Important Note: This document will only document instances were rules or dice rolls have changed. Basically, unless I say that something has changed, assume it has not. This not only will cut down on redundant lines saying that “Rule XYZ remains unchanged” but will also skirt any possibility of being accused of trying to copy-paste rules wholesale.


The Turn
Movement Phase:
The Movement Phase is now split into three distinct sub-phases, the “Move Fleeing Units sub-phase”, the “Movement Pass Point Calculation sub-phase” and the “Move Units sub-phase”

Move Fleeing Units sub-phase:
If no player has any units that are falling back, then this sub-phase is skipped entirely.
If one player has units that are falling back, that player resolves each individual unit's Regrouping rolls and subsequent Fall Backs or Consolidations as needed until all fleeing units have been dealt with.
If both players have units that are falling back, select one player at random by dicing off and then alternate resolving the fleeing units as necessary until one player has no more fleeing units, at which point the remaining player will resolve them one by one as normal.

The reasons for resolving Fall Back moves before other movement is threefold. First is to ensure players don't forget (or “forget” as the case may be. You know who you are!) to move a unit that is falling back.
Secondly, it prevents the currently possible tactic of moving your own units to force the fleeing unit to have to go around the now in the way friendly unit, possibly buying an extra attempt to regroup.
Thirdly, with the alternating movement system now used, it is possible for an enemy unit to move into a position where the falling back unit will be destroyed before it gets an attempt to regroup or flee. While this will still be possible, it would be unfair to do so before the enemy gets a chance to regroup or get the hell out of dodge first.

Movement Pass Point Calculation sub-phase:
At the start of each Movement Pass Point Calculation sub-phase, each player counts the number units they own, though certain units are ignored for this calculation. Units that are ignored include:
Units that are falling back.
Units who have regrouped this turn (and do not have the ATSKNF special rule).
Units who are pinned or have gone to ground or are otherwise rendered unable to move.
Vehicles who are immobile for any reason, whether through damage or inherently immobile.

Units who are inside a transport, dedicated or otherwise, are counted in addition to the transport.

The player with the lower number of applicable units gets a number of “Movement Pass Points” equal to the difference in unit numbers. These Pass Points are used in the Move Units sub-phase in order to choose to not select a unit to move but also not surrender the chance to move later in the movement phase. Basically it is a "free turn" to allow reactionary tactics against an enemy with greater numbers. A player with no Pass Points remaining cannot do this and must select a unit although of course they can elect to not move it that turn.
Example: At the start of the turn, Alice has three units and one transport with a unit inside. Bob has a total of 10 units, one of which is an immobile vehicle and one of which is a unit that is falling back. Alice thus has 3 Pass Points (8 minus 5) that she may use during this turns Move Units sub-phase.

Note that Pass Points are not rolled over between phases or turns and are freshly calculated each turn as needed.

Move Units sub-phase:
Determine a player at random by dicing off. That player decides if they wish to move first or second this turn.

Next, the player who is moving first selects a unit they control that is capable of moving and is not falling back to move or may utilize a Pass Point. If that player has no Pass Points or does not wish to use one, they must still select a unit, although they may elect to not move it. However, electing to not move a unit means it will not be able to be selected later on in the turn to move. It has, in effect, "moved zero".

Once this unit has been moved, the opposing player selects a unit they control that is capable of moving and is not falling back to move or may utilize a Pass Point. If that player has no Pass Points or does not wish to use one, they must still select a unit, although they may elect to not move it. However, electing to not move a unit means it will not be able to be selected later on in the turn to move. It has, in effect, "moved zero".

This continues with players alternating back and forth until all units have been moved or chosen to not move. If a player finishes moving all their units before the opponent due to not using all of their Pass Points or for any other reason, then the remaining player will simply move (or elect to not move) the rest of their units in any order until they have moved all their units or elect to not move any more units for the turn.

Players may at any time before moving a unit declare that they will elect to move no more units for the turn. If they do, then the remaining player will simply move (or elect to not move) the rest of their units in any order until they have moved all their units or elect to not move any more units for the turn. A player who declares that they will elect to move no more units for the turn cannot then choose to move their remaining units after their enemy has moved, so be absolutely sure when deciding to declare this!

Example of a movement phase:
Alice has 3 units of Space Marine Scouts and a unit of Tactical Marines mounted inside it's Rhino.
Bob has 3 units, 2 mobs of Boyz and 1 immobile Battlewagon.
Thus, Alice has a unit count of 4 and Bob has a unit count of 2
Therefore, Alice has 2 Pass Points she may utilise this Movement Phase.

Alice and Bob dice off and Alice wins the roll. She decides to move first. She selects one of her Scout Marine squads to move, then moves it however she likes, then passes the turn to Bob. Bob selects one of his Boyz mobs and moves it however he likes.

