BY DEAN BASS & CHRIS

COLSTON
WITH JERVIS JOHNSON, ANDY
CHAMBERS & ANDY JONES

ORIGINAL GAME DESIGN BY

RICHARD HALLIWELL & PAUL MURPHY

BOX/RULEBOOK COVER: DAVID GALLAGHER

RULEBOOK ART: WAYNE ENGLAND, DAVID GALLAGHER,
MARK GIBBONS & GEOFF TAYLOR
COMPONENT ART: RICHARD WRIGHT & DAVID GALLAGHER

A GAMES WORKSHOP PRODUCT

 CONTENTS
SPACE HULK ............................... 3 STORM BOLTERS .......................................... 19
THE SPACE MARINES ............................... 3 FIRING A STORM BOLTER .................... 19
GENESTEALERS .......................................... 3 MOVING AND FIRING ............................ 20
SPACE HULKS .............................................4 SUSTAINED FIRE .................................... 20
THE GAME ....................................................4 OVERKILL FIRE ....................................... 21
THE GAMES WORKSHOP HOBBY ..........5 OVERWATCH FIRE ........................................ 21
WHAT'S IN THE BOX ................................5 SETTING OVERWATCH .......................... 21
A TYPICAL GAME OF SPACE HULK ___ 9 FIRING ON OVERWATCH ....................... 21
GETTING STARTED........................................9 RESOLVING OVERWATCH FIRE . . . . 22
JAMMED STORM BOLTERS .................. 22
SPACE HULK RULES OVERWATCH & CLOSE COMBAT . . . . 23

THE TURN ....................................10 HEAVY FLAMERS ......................................... 23

USING THE HEAVY FLAMER ................23
THE TURN SEQUENCE .............................. 11
CHAIN OF FIRE ........................................23
THE SPACE MARINE PHASE ............ 11
STACKING FLAMER MARKERS ............24
THE GENESTEALER PHASE ............... 11
END PHASE ............................................ 11 BLAZING FLAMES ..................................24

COMMAND POINTS SURVIVING GENESTEALERS ................24

AND REINFORCEMENTS .......................... 12 RELOADING A HEAVY FLAMER . . . . 24

COMMAND POINTS .............................. 12 FLAMERS AND DOORS ..........................25

GENESTEALER
REINFORCEMENTS .............................. 12 RECORD KEEPING ..................... 25
SPACE MARINE RECORD KEEPING . . 25
MOVING AND FIGHTING ............ 13 GENESTEALER RECORD KEEPING . . 25
ACTION POINTS ............................................ 13 TURN RECORD TRACK ........................... 25
ACTIVATING A MODEL .......................... 13
USING ACTION POINTS ......................... 13 BLIPS ............................................ 26
MOVEMENT ....................................................14 ENTRY AREAS ............................................ 26
FACING .......................................................14 PLACING BLIPS .................................... 27
TURNING ...................................................14 LURKING ................................................. 27
MOVING .....................................................14 CONVERTING BLIPS .................................. 27
BLOCKED DIAGONALS ...........................15 NOT ENOUGH BLIPS OR MODELS . . . 27
SPACE HULK ACTIONS TABLE ................15 VOLUNTARY CONVERSION ................. 28
INVOLUNTARY CONVERSION ............ 28
FIGHTING ..................................... 16 OFFBOARD CONVERSIONS ................. 29
CLOSE COMBAT ........................................... 16 BLIPS REVEALED BY FIRE ................. 29
HOW TO ATTACK ................................... 16 MALFUNCTIONS . 29
SIDE OR REAR ATTACKS .................... 16
SPACE MARINE SERGEANTS . 17 SPACE MARINE COMMAND
POINTS 30

SHOOTING ....................... 18
CAN YOU SEE THE TARGET? SEEING 18 DOORS ............................................31
INTO ROOMS 18 OPENING AND CLOSING ........................31
FIRE ARCS ............................................ 19 DESTROYING DOORS .............................32
BLIPS . 19 BULKHEADS .32

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 SPACE HULK
Space Hulk is a game of desperate conflict between the Imperial
Space Marines and the fearsome alien Genestealers. The action
takes place on ancient interstellar vessels known as space hulks.
firepower, only Terminators are brave and
determined enough to enter the horror-
infested space hulks and face the dreaded
Genestealer menace.
GENESTEALERS
The Empire of Mankind faces many
threats: rampaging Ork war fleets, Eldar
pirates and the sporadic assaults of the
dreaded Chaos Space Marines. All these
foes and more batter against the borders
of the Imperium; again and again they
must be repulsed. The armed forces of the
Imperium are stretched to their limit
THE SPACE MARINES defending human space, while at the
same time having to deal with internal
he Imperial Space Marines are the disorders like revolutions and rebellious
most powerful warriors of planetary governors.
mankind, defenders of humanity
and guardians of the Imperium.
Space
Marine warriors all belong to
military organisations called
Chapters. There are many different
Chapters of Space Marines, and
those represented in the Space
Hulk game are from the Blood
Angels Chapter.
Each Space Marine Chapter contains
a great variety of troops, from
Scouts to Chaplains and
Devastators. The names of the
different squads and troop types
relate to their function within the
Chapter. Assault squads, for
example, are equipped for lightning
strikes against the enemy, whilst
Devastator squads carry heavy
support weaponry.
Amongst every Chapter of Space
Marines there is a fighting elite
made up of the most battle-
hardened and experienced warriors.
These warriors have all earned the
right to wear Terminator armour,
the heaviest and most destructive
combat suits the Chapter possesses.
All the Space Marines in the Space
Hulk game are Terminator Space
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 of mankind to cleanse the ancient
vessels of the dark horrors that
lurk within them.
And so the Terminators of the
Blood Angels Chapter prepare to
do battle once more. And in the
malignant blackness of the space
hulk, the hungering presence of
the Genestealer brood eagerly
awaits their coming.

THE GAME
Space Hulk is a stand alone
board game which concentrates
on the ever present Genestealer
threat. Everything you need to
play the game is in this box. The
rules system is easy to learn, and
makes for fast and furious action
as you play the many different
missions.
The Mission book contains 18
different missions. Each mission
has its own background, and tells
you where the Space Marines and
Genestealer
Genestealers begin play, when
and where
Yet none of these threats are as insidious, reinforcements (if any) arrive, and what
repulsive and horrific as that posed by the each player needs to do to win. Detailed
Genestealers. These alien creatures come colour maps show you how to arrange the
from deepest space with one purpose boards to recreate the section of the space
only: to possess, to consume and to hulk where the mission takes place.
destroy. If undetected and unstopped, Each mission is different from the rest and
Genestealers can take over a whole each presents its own unique challenge.
planetary system in a matter of years, It's a bit like getting 18 different games all
infecting all with their tainted curse. in one box!
Genestealers are savage, six-armed Space Hulk lends itself very well to
insectoid beasts with fangs and claws tournament and competition play. Try
that can rip through the toughest armour playing each mission through twice in
in a moment. Super-strong and lightning succession, with each player commanding
fast, supremely adapted for killing, first one side, then the other. Having
Genestealers are virtually unstoppable. played a mission through as both
Genestealers and Space Marines, you will
soon be able to work out whose
SPACE HULKS performance was best overall. How
The monstrous vessels which carry the quickly did the Space Marines triumph?
Genestealers on their voyages of How quickly did the Genestealers destroy
destruction are known as space hulks. them? Did the Space Marines achieve all
Clad in black ice, many miles in length, their objectives?
space hulks can be hundreds or even
thousands of years old. Each hulk is If you play with a group of friends, you
made up of the compacted remains of can set up a tournament where you all
hundreds of other vessels, meteors, play the same mission through from both
comets and deep space debris. Drifting sides. Once you have all played against
between warp space and real space, space each other, you will see who comes out on
hulks pose a great threat to humanity. top as the supreme Space Marine
Often the only way to deal with a space Commander and who emerges as the Arch
hulk is by sending the very best warriors Genestealer Patriarch!

