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CROOKED DICE GAME DESIGN STUDIO presents a 7TV production “THE 1967 ANNUAL”
starring THE BRITTANIAN JOB | THE GIRLS OF ST SEARLE'S | RED SHADOWS | MARTY's
MONSTER | THE DAREDEVILS screenplay by GRAEME DAWSON directed by KARL PERROTTON
director of photograhy kevin DALLIMORE produced by SYDNEY BARRON filmed in TECHNICOLOR

INCH-HIGH Spy-FI
WARGAMING IN THE WORLD OF CULT TV
CROOKED DICE GAME DESIGN STUDIO present
DIRECTORS

THE GRAEME DAWSON & KARL PERROTTON

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL
HELENA NASH, MORGAN NASH, MIKE JARVIS
& STEPHEN THORPE

ART DIRECTION & DESIGN

KARL PERROTTON
PHOTOGRAPHY
KEVIN DALLIMORE
COVER ART
KARL PERROTTON & WAYNE PETERS
INTERIOR ART
WAYNE PETERS
FIGURE PAINTING
KEVIN DALLIMORE, JON ATTER,
ANDREW TAYLOR & SIMON BRADLEY
executive producer
SYDNEY BARRON

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Crooked Dice Game Design Studio Ltd

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filmed in TECHNICOLOR
 WELCOME TO
THE 1967 ANNUAL
Welcome to the first compendium
of spy-fi shenanigans. In this volume
we aim to show you that playing
7TV has no limits.
We feature how to use the core
cards to recreate your favourite
shows from yesteryear - or your own
inspired cast creations.
We add new casts, new vehicles,
new gadgets and new episodes as
we revisit some old classics from
the 7TV archives. And for those
who want to build on existing rules
we've expanded the Crime genre
with unique cast members and
added a simple, new campaign
system to give some star value to
your ongoing games.
CONTENTS
RATINGS WAR 4
MARTY'S MONSTER 8
Hatching an idea 8
In profile 8
Tone vs gameplay 9
But what about the bad guys? 10
Creating a cast: From idea to tabletop 10
The brush off 12
MOST WANTED 14
Creating a crime cast 14
The Duchess 16
The Professor 16
Tony & Talia Torino 17
Mr Punchiello 18
Count Carandini 18
Extras 20

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CUSTOMISING 7TV CARDS 21
Don't panic 21
Drawing a blank 22
First steps 23
Do-It-Yourself? 23
THE GIRLS OF ST SEARLE'S 24
Creating a St Searle's cast 24
Misty 26
Bunty 26
Jackie 27
Bins 27
Twinkle 28
Violent Elizabeth 28
Extras 29
BLOOD FOR THE BARON! 30
Creating an Action Force cast 30
Casting call 31
The rules 33
The future... or the past 33
THE DAREDEVILS 34
Creating a Daredevils cast 34
Charlie Dare 36
Diana Dare 36
Katrina Dare 36
Barker 37
Hemingford Grey 37
Extras 37
Ladies night 38
EPISODES 42
Show of force 42
Capture the flag 42
Breakout 43
Search and rescue 43
Treasure hunt 44
Safehouse 44
All out war! 45
CARDS 46
Profile cards 46
Ratings war cards 63
Gadget cards 64
PLAYING 7TV
RATINGS WAR!
There is a war going on, and it’s been going on for a long time. You might not know about it but it goes on in
your living room. TV shows battle nightly for viewers, ratings and their very survival.
Money is hard to come by, reputations are easy to build
but quick to ruin and the tastes of the viewing public are
fickle and subject to abrupt change. Can YOUR show
catch the mood and entertain its way to the top?
These simple rules allow to you play a series of linked
campaign games using the 7TV 2nd edition rules.
Winning an episode will bring rewards and winning the
most episodes means you’re at the top of the ratings war!
You will need one or more opponents and each of you
will need a cast, built from the same ratings value. You
can spend less but you can’t spend more.
Decide on the number of games you are going to play. If
you’ve only got one opponent, make it an odd number to
avoid a draw at the end. If you have loads of opponents,
either play each other once, or set a maximum number
of games – this is good if you have a time limit on
when you want the ratings war to end.
Choose each episode to be played at random from all
STAND-INS the ones you have. There’s also a handy table on page
45 which you can use to determine where you should
Your Ratings War cast can be bigger than who you look for an episode. After that, roll 1D6 to get a specific
see in any one episode. You can choose additional episode if you need to.
cast members equal to 20% of the original ratings
of your cast. Your stand-ins must be chosen from If there’s more than two of you playing, decide how
the same rules or programme guide as your original you like who plays who. Play your episodes and keep a
cast. For each episode you note of who wins. In between episodes all your stars,
play, you can choose any co-stars, extras and vehicles return to full health, so you
cast members, from your don’t need to worry about that. Just remember to pick
original cast and your new gadgets with every episode, though.
stand-ins as long as the
cast you bring to each If you win a game you can pick one Ratings War Award
episode is a legal one, card at random. If the game is a draw then the player who
and doesn’t exceed the ended with the most objective tokens wins the episode. If
original ratings. it’s still a draw, both players get an award card.
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There are 12 award cards detailing the off-screen
happenings between your episodes. The card will tell
you what benefit you can gain in your next episode, so
show the card to your next opponent before gaining its
effects. Keep the card for the whole ratings war to show
how many episodes you won, although remember you
only get the benefits on the card for one episode.
At the end of the ratings war, the player with the most
award cards wins! If two or more players have the same
number of award cards at the end of your ratings war,
then the player with the biggest number on their card
wins. Winners of the ratings war can bask in the glory of
having the biggest, most popular TV show (at least for
this series!)
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1. Celebrity Marriage
The marriage of two of your cast hits the news just
before you go on air. This time, real life is going to be
better than anything in the script.
Show this to your next opponent before your next
episode. Choose two of your cast members. If both are
in play, you get ✪ in each of your action phases next
episode.
2. Creative Accounting
Your accountant has been fiddling the books. You might
be up, you might be down. Keith from the canteen, his
sister’s an accountant, she can take a look.
Roll 1D6 then roll another and take the second roll from
the first. Gain (or lose) this number of ✪ in your first
turn. If you lost ✪, then gain an additional ✪ each time
you turn over only one countdown card.
3. Famous Guest Star
You have hired a C-list Hollywood actor to star in your
show for one week.
Choose any one Co-Star profile, you can include this
model in your cast for the next episode only. Heroic
casts must choose a heroic Co-Star and vice versa, but
you can ignore genre limitations.
4. Glitzy TV Award
Another ‘Benny’ award to grace your office! Your cast
is riding high after a night of free drink and celebrity
attention.
Your cast cannot be axed in your next episode.
5. Late Night Slot
Your show has been moved to past the watershed for
one week only, so you can really go to town on the sex
and violence.
For your next episode only, you gain ✪ each time either
player uses the Seduce special effect or you remove any
opposing model from play.

6. The Mary Whitehorse Experience
That old meddler is complaining about the amount of
violence in your show again. You need to tone it down.
Roll 1D6 at the end of the next episode. If the roll is
greater than the number of your opponent’s models you
have removed from play, gain +2 VP.
7. Outrageous Pay Demand
Your lead actor has seen the ratings and has asked for a
massive increase in their pay. You need to keep them so
you need to make cuts.
Choose one of your stars (or a co-star if you have no
stars), and one of your extras. If you remove that extra
from your cast for the rest of the Ratings War, your star
can reduce the cost of their star quality by the ratings of
the extra, to a minimum of 0, for the next episode.
8. PRODUCT PLACEMENT
The nations third favourite breakfast cereal is back to
sponsor your show. In exchange for the cash, you’ll have
to spend some air time promoting it.
Next episode, you must discount the effects of any
one countdown card you draw and gain ✪✪✪✪
instead. If you don’t do this, you lose the next episode
automatically.
RATINGS WAR
9. Recorded Live 12. Series Finale
Your next episode is going out live before a studio The series is about to end, and the producers want it to
audience. Your cast members love the tension, but does go with a bang!
the other cast?
Play the next episode with one less act one and act
When you steal the scene you can reroll all 1’s you roll two card, and put an additional two finale cards into
in that turn. When your opponent steals the scene you the deck. You gain ✪✪ as soon as the top finale card is
can make them reroll all 6’s they roll in that turn. revealed.
10. Scenery Shifter’s Strike
The guys who put the set in place before you start
filming are on strike, and have left the place half-
finished. Well, you’ll just have to make the best of it.
Choose any one item of scenery on your opponent’s half
of the table. You can move it to anywhere else on the
table or just remove it altogether.
11. Second Hand Prop Sale
Your producer has picked up some really great bargains
at a clearance auction. Just make sure you use them in
your next episode!
For your next episode, draw four gadget cards and keep
two, in addition to what you would normally get.
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CAST CREATION
MARTY's MONSTER
As one of the winners of the most creative cast at the Wargames Illustrated 7TV Campaign day, Mike
Jarvis created a wonderful homage to a kids TV show featuring Marty and his prehistoric pal Monty.
One of the great strengths of 7TV is that the system is
flexible enough to handle almost any genre of cast. As
long as you can find profiles to fit your concept, then
you are well on your way to creating the feel of almost
any kind of TV programme or film.
My personal preference is to try to recreate one of those
long lost 7TV programmes that may never have achieved
the cult stardom of the channel’s more famous and
better known shows. Ultimately, what I like to do (and
this could be my roots as a long-time roleplayer, rather
than a wargamer coming to the fore) is to produce a
programme that might just have happened.
Hatching AN IDEA
A while ago I’d had the idea of mimicking a chaotic,
low budget children’s TV show of the late 60s and early
70s; something where silliness and a small cast were
the main requirements. I was particularly inspired by a
barely-remembered programme called Pardon My Genie,
in which a hapless hardware shop worker could summon
a genie by polishing an old watering can. Usually with
‘hilarious’ consequences.
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My first thought was that I needed a ‘genie’. Not a
literal one, but something colourful and eye-catching
that kids would love and immediately side with. This
soon became a dinosaur-man, hatched out of an egg
in an antique shop, and with that the rest of the cast
fell into place. There was Mr Grover the antique shop
owner, Marty, a 10 year old boy who played in the
shop, and his tomboy friend Jen. Due to a shortfall of
combatants, these were soon joined by Jen’s big sister
(and captain of the school hockey team), Vicki.
Before long the idea had taken shape, and you can read
more in the TV Talk article on page 10.
IN PROFILE
Once that outline had taken form, it was easy enough to
just assign profile cards from the 7TV boxed set. Clearly
Monty the Monster needed a card that could conceivably
be a ‘Dinosaur-Man’, whose abilities would not only
be effective but also have potential for the ludicrous
goings-on of the programme. Action Hero turned out to
be the perfect profile. Burst of Action allows the star
to effectively take a third action after concluding the