The turn now passes to Alice. She selects her second squad of scouts, but chooses to not move it this turn. Bob then elects to use a Pass Point and doesn't need to select a unit to move.

Alice now selects her Tactical Marine's Rhino as the unit to be moved and moves it into position. She wants to disembark the unit inside but must wait until her next opportunity to select a unit as the Rhino and Tactical Squad are separate units. Bob decides not to use his remaining Pass Point and now selects his second squad of Boyz to move and moves them.

The turn now passes to Alice again and she disembarks her Tactical Squad from her Rhino as per the rules for disembarking etc. Bob has no more units left capable of moving this turn, so instead of passing over to him unnecessarily, Alice moves onto one of her remaining units, in this case her third and final scout squad and moves it.

Neither Bob nor Alice now have any other units left to move, so the game proceeds to the Shooting Phase.


Shooting Phase:
The Shooting Phase is structured similarly to the Movement Phase detailed above.
The Shooting Phase is now split into three distinct sub-phases, the “Shooting Pass Point Calculation sub-phase”, the “Declare Shooting sub-phase” and the “Run sub-phase”.

Shooting Pass Point Calculation sub-phase:
At the start of each Shooting Pass Point Calculation sub-phase, each player counts the number units they own, though certain units are ignored for this calculation. Units that are ignored include:
Units where no members have any ranged weapons or other abilities that fire as ranged weapons, including but not limited to psychic powers, special wargear and special rules.
Units where no members have the ability to fire any of their weapons that turn. This includes but is not limited to units that are pinned and units that moved and only have Heavy Weapons that are unable to make Snap Shots.
Units where no members have weapons that are in range of an enemy unit. If it is unclear if they are in range of an enemy unit or not, simply measure to find out. Note that only range is taken into consideration, a unit that is in range of an enemy that they could not possibly damage is still counted at this stage.
Units who are embarked upon a transport vehicle where no members are capable of firing from it due to lack of fire points or any other reason.
Vehicles that have no weapons remaining, whether this is the result of expending all their limited ammunition, through damage results or simply not having any weapons to begin with.

Units who are inside a transport that they can fire from, dedicated or otherwise, are counted in addition to the transport. Don't worry about not being able to count units without ranged weapons that you wish to Run or move Flat out with, this is done in the Run sub-phase. Also keep in mind that, as detailed later, units who could have fired but elect not to can still choose to Run or move Flat out in the Run sub-phase.

The player with the lower number of applicable units gets a number of “Shooting Pass Points” equal to the difference in unit numbers. These Pass Points are used in the Declare Shooting sub-phase in order to choose to not select a unit to shoot but also not surrender the chance to shoot later in the movement phase. Basically it is a "free turn" to allow reactionary tactics against an enemy with greater numbers. A player with no Pass Points remaining cannot do this and must select a unit, although of course they can elect to not shoot with it that turn.
Example: At the start of the turn, Alice has three units and one transport (with no fire points) with a unit inside. Bob has 8 units, one of which is a vehicle with no weapons remaining and one unit that has no ranged weapons. Alice thus has 2 Pass Points (6 minus 4) that she may use during this turns Declare Shooting sub-phase.

Note that Pass Points are not rolled over between phases or turns and are freshly calculated each turn as needed. In particular the Movement Pass Points generated in the Movement Phase are completely separate to the Shooting Pass Points generated in the Shooting phase and in no way roll over or affect the number of Shooting Pass Points generated by a player in any way.

Declare Shooting sub-phase:
Determine a player at random by dicing off. That player decides if they wish to shoot first or second this turn.

Next, the player who is shooting first selects a unit they control to shoot with or may utilize a Pass Point. If that player has no Pass Points or does not wish to use one, they must still select a unit, although they may elect to not shoot with it. However, electing to not shoot with a unit means it will not be able to be selected later on in the turn to shoot. It has given up their chance to shoot this turn. Keep in mind that units selected this way that do not shoot can still elect to run in the Run Sub-Phase, so this is a good method to try and get the enemy to commit more of their shooting before unleashing yours by selecting units you didn't want to shoot anyway!

Once this unit has fired its weapons and resolved it's shooting and any aftermath of it's shooting completely, the opposing player selects a unit they control to shoot with or may utilize a Pass Point. If that player has no Pass Points or does not wish to use one, they must still select a unit, although they may elect to not shoot with it. However, electing to not shoot with a unit means it will not be able to be selected later on in the turn to shoot. It has given up their chance to shoot this turn. Keep in mind that units selected this way that do not shoot can still elect to run in the Run Sub-Phase.

This continues with players alternating back and forth until all units have shot their weapons or chosen to not shoot. If a player finishes shooting with all their units before the opponent due to not using all of their Pass Points, having units destroyed by enemy fire or for any other reason, then the remaining player will simply shoot with (or elect to not shoot with) the rest of their units in any order until they have shot with all their units or elect to not shoot with any more units for the turn.