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THE GAMES WORKSHOP HOBBY
The Space Hulk game is set started - Space Hulk is a completely self
within the galaxy-spanning contained board game in its own right.
Warhammer 40,000 Once you get started, you will doubtless
universe. There is not be surprised how many other people are
enough room here to already involved in the Games Workshop
discuss much about hobby. In fact, there is probably a Games
Warhammer 40,000, but you will find Workshop store pretty near where you
more details in the Space Hulk Missions live, where you can find new models,
book. There are many Games Workshop paints and games.
games set within this dark and brooding
universe, some of which you may already Each shop is the centre for the Games
be familiar with. Warhammer 40,000, Workshop hobby in the area, and the staff
Space Marine, Necromunda and Titan will be delighted to help with any rules
Legions are all Games Workshop hobby queries and can advise you on how to
games set in the Warhammer 40,000 collect and paint your models. All the
universe. shops run regular gaming sessions, as the
If you are familiar with any other Games staff are keen players themselves.
Workshop games, you will doubtless White Dwarf magazine, available from, all
recognise much of the background from good newsagents, carries a full list of all
Space Hulk, and will easily pick up the Games Workshop stores. Failing that, you
rules and ideas from this game too. If this can always give our helpful Mail Order
is your first foray into the world of Games staff a call and they will point you in the
Workshop hobby games, not to worry, you direction of the store nearest you.
do not need any of the other games to get
Phone UK mail order on: 01773 713213.

WHAT'S IN THE BOX

This box contains the following plastic models, card components,
dice and rulebooks.

The Space Hulk rulebook The Counters

Space Hulk Missions book 24 assorted Blip counters
3 'Malfunction' Blip counters
Models 24 Flamer markers
10 Space Marine Terminator models 2 Flamer Reload markers 8
(2 Sergeants, 2 Space Marines with Overwatch/Jam counters 1
heavy flamers, 6 Space Marines with storm Command Points counter
bolters) 1 Turn counter
20 Genestealer models
30 Slottabases 2 Toxin Canisters
1 Hulk Archive
Board Sections 1 Damping Controls 1
6 Rooms Computer Console 1
20 Corridors Airpump System 1
4 Space Marine entry areas C.A.T.
6 Corner sections 1 Control Panel
8 T-junctions
4 Dead-ends Dice
6 Crossroads 2 Shooting dice
20 Doors and 4 Bulkheads 1 Jam dice
24 plastic stands for the doors 4 6-sided dice (1 red and 3 blue)

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THE BOOKS Before assembling a model, you need to
This is the rulebook, which contains a remove the separate components from
brief introduction, a list of contents and all their plastic frame. Select a model you
the game rules you need for playing Space want to assemble and carefully remove all
Hulk. the components using a craft knife, snips
or a pair of old nail clippers. Do not twist
The Missions book contains a more or pull the components apart as they may
detailed background to the Space Hulk break if handled roughly. Gently clean
game, the Warhammer 40,000 universe, away any scars or marks left on the
Space Marines and Genestealers, as well models with an old emery board, nail file
as 18 ready designed Space Hulk missions or a craft knife.
for you to play.
All the models consist of several different
components that clip together. However,
THE MODELS we recommend you glue them together
The Space Hulk box contains the models using a suitable adhesive such as
which represent the combatants in the polystyrene cement or superglue.
Space Hulk game: two squads of Blood You can paint your models with Citadel
Angels Terminators (10 models in all), Colour paints. Of course, you don't have
and 20 ferocious Genestealers. to paint
There are three different types of
Terminator models: Sergeants, Space
Marines with storm bolters and Space
Marines with heavy flamers. There are 20
Genestealer models, in a variety of
different poses.

Space Marine Terminator Space Marine Terminator Sergeant armed with power
armed with a storm bolter armed with a heavy flamer sword and storm bolter

The vicious four-armed Genestealers are deadly in close combat.

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 comprehensive
painting and modelling
guide books available
from Games Workshop.

THE BOARD
The board is created
with card floor plans
that link up to form
the layout of the space
hulk. You will find an
interesting and varied
selection of corridors,
rooms and junctions
represented on the
with them, but many people find painting floor plans. The floor plan sections are
Citadel miniatures great fun in itself. specially designed so they interlock with
There is a painting guide at the back of each other, creating a stable playing
the Missions book, and there are more surface for your games.

DOORS
You will find a number
of door markers in the
box. These need
mounting into the
special bases before
play. There are two
different types of doors:
doors and bulkheads.
These are described
later.
Door Bulkhead

MARKERS & COUNTERS

There are a wide number of different remaining, whether a model is on
counters included in the game. Some of overwatch, whether a gun is jammed and
these are used by the Space Marine player, so on. "Blip" counters are used by the
others by the Genestealer player. The Genestealer player to keep track of the
Space Marine player will use counters to hidden movement of his Genestealers.
show how much ammunition a model has

Overwatch/Jam counter Blip counters Reverse of

Blip counter

F/amer marker Flamer Reload marker Command Points counter Turn counter

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CONTROL PANEL
The Control Panel is used to record
how many turns have elapsed, and
how many command points the
Space Marine player has.

OTHER PIECES
There is a selection of other card
pieces in the game which represent
items of equipment or special
locations within the space hulk.
C.A.T.

Computer console Hulk archive Toxin Canister

DICE
There are seven dice included in the game, some of which have been specially designed
for use with Space Hulk:

2 Shooting Dice 4 Ordinary Dice

These are used whenever a These dice are all marked from 1
Space Marine fires his storm to 6, as usual. They are used to
bolter, as will be explained later. generate command points and
Each dice has special symbols marked on resolve close combat attacks
it, showing: 1 hit, 1 sustained fire hit, and between Space Marine
4 misses. Terminators and Genestealers.
The red dice is used by the
1 Jam Dice Space Marine player, and the
This dice is used to decide three blue dice are for the
whether a Space Marine's storm Genestealer player.
bolter jams and stops firing. It
has 5 blank sides and 1 side
with the 'jam' symbol on it

WHAT ELSE YOU WILL NEED

To play Space Hulk, apart from the box contents you will
need two players and a firm, level playing surface with
plenty of space. The kitchen or dining room table will do just
fine, but be careful not to scratch the surface - it's often a
good idea to put a blanket or tablecloth down first.
A TYPICAL GAME OF GETTING STARTED
SPACE HULK Before playing Space Hulk, you must
decide which player is going to control the
A Space Hulk game starts off by reading
Space Marines and which will control the
the mission details in the Missions book, to
Genestealers. Then consult the Missions
see what each player's objectives are, and
book to decide which mission you are you
to see where the models are deployed. The
going to play, as this will determine your
board is then set up according to the map,
forces, the layout of the board, your
and the required forces are deployed.
objectives and any other special rules.
The game progresses with each player When you've set up and positioned your
taking turns to move and fight with their models, the mission begins.
forces. The Space Marine player's forces are If you're the Genestealer player take plenty
represented by the plastic Space Marine of Genestealer models and put them near
models, while the Genestealer player uses you. Then shuffle the Blip counters and
the plastic Genestealer models and the card place them all face-down in a stack beside
Blip counters. you.
The Blip counters are used first, appearing
on the areas of the board indicated as
Genestealer entry areas in the Missions
book. These areas are the only places
where the Genestealer player can bring
reinforcements onto the board. The
Space Marine player does not have to
worry about reinforcements, as he does
not get any!
The Blip counters represent 'contacts' on
the Space Marines' scanners -indicating
hostile Genestealers in the area.
The Genestealer player moves the blips
swiftly towards the Space Marines.
Each Blip counter is numbered on the
reverse, to show how many
Genestealers the 'blip' represents. This
allows the Genestealer player to
conceal his forces from the Space
Marines until the very last minute!
The Space Marines play a tactical game
of moving and snooting, trying to avoid
close combat where possible -even
their mighty Terminator suits are rarely
a match for the razor-sharp claws of
the Genestealers. At long range, on the
other hand, the Genestealers are no match If you're the Space Marine player, take the
for the withering hail of fire laid down by Control Panel, and put the Turn counter
the Space Marines' powerful storm bolters. on the ' 1' at the beginning of the Turn
Meanwhile, the Genestealer player will be track. You will also need the Command
using his greater numbers and superior Point counter, the Overwatch counters, the
speed to reach the Space Marines and rip Flamer markers and the Flamer Reload
them apart with fang and claw. markers.
The game finishes when the Space Place your Space Marine models on the
Marines have achieved their objectives, or board, as indicated in the Missions book.
when there are insufficient numbers of For each squad of Space Marines you will
them left alive to do so! need a pile of twelve Flamer markers,
with a Flamer Reload marker at the
bottom of each pile.
You are now ready to play Space Hulk!