standard two, such as pursuing a fleeing bad guy, while
Fight Back allows him to potentially take out a minion
in a single attack after, say, being hit by a guest-of-the-
week villain. These felt so right that I just had to use this
profile for Monty.
For Marty, the Dependable Deputy was the obvious
choice. Primarily this was due to the Sidekick special
effect. This just seemed perfect for a boy and his
Prehistoric Pal. Less appropriate was the ‘Pistol’
ranged attack but that was soon solved by renaming it
‘Catapult’. Keeping the range, strike number and effects
the same retained the game balance but preserved the
atmosphere of a teatime kid’s programme.
Similarly, when casting Jen, I chose the Angel of Justice
card but renamed the Martial Arts and Pistol attacks to
Fights Dirty and another catapult. In another effort to
retain the flavour, the Angel of Justice’s Roundhouse and
Judo became Scrapping and Trip. Same game effects,
but far more fitting to a ten year old girl. Finally the
Follow Up and Spy special effects were renamed as Run
Away! and Sneaking.
The Investigative Academic was a natural fit for the
elderly Mr Grover; again I just renamed a couple of
special effects to help with the tone.
TONE vs GAMEPLAY
I’d got about this far when I realised that my cast,
whilst fun, was lacking a little in firepower and, at 27
ratings, was a little lightweight when facing 30 rating
casts. While I would be absolutely happy to argue that
any cast including a dinosaur man is not lacking in
anything at all, ever, I may have grudgingly conceded
than an extra character might prove useful.
So I added a Security Guard (tying to Monty’s ‘Civilian’
genre) and, while I accepted the usefulness of the
2 rating extra, I didn’t think that was a thematic fit.
However, with a few kids TV twists, the guard became
Jen’s big sister, Vicki. Trade a ‘baton’ for ‘hockey stick’
and alter the pistol to a thrown hockey ball and there
you have it: a complete 29 rating cast, suitable to be
fielded at 4:20 pm, any weekday.
MARTY's MONSTER
4.15 Colour
Marty's Monster
starring Clive Dann
The Once and Future Mr Grover
by ROB BLOCH
Mr Grover reads from Merlin's spellbook
and magicks a suit of armour to life! Can
Marty and Jen stop the Black Knight
from slaying their favourite 'dragon'?
Mr Grover ........................ CLIVE DANN
Marty ........................... HADRIAN HALL
Monty .......................... PETER BAYHEW
Jen .............................. Stacy Lorning
Vicki ............................. Linda Haidon
Mr Webster ............ Michael S. Heard
The Black Knight .. Bernard Hesslaw
Producer VERITY NEWMAN
Director CAM DOUGFIELD
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 talk
tvANNUAL
THE 1967
7TV retrospective
Marty’s Monster
adventures of two children
Mike Jarvis looks back at the much-loved
e or timeless classic?
and a man-sized dinosaur. Pantomime farc
hed
In early September 1969, 7TV launc
’s
a new children’s programme, Marty
total
Monster. Over the next two years a
of fifty-two 25-minute episodes were
screened over four series.
The programme focussed on the
misadventures of 10 year old Martin
Muldoon and his best friend, a biped
al
‘prehistoric monster’ nicknamed
Monty. In typical children’s TV style,
the programme had no continuity,
sacrificing it in favour of joke of the
week scripts, slapstick and (usually)
climaxing in a silly chase.
The origins of the series were explained
r,
in the first episode where Mr Grove
antiques shop owner and friend of
a spells (with humorous consequences,
Marty, finds a dinosaur egg amongst
to
box of fossils he’s acquired. Needless
of
say the egg hatches and in the space
d changes of abilities, which ran the gamu
15 minutes the creature is transforme
in a
from an unconvincing glove puppet
g strength to massive leaps and even fi
box into a tall man in an unconvincin
e,
rubbe r suit. By the end of the episod
Monty the Monster has saved his new
l Writer’s Bloch?
friend from the clutches of two schoo
bullies (who are, of course, ridiculed
for their ludicrous tales of a monster),
and Marty has smuggled Monty into
his bedroom, behind the backs of his
unsuspecting parents.
Hare -brai ned sche mes
y, was a talented writer of
Aside from Marty, Mr Grover and Mont
the only regular cast members were
Marty’s tomboy best friend Jenny and
parents and the
her big sister Vicki, his
bullying schoolteacher Mr Webster.
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Most episodes revolved around Marty
and Jenny hatching some hare-brained
scheme while trying to avoid the
Mr
attentions of Mr and Mrs Muldoon or
in
Webster. Much of the action took place
ry
Mr Grover’s antiques shop and a delive
as
of fresh stock was a regular plot device
as a
the youngsters discovered such gems
and
pirate’s sword, a priceless Rembrandt
even an Egyptian mummy.
Needless to say, each week’s new item
would spur Marty and Jenny on to
ss
further adventures, despite the haple
pts to rein in his young
Mr Grove r’s attem
friends. As the series went on the plots
became increasingly outlandish. The
episode in which Mr Grover acquires
Merlin’s spellbook and casts several
of
course) is frequently cited as the most
outrageous. Although Monty’s frequent
t Similarly, the Dependable Deputy is a near-
from diamond-hard claws and super
re
breathing, run a close second.
With hindsight, it’s all too easy to
dismiss Marty’s Monster as a graceless,
chaotic pantomime but that would be
to miss the very point of the series.
Rob Bloch, the creator and regular
writer (not to be confused with Rober
t unceremoniously retired. While it may
, the American horror author),
Bloch
children’s
amme s and he would go on to
progr
have an illustrious career in that field.
en
While a climax involving two childr
chase d aroun d an antique shop
being
CUSTOMISING MY PROFILES
Of course, 7TV does allow you to further tailor
by two inept jewel thieves who in turn
profiles. The rules for customising your cast on
are chased by a fire breathing dinos
aur-
man may seem almost embarrassing page 16 of the Producer’s Guide can be used
to modern, adult eyes, children of the to tweak those profiles to make them even more
ter
day were reduced to guffaws of laugh
suitable for their roles. I decided from the start
and whoops of delight. There is a story,
n
possibly apocryphal, that Sidney Barro that the statistics were fine as printed; so I left
by a Daily
himse lf was once challe nged
all the numbers as is. Where I thought there
Telegraph critic to justify Marty’s
was room for a little more fun was in the special
Monster. If true, Mr Barron’s answer
“How old are you? 35? Your opinion’s effects and attacks.
irrelevant! Bring me a 10 year old and
I’ll listen to him” says it all.
I’m happy with the Action Hero profile for
King of Monsters Monty. The only change I would like to make is
y’s to add the ‘Whip’ attack to represent a tail lash.
After two years and four series, Mont
days were numbered. The formulaic I’d be happy to sell off his shoot attack to gain
adventures had run their course and
that, but as it’s in a different category that isn’t
even the young cast were starting to
an option. So, adding the new attack adds +1
look bored in their roles.
rating to Monty’s cost, making him 11 ratings.
The elderly Clive Dann was looking
increasingly infirm as Mr Grover and
perfect match for Marty, so I’ll keep him as is.
even the monster costume was lookin
g
the worse for wear. When the Daily
Mirror printed photos of Monty makin
g
For both Jen and Mr Grover, I was never entirely
a personal appearance at a village
s happy with the Spy (aka Sneaking) special
fete with the costume splitting acros
d
the rear of the actor inside, it seeme effect. Now, I’m allowed to swap 1 or 2 special
.
symptomatic of the ailing programme
effects for new ones chosen from categories
that the profiles already have other special
After many happy teatimes for
children the show was quietly and effects in. For Jen, I felt Parry was absolutely
appropriate, making the small girl harder to hit
never have attained the cult status of
The Daredevils or Department X it is
still (possibly with hilarious consequences). In line
fondly remembered by those of us who with the rest of the cast, I decided I’d rename
l
would gleefully run home from schoo
this Nippy.
to watch Marty and Monty thwart Mr
Webster yet again.
 MARTY's MONSTER

