliance is permitted.

D = Distrustful allies – permitted, but allied

units and characters within 6'' of each

other suffer a –1 Leadership penalty

(after other modifiers).

You may only select to play with a team-

mate who has an army you are permitted

to ally with.

Each player is paired with their team-mate,

and each will bring an army that conforms

to the Border Patrol rules.

Taken together, the players armies should

total no more than 1,000 points, including

two Heroes capable of acting as Generals.

Before each battle the General must be

decided using the following rule:

• Each player on the team rolls a dice,

with the opponents witnessing the roll –

re-roll any ties.

Che’s 500 point Lizardmen army begins to

take shape.

D6 Roll

Result

1-2

Capture

3-4

Meeting Engagement

5-6

Flank Attack

SCENARIO 1: CAPTURE

• Use the scenario from the Warhammer

rulebook, pages 207-208.

SCENARIO 1: MEETING ENGAGEMENT

• Use the scenario from the Warhammer

rulebook, pages 203-204.

Once they’re all stuck together, Che begins

painting. A red undercoat is applied first.

SCENARIO 3: FLANK ATTACK

• Use the scenario from the Warhammer

rulebook, pages 205-206.

PARTING WORDS…

After a few months of playing with these

rules I have finally got a regular game in a

reasonable time. In addition I have retired

my Dwarf army and started to build a new

Lizardmen army. In short, painting 500

points of models is an easier proposition

and you can get some good games in

every week. For me it’s a lunchtime thing

which keeps me playing more

Warhammer than I have previously

imagined possible. Oh, and the games

are a whole new challenge. Don’t believe

us? Try it for yourself!

A brown wash is then applied, followed by

some red drybrushing on the scales.

Finally, Che bases the models and has the

beginnings of his 500 points army.

Empire

Orcs &

Goblins

Lizardmen Skaven Chaos Tomb

Kings

Vampire

Counts

Dark

Elves

High

Elves

W ood

Elves

Chaos

Dwarfs

Bretonnians Dwarfs Dogs of War

Empire

D X

Orcs &

Goblins

Lizardmen

Skaven

Chaos

Tomb Kings

TD X D X X D X X T

BD D D X X T X X T

D DD B

Vampire

Counts

D X

DXX D X X T

Dark Elves

High Elves

Wood Elves

Chaos Dwarfs

Bretonnians

Dwarfs

Dogs of War

D X

DDD D BXX D X X T

X T

D T

D X

D T

D X

D D DX

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