Read This First

Quick Start Rules

Welcome to The Walking Dead: All Out War. This booklet will take you through the
basic rules of the game and allow you to get playing in dead-quick time.

To do this, some of these rules may be slightly different to the main rulebook. While
youre learning, ignore anything that is not specifically mentioned in this booklet you
can learn the rest of the rules later once youve mastered the art of killing Walkers!

There is also a small chance that you will come across situations not covered by this
booklet. If this happens, think about what Rick would do. Make a judgement on the
most sensible solution, and do that!

Components
Range
Ruler

4 Cars
Threat Tracker Kill Zone
15 Walker
points

Rulebook Quick Start Guide Outnumbering: A single Walker in a

combat rolls its Melee value as normal
(1 ). A second Walker in the same
combat rolls 2 ; the third Walker rolls
3 , and so on, up to a maximum of 5 .

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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
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Tutorial Part 1 - Learning to Survive

The sun is setting, and Derek has sent
Sandra and Patrick on a last-ditch supply
run before it gets dark. Theyve come
across a cache of food in an abandoned
warehouse, but its surrounded by Walkers!
4. Shuffle the Event and Supply card
decks and place them face-down
at the side of the gaming area.
Only use the cards from the deck
with the symbol.

This game can be played solo, or co-

operatively with one player taking
Sandra and the other taking Patrick.

Setup 5. Put the Walker reference card,

You will need to set up the game as follows: Threat Tracker, Range Ruler, Kill
Zone template and dice within
1. Define a 10" x 10" playing area on
easy reach.
a flat surface.
6. Turn the dial on the Threat
2. Gather the components in the
Tracker to position 4. TURN SEQUE
1. Action Phase
NCE (PAGE
10)

diagram above.
models, and
1. Player (page
11): models. blocks line
with Initiative of sight to prone
model. The
2 different
model may activates a Attack Roll MOVING WALKER
S (PAGE 19)
perform up
2. Opposing Actions. to Shooter rolls An eligible
3. Alternate player activates a models Shoot dice from Weapon standing
Walker is
card and and unengageone that is
activated
until all models model. Target rolls value. Walker d.
. have been dice from movemen
and Armor its with the player t is alternated
2. Event Phase cards if any, Defense value with Initiative. , starting
appropria Walkers
1. Walkers (Page 18): te: adding Cover
if Walkers
always move
6 in straight
will attack o for each will
Survivor in barrier passed a Survivor, stop if they hit scenery lines.

3. Place the supply counters,

their Kill the closest o for each but may move
2. Draw an Zone. over. or
Event Card. car passed Walkers. through other
Total over. Walkers
Increase Make any on both sides.
at the top, Threat If the shooter already in
section of then resolve will move contact with
loses health has more , the around it scenery
Threat Level.the card matching

Once youre ready to

target possible by the shortest
the If the target equal to the difference route.
3. Melee Phase has more
or it is a draw,.
Each Walker
may only
1. If there (Page 21): effect.
Resolve no
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card (including moved once
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2. Split combats caused are too few
Note: A fulfill an instructio eligible Walkers
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shoot into n, any surplus to
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Survivor models and Walker

must fight. the attack melee. enter
All models you hit. roll to see When a
3. Player who card says
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melees are the s choice. = table edge, placed in contact
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each melee. Kill
4. End Phase HEADSHOTS
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for each
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effect, blank removed they this like a
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models onto the playing area in

= lose 1 health. = no MAYHEM
3. Resolve
any end Walker. come back are occurs as Shoot Action
4. Check of turn effects. as a shooter is normal. If
scenario Against still in melee the
5. Pass Initiative for victory condition Walkers, may only after the shot,
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A Survivor
fighting
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Berserk!
: MAYHEM towards the NOISE. within bonus if gains a
melee attack. Act normally, and : Add it defends.
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move towards Walkers within 10 Each side
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ACTIONS (PAGE the MAYHEM
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Move that grants any equipmen
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in their , there is
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Weapon. Make NOISE: . or the opponent to either the
Swap Items: Model makes player. refers to the player
Line of Sight: NOISE. single
shooters Drawn from between Model may Increase
center move items the
base
Models block to center of targets of Survivors
slots, and
give items each turn. Threat by 1 at the
base. in its Kill to friendly end of
provides line of sight. Zone. Any Event
Cover (see Scenery cards referring
below) to direction to a
standing of the
Walkers towardsplayers choice
the nearest move
instead. Survivor