For Mr Grover, I thought I’d add Tactics, allowing him to

aid his two young friends. This became Kindly Advice.
Like Marty, Vicki suits her card perfectly once the
attacks have been renamed; she should stay as is. So, CREATING A CAST: FROM IDEA TO TABLETOP
a few minutes taken and we have a more finely tuned
cast, rounding out at a nice even 30 ratings. The next step was acquiring and painting the So I replaced the head with a Crooked Dice
figures. The two schoolgirls were an easy Lizard Nazi Soldier head and attached the
start direct from Crooked Dice. Marty was tail from the same figure in the appropriate
But what about bad guys? a perfect find at Killer B Games (the figure place. In fitting the head, I used brass rod
Clearly Marty and his mates need opposition. While even has a catapult, fitting in with another and Green Stuff to extend the neck. I wanted
it’s funny to imagine them taking on military types or modified profile). And after a bit of a hunt, to be sure that it looked like the neck was
an alien invasion, it’s worth having a few teatime TV Mr Grover came from Artizan Designs. housing the head of the actor inside.
enemies too.
Ideally I wanted Monty to look like an actor I even attempted to sculpt a little mesh
For Mr Webster I’d recommend the Jackbooted Sadist in an ill-fitting rubber suit, rather than an panel in the neck to allow the poor,
as a suitable starting point. Just imagine the pistol as a actual dinosaur man! 4A Miniatures made underpaid, and entirely fictional, actor to
hurled board rubber or cricket ball and you’re well away. a great bipedal prehistoric creature, but it see out. Add some Green Stuff ‘plates’ down
As to his Brutal Taskmaster, pair him up with some was just far too good to be Monty. the back and that just left the painting and
school prefects or bullies with renamed attacks and a mounting on some Gladius Game Arts resin
deeply unpleasant junior school cast is almost there. pavement bases to give them a pleasing
uniform look.
As we’ve already seen with Vicki, the Security Guard
makes a great basis for dangerous school kids and See what you think of my results!
these could be tweaked as per the rules in the
Producer’s Guide too to accompany Mr Webster. If you
want a leader for the bullies, I’d tweak the Security
Guard Commander or even, if you want to up the ante,
the Criminal Boss. The latter choice gives you the
option to bring his Criminal Firm posing as the second
rate, cowardly bullies that clearly follow the lead
bully around. At least until he’s humiliated by Marty
Muldoon’s Prehistoric Pal...

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THE BRUSH OFF
STARRING MARTY & MONTY

N
“ ow, that’s a job well done.” Mr Grover bent
backwards, stretching his old back, while looking
with satisfaction at the freshly painted door. “And
mind you two keep away from it until it’s dry. Especially
you, young Jennifer.” Seated on the floor playing
marbles with Marty, Jen pulled a face but deep down
she knew the kindly old antique shop owner was right. If
there was any way to get dirty, dusty, oily or painty Jen
could find it without trying. Westchester was quiet in
the days after Christmas and after cooking a mountain
of sausages on the old pot-bellied stove in the back of
his antique shop, Mr Grover had decided the door into
the alley from the shop could do with a lick of paint.
While he painted the door a bright, pillar box red, the
children had played a half-hearted game and Monty,
who had eaten more sausages than anyone, had curled
up to doze by the stove, pulling the threadbare old rug
over himself like a blanket.

Outside the shop something very peculiar was

happening. A swarthy looking man in a long raincoat,
with his hat pulled down almost over his eyes, was
nervously watching the policeman on the opposite side
of the road. Seeing the constable cross the road, he
quickly pulled a large envelope from under his coat and
pushed it through the letterbox into the shop where it
landed on top of the post Mr Patterson had delivered
while Mr Grover was painting.
“They didn’t notice the back door quietly opening and
the stranger enter silently with a gun in his hand!”
After cleaning his hands Mr Grover filled the kettle
and placed it on top of the stove before going to fetch
the post from the front door. Not noticing that the top
envelope was marked ‘Top Secret’, he dropped the
envelopes onto the cluttered table where it lay among
the old clocks, books and coins while he made tea.
Watching through the window, the man in the raincoat
saw Mr Grover take the post into the back room. The
policeman had passed him without incident and he was
already regretting putting the precious envelope through
the letterbox. Looking around furtively, he moved down
the alley at the side of the shop.
Inside, Mr Grover was making his tea while Marty and
Jen fetched the biscuits. They didn’t notice the back
door quietly opening and the stranger enter silently with
a gun in his hand! He tiptoed across the floor towards
the table, his eyes fixed on the envelope. Not looking
where he was going, the first he knew that something
was amiss was when he trod on Monty’s tail, sticking out
from under the rug. With a mighty bellow, the dinosaur
man leapt to his feet growling at the intruder! In panic,
the prowler backed quickly away from Monty, straight
into Mr Grover’s newly painted door, covering his back
in red paint! “Mind my door!” shouted Mr Grover. Trying
desperately to grasp the situation, the stranger levelled
his pistol at Mister Grover. Before he had a chance to
even speak, Marty shouted “Get ‘im Jen!” Jen already
had her catapult ready and the pair of them had pockets
stuffed with conkers for just such an occasion. Faced
with a barrage from the two catapults, the interloper
turned and ran, only to go face first into the door,
covering his face, chest and hands in paint. Turning
uncertainly he staggered forwards only to find himself
bumping into something else. Something large, warm
and growling. Slowly opening his eyes and looking up,
he found the tooth-filled face of Monty looking back at
him. Monty let out one of his most fearsome roars. The
stranger turned and ran, straight into the marbles left
on the floor. With a wild cry he skidded the length of the
room, right into the stove. With an almighty clang, he hit
his head on the chimney, dislodging a fall of soot right
over his head as he crumpled to the floor.
“We’ve been after this one for some time.” said
Constable Watkins as another policeman took the villain
away. “Someone has been stealing secret documents
and sending them out of the country.” The two children
looked proud. Constable Watkins continued “Would you
know what he’s talking about when he says there was
a monster, though?” Mr Grover coughed nervously. “I
wouldn’t put too much store in that. He’d hit his head.
And the smell of all that paint can’t have helped.”
Anyway, added Marty, pointing at the paint covered
rogue, “You caught him red handed!”
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 OPEN CASTING
Most Wanted
The criminal world is dangerous but nothing if not diverse. Modern Moriartys and brutish thugs can both be found at the top of competing criminal
enterprises. Their minions are equally diverse, alike only in their utter disregard for the long arm of the law.
The filing cabinets of East End coppers and the agents
of international law enforcement are teeming with
rap-sheets of countless ne'er-do-wells. The crimes of
these miscreants are numerous: mindless thuggery,
devious cons, elaborate robberies and sometimes just
downright anarchy.
Creating a Crime cast is almost as much fun as playing
with it. You can enjoy mindless violence and criminal
depravity while taking on the lawmen and trying to
best them.
Recruit the right members and your gang can become
infamous, while personal rivalries threaten to get in the
way of giving some old dear a good kicking.
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CREATING A CRIME CAST
This programme guide contains eight new profiles for
the Crime genre. The following profiles can be used in
villainous casts subject to the normal open casting rules.
9.0 Colour
The Beat
starring Jim Boothe
The Muswell Hill Mob
by KEN TROY-MARTIN
An operation to catch a gang of jewel
thieves seems to be going nowhere
when the dead body of Skelton’s
informant is dragged out of the
Thames. Kennedy is ‘volunteered’ to go
undercover to flush out the killers.
The Professor .............. RONNIE BURKER
10-Carat Charlie ............. RONALD LACY
Fred the Ferret ............ DUDLEY SUTTAN
Producer EDWARD CHILDES
Director TOM KLEGG
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CAST MEMBERS

THE DUCHESS The Professor

8.0 Colour
The Beat
starring Jim Boothe
The Canning Town Collar
by KEN TROY-MARTIN
After three years of exile, the Duchess
is returning to London with a new
weapon. Fearing the start of a turf war,
DI Skelton is determined that this time
she won’t escape his justice.
DI Frank Skelton ................. JIM BOOTH
WPC Cathy Black. MADELELEINE SMITH
The Duchess ............ FRANCESCA DALE
Evelyn Grail .................... PENNY KEITH
Producer EDWARD CHILDES
Director TOM KLEGG
Villainous Star | 8 RATINGS
Devious and ruthless, the Duchess is an East End
bombshell gone bad, inheriting her ex’s criminal firm
after his suspicious death.
Ably assisted by various shady underworld figures and
a bunch of local lads, she’s expanding her empire
violently. Beatings, tortures, murder and robbery are
bread and butter to the godmother of crime.
TACTICS
The Duchess is all about bringing Thugs, as they directly
benefit from her Might Is Right rule. She doesn’t have great
offensive capabilities, so make sure you let the boys do the
work for you. Her star quality brings you an element of table
control: if you’re careful where you place her, you can stop your
opponent taking objectives or moving in, enabling you to get
into cover or push forwards without a lot of hassle.
Villainous Star | 10 RATINGS
A quiet, well-spoken elderly gent, the man known only
as The Professor looks like everyone’s idea of an uncle.
All across London bullion and security vans are robbed
in meticulously timed and planned raids, by someone
with encyclopedic knowledge of the capital’s streets
and traffic light sequences, railway and road works
schedules. Even when they manage to catch him, the
Professor can slip out of any window or locked police
van like a phantom...
TACTICS
The Professor and his gang substitute brute force with finesse.
Use his special effect to reduce the effectiveness of an
opponent’s forces. A lot of your models can gain Infiltrator, so
grab the objectives early and use Invisible to avoid retaliation.
Just remember this is a costly special effect.

USE THE DUCHESS WHEN USE THE PROFESSOR WHEN

You’re happy to get seriously violent and you want your You want to get sneaky and frustrate your opponent with models
musclebound Extras to do the hard work for you. right in her face in the early game. And then watch as your
invisible models can’t get struck.

