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Tactica Imperialis: Building an Army

July 2017·pp. 66–67

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Open, narrative and matched play provide different reasons for choosing forces, with power ratings and detailed points offering alternative ways to compare them. Matt Hutson’s Steel Legion illustrates detachments and their command-point rewards, leading to advice on spending stratagems at decisive moments.

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