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Playing the Game
The Walking Dead: All Out War is played in
a series of turns, each of which is broken
down into the following phases:
1. Action Phase players activate
their Survivor models, moving
them around the table. However,
the Walkers may react...
2. Event Phase the Walkers are
activated and will move toward
your Survivors.
3. Melee Phase all hand-to-hand
fighting is resolved.
4. End Phase dead Walkers can
rise again, and you check to see if
youve done enough to win!
We will now play through turn 1, going
through the phases one by one. Each phase
will finish with an example for your first
game simply follow this step by step.
1. ACTION PHASE
Survivors are activated one at a time, each
making two different Actions they may
not make the same Action twice. There will
be more options later, but for your first turn
we will talk about how to Move.
Move
The Move Action allows Survivors to travel
around the gaming area. When moving,
each model must choose to either Sneak or
Run, using the distances below.
MAX ADDITIONAL
DISTANCE EFFECTS
SNEAK Up to 4" None
Creates
RUN Up to 8"
NOISE
The range ruler has these distances marked
on it. Choose a direction, and place one end
of the ruler in contact with the models base.
Pick up the model and move it, placing it
behind the marker for the distance you
want to move.
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This is an important choice to make, as
NOISE will draw the Walkers towards you,
but Sneaking to stay quiet will take longer
to cross the table.
Survivors do not have to move in straight
lines they can move in any direction up to
the distance listed in the table.
Survivors may not move through other models.
If a Survivor comes into contact with an
enemy at any point it will immediately
stop and make no further Actions.
NOISE
Staying silent is an essential skill when
trying to avoid the Walkers, but it is not
always possible!
When NOISE is caused:
Measure 10" from the NOISE.
Pick the closest, standing Walker
not in base contact with a Survivor
that is at least partially within range
(Note: this is referred to as an
eligible Walker).
It immediately Shambles 6" in a
straight line directly towards the
NOISE.
If the movement brings it into contact
with a Survivor, it will stop. Walkers
will move through other Walkers.
This is done immediately after the
NOISE is caused, so it can stop
Survivors from making a second
Action.
The red side of the ruler has these
distances marked for your convenience.

Tutorial Action Phase 1
Try taking your first Action phase now.
Give both Sneaking and Running a try
and see how the effects work differently.
Follow our example:
Take the template and hold it over each
eligible Walker on the table so that the
Walker itself is fully visible through the
hole in the middle.
If there are any Survivors at least partially
beneath the template, the Walker is
immediately moved into contact with the
nearest one.

If there are no Survivors under the Kill Zone

template, the Walker does not move.

2. Draw an Event Card

Patrick Sneaks towards the supply counter on
the far right. As Sneaking is silent, this will not
affect the Walkers.
Sandra decides to Run towards the counter
on the left so that she can get there quicker,
but this causes NOISE. The closest Walker is
Walker A, so it will move towards Sandra. Its
6" move is enough for the Walker to move into
base contact, and so it will fight her in the
Melee phase later.
Once youve decided where to move,
its time for the Event phase.
Next, draw a card from the Event deck.
This will affect the movement of the
Walkers on the table, and this is also where
the Threat Tracker will come into play the
cards will have different effects depending
on the current Threat.
Read the card, and apply the results that
relate to the current Threat Level.
In this game, the Threat Level started at
position 4 Low Threat, so you would
apply the result following the Low Threat
heading.
Some Event cards require you to increase
the Threat Level before resolving the
event. This may result in the Threat Level
increasing to the next band, meaning that
the cards rules will become deadlier.

