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River Assault Rules

June 2004·pp. 126–128

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Matthew Ward turns deep water into a playable battlefield through rules for drift, boats and swimming. Crew numbers influence control and speed, while collisions and attacks can damage or sink a vessel. Embarking, disembarking and armour-dependent swimming tests make a crossing risky even before enemy interference. The supplement is designed for small boats and rafts rather than large warships, with terrain conditions agreed before play.

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Creature Feature: Lesser Catachan Barking Toad Correction

A correction restores text omitted from the Lesser Catachan Barking Toad entry in issue 292. It explains when attacks, tank shock or another exploding toad trigger the creature’s reaction. Kroot and Jungle Fighter Guardsmen receive a specific opportunity to kill it before it retaliates. The update completes the earlier optional creature rules rather than introduces a new unit.

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RulesWD 294 · pp. 62–65

Rules of Engagement

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RulesWD 294 · p. 66

Rules of Engagement for 40K in 40 Minutes

The smaller-game adaptation reduces each army to one objective marker and a shorter selection of missions. Raids, sabotage, holding actions and territorial advances preserve the larger system’s contrasting aims without requiring four objectives. Deployment and the general sequence remain familiar. The variant is intended for forces below a thousand points, including the quick 40K in 40 Minutes format.

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