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 SPACE HULK
• RULES •
THE TURN
n the Space Hulk game, you will Hulk, each turn is
either be in command of the Blood broken down into two
Angels Terminators, some of the phases, for simplicity
Emperor's finest warriors, or the and ease of play.
deadly Genestealer brood. The battle is Usually, the first
about to commence, and it promises to be phase in every turn is
both bitter and bloody in the extreme. the Space Marine
Before you can actually play Space Hulk, phase (although in
you need to sort out the special rules, some Missions the Genestealers might get
objectives, board set-up and so on, all of to go first). When both the Space Marine
which you will find in the Missions book. and Genestealer phases are complete, that
There are many different missions, with game turn is finished and the next turn
all sorts of special rules and objectives, begins.
but once you have the board set up and When it is your phase, you may move and
ready to play, all your games follow the fight with all the models under your
same rules, as described over the next few command. Once you have done so, and
pages. completed anything else you can do in
Every game of Space Hulk is played your phase, play passes to your opponent
through in a series of turns. In Space and he takes his phase.
The turn sequence (see the top of
the opposite page) summarises what
each player does in each phase, and
the order in which these various
activities must be completed. As
you can see, both players' phases are
actually very similar.
At the start of their phase, each
player gains extra help - the Space
Marine player gains command
points, which are very useful as we
shall see, while the Genestealer
player can bring extra blips and
models into play.
The next thing they each do is to
move and fight with their models.
Finally, their respective phases are
completed by tidying up or 'record
keeping', as counters which have
served their purpose are removed
from the board.
Over the next few pages, the rules
for resolving what happens in each
phase are explained in more detail.

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 THE TURN SEQUENCE
THE GENESTEALER PHASE
1. Reinforcements
First, the Genestealer player sees how
many reinforcement Blip counters he
gets this turn. He places the blips as
explained in the Missions book, and
in the rules section for blips in this
book.
THE SPACE MARINE PHASE 2. Move and Fight
1. Command Points The second thing the Genestealer
First, the Space Marine player must player does is to move and fight with
see how many command points he has each of his Genestealers, in turn.
for this turn, as explained later.
3. Record Keeping
2. Move and Fight At the end of the phase, the
Next, the player may move, shoot and Genestealer player may also be
complete any other actions with each required to remove some counters
of the Space Marines under his from the board, particularly if the
command, in turn. Space Marines have used items or
weapons that only last for a certain
3. Record Keeping amount of time.
At the end of the phase, the Space This ends the Genestealer phase.
Marine player may be required to
remove some counters from the board,
particularly if he has used items or END PHASE
weapons whose effects only last for a In the end phase of every turn, move
certain amount of time. the Turn counter on one square, if
This ends the Space Marine phase. required by the mission.

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COMMAND POINTS AND Marines move a little further than would
otherwise be possible, take an extra shot,
REINFORCEMENTS and so on.
At the start of their phase, each player Once the Space Marine player has
gains some 'help' for the coming turn. The determined his command points for the
Space Marine player gets command points, turn, he then goes on to move and fight
and when it is the start of his phase, the with each of his models.
Genestealer player gets some extra blips.

GENESTEALER
REINFORCEMENTS
Once inside the space hulk the Space
Marines use scanners to reveal a map of
the surrounding corridors, and to show
'blips' - the tell-tale glowing dots which
indicate unknown life forms.
In the twisted labyrinth of a space hulk,
the scanners merely indicate an unknown
presence. What the life form is, or how
many of them the blip represents, is
unknown. The scanner might even be
malfunctioning, indicating movement
where there is none, or perhaps picking
up the slow swinging of an unsecured
bulkhead. More often than not, however,
the blips indicate one thing and one thing
alone - Genestealers!
COMMAND POINTS When the Genestealer player begins his
Space Marine squads are in constant phase, the first thing he does is to see
communication with their commander how many reinforcement blips he gains
back on the assault vessel, via small this turn. The Missions book will say how
cameras and communicators fitted to their many blips per turn the Genestealer player
Terminator suits. The commander urges gets for a particular scenario, and where
his Space Marines on, offering tactical they appear on the board. The player
suggestions, and exhorting them to even takes the blips from the pile of blips he
greater efforts. In a game of Space Hulk has beside him. He must always take
the advice and leadership of the Space them from the top of pile - he is not
Marines' commander is represented by allowed to shuffle through the Blip
command points. counters and choose the best!
The first thing the Space Marine player The Genestealer player may look at the
does in his phase is to roll a dice to see Blip counters at any time he likes to see
how many command points he has for the what they are, but never shows them to
turn. The Command Points counter is then his opponent! Each counter will indicate a
placed on the corresponding number on group of between 0 to 6 Genestealers.
the Command Point track on the Control Each mission has several Genestealer
Panel. As command points are used the 'entry areas', the locations where blips are
counter is moved down the track until all placed before they move onto the board.
the points are spent. If the Space Marine The Missions book tells you where these
player does not use all of his command are, together with any special rules for
points during a turn, any remaining how many blips may be placed by each
command points are lost. Next turn, at entry area per turn.
the beginning of his phase, he rolls again
to see how many command points he gets. The full details for
placing and moving
The rules that explain how command blips are covered in a
points are used are covered in a separate separate "Blips"
section. Basically, though, command section of the rules.
points are expended to help your Space

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MOVING AND FIGHTING
his section of the rulebook contains USING ACTION POINTS
all the rules for moving and Once activated, a model can use some or
fighting whether you are playing all of its action points to perform a variety
the Genestealers or the Space of the actions, as long as the total cost
Marines. This section is split into three doesn't exceed the action points available
parts: moving, close combat and for the model.
shooting.
Generally, a model will use up all its action
In his phase, once the Space Marine points each turn by moving and fighting. A
player has rolled to see how many model can move then shoot, move then
command points he has for the turn, he attack, stay where it is and shoot and so
can then move and fight with any of his on, as long as you have enough action
models.
points to keep going. So long as the Action
Likewise in the Genestealer player's phase Points Table indicates that the model is
- once he has placed any new blips or able to do the specified action, and you
Genestealers at their entry areas, the have enough action points left, then go
Genestealer player may now move and ahead!
fight with the forces at his command. You do not have to use all a model's action
points each turn. In fact, you may choose
to do nothing with a model, leaving it
ACTION POINTS exactly where it is if you like.
What a Space Marine, Genestealer or blip
can do in its moving and fighting phase is
determined by the number of action Example: Using Action Points
points it has. Space Marines have 4
action points per phase while It is the Space Marine player's
phase and he activates his first
Genestealers and blips have 6 action Space Marine. The Space Mari
points. opens the door (1 action point),
moves forward into the door
There is a wide range of actions available, square and shoots at the
from moving and shooting to opening or Genestealer (1 action point), the
closing doors. Some actions are limited to shoots again without moving (1
certain models. Only Space Marines are action point). The second shot kills the Genestealer.
allowed to fire storm bolters, for example. The Space Marine has now used up 3 of his 4 action
points for the turn, and still has 1 left. The Space
Everything a model does has an action Marine player decides that the Space Marine is better
points cost, as shown in the Action Points off left where he is, and chooses not to use the last
Table at the bottom of page 15. action point this turn. He thus moves on to his next
Space Marine. He may not go back to the first Space
Marine this turn, except by spending command point
ACTIVATING A MODEL
When it is your phase, and you have
sorted out your blips or command points,
you may move and fight with each model
you command, in turn. Once you have
chosen to move a model, you must
complete any actions you wish to make
with that model before going onto the
next one. You may not, for example,
move a Space Marine two sqtiares
forward, then move another Space
Marine, shoot with yet another, and then
go back to the first and move him again.
The exception to this is the Space
Marines' use of command points, as we
shall see later.
MOVEMENT TURNING
As you can see, each board section is If a model starts the phase facing in one
divided up into squares. A model may move direction, and you want to move off in
up to a maximum number of squares equal another, you will have to turn the model
to its total action points score, although you first. This will use up action points, as
do not have to move a model this many indicated on the table below.
spaces if you do not want to. If you wish, For example, it costs a Space Marine 1
you may choose not to move a certain action point to turn through 90°, and 2 to
model at all. turn 180°. A Genestealer, on the other
A model can move into any empty square, hand, can turn through 90° for no cost at
with certain exceptions. A model cannot all, and 180° for just 1 action point.
move into a square containing another Genestealers may not combine two 90°
model, a blip, a closed door, or anything turns into one free 180° turn.
else that blocks the square. Because blips have no particular direction
of facing, they do not pay any costs for
'turning' at all!
FACING
You need to be able to see clearly which
direction a model is facing when you start MOVING
to move it. Models always face straight A Space Marine or a Genestealer uses 1
ahead. They never face towards a corner of action point to move into either of its three
a square. front squares, and 2 action points to move
The direction a model faces is important in into either of its three rear squares.
Space Hulk, as to turn a model around A Genestealer may use 1 action point to
costs valuable action points! It is usually move into either of its two side squares.
fairly obvious which way a model is facing. This represents the Genestealer scuttling to
Blip counters are the exception to this rule. the side, whilst still facing forwards. Space
These do not face in any particular Marine Terminators cannot move sideways
direction as they are just formless 'blips' on at all because of their bulky armour. If a
a scanner. As such, they can move off in Space Marine wants to move to the side, it
any direction the Genestealer player must turn through 90°, move forward into
chooses. the square to the side, then turn back to
face the original direction - using up 3 of
his 4 action points.
Once again, blips do not face in any
particular direction, and so may move
freely in any direction they like for just 1
action point per square moved.