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Tony and Talia Torino | Villainous CO- StarS | 6 RATINGS
Ex-rally driver Tony Torino never got the fame he thought
was going to be rightfully his. His beautiful daughter
Talia has shown herself to be quite the chip off the old
block behind the wheel.
Inspired to raise as much cash as they can to fund an
early retirement on the Riviera, this father and daughter
team have assembled the finest team of criminal
mechanics and wheelmen in the world. There is no
heist they will not attempt to pull – and they invariably
succeed. Interpol have named them 'The Britannian Job',
but are no closer to stopping their vehicular crime spree.
TACTICS
This pair positively encourage high speed bad behaviour. Don’t
even think about taking them and not taking the Minis. Their
star quality should help keep them in play, and if you skip
forwards to the Mini profile, you’ll see why they are so good
behind the wheel.
USE THE TORINO'S WHEN
You want to run rings around your opponent (or just run them
down!) and don’t mind that you’re totally outnumbered.
MOST WANTED
The gang operate a small fleet of customised Mini
Coopers which they unleash to perform daring high 4.15 Colour
speed robberies from Monte Carlo to Manchester.
The Beat
The rash actions of the gang combined with their
starring Jim Boothe
incredible skills behind the wheel mean the forces of
The Britannian Job
law and order are always left choking down exhaust
by IAN TROY-MARTIN
A new gang driving red, white and
fumes in the gang’s wake.
green getaway cars stages a series of
audacious bank robberies across the
city. DI Skelton's squad are ordered to
work with their Italian counterparts -
Inspector Grimaldi and the charming
Monica - to bring the high-speed
thieves to book.
Frank Skelton .................... JIM BOOTHE
Lenny Kennedy............... BENNY HYWEL
Tony Torino ................. MAURICE KANE
Tania Torino ..,,,,,,,... Alexa BASTARDO
Monica ........................... JACKIE PIERCE
Inspector Grimaldi ........ RALPH FALLON
Producer EDWARD CHILDES
Director TOM KLEGG
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8.0 Colour
The Confidence Club
starring Adam Faith
If You Go Down To The Woods Today
by DENNIS SPINNER
A shooting weekend at the country
home of the wealthy Sir Henry Fitzlion
starts off well enough for Alfie, Coco,
Martin Devere-Price and McCleish.
But when bizarrely masked raiders
take the guests hostage, the Club must
use all their wits and skills to stay one
step ahead of their cruel leader, Mr
Punchinello.
Martin Devere-Price ....... David Collin
Sir Henry ........................ FREDDY JONES
Lady Elizabeth ........ HONOR WHITEMAN
Mr Punchinello .................... KIM CURRY
Producer VERITY NEWMAN
Director TERRY GREENE
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MR PUNCHINELLO
Villainous Star |10 RATINGS
This avant garde lord of misrule claims he is an artist
and social innovator - but the law considers him a
dangerous and violent lunatic.
To say robbery with violence is this masked criminal’s
modus operandi is somewhat understaing the fact.
While, to the local plod, these violent acts seem
chaotic, Mr Punchinello's theatrical crimes are
meticulously planned - almost stage managed. With
various cunning contingencies in place, Punchinello
and his circus of maniacs remain at large, carving their
way through surburbia like a modern-day boogeyman.
TACTICS
Mr Punchinello allows you to run a plot point efficient small
band of criminals – you’ll need some numbers for the plot point
gain but don’t take so many you won’t get to activate them.
Use That's The Way To Do It! and Advanced Planning to snarl
your opponent up when they’re least expecing it.
USE PUNCHIELLO WHEN
When you want to bring a bit of chaos to the tabletop - and you’re
comfortable letting the dice dictate what you get up to!
COUNT Carandini
Villainous Co-Star | 10 RATINGS
This demure aristo is the identity of the freelance
assassin known as Il Re D'Oro who is allegedly
involved in numerous assassinations of officials,
political enemies, gangsters and a Department X
agent.
An expert marksman, the 'Golden King' is an assassin
for hire who only takes on the most difficult jobs
involving targets deemed impossible to kill. A skilled
weaponsmith, he builds his own firearms and employs
a myriad of henchman to lure his targets into the line
of fire for the ultimate shot.
TACTICS
The Count excels at taking opposing models out at range – but
he works best with others if you can get them close to your
target. Hide and Loner allow him to operate on his own, so stay
back and let your minions work the opposition. Take shots when
you can then use Advanced Planning to slow the response of
the opposition.
USE CARANDINI WHEN
You don’t want to risk your main man but are happy to let various
expendables get in there and make his job easier.
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EXTRAS
MASKED MANIAC | Villainous EXTRA | 3 RATINGS
Punchinello is leader of a troupe of bizarrely masked
maniacs including the monstrous Baby and the cleaver-
wielding Mr Crocodile.
Their anarchic, seemingly irrational acts, often end in
bloodshed and wholesale destruction. Travelling from
town to town, the gang's modus operandi involves
kidnap and torture (usually of the local constabulary),
before enacting a gory performance with their victims.
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PARTNER IN CRIME | Villainous EXTRA | 2 RATINGS
Behind every bad criminal is often an even worse man
or woman. They may appear as eye candy for the self
made criminal boss; a seductive vision to distract the
enemy. Or they may be a ruthlessly efficient and totally
loyal family member, running the criminal enterpise for
their loved ones.
Hanging on his arm, they are ready to gouge out an eye
or put a bullet in the back if things get rough.

CAST CREATION
CUSTOMIsING 7TV cards
If you read the 7TV Action! Facebook page, then you'll already be familiar with Stephen Thorpe
and his wealth of custom profile cards. We tracked him down to explain how he did it!
I've been a fan of Crooked Dice
and their gaming system from the
very start to the excellent 7TV2
game of today. The key thing that
pulled me into this game though
(other than the excellent miniatures,
brilliant rules-set and emphasis on
the TV shows I grew up on) was the
customisable aspect.
How often have you played a game
trying to represent a certain character
but nothing in a games roster of
available archetypes was a true fit.
Right from the start, 7TV put an end
to this problem by utilising a system
of archetypes that you could adjust to
get the character you wanted spot on.
I will admit to a feeling of trepidation
when I first heard rumours of 7TV2
and the inclusion of character cards
for the game. Panic rose briefly
at the thought that I may lose the
customisable aspect of the game I
enjoyed so much.
Don't panic
My panic was short-lived, however
when, on searching through the
Contents pages, the 'Customising
Your Stars and Co-Stars' section
jumped out at me!
Having allayed my fears, I
delved into the intricacies of the
customisation rules and found them
extremely user friendly.
CUSTOMISING 7TV CARDS
Satisfied that I'd grasped the
methodology I cheerfully started
drafting up characters that I
wanted to incorporate into my 7TV
experience.
While doing this, however, I realised
that this would just give me the bare
bones for my customised characters.
This was unacceptable. I couldn't
use these skeletons; they needed
flesh, they needed......CARDS!!!
Coincidentally, over the previous
few months I had discovered an
Open Source image editor which,
while not as comprehensive as
PhotoShop, had one overriding
advantage to my mind... it was free
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and wouldn't, therefore, make any
impact on the funds I'd need for
more figures.
For those unfamiliar with the way
PhotoShop or its Open Source rival
GIMP work and are settling down to
read about the minutiae of how to
operate the system(s). Boy, are you
going to be disappointed.
While I have managed to teach
myself how to scratch the surface
with GIMP, I'm certainly no expert
and can only suggest you check
out YouTube for some of the “How
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To” videos that have given me the
limited capability I now enjoy.
Believe me, they're much better at
explaining it than I ever will be.
DRAWING A BLANK
However, my paltry talents seemed
to be enough for my purposes.
As with everything, the first thing
required was a blank canvas so to
this end I imported a character
card into GIMP that had the least
text I could find. If I remember
correctly this was the Administrator
extra that had just one special
effect.
I then set about the task of using
different tools to remove the main
picture and all of the statistics and
skills from the card until I was left
with a blank card.
My efforts yielded an almost totally
blank card to act as a background on
which all the character detail could
be added with each extra bit of detail
being layered up over the top or, in
the case of the picture, underneath.
It was then just a case of inputting
all those layers, which is where I
almost balked at the idea of the
amount of information that needed
to be added (at present my card
template has over 200 different
layers which is a hell of a lot of
information).
I decided that inputting all the
required information systematically
to produce a completed file while
desirable just wasn't going to
happen. I know myself and I can
state categorically that if I'd tried
inputting things like this I would
have abandoned my efforts from
boredom long before the file would
have been finished.