2. EVENT PHASE Moving Walkers

In the Event phase, all manner of dangerous
things can happen as the Walkers shamble Event cards usually require you to move
around the table. The phase has two parts: Walkers around the table. The number of
Walkers is often determined by the roll of a
1. Check Kill Zones die. For example, if a card said Each player
2. Draw an Event Card rolls and moves that many eligible
Walkers, you would roll a blue die, and
pick a number of Walkers to move equal to
1. Check Kill Zones the number of symbols rolled.
Each Walker on the table IMPORTANT: Because the Tutorial is
has a Kill Zone an area played solo, without an enemy force, there
in which no matter how are some changes to how the cards work.
quiet you are, you will All Walkers moved by Event cards in this
still be attacked! The Kill game must move towards the nearest
Zone template is used for Survivor rather than a direction of the
this. players choice.
Kill Zone Template

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Moving Walkers - Key Points
Walkers always move at a Shamble (6").
They always move in straight lines.
Walkers may move directly through
other Walkers and supply counters,
but may not stop on top of them.
Walkers will stop if they come into
contact with a Survivor.
When moving Walkers into base
contact with a Survivor, it is always
considered reasonable to shuffle
models around slightly to allow
additional Walkers to attack, as long
as there is room.
Each Walker may only move once
for each Event card drawn, and this
includes Walkers entering play.
If there are not enough standing,
unengaged Walkers on the table
to fulfil the cards instructions, any
surplus Walkers will enter play from
the edges.
Walkers Entering Play
If for example a card says Walkers
enter play, you would roll a white die
in the same way as if you were moving
Walkers. However, instead of moving those
already on the table, you must take extra
Walkers from the game box and place them
anywhere on the edge of the gaming area.
They may not be placed within the Kill
Zone of a Survivor.

Tutorial Event Phase 1

Take your first Event phase now. When you draw an Event card, have a look through
the deck at the different results, and how dangerous they can get at higher Threat
Levels. Follow our example Event phase:

1. Check Kill Zones

The Kill Zone template is placed over the two standing Walkers who are not currently engaged - B
and C.Walker B has no prey within reach, but Walker Cs template overlaps Patrick. It is moved into
contact with him.

2. Draw an Event Card

Then an Event card is drawn from the deck The Hunger. This card increases the Threat before it
is resolved, so the dial is turned to position 5. The Threat Level is still Low, so the Low Threat result
from the card is resolved, moving a single Walker. As only Walker B is still eligible, this one is moved
towards the nearest Survivor, Sandra, stopping when it comes into contact.