Example:
Correct and Incorrect Facings

Above: Correct - The Space Marine faces

straight ahead.

Right: Incorrect - The Space Marine faces

diagonally across the board.

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 Example: Moving
This diagram shows
how many action
points it costs for a
Genestealer and a
Space Marine to
move into an
adjacent square.
Note that a Space
Marine may not
move sideways.

BLOCKED DIAGONALS
A Space Marine, blip or Example: Blocked
Genestealer can also move Diagonals
diagonally, forward or The Genestealer wants to
backwards, except when both move into square A, but
of the adjacent squares cannot, as his path is block
on one side by the Space
between it and its destination Marine and on the other by
square are a wall, another corner of the wall.
model, a blip or are on fire.
The example to the right
shows how this works.

'

You will see that certain actions are not possible for some models - Space Marines
cannot move sideways for example, and Genestealers can't shoot as they have no long
ranged weapons.

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 FIGHTING
hether it moves or not in its wins, and the winner kills his opponent -
phase, a model may find itself remove the beaten model from play.
in a position to fight. In Space Whether attacking or defending, the
Hulk, there are two types of
players still roll the same number of dice -
fighting: close combat and shooting.
the Space Marines roll one dice, and the
Both use up action points, as indicated on
the Action Points Table. So long as a Genestealers roll three.
model has the required action points, it If the result is a draw, neither model is
can keep on fighting if it wants to. For harmed.
example, if a Space Marine Terminator
wishes, he can use all 4 of his action
points to make 4 shots. This of course
Example: Attacking
means that he will not be able to do
anything else this turn, but that's the The Genestealer could make a close combat
choice he has to make! attack against a target in the red square. It
could not attack a target in any of the yellow
squares. The same rule applies to Space
CLOSE COMBAT Marines.

If a Genestealer or Space Marine has a

target in its front middle square and has
at least 1 action point left it may attack
the target. This represents the Genestealer
slashing at the Space Marine with its
claws, and the Space Marine hitting the
Genestealer with his power fist.
Close combat can only happen when a
model starts its turn next to, or moves
into, a square which is adjacent to that of
an enemy model. A model may attack an
enemy model in close combat and then
move on if it has enough action points to
do so. In fact, a model may make several
attacks each turn if it has enough action
points.
Blips can never get into close combat.
They must be converted into Genestealer SIDE OR REAR ATTACKS
models in order to attack. This is Combat is always resolved as explained
explained fully in the rules for blips, above, unless the attacker is assaulting
which come later. his opponent from the side or back rather
than head to head. In this case, the
HOW TO ATTACK players roll dice as described above, but
even if the defender gets the highest
A close combat attack costs 1 action score, the best he can do is keep his
point. The attacker pays the action point opponent at bay whilst he turns to face
cost, but the defender does not have to him.
spend any action points at all.
If a model is attacked from
Each player rolls a number of dice, and the side or rear and wins the
the outcome is decided by comparing combat, the attacker is not
scores - the highest scoring single dice killed, but the defender may
wins. The Space Marine player rolls the now turn to face the
red 6-sided dice. The Genestealer player attacker without spending
rolls all three of the blue 6-sided dice, any action points. At least
and can choose the highest score from any further combat will now
the dice he rolled. The highest score be head to head...

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 Example:
Side and Rear Attacks
1ittheisSpace
the Genestealer player's phase, and he attacks
Marine from the side. Though the Space
Marine wins the combat, he does not kill the
Genestealer, as he has been attacked from the side.
The best he can do is turn to face his attacker (as
shown in diagram 2) in case the Genestealer
attacks again. It costs the Space Marine no action
points to do this.

2points,
The attack cost the Genestealer 1 of its 6 action
so it now has 5 action points left. It decides
to attack again. This time, the Genestealer wins,
killing the Space Marine. The Space Marine is
removed from play and the Genestealer can go on
to use its 4 remaining action points to move off and
perhaps even attack another Space Marine!

SPACE MARINE SERGEANTS

Every Space Marine squad is led by a
Sergeant. These are elite warriors even by
the high standards of the Space Marines!
Sergeants are armed with a storm bolter
and a power sword, a deadly weapon
which helps the Sergeant to even out the
odds a little when facing a Genestealer in
close combat. The blade of a Sergeant's
power sword exudes a powerful energy
field, enabling it to slice through even a The power sword also gives the Sergeant
Genestealer's tough carapace. a chance to parry one of the Genestealer's
attacks. The Space Marine player
The Sergeant's power sword gives him a normally chooses to do this when he has
+ 1 bonus to dice rolls in close combat, been beaten in close combat. He may be
when he is facing an opponent able to turn the Genestealer's winning
immediately in front of him. When the dice roll into a Space Marine victory!
Sergeant is in close combat, just add +1
to your score when you roll the red D6. After both players have rolled their dice
for close combat the Space Marine player
can choose one of the Genestealer
player's dice, and make him re-roll
it. The Genestealer player has no
choice in the matter, he has to re-
roll the indicated dice, sticking with
the new score, which might be lower
(as the Space Marine player hopes!),
or higher...
The power sword cannot be used
against an attack to his rear or the
side, as the Sergeant cannot bring it
to bear on an opponent attacking
from these directions. For this reason
the Sergeant loses his + 1 dice roll
bonus and parry when being
attacked from the side or from the
rear.

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 SHOOTING
n Space Hulk, only the Space
Marines have guns of any sort -most Line of Sight
are armed with storm bolters, The diagram below shows the Space
and a few carry heavy flamers. Marine's line of sight. He can see any
Storm bolters are the Terminator Space target in the blue shaded squares.
Marine's standard firearm, firing explosive
bolts which rip their foes asunder. Heavy
flamers fire superheated gouts of burning
chemicals which can set the space hulk
ablaze.
Shooting a storm bolter or flamer costs
action points, as indicated on the Action
Points Table earlier in this book. So long
as he has enough action points, a Space
Marine can fire his storm bolter or heavy
flamer as often as he likes each turn.
Storm bolters are fired at particular
targets, such as a Genestealer model or
door, whilst a heavy flamer is fired at a
general area, such as a single square or a
group of squares.
The steps to go through when shooting at
SEEING INTO ROOMS
a target can be summarised as follows: When approaching a room a Space Marine
can always see a target in a direct line, as
1) Can the Space Marine see the target? shown in the diagrams below. However,
2) Is the target within the Space Marine's squares in the corner and sides of the
fire arc and weapon range? room cannot be seen until the Space
Marine is at least in the doorway.
3) If the answer to 1 and 2 is "yes", try
and hit the target!
Example: Seeing into Rooms
CAN YOU SEE THE TARGET? Space Marine A can only see the yellow
A Space Marine can see straight ahead squares. He cannot see the Genestealer
and to the side for an unlimited distance hiding in the corner of the room.
within the confines of a space hulk, as Space Marine B can see all of the squares
long as there is nothing blocking his view. in the room, because he is in the doorway.
If there is a model, wall, corner, door or He can see the Genestealer!
flamed square
between the
Space Marine
and his target
then he cannot
see it.
In addition,
Space Marines
cannot see
anything
which lies
behind them.