FIRST STEPS
So I set about the task in a different
way...one card at a time! My first
attempts were a pair of cards for my
favourite literary Spy/Secret Agent
characters - Modesty Blaise and
Willie Garvin.
As I became more confident with
using the program I started to do
more and more cards, setting myself
projects roaming from favourite
comic, TV and film characters to
miniature ranges I particularly
liked. I had soon produced cards for
Doctor Who, Judge Dredd, Sharpe,
Mars Attacks, Dad's Army, Aliens vs
Predator and more.
As each set of cards took shape so
too did the customisation program
itself as more and more Special
Effects, Statistic Values, Ratings
Costs, etc. were added to the file.
I've now reached the point where
I'm confident that, with a little
hands-on manipulation, I can
quickly produce cards for any cast I
can dream up.
Unfortunately, lately the number
of cards I'm producing has slowed
as other projects and hobbies (not
to mention the dreaded “real life”)
have taken up more of my time.
CUSTOMISING 7TV CARDS
But this is not the end by any
means as ideas for other casts float
into my mind waiting to take root as
the next obsession. Which cast will
be next? Captain Scarlet? Austin
Powers? Who knows...
DO IT YOURSELF?
If you would like to produce your
own cards then visit the Crooked
Dice website and download the
fonts and templates.
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 PROGRAMME GUIDE
THE GIRLS OF ST SEARLE'S
A staple of our original zombie rules, these savage schoolgirls now find a place in Second Edition.
So grab your timetable and molotov cocktail and prepare to enter St Searle’s Foundation for Young Women...
Many who have driven through the foreboding gates
and past the ivy clad walls of this fine institution
have wondered if they are protection for the students
or to stop the savage little bleeders from getting out.
Although, those who have faced the catapults of the
feral Fourth Formers and hockey sticks of the sultry
Sixth Form girls are in no doubt.
The female students of this fine institution are either
posh or rich or both. Some have country estates and
ponies waiting at home, others have fathers doing time
for armed robbery or else lying low on the Costa Patata.
As such, the student body is an international mix.
Notable alumni include the adventuring trio of Dare
Sisters and, mentioned in hushed tones, the mistress of
murder known only as Kali. Sixth Formers are unusually
mature and well developed seductresses, whilst Fourth
Formers are feral little beasts, swarming over their
enemies with savage abandon.
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The teachers are ineffectual but seem strangely loyal to
the girls and the school, largely thanks to the soothing
influence of the indefatigable headmistress and ‘former
society beauty’ Miss Ariadne Sprocket and the powers
of her ‘restorative sherry’.
The reputation of the girls has reached far beyond the
walls, and they are afeared by the local plod, Scotland
Yard and even given a wide berth by most members of
the criminal community.
The only remaning thorn is the Ministry for Education,
who seem resolutely determined to bring the school
into line. Whether their motivation is educational zeal
or political pressure is unclear but it provides a steady
stream of fresh meat for the girls to torture and drive to
the brink of insanity.
CREATING A ST SEARLE’S CAST
This programme guide contains one new cast list for
the Girls of St Searle's. If you choose to play the St
Searle's cast you can only choose your models from
the options presented in this chapter. To create a St.
Searle’s cast, simply choose your models from:
• Any profile cards with the St. Searle’s
genre symbol
• The following 2nd edition profile cards:
• Scientist (Teacher’s Meeting unit only)
• VIP
Some St. Searle’s cast cards include the
genre symbol opposite which will be fully
detailed in a forthcoming 7TV supplement.
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CAST MEMBERS
MISTY | HEROIC Star | 10 RATINGS
Misty rules the roost at St Searle’s. Her
unrelenting passion, wicked tongue and
whirling hockey stick have defended the
school from meddling parents, snooping
officials, greedy businessmen and dangerous
criminals.
When it comes to a crisis, Misty always leads
from the front. Inspiring, fierce and smart -
she is Head Girl for very good reason.
TACTICS
Misty is a great all-rounder, just be aware
she has no ranged attack so she needs to
be close to do damage.
However by using her Head Girl star
quality you can afford to spread your
models further afield and, with another
model with the Leader special effect, can
activate more models by spending ✪✪.
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If you’re playing against zombies, then
Zombie Hunter is going to get a lot of
mileage on every turn, not just your own.
USE MISTY WHEN
You’re bringing other Stars and Co-Stars
with the Leader special effect, or you’re
likely to be facing off against a zombie
cast.
BUNTY | HEROIC Star | 10 RATINGS
The daughter of a respectable peer, Bunty
maintains that great tradition of 'stiff upper lip'
and somehow manages to maintain impeccable
manners and spotless attire regardless of the
carnage around her.
Her decorum and organisational verve helps
sustain a sense of normality amid the chaos of St
Searle's. However, it is Bunty's canny tactics and
deft politicking that have saved the school time
and again. Daddy would be proud.
TACTICS
Bunty is the only Sixth Former with Spy, USE BUNTY WHEN
so she’s ideal for leading a bunch of You really want an aggressive in-your-
fourth years right up the table. face game. Or you think your opponent
is looking to cause you pain with loads of
With Leader 2 she can activate more statuses.
models (even more if you bring Misty)
and her Stiff Upper Lip star quality
means you should almost never be
caught out with statuses.

JACKIE | HEROIC Star | 10 RATINGS
As captain of the hockey team,
Jackie is a naturally combative
student and well-trained in taking
the fight to St Searle's enemies - be
they Slob Street Under 16s or the
criminal Dig Dag Gang.
She is fiercely proud of maintaining
a clean sheet during ‘away games’
(aka fracas in the nearby village
against the local plod), leading
from the front in a flurry of whirling
mulberry and breaking bones.
TACTICS
Jackie is an offensive powerhouse; she
can put out multiple fight or shoot strikes
in one turn using her Team Captain star
quality while being an Expert just makes
each one more effective. Sure Footed
helps her get there, and Tactics helps
everyone else get there.
USE JACKIE WHEN
You really just want to get medieval on
your opponent. She’s all about getting
your models up the table and bringing on
the hurt. Whack!!!  bring gadgets to the party, using which
THE GIRLS OF ST SEARLE'S
Bins | HEROIC Co-Star | 5 RATINGS
This myopic bookworm is the font of all
knowledge at St Searle's. Once you find her
amongst the stacks in the cavernous library,
she will talk for hours about: the rich history
and architecture of the school; or the Rise and
Fall of the Roman Empire; or her views of the
most effective ballista or the flight patterns of
the wag-tailed Greet.
This vital intelligence is put to excellent use by
the other girls when uncovering some sinister
plot against them or providing a cunning
advantage when hatching their own plans.
TACTICS
Make the best use of the weaponry your USE BINS WHEN
team brings by making your opponents You want to get to your opponent in a
disadvantaged, one at a time, until they slightly more sideways manner than is
are dropped. Meanwhile Bins gets to usual in a St. Searle’s cast.
might be a better option than a clumsy
strike with a hockey stick. Poor girl.
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8.0 Black & White
The Girls of St Searle's
starring Petra Morkham
Dead of Night
by DAVID AGNEW
Some of the Fourth Formers return
from a midnight feast in the woods
only to find one of their number has
been left behind! Misty and the girls
venture out after dark, but how many
of them will return?
Misty ........................... GILLIAN BAILLIE
Jackie ........................ CHERRY GILLESPY
Bunty ......................... PETRA MORKHAM
Bon Chance Charlie .. MICHAEL KNOLES
Arabella .......................... KATIE MANNIN
Producer VERITY NEWMAN
Director TERRY GREENE
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TWINKLE
HEROIC co-Star | 6 RATINGS
The most coherent and capable junior from the feral
pack of fourth formers, young Twinkle is allegedly the
off-spring of an infamous East End family of wrong 'uns.
Speaking in nothing by Cockney Rhyming Slang, she
seems perfectly understood by all the other pupils - but
nobody else!
She is able to rally and direct the raucous mob of
Fourth Form girls - no mean feat in itself! But she
has shown an innate strategic talent, as well as a
devastating aim with her signature catapult.
TACTICS
Twinkle is a Fourth year, and so share much of their common
traits – a better shoot strike than a fight strike and the ability
to get up the table with Spy and to take down opponents with
numbers in a fight with Gang. Twinkle is also very, very good
with her catapult, so make full use of those expert trick shots
whenever you can.
USE TWINKLE WHEN
You’re comfortable with going with a short ranged shooting
game and you’re going to bring a bunch of feral Fourth years.
Violent Elizabeth
HEROIC Co-Star | 6 RATINGS
This precocious horror was destined for stardom when
her promising career on stage and film was cut short.
This loss has left the poor love in a terrible state but
she is able to focus her rage and formidable set of
lungs to provide an excellent early warning system for
the school.
Despite her often awful behaviour, Elizabeth is
accepted with an odd fondness by the other feral
Fourth Formers.
TACTICS
Violent Elizabeth swaps a shoot strike for a fairly good fight
strike instead. Once your opponent is down, they’re going to
start suffering. Hide helps keep her in the frame but the main
event here is her star quality. By thcweaming – a lot – you can
get your own models into better positions, pull them back into
cover after they’ve fought or shot or pull the other side’s models
out into the open. Do it!
USE ELIZABETH WHEN
You want to really get on your opponent’s nerves with all that
thcweaming. Move models around and break up their game.
And, of course, get the boot in! 

EXTRAS
BON CHANCE CHARLIE| Extra | 2 ratings
Charles Ponsonby-Blore is a chancer and cad, a perfect
combination to assist the girls in their nefarious
activities. He acts as the scrounger and quartermaster for
the school which allows him to maintain the lifestyle of
privilege to which he has become accustomed.
COOKIE| Extra | 2 ratings
Cookie used to be a prison officer so took to St Searle’s
without too much difficulty. Her fantastic cooked treats
do wonders for morale around the school.
DOROTHY| Extra | 4 ratings
This Sixth Former was expelled from school after using
chemistry supplies to make home-made explosives. She
still hangs with her ex-schoolmates just for kicks though
and can be relied on to start things off with a bang.
FOURTH FORMER | Extra | 2 ratings
The lower school are often indistinguishable from each
other – a feral horde of wild hair, askew ties, makeshift
weapons, sherbet fountains and foul language.
FOURTH FORM MONITOR | Extra | 3 ratings
Forging order from the Fourth Form chaos takes a
young lady of remarkable tenacity, rare cunning and a
lightning left hook.
THE GIRLS OF ST SEARLE'S
MISS ARIADNE SPROCKET| Extra | 3 ratings UNITS
The indefatigable headmistress and ‘former society
beauty’ Miss Ariadne Sprocket is forever retreating to FOURTH FORM PACK
her office for a ‘restorative sherry’. But once flushed The Fourth Form are a vicious handful despite their
with school spirits, she is ready to apply her surprising size compared to the Sixth. They prefer to encircle their
brawn to aid her ‘gels’ in repelling whatever catastrophe opponents before unleashing deadly stones from their
the school might face. catapults.
SIXTH FORMER | Extra | 2 ratings SIXTH FORM TEAM
The unusually mature and well-developed young women The Sixth Form are more worldly-wise and physically
of the Sixth Form are the backbone of the school’s very erm… capable. They spend their time smoking
defences. While the dress code seems to have relaxed, and practicing a quite violent form of hockey.
their grit and determination has not, keeping St Searle’s
walls safe from all-comers. STAFF Room
Once roused, the teachers of St. Searle’s
SIXTH FORM STAR PLAYER | Extra | 3 ratings can be quite effective. Well, at the very
Sporting prowess often gives way to a spirited least they’re a distraction.
viciousness on the hockey field and the best amongst
these terrors are often promoted to lead the team.
TEACHER | Extra | 2 ratings or 3 ratings for 2 models
The teachers at St. Searle’s have their hands full
dealing wth the girls. But even they can be roused from
the easy chairs of the staff room when things get tight.
WPC PEARL DAWES | Extra | 2 ratings
The Police Liason Officer to the school. Since being
saved by the girls on numerous occasions, Miss Dawes
can now call on the resources of the boys in blue if
things get serious.
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 CAST CREATION
BLOOD FOR THE BARON!
Back in the late 70s and early 80s we had action
figures. Four inch high plastic articulated figures, they
were probably what planted the miniatures seed in my
head, although that was later. For now I was obsessed
with Star Wars and these figures let me play out all
the stuff in the films. In my bedroom (mainly), in the
garden in the summer, in the bath. Accessories were
lost, figures were marvelled at in their blister packaging
in my local toy shop, vehicles were expensive but if you
were lucky you’d get one for Christmas.
CREATING AN Action Force CAST
Star Wars was massive but out of quietest England
came another great range of action figures – Action
Force. Designed by Palitoy, home of Action Man and
the less macho Tiny Tears, Action Force figures were
a bit budget but had some great bonkers models
and spawned comics and even TV ads. Action Force
started as resculpted and repainted WW2 figures, and
eventually merged with the US G.I. Joe range. It still
stands today as a fan favourite. But for now Action
Force was here, in my toy shop and I had to have it.
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Action Force were an organisation split into specialties
– Z Force were the army guys, Q Force were the naval
guys, Space Force and SAS Force were the slightly less
originally named other two groups; can you guess what
they did? Facing off against all this Action were the Red
Shadows, a bunch of secret military goons led by the
mysterious Baron. Under his command were a load of
oddball characters, including the hulking Muton, the
Skeletron and the reptilian Kraken. The Red Shadows
took their name from the eponymous Red Shadows, the
rank and file of the organisation, clad in red uniforms
and faceless helmets.
It would all be extremely spooky if it wasn’t so familiar.
Remember I said budget? The Muton was a repainted
deep sea diver model with bits added to his helmet, and
the Red Shadows were repainted WW2 German infantry
with different heads.
The Red Shadows even had a TIE Fighter lookalike with
a skull for a central cockpit. How many pints were the
guys at Palitoy downing at lunchtimes?