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3. MELEE PHASE
In the Melee phase, all models in base
contact with an enemy will fight. As this
is so dangerous, if there are any models
engaged in melee the Threat Level is
increased by 1 at the start of the phase.
Melee is resolved separately for each
group of models in contact.
The first step is to work out which dice to
roll. Every model has a set of values on
their card. The two that we are looking for
here are Melee and Defense.
These values are shown as a number of
dice. Each model will roll this many dice
and compare to their opponents roll to see
who wins.
Before rolling any dice, players must
decide whether their models will attack or
defend, which will determine which value
they use.
Attacking is the only way to damage
an enemy model.
Defending can give you a better
chance of surviving an attack, but
you cannot harm your opponent.
All models on one side of a melee must
do the same thing, and they roll their dice
together. Walkers can only attack in melee
they cannot defend.
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Walker Outnumbering
When there are multiple Walkers on
one side of a melee, they roll a number
of dice shown in the table below:
WALKERS DICE
1 1
2 3
3 6
4 10
5 15
As you can see, getting swamped
by a herd can spell death for your
characters better to take the Walkers
on one at a time!
The Melee Roll
Once you have chosen to attack or defend,
take the number of dice shown on your card
and roll them. If there are multiple models
on one side of a melee, their dice are rolled
together. You will also need to roll for the
Walkers, although in two-player games
your opponent will do this for you.
All of the dice rolled will show a number
of symbols add these up to get a total
score for each side.
The side with the highest total is the
winner. If the result is a draw, Survivors will
always beat Walkers.
Dont put the dice aside just yet youll
need to refer to the results in a minute.
Push Back
Any models that lose a melee are
immediately pushed 1" directly away from
all of the models they had been fighting.
If a model cannot be pushed back due to
the proximity of other nearby miniatures
or the board edge, the winning models are
pushed back instead.
Resolve Damage
Compare the dice totals from the previous
step. The difference in these scores is the
damage done to the loser. For example, if
the winning roll had 4 successes, and the
losing roll had 2 successes, the loser would
take 2 damage (4-2=2). If a defending
model wins a melee, it does not cause
any damage.
When a Walker takes any damage, it is laid
prone. Put the model on its side. It may be
able to stand up again later.
Tutorial Melee Phase 1
Take your first Melee phase now. Try rolling the dice for each melee a couple of times to
see what different results you can get. Heres how our example Melee phase turned out:
There are models in melee, so the Threat
Level is raised by 1 point. The player
chooses to resolve Patricks melee first.
His Melee value is , and the Walkers
Melee value is . Patrick rolls his die and
gets a total of 1, and the Walker rolls a
blank no successes at all! Patrick is the
winner, and he pushes the Walker 1" away.
The difference in the dice scores is 1, so
the Walker takes 1 point of damage. This
is enough to knock it down, but not kill it
outright.
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For each point of damage on a Survivor,
move the Survivors health counter one
space to the right. If the counter reaches 0,
the Survivor is dead. Replace the Survivor
with a prone Walker.
Headshots ( ! )
You will see that the dice also have a
Headshot (!) symbol on some faces. These
symbols do not add to your total, but are
the only way to permanently kill a Walker.
Walkers that suffer any damage from
an attack that rolls a ! are removed from
play.
If a Survivor is killed as a result of an attack
that rolled a !, no prone Walker model is
placed theres no coming back from a
headshot!
If you roll multiple Headshots as part of
your melee attack, you can only allocate
one Headshot to each enemy model.
Sandra decides to defend. She is fighting
two Walkers and has a better chance of
success with her Defense value of white
dice are stronger than red ones. She rolls