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FIRE ARCS
Having worked out that the Space Marine Example: Seeing the Target
can see his intended target, you have to The Space Marine cannot see Genestealer 2,
determine whether he can actually shoot because Genestealer 1 is in the way.
at the target or not. He cannot see Genestealer 3 because a) it is
not in the room and b) it is not in the Space
Although Space Marines have fairly good Marine's arc of fire.
all round vision, the sheer bulk of their
armour means that they can only fire He cannot see Genestealer 4 because it is
behind him, and out of his line of sight.
more or less straight ahead. Terminators
do not have the agility to whip off a few The Space Marine has no choice but to shoot
shots to left and right, they have to at Genestealer 1, if he wants to shoot at all.
ponderously turn to face the direction in
which they wish to shoot.
The area a Space Marine can fire into is
referred to as his fire arc - the diagram
below shows this very simply. You will see
from the diagram that the fire arc widens
from three squares to five, then seven, and
so on.
If the Space Marine can see his target,
and it is within his fire arc, then he may
shoot - so long as he has enough action
points to do so, of course.

STORM BOLTERS
A Space Marine firing a storm bolter can
shoot at any target he can see, and which
is within his fire arc. Targets are usually
Fire Arc Genestealers, but can include doors too -
The diagram above shows part of the see the section of the rules which looks at
Space Marine's fire arc. doors in Space Hulk.
It does not matter how far away the
target is. The only exception to this is
covered by the Overwatch rule, which is
described later.

FIRING A STORM BOLTER

BLIPS
Having ascertained that he can shoot at
One of the reasons it is so important to
the target, the Space Marine player rolls
know what a Space Marine can and
the two Shooting dice. If either dice shows
cannot see are blips. This is covered in
a 'hit' the target is destroyed and removed
detail in the Blips rules section, but in
from the board.
short, as soon as a blip can be seen by a
Space Marine, it must be turned over and
any Genestealers it represents placed on NORMAL FIRE
the board. A Space Marine will therefore
never be in a position to shoot at a blip or
attack one in close combat - it will
always be converted into Genestealers as
soon as he sees it.
HIT MISS MISS

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MOVING AND FIRING SUSTAINED FIRE
As can be seen from the Action Points Sometimes, even a Space Marine misses!
Table, a Space Marine armed with a storm If this happens, he can use another action
bolter may move and fire in one combined point to shoot again at the same target if
action. Moving and shooting as one he wishes. He can either move and fire, as
combined action means that the Space described above, or he can stay where he
Marine may move into a position to shoot is and shoot again.
at a Genestealer, door and so on that he If a stationary Space Marine misses with
otherwise would not have been able to see the first shot, he has a better chance of
to fire at. hitting the target with his second and
subsequent shots. This is called sustained
fire.
Example: Moving and Firing The Space Marine must remain stationary
The Space Marine cannot see the and keep shooting at the same target to
Genestealer, but by making a move and fire receive this bonus. Any further shots at
action (1 action point) he can move one the same target may count the hit symbol
square forward to the doorway square and and the sustained fire symbol as a 'hit'.
shoot at the Genestealer.
Once he changes target, or moves, the
Space Marine loses this sustained fire
bonus.

SUSTAINED FIRE

Example of Sustained Fire

The Space Marine moves forward 1 square (1
action point), but cannot see the Genes/eater.
With his 2nd action point he moves forward
and fires, as the Genestealer can now be
seen. Disaster - He doesn't score a hit on
either dice and so misses!
With his 3rd action point,
the Space Marine stands
and fires again. A
sustained fire hit comes up
but does not count as the
Space Marine was moving
on the previous shot.
The Space Marine stays
still and fires again with his
4th (and last!) action point.
One dice comes up as a
miss, but the other rolls a
sustained fire hit. This time
it counts as the Space
Marine was standing still
on the last shot so the
target is destroyed.

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OVERKILL FIRE long stretch of corridor for example. In the
The twin barrels of a Space Marine's Genestealer phase, every time a
storm bolter can fire a hail of lethal Genestealer moves into the Space Marine's
destruction, often ripping multiple targets view and fire arc, he is allowed to take a
asunder in a single salvo. shot. This is the only way in which a Space
Marine may do anything in the Genestealer
In Space Hulk, this is represented by phase.
overkill fire. When a Space Marine shoots
and scores a hit on both his dice
(including sustained fire hits), then he SETTING OVERWATCH
does not only kill his original target. If In the Space Marine phase, any Space
there is another target adjacent to the Marine with a storm bolter may be placed
original target, and which the Space on overwatch, for a cost of 2 action points.
Marine would be allowed to shoot at once Once he is on overwatch, then every time a
the first target has been removed, it is also Genestealer moves into or through' his fire
killed. Overkill fire can also be used to arc, or performs any action within his fire
destroy doors, or kill Genestealers that arc, the Space Marine'may shoot at it.
were hiding behind a door which was
Once you have spent the action points,
destroyed by the Space Marine's first hit!
place an Overwatch counter next to the
Note that overkill fire never affects Space
Space Marine, as a reminder.
Marines, only Genestealers and doors.
Once you have done this, any other action
will take the Space Marine out of
OVERWATCH FIRE overwatch, so be careful not to waste
Space Marines armed with storm bolters those action points! For example, it would
may be ordered to stay behind and guard be a good idea to move a Space Marine
a room or corridor, standing watch and two squares forwards and then put him on
shooting at anything hostile which comes overwatch, as this costs exactly 4 action
their way. This is represented in the game points. On the other hand, there would be
by overwatch fire. no point at all in placing the Space Marine
on overwatch for 2 action points and then
Overwatch is a special rule which allows moving him forward - as soon as he
a Space Marine to fire in the Genestealers' moves, he breaks his overwatch.
phase. Generally it is used to allow a
Space Marine to cover an area, such as a At the end of the Genestealer phase the
Space Marine loses his overwatch, but he
may be put back on overwatch again in
the next Space Marine phase if the Space
Example: Overkill Fire Marine player wishes, and has the action
In the diagram the Space Marine scores two points to do so.
hits when he shoots at Genestealer A.
Genestealer A is removed, and the Space
Marine player can now choose to destroy FIRING ON
Genestealer C (revealed by the removal of OVERWATCH
Genestealer A), or Genestealer B.
The maximum range
for overwatch fire is 12
squares. Every time
that a Genestealer
performs any action
within 12 squares, and
within the fire arc and
view of a Space
Marine on overwatch,
he MUST take a shot
at it. As noted above,
this doesn't cost the
Space Marine any
action points at all.

