Create a warband. The warband cann’t be Ronin as they are mercenaries that can be used by whatever faction listed on their card. 70 rice is a starter game, 100 rice is a standard game.
Either agree on or randomly decide a scenario to play.
Players deploy/nominate any Scenario Objectives as instructed by the Scenario.
Players deploy Terrain and then select Deployment Zones.
Players should make a deployment tactical test, the winner decides which player is player 1. Player 1 sets up a terrain element first.
Players alternate in choosing Terrain elements until at least six elements are deployed. You may continue adding more terrain elements after this, but if one player chooses to stop, the other may only deploy one final terrain piece.
The player who chose to stop placing terrain then chooses one of the Deployment Zones as dictated by the scenario.
No Impassable Terrain element may be deployed within a scenario or deployment zone.
No Impassable Terrain element may be deployed within 2″ of a Scenario Objective or another Terrain element with the impassable trait.
The Winner of the Deployment Tactical Test deploys terrain that is part of their Warband first, followed by the second player deploying terrain from their warband.
Players simultaneously declare or record any VIMs.
Player 1 then decides which player deploys first; that player then deploys their entire force as detailed by the scenario. The second player then deploys their entire force as detailed by the scenario.