the die and gets a total of 2, along with a
Headshot (!). However, she is outnumbered
by 2 Walkers, rolling 3 dice. This results
in a total of 3 successes. Despite Sandras
lucky headshot, Sandra is the loser and
is moved back 1". The difference in the
scores is again 1, but this time its Sandra
who takes the damage. Her health counter
is moved one place to the right.
4. END PHASE
In this last phase of the turn, its time to see
if the players have done enough to win!
However, first they need to see if theyve
done enough to keep the Walkers down.
For each prone Walker on the board,
including any Walkers that used to be
Survivors, roll a black die ( ). If you roll
a , the Walker model is placed upright
again, and will be free to act next turn. On a
blank, it stays prone.
Now the players check for victory. In this
starter game, victory is achieved when the
Survivors are holding all three of the supply
counters at the end of the turn. Note that the
Survivors can still win even if one of them
has died.
Tutorial End Phase 1
Your first End phase should be very
quick, as you wont have had time to
win yet. All you need to do is roll for
each prone Walker.
In our example game, there is one prone
Walker, knocked down by Patrick. The black
die is rolled and comes up blank, so the
Walker will stay down for now.
TURN 2
In this turn you will be able to reach the
Supplies, so youll need to learn about a
new Action type Search.
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Search
The Search Action allows a Survivor to
collect a single supply counter, and find
any useful resources that might be hidden
there. To Search,
The Searching model must be in
contact with the counter.
Neither the Searching model nor the
counter can be touching an enemy.
When a Survivor searches a counter, take it
and place it on their Survivor card to show
that they are carrying it.
Then, draw the top card from the Supply
Deck to see what else youve found. Most
cards in this deck represent equipment that
can be used by the Survivor in the game.
Some however will cause an Incident! The
instructions for these will be detailed on
the card. Ignore any reference to the Bitten
rule for now.
Note that if a Survivor is killed they will drop
any supply counters they were carrying
place them on the board in the spot where
the character died. These can be picked up
again by other Survivors, but will not grant
new equipment place them with the
Searched face upwards and do not draw a
Supply card when they are searched.
Equipment
Equipment cards are placed next to your
Survivor card, and will have text explaining
how they are used. Most common will be
Melee Weapons that add dice to your attack
roll in the Melee phase, so you will be more
likely to beat your opponent. A Survivor
may only use one Melee Weapon at a time.
Attacking Prone Models
The final rule that you may come across
in your second turn is the ability to attack
models that are already on the ground.
If you do this, the prone model may only
defend in Melee. If it loses the Melee, it is
automatically removed from the table.
Tutorial Turn 2 1. Action Phase: Sandra is already touching
a supply counter, so she makes a Search
Now you know the basics, try a few more turns until Action. She places the counter on her
you manage to collect all the supply counters, or die Survivor card, and then draws a supply
trying! When youre finished, play the whole game card, revealing Hockey Stick. She uses
through again, trying different tactics. Once youre her second Action to Sneak towards the
counter in the middle.
confident with the rules, its time to move on to the
second part of the Tutorial. Heres how we got on in So that he can get to the final counter
our game: this turn, Patrick Runs. The closest
Walker, C, is prone, so the NOISE
1. Action Phase instead draws the next nearest,Walker
B. It has not yet reached him, so he can
use his second Action to Search. He
draws the Lurker card there is a
Walker hidden amongst the supplies!
He suffers a melee attack with two red
dice, rolling a 2. He can only defend in
response, and using his Defense value
of rolls two blanks. This is a
difference of 2 points, and so Patricks
health counter is moved two places to
the right. The Threat is increased by 1
and the Lurker card is discarded.