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Note that there are many forms of action fires at the same target in overwatch, he
other than just moving. If a Genestealer does not get the sustained fire bonus.
opens a door, turns, close assaults another Overwatch fire is a wild hail of bolter
Space Marine and so on, these are all shells fired in the general direction of
actions, and will all trigger overwatch dimly seen movement, and there is no
fire. If a Genestealer turns 90°, which time for careful and considered aim.
costs it no action points, this too counts as
an action. The Action Points Table lists all
the possible actions. JAMMED STORM BOLTERS
In each case, the Genestealer will resolve When making overwatch shots, the Space
the action, and then the Space Marine Marine player rolls another dice too - the
Jam dice! This is because in overwatch
makes his overwatch shot. By the same
fire, storm bolters are fired off at such a
token, a Genestealer that disappears from rapid rate that they sometimes jam.
view (by shutting a door or moving out of
sight, for example), may not be fired at, The results on the Shooting dice are
even if the attacker could see him at the resolved as usual. However, if the Jam
start of the action. dice comes up with a 'jammed' result, then
once the Space Marine has resolved the
If two (or more) Space Marines in
shots, whether he hits or misses, his storm
overwatch can both see the same target,
they must both fire at it. Even if the first bolter jams solid.
Space Marine destroys the target, you When a Space Marine's storm bolter jams,
must still roll for the second to see if his he loses his overwatch. This can be very
gun jams (see the rules for jamming, bad news! Turn his Overwatch counter
below). over to show the 'jammed' side. The Space
Marine is no longer on overwatch and
cannot fire again during the Genestealers*
RESOLVING OVERWATCH FIRE phase.
In most respects overwatch fire is taken Before he can fire again, the Space Marine
as normal, rolling the two Shooting dice must clear his jammed storm bolter. This
and looking for a 'Hit' result. However, no will take up 1 action point.
matter how many times a Space Marine

Example: Overwatch Fire

The Space Marine is on overwatch. It is the
Genestealer player's phase. Genestealer A
moves into sight and the Space Marine fires,
scoring a hit and a miss, and not jamming
(phew!). The Genestealer is killed. Genestealer
B now moves into sight, and the Space Marine
takes another overwatch shot. Although he still
does not jam, he scores two misses. The
Genestealer moves forwards again and the
Space Marine takes another shot, still not
jamming, but missing again.

The Genestealer player decides that

it would be too risky to move
forwards again, so he leaves
Genestealer B where it is. The
Genestealer player can now move
Genestealers C and D up behind
Genestealer B without being shot at
- the Space Marine cannot see them
as Genestealer B blocks his view.
OVERWATCH & CLOSE COMBAT USING THE HEAVY FLAMER
If a Space Marine is attacked in close It costs 2 action points to fire the heavy
combat he loses overwatch even if he wins flamer, and the Space Marine is not
the fight. Remove the Overwatch counter allowed to move and fire the weapon at the
from the table. The other ways he loses same time. When a heavy flamer is fired,
overwatch are if his storm bolter jams, or if the Space Marine player places a Flamer
he performs any other action at all. marker in the square where he wants the
Sometimes, a Genestealer will attack a shot to hit. This can be anywhere that he
can see within his fire arc, and of course
Space Marine who is within the fire arc of
within the flamer's 12 square range.
another Space Marine who is on
overwatch. In this case, so long as the If the target square contains a Genestealer,
overwatch Space Marine can see the target stand the Genestealer model on top of the
he can shoot - because close combat is an Flamer marker to indicate that it'is now
action, and therefore can be reacted to. standing in an inferno.
This may save the other Space Marine from The Genestealer player now rolls a combat
certain death at the claws of a Genestealer, dice. If he scores a 6, then the Genestealer
but remember that the Genestealer will get miraculously survives the scorching
at least one attack in as it always makes its flames. Otherwise, the Genestealer is
action before the overwatch shot! roasted and removed from play.

HEAVY FLAAAERS CHAIN OF FIRE

The heavy flamer is an awesome weapon Firing a heavy
which shoots a jet of flame that can flamer costs 2
frazzle Genestealers to a charred husk. A action points.
heavy flamer can also be used to sweep an However, when
area with flames, slowing up the progress he fires, the
of the Genestealers. burst of
The size, weight and sheer power of a flame can
heavy flamer dictates that is used in quite consist of
a different way to a storm bolter, as as many
summarised below: Flamer
markers as
1 It costs 2 action points to fire a the Space Marine
heavy flamer. player wishes, so
long as he has
2 A Space Marine cannot move and them. If he has a full
fire with the heavy flamer. tank of 12 markers,
he can blow them all
3 A heavy flamer cannot be used on in one glorious fiery blast if he wishes.
overwatch. On the other hand, he can use his
4 The maximum range of the heavy markers sparingly, using perhaps one or
flamer is 12 squares. two per shot. However many markers the
Space Marine uses in a particular burst of
5 A heavy flamer contains enough flame, the total action points cost for the
ammo for 12 shots. It may be shot is 2.
reloaded at any time at a cost of 4 Once he has commenced firing his flamer,
action points. and placed the first Flamer marker, the
Space Marine player may place further
In fact the only similarity between flamer markers to build a chain of fire.
fire and storm bolter fire is that you use
the same rules when working out whether Each subsequent Flamer marker must be
the Space Marine can see to shoot at his placed in a square adjacent to the last one
target! placed, and in a square within the Space
Marine's view and fire arc. Of course, no
Flamer markers may be placed beyond the
heavy flamer's range of 12 squares.

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This creates a chain of fire, as the BLAZING FLAMES
diagram below shows. By the time the Space Marine takes his
finger off the trigger of his heavy flamer,
Example: the fires will have taken hold and the
Chain of Fire whole area will be ablaze. When the Space
Marine player has placed the last Flamer
The Space Marine fires his f/amer, placing marker he wishes for that particular
four markers in the order shown. He starts
with the first Genestealer, kills it with one
flamer shot, then the wall of flames he
marker, then moves onto the next has created is so fierce that nothing can
Genestealer and kills it as well. He then be seen through it at all.
places another two Flamer markers, one
on the empty square (3) and one with the
This means that once the shot is finished,
third and final Genestealer, which is also then so long as a square has a Flamer
killed. The Space Marine has placed a marker in it, no further shots by either
chain of four Flamer markers which killed heavy flamers or storm bolters can be
three Genestealers, all in a -single shot made into the flaming area, or at targets
which cost 2 action points! that lie beyond it - the flames completely
Note that the Space Marine could not have block lines of sight through burning
fired straight from square'2 to square 4, as squares.
this would count as another shot, costing 2
more action points. Also, any square which has a Flamer
marker in it cannot be moved through by
either Space Marines or by Genestealers -
the square is blocked by a wall of fire.

SURVIVING GENESTEALERS
A Genestealer that survives a hit from a
flamer must move out of the burning
square in the Genestealer phase. If it
cannot, and is forced to stay where it is,
then the Genestealer player must roll a
dice again, just as if the Genestealer had
been flamed once more. See the example
at the top of the next page.

RELOADING A HEAVY FLAMER

The Missions book will often state that a
Space Marine with a heavy flamer carries
STACKING FLAMER MARKERS a reload. This means that when he has
Apart from creating a chain of fire, Flamer used up all his Flamer markers, a Space
markers can be stacked on top of one Marine may reload, gaining a further 12
another, to a maximum total of two markers.
Flamer markers in each square. If the Reloading a flamer costs 4 action points.
Space Marine wishes to do this, he must These must all be spent at once - you
follow all the rules for placing Flamer cannot gradually reload a flamer over
markers as outlined above - subsequent several turns.
Flamer markers may only be placed in Sometimes, a Space Marine may be left
squares adjacent to or on top of the last with just 1 or 2 Flamer markers, and the
Flamer marker placed, and which are in dire need to create a big wall of flames.
the line of sight and fire arc of the Space This is obviously a case of bad planning,
Marine. but if the Space Marine player wishes, he
This will ensure that the area stays can eject the remaining markers in the
blazing for longer, which is often useful load, and reload 12 markers once more, if
for the Space Marines - see Record he has a reload to hand. The remaining
Keeping, opposite. Also, this means that if markers from the existing ammunition
by some miracle a Genestealer survives a load are lost, wasted, gone forever.
single flamer shot, the Space Marine can Ejecting a load costs no action points at
try again, flaming the same square all, and can be done at any time.
another time.

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 Example:
Surviving
Genestealers
The Genestealer has
been flamed but has
survived. The Space
Marine cannot start a
chain of fire by placing a
marker in square A,
because the Genestealer
is still alive and blocking
his line of sight. The
Space Marine must either
finish the shot, and place
no more markers, or
flame the square again. If
the second try
also fails the Space Marine
player cannot
lay any more Flamer markers on that
square. If the second try succeeds the FLAMERS AND DOORS
Space Marine player can now see into Flames cannot damage the reinforced
square A and beyond, and can continue to metal doors of a space hulk, so a Flamer
place further Flamer markers as usual.
marker cannot be placed in a square with
a closed door in it. Conversely, if a Flamer
marker is placed in an open door square,
the door cannot be closed.