Players may at any time before shooting with a unit declare that they will elect to shoot with no more units for the turn. If they do, then the remaining player will simply shoot with (or elect to not shoot with) the rest of their units in any order until they have moved all their units or elect to not move any more units for the turn. A player who declares that they will elect to shoot with no more units for the turn cannot then choose to shoot with their remaining units after their enemy has shot their weapons, so be absolutely sure when deciding to declare this!

Run sub-phase:
After all shooting and any consequences that said shooting may cause has been resolved, the Run sub-phase begins. Pass Points do not roll over and are not utilised in the Run sub-phase.

Determine a player at random by dicing off. That player decides if they wish select a unit first or second this turn.

Next, the player who is running with a unit first selects a unit they control they wish to make a run movement or flat out movement with. Please note that unlike in the Movement or Shooting phases, a selected unit may not opt to not run or move flat out, although they can of course choose to not move anyway (such as if you roll a poor result and decide to not move in order to not trigger dangerous terrain tests for example) but the unit will still count as having run or moved flat out.

Once this unit has been moved, the opposing player selects a unit they control they wish to make a run movement or flat out movement with. Please note that unlike in the Movement or Shooting phases, a selected unit may not opt to not run or move flat out, although they can of course choose to not move anyway (such as if you roll a poor result and decide to not move in order to not trigger dangerous terrain tests for example) but the unit will still count as having run or moved flat out.

This continues with players alternating back and forth until all units able to run or move flat out have been moved or chosen to not move. If a player finishes moving all their units before the opponent for any reason, then the remaining player will simply run with the rest of their units in any order until they have run with all their units or elect to not run with any more units for the turn.

Players may at any time before moving a unit declare that they will elect to run or move flat out with no more units for the turn. If they do, then the remaining player will simply run or move flat out the rest of their applicable units in any order until they have run or moved flat with all their applicable units or elect to not move any more units for the turn. A player who declares that they will elect to run or move flat out no more units for the turn cannot then choose to run or move flat out their remaining units after their enemy has moved, so be absolutely sure when deciding to declare this!

Assault Phase:
The Shooting Phase is structured similarly to the Movement and Shooting Phases detailed above. The sub-phases are now the “Select Charging Units sub-phase” and the “Resolve Fights sub-phase.”

Select Charging Units sub-phase:
Unlike the Movement and Shooting phase, the Select Charging Units sub-phase does not use Pass Points. Determine a player at random by dicing off. That player decides if they wish to attempt a charge first or second this turn.

Next, the player who is declaring a charge first selects a unit they control to attempt a charge and declares it.

Weapons and Weapon Modes that fire multiple rounds during an Overwatch suffer a -1 shot penalty. Weapons that only fire a single shot to begin with may still fire this shot. e.g. Rapid Fire weapons only fire one shot each, a Heavy 3 weapon will fire only two shots and a Pistol will still fire a single shot.

Once the charge has been fully resolved, the opposing player now selects a unit they control to attempt a charge and declares it in the same way.

Players alternate selecting units they wish to attempt a charge in this manner. If a player has no more units left capable of launching a charge they wish to attempt a charge, then the remaining player selects units one by one until they too have no more units left to attempt charges with. Remember that much in the same fashion as the Movement and Shooting phases, if a player declares they have no more units they wish to select they cannot go back later and change their mind!

Resolve Combats sub-phase:
Unlike the Movement and Shooting phase, the Resolve Combats sub-phase does not use Pass Points. Determine a player at random by dicing off. That player decides if they wish to resolve a combat first or second this turn.

Next, the player who is resolving a combat first selects a combat in progress and the combat is resolved. Once the combat is fully resolved, the opposing player selects a different combat to resolve and resolves it. (I know it shouldn't need to be said, but you can't fight the same combat twice in one turn!).

This continues with players alternating back and forth until all combats have been resolved this turn.

The minutiæ of how a Close Combat is fought remains unchanged.


Vehicles
Blast Weapons:
Blast weapons that hit a vehicle but have no part of their hull underneath the centre hole of the Blast Marker strike the vehicle with -1 strength. If the centre hole is even partially above the hull the weapon hits at full strength.

Resolving Damage:
If a mobile vehicle would lose it's final Hull Point due to a Glancing Hit, it instead becomes Immobilised. If the vehicle is already immobilised, it will be wrecked as normal.

Mission Special Rules
Reserves:
Reserve rolls are now made at the start of the Move Units sub-phase and thus do not count towards Pass Point calculation. After determining which units are to arrive from reserve the phase proceeds as normal, with the players naturally having to select a unit that is arriving from reserve before selecting other units until no more units are arriving from reserve.
Units arriving from Ongoing Reserves do so at the start of the Move Units sub-phase and thus do not count towards Pass Point calculation.