2. Event Phase: Patrick is now within

Walker Bs Kill Zone, and it moves
2. Event Phase into contact. Then the Pandemonium
card is drawn, increasing the Threat
to 8. The Low Threat result is resolved.
Firstly, a blue die is used to move the
Walkers, rolling a 2. The remaining
eligible Walker, A, is moved towards
the nearest Survivor, Sandra, stopping
when it reaches her. As this was the
last eligible Walker on the table, an
extra Walker (D) is placed onto the
edge of the table instead, in a position
of the players choice. Lastly, a white
die is rolled, resulting in a 1, bringing
on one more Walker (E).

3. Melee Phase: Again there is Melee, so

3. Melee Phase the Threat is increased to 9, reaching
Medium. Armed with a Hockey Stick
granting an extra red die, this time
Sandra defeats the Walker that has
attacked her. In addition, she rolls a
Headshot (!), killing the Walker outright.
Patrick isnt as successful his melee
ends in a draw. He is able to push the
Walker back, but does no damage.

4. End Phase: A is rolled for the

4. End Phase prone Walker and it stands back
up. Finally, checking the victory
conditions, Patrick and Sandra still
have one counter to collect, so they
will need to survive a third turn
before they can win.

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Tutorial Part 2 - Surviving on Your Own
On the outskirts of Atlanta, Rick is teaching
Carl to shoot, and the noise of the gunshots
has drawn the Walkers a bit too close.
However, the Walkers werent the only
ones nearby a rival group has turned up,
hoping for an easy score.
This second game is for two players, one
taking Rick and Carl, and the other taking
Dereks gang. In this game you wont just
be fighting the undead there are other
Survivors to battle for supplies too!
Setup
You will need to set up the game as
follows:
1. Define a 20" x 20" playing area on
a flat surface.
2. Gather the components in the
diagram below. Note that this
time, some of the characters start
the game with items already
equipped.
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3. Place the scenery pieces, supply
counters, Survivor models and
Walker models onto the playing
area in the positions shown.
The cars, supply counters and
Walkers must all be within the
central area, at least 5" from the
Survivor edges.
4. Shuffle the Event and Supply card
decks and place them face-down
at the side of the gaming area.
This time you should use the full
decks.
5. Put the Walker reference card,
Threat Tracker, Range Ruler, Kill
Zone template and dice within
easy reach. Turn the dial on the
Threat Tracker to position 1.
This game will use a few more rules than
last time well go through these in the
next few pages. In this game you will be
free to try out all of the rules yourself -
make sure you play through a few times
to become familiar with everything.
 INITIATIVE
Now youve got two groups of Survivors, its
time to learn about Initiative.
Instead of a player activating
all their models at once, instead
players take it in turns to activate
one model at a time. The player
who goes first is the player with
Initiative. In this game, the
player controlling Rick starts
Initiative Token
with Initiative, and should be
given the Initiative counter. In subsequent
turns, the player with Initiative must pass
the counter to their opponent in the End
Phase so that it alternates between players
as the game goes on.
In addition to Survivor movement, Initiative
is also used to alternate Walker movement
after drawing an Event card.
SCENERY
In this game you will see that there is
scenery on the table cars and barriers.
Scenery cannot be moved through by any
model. Survivors can move around it freely,
but as Walkers always move in straight
lines, they will stop whenever they hit
a scenery piece. This can be used to the
Survivors advantage, by using the scenery
to hold back the Walkers advance when
NOISE is made.
Walkers already in contact with scenery
at the start of their move will move around
it by the shortest route possible.
EVENTS
Dont forget, now that you have two players,
you can move the Walkers in a direction
of your choice, should the card say so.
However, so can your opponent!
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NEW ACTION SHOOT
If a Survivor has a Ranged Weapon, it can
use this Action to fire it at any unengaged
enemy within range and line of sight. A
Survivor may only use one Ranged Weapon
at a time.
Range
The range of the weapons in this game is
10" use the range ruler and measure
from the edge of the shooters base to the
nearest edge of the enemys base to check
that a target is close enough.
Line of Sight
To check line of sight, simply draw an
imaginary straight line from the center
of the shooters base to the center of the
targets base if another standing models
base breaks that line, the target is obscured
and cannot be shot. Otherwise, the target
can be seen and shot at.
Ranged Attack Roll
Once you have a target, the Shooting attack
is done in the same way as a Melee attack.
The shooting model takes the dice listed on
the weapon card, adds the dice from their
Shoot value, and rolls them all together. The
target model then makes a Defense roll.
The results are compared, and the target
model will take damage equal to the
difference, just like a melee attack. If the
Defense roll was higher than the Shoot roll,
no damage is done. Headshots will affect
the target as usual.
Out of Ammo!
If a ranged attack roll includes any
Headshots, you must immediately roll
. On a , there is no effect. On a blank,
however, youve just fired your last round!
Resolve this shot as normal, but the weapon
may not be fired again until you find more
ammo and reload.
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Scenery does not block line of sight
NEW RULES EXAMPLE
although it does provide a Defense bonus.
For each barrier that the shot
passes over, the target adds to
their defense roll.
For each car that the shot passes
over, the target adds to their
defense roll.

MAYHEM
Now that there are guns in play, there will be
a lot more noise to draw the Walkers. Louder
noises such as gunshots are called MAYHEM,
and weapons that cause MAYHEM will have Ricks player has the Initiative, and can
this on their card: activate a model first. He chooses Rick. Rick
is armed with a 9mm Pistol, and shoots at
Derek, who is 6" away and therefore in range.

The pistol rolls , and Rick adds his Shoot

MAYHEM works like NOISE, but instead
of drawing the closest Walker it will draw
every eligible Walker within 10". In addition,
it will raise the Threat Level by 1.
value of to the roll. Derek has a Defense
value of to dodge the attack, and because
Rick is shooting over a car to hit him, he can
add a bonus to the roll.
Rick rolls a total of 3 successes, and Derek
rolls 2. The difference is 1, and so Derek

NEW ACTION HOLD NERVE

takes a point of damage and moves his health
counter one space to the right.
This Action allows a model to reduce the
Threat Level, to try and limit the effect of the
dangerous Event cards. The model rolls
on a , reduce the current Threat Level by 1.

VICTORY
The winner is the player who holds the most
supply counters when the Threat Tracker
reaches maximum. If either player is wiped
out before this happens, their opponent wins
by default. If both players have the same
number of counters, the game is a draw. Ricks 9mm causes MAYHEM. This will cause
all three nearby Walkers to move directly
Now youve learnt some new rules, its worth towards him. Walker A comes into contact
playing through a few times, and once youre with the car, and stops in its tracks. Walker
familiar with one group of characters, swap B moves directly into Rick, and will fight
sides with your opponent to see how you fare him in the Melee phase. As Derek is directly
between Rick and Walker C, its movement
with the opposing group. However, it doesnt
will take it into contact with Derek, and he
stop there. The Walking Dead: All Out War will have to fend it off instead of Rick.
is all about building up your own group of
Survivors check out the main rulebook and Finally, the MAYHEM increases the Threat
the rest of the range for more! Level by 1.

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