CASTING CALL
As every hobbyist knows, when you’re in your 40s you
have all the disposable income to do all the kid stuff
you always wanted to do but weren’t able to at the
actual time. My action figures are all gone but now I
muck about with miniatures all day; why not set about a
Red Shadow cast for 7TV?
Luckily for me Andy ‘Soapy’ Dormer did a similar thing
a few years back and had got some Red Shadow heads
made up. In an amazing bit of precognicance I bought a
load at the time.
The first thing to note is that you’re going to have to
do a bit of hunting around for the right models and,
if they're not available, do a bit of repurposing or just
accept your stuff is going to look a bit different to the
originals. Ho hum...
I’m going to go through what I did to get my Red
Shadows together but I didn’t do all the models – a bit
of internet research will get you reacquainted with what
there was, then just go looking for minis to use
Meanwhile, having just written the 2nd edition of 7TV,
I was confident I could use the rules straight out of the
box to represent my stuff. More on the rules later.
Baron Ironblood
The man in charge wears a full face iron mask and this
would need a bit of sculpting. So I went with a very G.I.
Joe model from Hasslefree and just painted him much
the same as the original model. A badly painted skull
and crossbones goes a long way to telling your opponent
they’re facing some Red Shadows. Or some pirates.
The Muton
Obviously a deep sea diver at heart, I decided a deep
sea diver model would be a great start for the Muton.
Finding one was harder than anticipated. Eventually I
found one from Reaper – and I’m not even sure they
still do it. I attached various chopped up Epic 40,000
bits to his head to give him the Muton look, did some
garish painting to represent the original headache
inducing bright plastic and there you go.
Red Shadows
Taking my cue from the fact the action figures used
to be WW2 Germans, I got some Artizan early WW2
German infantry. After a number of decapitations and
head replacements with Soapy’s heads, and a lot of
red paint, I had a unit of Red Shadows. I LOVE these
models, they are one of the defining things about
my childhood and it’s amazing to bring them and my
gaming hobby into the same space after all this time.
Later on I did some head swaps with a Crooked Dice
Army HMG team to make a Red Shadow heavy weapons
team. The Bazooka team will be next.
CAST CREATION: BLOOD FOR THE BARON!
Hydra
The Red Shadows had several vehicles and, as luck
would have it, Karl spotted the G.I. Joe HISS tank toy
on Amazon for £4, and it looked to be the right scale.
The HISS tank was repainted from the original Red
Shadow Hydra tank so if I bought it, got busy with the
red paint (you’ll need a lot of red for a Red Shadows
force, unsurprisingly!), I’d have a Hydra. I removed the
batteries to stop the stupid machine gun noise and
flashing lights, took off the wee rollers on the bottom,
painted it. Voila!
Skeletron
The Skeletron was a truly awful looking action figure
that may have just been available as some kind of mail
order offer. Anyway, I never had one. I guess Necrons
would be the obvious starting point (remember painting
goes a long way) but I had already bought a couple of
Artizan robot-y models to use, so I went with them.
Sometimes it’s a bit of a compromise.
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The Rules
7TV 2nd edition is incredibly versatile so to make things
easy I decided to use profiles from the core game to
make up my cast. This would also mean I could bring it
to the upcoming Wargames Illustrated 7TV day.
For the Baron, I used the Insidious Industrialist profile
because I needed access to the science genre. He was
(currently) my only Star or Co-Star so the whole cast’s
stayability was resting on him. The Muton was the
similar Metalnaut profile. My two Skeletrons would use
the Plaston profile.
Evil casts see a lot of minion useage and this is exactly
where I went for my Red Shadows. I used the Minion
Commander, Minions and Minion Heavy Weapon Team
profiles to cover all the Red Shadows I had.
The Hydra was trickier. In the end I called it a Van and
ignored the two big guns on top of it although, in the
end, I didn’t use it at the WI day. Now, however, I have
made a bespoke profile card for it and included this in
this supplement. Sometimes when you write the rules,
you just have to write rules to suit yourself.
CAST CREATION: BLOOD FOR THE BARON!
The Future... or the past
So what else could I do? The Baron’s second in ACTION LINKS!
command was the Black Major, who should be pretty
easy to manage just as a Faithful Lackey. There were Want to wallow in some nostalgia? Then
various subordinates (Red Laser, Red Jackal etc.), find out more at these handy sites:
again these should be just a case of having a good hunt
around for minis to use as the base and research what Wikipedia Action Force:
these models should specialise in. A sahuagin model for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_
the Kraken perhaps? Force#History
There were other vehicles as well – the Shadowtrak, Blood For The Baron website:
pulling the big Laser Exterminator gun, and the http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/
previously mentioned Roboskull. Luckily WW2 and sci-fi
gaming has given us loads of potential starting points Soapy’s Action Force: http://
for doing these Red Shadow models. Then I added more actionforcevsredshadows.blogspot.co.uk/
profile cards to get to where I wanted to be. This meant
giving them a Red Shadows genre symbol and finally TMP 15mm Red Shadows: http://
they were starting to become an actual cast. theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.
mv?id=316261
Would I do Action Force? Maybe but I have lot on my
plate. Soapy did loads and loads of Action Force and
Red Shadow miniatures, beautifully converted, and
there are some 15mm conversions on the internet as
well. What I do plan is to get Red Shadow heads back
into production, in case people want to follow in the
footsteps of Soapy and myself.
And how did my Red Shadows get on in the WI 7TV
day? Well there was lots of blood, let's just leave it
there. I’ll be back for my revenge!
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 PROGRAMME GUIDE
THE DAREDEVILS
The Dare sisters – Diana, Katrina and Charlie – are international jetsetters and thrill-seekers and never far from the action:
whether it’s fighting crime or performing international rescues – the Daredevils are always there to save the day!
The Dare sisters are accomplished polymaths who
use their inherited forture for good. Each sister acts
like a piece of a jigsaw; when assembled they are an
incredible force.
The terrific trio are daughters of a millionaire pilot and
engineer who rose to fame in the 50s as a pilot for the
Albion Rocket Consortium. ‘Daddy’ is now off exploring
and enjoying his vast fortune (but always available over
speaker-phone to set his ‘devils’ a new mission), but
has seen to it that his daughters have received the best
education and experiences money can buy.
The three pursued their father’s love for flying and
adventure, forming the Daredevils – a stunt plane show.
But it was not long before they found their unique skills
and cutting-edge vehicles being put to better use.
Now they secretly fight crime, working without the aid
of any official agencies who would doubtless present the
Dares with an extensive damages bill after each mission.
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CREATING A DAREDEVILS CAST
The Daredevils are a compact cast with limited model
choices and, while you can choose to make a cast
exclusively of Daredevil models, you can also field them
as allies with any other heroic cast. If you choose to do
this then no more than 50 per cent of your casts’s total
ratings can be chosen from the Daredevil cast list. You
cannot have both allies and guest stars in the same cast.
To create a Daredevils cast, simply choose models from:
• Any profile cards with the Daredevils
genre symbol
• The following 2nd edition profile cards:
• Scientist
• Spy
• VIP
If you play with a Daredevils cast you can choose any
amount of Daredevils gadget cards (don’t double draw
these!) before you draw randomly from the normal
deck. For example, you can have 3 gadget cards. You
choose two Daredevil gadget cards of your choice, then
draw two standard gadget cards and pick one.
7.00 Colour
The Daredevils
starring Stephanie Beecham
Operation Skyhawk
by BRYAN CLEMENTS
The Daredevils infiltrate an audacious
gang of thieves who rob commercial
planes in mid-air. Can Katrina maintain
her cover as ‘Magpie’ Brown long
enough to bring the highflying Skyhawks
down to earth, even if it means a
terrifying freefall from 30,000 feet
without a parachute?
Diana .................. STEPHANIE BEECHAM
Katrina ....................... HANNAH LUMLEY
Charlie ...................... PHILIFIA KENDALL
Mickey ‘Jetpack’ Jones ..... ROD JALTREY
Cassie Vulcan ................. JEAN COLLINS
Severn ................................ Paul arrow
Producer BRYAN CLEMENTS
Director BARRY MORRIS
Dareplane Delta
Dare family rescue and
reconnaissance delta wing
 THE 1967 ANNUAL
CAST MEMBERS
CHARLIE DARE | HEROIC Star | 10 RATINGS
Tomboy Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Dare has her father’s skill in
the driving seat and under the bonnet. She is a skilled
pilot and engineer (acting as team mechanic), but is
never afraid to wield a wrench in a scrap - and is often
the first into the fray.
TACTICS
Charlie has a lot of control over gadgets – your own and your
opponent’s. Not only does she gain you two gadgets at the start
of an episode, she can swap them out with Recycle. Liberal use
of her star quality, funded by a Teamwork plot point can really
shut down your opponent’s gadget use.
USE CHARLIE WHEN
You’re bringing in at least one more Dare,
and your opponent’s game plan is to
play with gadgets a lot.
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DIANA DARE | HEROIC Star | 10 RATINGS
Glamour-puss Diana has her late mother’s charm
and beauty. A former Olympian, Diana is highly
competitive and an outstanding sportswoman –
mastering horse riding, archery and martial arts to
name but a few.
TACTICS
Diana shoots things. Very expertly, like an ex-Olympic
champion. You have four options each time you shoot, so think
about what you’re shooting at. Leader and Teamwork allow you
to gain and save valuable plot points every turn. Use the star
quality to soften up targets when you need to.
USE DIANA WHEN
If you’re playing a Dare
cast. Full stop.
KATRINA DARE | HEROIC Star | 10 RATINGS
The wayward middle-sister Katrina has always had
her father’s adventuring spirit. Running away to the
circus and romancing rogues has left her with a varied
and duplicitous set of skills – her nickname of ‘Kat-
Burglar’ is well earned!
TACTICS
Katrina Dare is a mover. She can move behind a model just
struck, move through doors and windows and even gets to move
if your opponent misses her. Where will she end up?
USE KATRINA WHEN
There’s a lot of buildings or vertical
surfaces on the table. You simply want
to get around the table a lot without all
the shocking boredom of simply going
from A to B. Knock a few
heads and smash a few
doors in on the way.

