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(5 Games of Legends of the High Seas are divided into turns. During each turn,
players can move their models, shoot and fight in hand-to-hand combat
Sides
Most games of Legends of the High Seas will consist of
two rival Crews being pitted against one another. Each
side is represented by a number of models controlled
by one or more players. See the Crews section for niles
about choosing models. There must be atleast one
player on cach side- If there are more players taking,
Pac. each controls a portion of the models.
The Turn Sequence
During each tur, both sides move, shoot and fight in
the order given below: This is called the “Turn
Sequence’. This applies to Ship movement as well. Each
part of the sequence is called a ‘phase
I Initiative
Both sides roll a dice to establish which side has
initiative thar turn,
2 Moving
Both sides move their models. The side with initiative
‘moves its models first. Once the sie with initiative has
made its moves, the other side moves.
3 Shooting
Both sides shoot. The side with initiative shoots first.
Once the side with initiative has finished its shots, the
other side shoots
4 Fighting
oth sides fight handsto-hand combats. "The side with
initiative decides the order in which combats are fought,
5 End of Tum
The turn is over. Begin another tum starting with Phase
1: Inti
Initiative
1o establish who gets the initiative, both players simply
rolla dice in the Initiative phase atthe start ofthe turn
The player who scores highest has initiative fo that
tur. Ifthe dice ros are equa, initiative automatically
changes from one side to the other ~the side that had
initiative in the previous tara will always lose it on ate
Its important 1 remember which side has initiative
each turn. You ean use a token, auch a a jewel or gold
doubloon, pasing i from one side to the other
indicate which has initiative
In the section on Heroes, we shall he discussing rules
that occasionally allow Heroes to override the normal
initiative and move, shoot, or fight before other Sailors
These exceptions will be explained in the Heroes