RECORD KEEPING
n every turn, each player has a
record keeping phase, where
counters are removed which have
served their purpose, and the board
is generally cleared up for the next phase
or for the start of a new turn. There is
nothing more confusing than stacks of
counters lying around which should have
been tidied up many turns ago!

SPACE MARINE
RECORD KEEPING
At the end of the Space Marine phase one
Flamer marker is removed from each
square flamed. Any square that was Overwatch counters are also removed,
flamed twice will have one marker apart from any that have been turned
remaining throughout the Genestealer over to indicate a jammed storm bolter -
phase, blocking vision and movement these stay on the board until the jam is
through that square. cleared.

GENESTEALER TURN RECORD TRACK

RECORD KEEPING At the end of a full turn (ie, when both
At the end of the Genestealer player's players have had a phase) the Turn
phase any Flamer markers that are still counter is advanced one square along the
on the board are removed. All the track.

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 BLIPS
lips are traces picked up on the
Space Marines' scanners. Until the
Space Marines can actually see the
blip, the Genestealer player will be
the only one who knows how many
Genestealers the blip represents - which
can be anything from 0 to 6. A good
Genestealer player will use his blips to
confuse the Space Marines and keep them
guessing until he is ready to make his
deadly attack.
Most of the rules for blips are covered
earlier. However, for convenience sake
they are summarised here:

1 The Genestealer player gets a

certain number of blips per turn,
as explained in the Missions
book. The Dark Angels 1st Company is called the Deathwing.

2 Each blip represents between 0-6

Genestealers, and blips are the main Each entry area represents a path leading
way in which Genestealers are deeper into the space hulk. So, an entry
brought into play. area is not part of the board as such,
simply a convenient place to put blips and
3 Blips are moved onto the board via Genestealers while the Genestealer player
Genestealer entry areas, as waits to bring them into play. This means
explained below and in the Missions of course that Space Marines may not
book. shoot at entry areas with storm bolters or
heavy flamers. Also, a Space Marine can
4 Blips have 6 action points, and it never 'see' into an entry area. So, even if
costs them 1 point to move a single there are three blips piled up in the entry
square. area, the Space Marine may not see them
5 Each blip is moved around the or shoot at them until they move onto the
board face down until they are board proper.
turned over and converted into
Genestealers. PLACING BLIPS
6 Blips have no facing - they never Blips are placed at the very start of the
'turn'. Genestealer player's phase. The
Genestealer player must place all his blips
7 Blips can open and close doors just for the turn before he goes onto his
like Genestealers (see the rules for moving and fighting phase.
doors later on).
If the Genestealer player wishes to bring a
There are a few further rules concerning blip on at a certain entry area, he simply
blips: placing them, revealing them, places the Blip counter just outside the
lurking and so on. These are covered entry area on the table surface. In his
below. movement phase, the Genestealer player
may move the blip onto the board.
Once placed, a blip cannot be moved to
ENTRY AREAS another entry area. Placing a blip does
Each mission states where the entry areas not use up any of its action points at all.
are for that particular scenario. These are A maximum of three blips may be kept
the points at which the Genestealers are outside an entry area at any one time.
brought into play each turn.

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Note that once on the board blips or
Genestealers (or for that matter Space Example: Lurking
Marines) cannot move back off again, or A blip is placed in the entry area but a Space
go back into an entry area, unless Marine is within six squares of the entry point -
specifically stated in the Missions book. forcing the blip to lurk for a turn.
Once on the board, a blip or Genestealer
On the next Genestealer phase a second blip is
stays in play. placed in the entry area. The Space Marine is
still in place, but the first blip has already been
forced to lurk for one turn so it can now attack.
LURKING Of course, a blip cannot move into line of sight
When it comes to moving and fighting, the or attack as such, it has to be converted first,
Genestealer player may choose to leave his offboard. The Genestealer player turns over the
counter, and a single Genestealer is revealed.
blips or Genestealers in the entry area and
not bring them into play until the moving The Genestealer rushes
through the entry point and
and fighting phase of a later turn. This is
kills the Space Marine (who
known as lurking. Genestealers that lurk really should have been on
in an entry area are safe from harm. overwatch!).
However, note that no more than three
blips may be placed outside each entry
area at any one time.
The Space Marine player can also force a
blip or Genestealers to stay lurking in the CONVERTING
entry area, denying them access to the BLIPS
space hulk. If a Space Marine is six or less
squares away from the entry point square There are two ways in which a blip can be
at the start of the Genestealer phase, any converted into Genestealers. Firstly, the
blips placed in that entry area during that Genestealer player may decide to convert
phase cannot be brought into play that the blip at any time in his phase, and
turn. secondly, the Space Marine player may
force the blip to be converted.
Instead the Genestealer player must wait
until his next phase before bringing the When a blip has been converted, remove it
blip into play. Even if the Space Marine is from the board and place it face up on a
killed during the phase the blip must wait discard pile. When all the blips have been
- if it was forced to lurk at the start of the used, take the discard pile, shuffle the
phase, it must lurk the whole phase! blips, and make a new stack of face-down
Blip counters. Blips are now drawn from
Although a Genestealer or blip may the top of the stack as usual.
voluntarily lurk for as long as it likes, it
can never be forced to lurk for more than
one turn, no matter how many Space NOT ENOUGH BLIPS OR MODELS
Marines are within 6 squares of the entry In the unlikely event that all the
area, and even if new Space Marines Genestealer models are in play, any
show up whilst it is already lurking. further blips that are converted will be
lost. By the same token, if you run out of
Blip counters, you can't place any more
blips until some of the blips already in
Example: Forcing a Blip to Lurk play have been converted into Stealers.
Here, the Space Marine is standing close
enough to the blip to prevent it from coming
onto the board this turn.

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VOLUNTARY CONVERSION The blip is replaced by the amount of
The Genestealer player may convert his Genestealers shown on the Blip counter.
blips at any time during the Genestealer Once placed on the board the Genestealer!
phase by simply turning them over. This may move and attack.
is called Voluntary conversion'. Blips The first Genestealer model revealed by
cannot be converted after they have converting the blip is placed on the squan
moved; you cannot move then convert a that contained the Blip counter. Any other
blip in the same turn. Genestealers must be placed in squares
adjacent to the first Genestealer. When
converting a blip voluntarily, no
Genestealers may be placed where a Spaci
Marine can see them, or in squares
containing closed doors. If the blip
represents more Genestealers than can be
placed on the board following these rules,
the extra Genestealers are lost. The
Genestealer player may choose which waj
the models face.

INVOLUNTARY CONVERSION
The second way to reveal a blip is when a
Space Marine moves into a position when
he can 'see' a blip. Obviously, a blip
represents a group of Genestealers on a
scanner, and as soon as the Space Marine
can see them, the blip is no longer
needed. In this case, the blip must be
revealed as soon as the Space Marine can
see it.

Example: Voluntary Conversion

7 convert
The Genestealer player decides to
the blip, which represents
three Genestealers.

2 The blip is removed and a Genestealer is

placed in the same square. The next
Genestealer is placed on square A, behind
the first Genestealer. This leaves squares B &
C adjacent to the original location of the blip.
Unfortunately, the Space Marine has line of
sight to squares B & C, so no Genestealers
may be placed there. In this case, only two
Genestealers are placed and the extra one is
lost.

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 Example: Involuntary Conversion
1 The Space Marine shoots and kills the
Genestealer immediately in front of
him. On removing the Genestealer he can
now see the blip behind it.

2 The blip is turned over to reveal two Genestealers.

One Genestealer must be placed on same square as
the one the blip was on. Because he forced the
conversion of the blip, the Space Marine player can
choose to place the other Genestealer on square A,
B, C, or D. He places the Genestealer on square D.
Notice that the Space Marine player faced both
Genestealers away from the Space Marine.