BARKER | HEROIC CO-Star | 4 RATINGS
The Dare sisters' loyal chauffeur and butler served
as a batman to their father and picks up the pieces
without complaint while his daughters race from
one assignment to another. Impeccably dressed, he
nevertheless has a few tricks up his sleeve.
TACTICS
Barker is cheap for a Co-Star and can often activate for free,
saving the Daredevils yet another plot point. Make sure you use
Medic to keep them in play, and don’t forget the minor but useful
Spirit test reroll you can get – it could stop your cast being axed!
USE BARKER WHEN
You suspect the Dares might need a
bit of help with their staying power.
HEMINGFORD GREY | CO-Star | 5 RATINGS
Hemingford served with the Dare’s father during the
war and has kept a close eye on the girls as they grew
up. He will occasionally leave the secret offices of
Department X, head home for a snifter and a quick
change into something more ‘covert’ before joining
them on a mission, the perfect undercover spy to their
gung-ho all out style of approach.
TACTICS
Hemingford Grey’s physical statistics represent a man past
his prime but he’s got a good Mind and an above average
Spirit to compensate. In a fight, his sword cane can wound in
exceptional circumstances and the derringer’s tiny size often
take opponents by surprise.
His Spy and Master Spy special effects synergise well, allowing
Grey to get up the table then pile up ✪ for his side. Hypnotise
allows him to gain allies, even if temporarily, causing more
disruption. Grey's Honorable effect defines him as a man from
a more civilised age - but this disadvantage also makes him
cheaper to field.
USE GREY WHEN
You know your opponent will be bringing lots of Stars and/or
Co-Stars or you want to throw a spanner in the works.
THE DAREDEVILS
EXTRAS
DARETROOPER CAPTAIN| Extra | 3 ratings
Leading the exceptional talents of a Dare Squadron, will
take a Captain with nerves of steel, exceptional courage
and a mean karate chop!
DARETROOPER | Extra | 2 ratings
When the sirens wail across the airfield, the brave women
of the Dare Flying School rush to action whether it be an
international rescue or a fight to defend the innocent.
UNITS
Dare SquadRON
The Dare sisters have recently taken Hemingford Grey’s
advice and now have a small cadre of highly trained all-
female soldiers posted at their local airfield - but ready
to deploy across the globe.
VEHICLES
Dare Bike
These cycles are fast and contain an inbuilt gyro enabling
them to deftly jink to dodge incoming attacks. They can
also be dropped from the Dare Plane. Both the Dare
sisters and their Dare Troopers can ride these bikes.
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LADIES NIGHT
“Now, now, no need to get nasty,
dear boy. There’s no shame in
admitting defeat in the face of a
superior opponent.”
The murmurs and grumbles grew
from every part of the pub, as the
locals began to get off their stools
and close in on May. A slender
woman reading a book of poetry

STARRING KATRINA DARE “’Superior opponent’ – hark at her!”

mocked one of the young farmer’s
drinking partners – a wiry fellow
looked up from her table with an
expression of alarm.

with close-set eyes. “Coming in here May drew her hand back, bunching

M
ay narrowed her eyes and
concentrated on the target.
Blocking out the noise,
the heat and the smoke all around
her, she focussed solely on her
breathing and keeping her hand
steady. Someone shouted her name
somewhere off to one side but she
tuned it out and took the shot.
“Double top! I don’t believe it!”
spluttered one of the pub locals as
May strode over to the board and
retrieved her darts.
“Best of five.” The young man
muttered back, eyeing her with
mounting hostility.
“Sorry dear, it’s past my suppertime
and I was rather hoping to spend your
hard-earned cash on a pint and pie.”
Still smiling, she put out a hand. “So
cough up, there’s a good lad.”
The young farmer scowled and
lurched up off his barstool, coming
close enough to breath beerily into
May’s face.
like she owns the place. Why don’t
she go back to her ruddy airfield?”
“Yeah, her and her toffee-nosed
girlfriends!” shouted another brave
soul from somewhere beyond the
fruit machine. “I seen strange stuff
over at that ‘flying school’. Weird
lights in the sky at night, trees all
blown over one minute and all stood
back up the next!”
“There’s something not right about
them lot!”
it into a fist. But before she could
take any action, a dark woman in
a fur-fringed leather coat detached
herself from the jukebox and moved
between her and the young farmer.
“Easy there, we’re just here for a
quiet drink. Nobody wants a fight.”
Her voice was cultured, soft and
calm, her eyes bright beneath finely
arched brows.
“Says you, stewardess.”