Because the Space Marine player has to Genestealers, as outlined above.

forced the conversion, he is allowed to
Furthermore, if this means that a new
decide which squares to place the
Genestealer model is placed in a square
Genestealers in, following the rules
adjacent to the original target, and two
outlined above. He may also choose the
hits have been scored by the Space Marine
Genestealers' facing, because he forced
using a storm bolter, then the new
the conversion. In addition, because the
Genestealer is killed too. See the rules for
Space Marine has revealed the blip,
overkill fire for more details.
Genestealers may now be placed within
his line of sight. In addition, if the 'blocking' Genestealer is
killed by a flamer hit, any Genestealers
revealed must be placed in adjacent
OFFBOARD CONVERSIONS squares which do not contain Flamer
Sometimes, the Genestealer player may markers. They may never be placed in
decide to convert a blip right in the entry burning areas. Any Genestealers which
area where it appears. In this case, the cannot be placed are lost.
blip never gets onto the board proper at
all. This is perfectly acceptable. However,
all of the Genestealers must move onto MALFUNCTIONS
the board on the Genestealer phase in Three of the Blip counters are not actually
which they are revealed; any left in the Genestealers but represent scanner
entry area at the end of the Genestealer malfunctions, showing life readings where
phase are lost and removed from play. none exist. These Blip counters may be
moved face down around the board as
usual and when 'seen' are turned over just
BLIPS REVEALED BY FIRE like all other blips, before being
Sometimes a blip may be concealed from discarded. These are used by the
a Space Marine by an intervening Genestealer player as decoys, leading the
Genestealer or door. If the obstruction is Space Marine player to think he is picking
shot away by a storm bolter or destroyed up the tell-tale signs of Genestealers on
by a flamer hit, then the blip is converted his scanners.

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 SPACE AAARINE
COMMAND POINTS
down the track until all the points are
spent. If the Space Marine player does not
use all of his command points during his
phase of a turn, they are lost.
The Space Marine player can use
command points to give his Space
Marines extra action points. Each
command point may be used up to give
one Space Marine an extra action point.
They may all be spent on the same Space
Marine, or spread out between the Space
Marines as the player sees fit.
The Space Marine player can use
pace Marine squads sent into a command points on any Space Marine at
space hulk are in constant any time during his phase, even if that
communication with their Space Marine has already finished his
commander back on the assault vessel, via move. This is the only way in which the
small cameras and communicators fitted Space Marine player may go back to a
to their Terminator suits. This Space Marine after it has finished moving
communication link allows commanders to and shooting, for example to give the
urge the Space Marines on, offer tactical Space Marine an extra shot.
suggestions, and report back how the rest
of the force is doing elsewhere aboard the
hulk. In a game of Space Hulk this tactical Example: Command Points
advantage is represented by command
The Space Marine starts in square A. He
points. moves forward 1 square (1 action point), and
The Space Marine player gains a number moves diagonally forward another square (1
action point). He turns 90" right and fires (1
of command points at the start of his action point) and misses. He steps toward
phase, as discussed earlier. This section of another square and fires (1 action point) and
the rulebook explains how command hits, killing the Stealer. As the Space Marine
points may be used, and what they do. has used all his 4 action points, the Space
Marine player now uses up 2 command
points to put the Marine on overwatch.
COMMAND POINTS
At the start of each
Space Marine phase,
the Space Marine
player rolls a dice to
see how many
command points he
has available. He then
places the Command
Point counter on the
corresponding number
on the Command
Point Track. As
command points are
used the counter is
moved

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 Example: Command Points
1 The Space Marine player has 2
command points left. Neither Space Marine
AorB have yet moved. He wants Space
Marine A to flame the Genestealers, but
Space Marine C is in the way. Space Marine
C has spent 4 action points already this turn
and has finished his turn. The only way to
move Space Marine C is to spend 1
command point to move him out of the way.

2position
Space Marine A can now move into a
to flame the Genestealers. He
moves one square forwards, turns 90° to
the left and then moves diagonally forward
to the right. This costs 3 action points in
total. Space Marine A now has only 1 action
point left, but needs 2 to flame the
Genestealers.
Fortunately, the last command point may be
added to the remaining action point to
enable Space Marine A to fire his (lamer.
Now, the Space Marine player may move
onto Space Marine B, who still has 4 action
points left.

DOORS
here arc many doors throughout OPENING AND CLOSING
the space hulk, which not only A door may be opened or closed at a cost
slow down movement but also of 1 action point. Genestealers, blips and
stop the Space Marines from Space Marines may all open and close
seeing any further in a particular doors. To open a door, the door has to be
direction. within one of three squares in the model's
The Missions book shows you where to front facing, as shown in the diagram at
place doors. The doors should be the bottom of the next page.
positioned so that they occupy a full
square.

Open door Closed door

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When a door is opened, move it just
off the board next to its square. When
a door is closed again move it back
into the middle of its square. A door
cannot be closed if there is a model in
its square.

DESTROYING DOORS
Doors can be destroyed in two ways.
Firstly, a Space Marine may fire his
storm bolter at a door just as if it were
a Genestealer. The rules for sustained
fire and overkill apply equally to doors
as to Genestealer s or blips. If the door
is hit it is destroyed, so remove it from
the board.
Secondly, a Space Marine or
Genestealer may attack a door by
simply rolling their usual Close
Combat dice. Either needs a 6 to
destroy the door.
Note that doors may not be destroyed
by heavy flamers.

BULKHEADS
Example: Some missions include the use of
Opening and Closing Doors bulkheads. These are much tougher than
Space Marine A cannot open the door, ordinary doors, and can be sealed
even though he is standing next to it, permanently shut.
because he is facing in the wrong direction. If the mission states that there are
To be able to open the door, he would
have to turn 90° to the right. bulkheads, for example at the Genestealer
entry points, then place these where
Space Marine B can open the door, as it is indicated on the board. Bulkheads are
in one of the three squares in front of him.
always placed as open doors at the start
Genestealer C can open the door, as the of a mission.
door is directly in front of it.
During a mission the Space Marine player
Genestealer D is too far away from the
door to open it. can close bulkheads in the same way as
any other doors, following the rules
above. Once closed, bulkheads cannot be
re-opened.
In the example
above, this would
seal the Genestealer
entry point for the
rest of the game.
Any blips or
Genestealer s
lurking in the entry
area would be lost.
Bulkheads are so
thick that they
cannot be destroyed.
 SUMMARY OF PLAY
SPACE MARINE PHASE In the moving and fighting part of his phase,
each player moves and fights with each of
1. Command Points his models in turn.
2. Move and Fight
Models can perform a variety of actions -
3. Record Keeping moving, fighting, opening and closing
doors, etc. Every action a model can
GENESTEALER PHASE perform costs a number of action points -
see the Action Points Table for details. A Space Marine
1. Reinforcements
has 4 action points, while blips and Genestealers have 6
2. Move and Fight action points each.
3. Record Keeping The player chooses a model, and makes all the actions he
wants with it, paying the appropriate cost in action points.
END PHASE
When he has used all that model's action points, or has done
all he wants to do, he moves on to his next model. The player
cannot go back to a model once he has moved on to another
model, unless he spends command points.

At the start of each of his

phases, the Space
Marine player rolls a D6 to
determine how many command Space Gene-
points he has for that turn.
Move or Action Marine stealer Blip
Command points can be used to
Move forwards 1 square 1 1 1
give the Space Marines extra
action points, and they can even Move backwards 1 square 2 2 1
be used on a Space Marine that
has already used up all his action Move sideways 1 square - 1 1
points. Any command points left Turn 90 degrees 1 free -
unused at the end of the Space Turn 180 degrees 2 1 -
Marine player's phase are lost.
Fire storm bolter 1 - -
Set over watch 2 - -
Clear jam 1 - -
Move forwards and fire 1 - -
The Space Marine Turn 90 degrees and fire 1 - -
Sergeants are armed Move backwards and fire 2 - -
with a power sword,
Turn 180 degrees and fire 2 -
which allows them to:
Fire heavy flamer 2 - -
A Add +1 to their
dice roll in close combat. Reload heavy flamer 4 - -
B Parry the Genestealer’ s attack, Close combat 1 1 -
by forcing the Genestealer player Open or close door 1 1 1
to re-roll one of his dice.
A power sword may only be used
against an opponent attacking SPACE GENESTEALERS
from the front. It cannot be used MARINES AND BLIPS
against attacks from the side have 4 action have 6 action
or the rear. points par turn points per turn