“Best of three, wasn’t it? That would
be twenty pounds, my dear chap.”
May, eyes twinkling beneath a
sandy blonde fringe, addressed the
shaggy-haired young farmer who
was still gripping his own darts
fiercely in one meaty hand.
“I ain’t paying you nothing,” he
snarled, “You cheated, you did.” “I seen strange stuff over at that ‘flying school’.
The rest of the locals in the pub
Weird lights in the sky at night, trees all blown
caught the accusation and put their over one minute and all stood back up the next”
pints down, all eyes on the brewing
trouble by the bar.
“Back to back with April, they fought off the locals with feet
and fists. Pints, stools and ashtrays flew in all directions.”
Sneering out the last words with
sarcasm, the farmer waved a fistful of
darts menacingly in her face. May’s
gaze flicked from the dark woman
to the wicked metal tips and back
again. “Sorry April, I appear to have
offended the natives’ local gods.”
Dark-haired April didn’t take her
gaze from the red-faced farmer
before her, and sighed. “You really
don’t want to do-”
She got no further when the farmer
jabbed his fist toward her stomach
with a drunken explosion of breath,
expecting her to jump back out of
harm’s way. But April didn’t move,
and simply looked down at the
farmer’s hand as he withdrew the
dart tips from her now punctured
leather coat. There was no blood.
“What on..?”
With a quick punch, April smashed
the man in the jaw, who reeled back
into a pair of his fellow pub-goers as
they surged forward, fists flying. May
caught the first one in a headlock and
swung him round into the second.
Back to back with April, they fought
off the locals with feet and fists.
Pints, stools and ashtrays flew in all
directions.
“Wearing your bullet-proof vest to
the pub? I thought you looked a
little broad in the beam, sweetie.”
May shot a quick glance down to
April’s punctured but unbloodied
coat. “And we may have to find
ourselves another local pub, I
fear!” she shouted above the roar
of the melee.
“I think this was the last one in the
county!” grunted April as she took
a head-butt to the ribs and replied
with a well-placed elbow.
On the edge of the scrum, the wiry
man with the close-set eyes had
scrambled over the bar and retrieved
the landlord’s shotgun and was even
now moving in to let April and May
have it with both barrels.
Then he felt something cold and
hard and sharp at his throat.
A gentle, well-mannered voice
whispered into the wiry man’s ear
from behind. “I really wouldn’t do
that if I were you.”
The wiry man froze, the shotgun
now loose in his hands, as the
owner of the voice moved round
to disarm him. It was the slender
poetry reader, sliding a thin blade
back into the spine of her book. She
looked down at the shotgun with
something like distaste, then shoved
it forcefully into the man’s stomach,
dropping him to the floor with a
breathless oof.
“Much obliged, June!” called May,
catching her partner’s eye as she
charged past, dragging a dazed local
by his belt. Behind her, April was
throwing a man through the doors
of the ladies and apologising to
whomever it was that squealed in
alarm at the intrusion.
The bell above the bar suddenly
rang and everyone stopped to look
round. There, perched on the bar,
the bell in one hand and a packet
of salted peanuts in the other, was a
most attractive young woman. “Time
gentlemen, please! And ladies, of
course.”
“Katrina!” The three women spoke
at once.
“If I can drag you girls away from
your Saturday night fighting, duty
calls.” She smiled disarmingly,
instantly defusing the air of violence
in the pub, and hopped off the bar.
“Your chariot awaits without.”
April, May and June followed her
outside, stepping over groggy
locals and spilled pints. Parked
immediately opposite the pub was
a remarkable vehicle, twenty feet
long, like a strange sort of American
stretch limousine, though surely
no other car looked like this, nor
came in such a remarkable shade of
sapphire blue.
Katrina Dare climbed into the
driver’s seat and started the car with
low purring growl. April took the
passenger seat as the other two sat
behind. “You called, Milady?” she
inquired coolly.
The car pulled away smoothly,
rolling out of the village and down
the high hedged country lanes.
“Yes indeed, April, it seems we
have need of you ladies’ skills once
more.”
“What is it this time, ma’am?”
asked June, “A bomb on the trans-
Australian express?”
“A tidal wave bearing down on the
royal yacht?” hazarded May.
“Swarm of army ants marching on
Rio, perhaps?” April added, with a
tinge of dark humour.
“Not quite that exotic, but something
that definitely requires the particular
abilities of the Daretroopers.” Katrina
took the strange car confidently down
a winding lane, its sides brushing
the hedges on either side. A break in
the foliage ahead suggested a field
entrance.
“You know of course of S.H.I.V.A.?”
The three women nodded. “Well,
it seems the Guru is up to another
mad scheme, something which
would explain the strange weather
we’ve been tracking worldwide.
“Where do you need us, ma’am?”
April braced herself as Katrina
steered the vehicle sharply at the
break in the hedge and down a
short track. Ahead of them loomed
a sturdy chain-link fence and a pair
of locked gates, from which hung
a sign bearing the words ‘DARE
FLYING SCHOOL. CLOSED DUE TO
INCLEMENT WEATHER.’
“I need you three to take a little
flight with me. I hope you’ve all kept
up with your parachute training.
We’re going to be dropping in on the
Guru and his friends.”
She put her foot down and
accelerated towards the chain-link
gates. The women all grabbed onto
something, even though they knew
what was coming. At a touch of a
button on the car’s dashboard, the
gates suddenly fell backwards to
lie flat on the ground, just as the
vehicle streaked through the gap
and rattled over the metalwork into
the airfield.
“I will never get used to that.”
muttered May. June raised her
eyebrows in agreement. Katrina
was a Daredevil by nature as well
as name.
As she briefed them, Katrina drove
the car at breakneck speed over the
grassy airfield to a low hangar whose
doors swung back and forth in the
wind. She brought it to a skidding
halt just inside, leaping out and
racing toward the hulk of an old
aeroplane resting in the centre of
the hangar.
“I say, we’re not going in that, are
we?” asked June, trotting behind
her with the others. The aeroplane
was little more than a metal
skeleton, the remains of an old
Lancaster bomber.
“To begin with, yes,” replied Katrina
as she clambered up into the
cockpit “It’s something Charlie’s
been working on.”
“But, it doesn’t even have any
wings!” April scowled at the hulk
suspiciously, but had long come to
accept that there was often more to
the Dares’ vehicles than met the eye.
Sure enough, no sooner had they
all climbed aboard the wingless
bomber than it tilted forward
alarmingly on hidden hydraulics,
even as the hangar floor itself
dropped away to reveal a dark
sloping tunnel, complete with tracks
large enough to accommodate the
Lancaster’s fuselage.
Their stomachs collectively lurched
as the bomber slid down the tunnel
with increasing speed, the smooth
round walls flashing by them in a
blur.
Somehow, without the Daretroopers
noticing, Katrina had managed to
change into her uniform as they
whizzed along to catch a very
special connecting flight.
“How did you..?” began May, but
then the bomber burst out of the
tunnel to emerge into the Daredevils'
secret base, where land, sea and
air vehicles of the most fantastic
designs stood ready to launch.
Katrina was already out of her
seat and sprinting across the floor.
“Next stop: the Himalayas!”
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EPISODES
EPISODE GUIDE
You need some thrilling storylines to test your new casts, so here are six new generic episodes to challenge the best of them.
SHOW OF FORCE
Synopsis
You need to demoralise the
opposition, and so you are heading
out to show your strength by
pushing into their territory, no
matter the cost.
Set Up
Both sides set up their models
according to the standard set up
rules.
And… Action!
Determine initiative as normal.
Special Rules
Divide the table into four equal
quarters. In each end phase, the
acting player gains +1 VP if they are
the only player to have Extras in at
least three of these table quarters.
Add these VP to those gained at the
end of the episode.
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Victory Points
Use the standard victory point
rules in addition to those given by
the special rules to determine the
winner of the episode.
DIRECTOR’S CUT
Roll 1D6 each time an objective
is taken. If this roll is equal or
less than the number of objective
counters already taken,
the Maguffin has been
discovered instead.
Do not roll when
taking further
objective tokens
after this.
CAPTURE THE FLAG
Synopsis
Head into enemy territory, grab
the objective (it might be theirs,
it might be yours that they’ve
captured) and bring it back. But
remember to guard your own stash!
Set Up
Both sides set up within 8” of
opposing table edges. Place one
objective in the centre of the table,
and one each halfway between the
centre point and the centre of each
table edge in a north, south, west
and east direction. The objective
closest to each player’s set up
area is their ‘flag’. The remaining
objectives are treated normally.
And… Action!
Determine initiative as normal.
Special Rules
Models can pick up the opposing
flag by using a special action. It can
only be dropped if that model is
removed from play or if that model
leaves their own player’s table edge.
Players can take their own flag if it’s
not on its starting location.
Victory Points
Use the standard victory point rules.
In addition, each cast gains VPs as
follows:
Opposing flag in play carried by your own model +1 VP
Opposing flag taken off your own table edge +3 VP
Your own flag is on its starting location +2 VP
DIRECTOR’S CUT
Replace the centre objective token
with the Maguffin.

BREAKOUT
Synopsis
Your force has been split and
the enemy is closing in greater
numbers. Can you survive against
such overwhelming odds?
Set Up
Determine one side to be the
defenders. The defending side must
build their cast with ony half the
ratings (round up) of the attacker’s
cast. The attacker can only set up
models with a ratings cost no more
than 50% of their casts full ratings.
The remaining models are kept off
the table as reinforcements.
And… Action!
Determine initiative as normal.
Special Rules
In the attacker’s end phase they can
bring on up to 1D6 ratings worth of
reinforcement models. These models
can be placed anywhere in their initial
set up area. Players cannot bring on
models that have been removed from
play (see page 30, Directors Guide).
Note you may not roll enough to
bring on any models. In this case
you can carry the amount rolled over
to your next turn.
Victory Points
Use the standard victory point rules.
In addition, the defending cast
gains VPs for models which leave
play via their opponent’s set up area
table edges:
Each Star/Co-Star
+1 VP
off the table
Half or more of your
+2 VP
models off the table
DIRECTOR’S CUT
Roll 1D6 each time an objective
is taken. If this roll is equal or
less than the number of objective
counters already taken, the Maguffin
has been discovered instead. Do not
roll when taking further objective
tokens after this.
EPISODES
SEARCH AND RESCUE
Synopsis Victory Points
Arriving at the scene of a terrible Use the standard victory point rules.
disaster, you discover your comrades In addition, each cast gains VPs as
are lost amidst the chaos. You begin follows:
your search but there are those who
seek to prevent the rescue effort. Your set aside model was
+1 VP
Perhaps this wasn't an accident returned to play
after all... Your set aside model exited
+2 VP
your own table edge(s)
Set Up
Each side must set aside one
model, who does not set up before DIRECTOR’S CUT
play begins. The remaining casts Before the first turn, replace the
must each have one Star or Co-Star objective token furthest from both
as normal. players with the Maguffin.
And… Action!
Determine initiative as normal.
Special Rules
Each time an objective is taken, the
side taking it can roll 1D6. On a 4+
do not gain that objective token, but
instead replace it with the model
you set aside. Gain ✪✪✪ if that
model is a Star or ✪✪ if that model
is a Co-Star.
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 THE 1967 ANNUAL
TREASURE HUNT
Synopsis
Rumours of an item of great value
have drawn you to explore unknown
territory. But what guards such a
prize? Tread caraefully...
Set Up
Both sides set up their models
according to the standard set up
rules. Place one objective in the
centre of the table ideally in a
building or area of forest or rough
ground.
And… Action!
Determine initiative as normal.
Special Rules
The central objective is well hidden.
To take it, a model needs to be
adjacent, use a special action and
pass a Mind statistic test.
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Victory Points Synopsis
Use the standard victory point rules. An old friend is in big trouble and
In addition, each cast gains VPs as needs to lay low. If you can deliver
follows: them to a safe location without
harm, your job is done.
You retrieved the central
+2 VP
objective
Set Up
Determine one side to be the
DIRECTOR’S CUT defender. The attacker gets a free
Replace the central objective token VIP model. Both sides set up their
with the Maguffin. models according to the standard
set up rules, but the defender
can only put models in play not
exceeding 50% of their casts
ratings. Place all five objectives in
the defender’s table half, not inside
their set up area.
And… Action!
Determine initiative as normal.
Special Rules
No side can take objectives in this
episode – they represent potential
safe drop-off points for the VIP.
Roll 1D6 the first time an attacking
model is adjacent to an objective.
If this roll is equal to or less than
the number of objective counters
already reached, the VIP can be
dropped off here. If the last token
is reached and the drop-off has not
been found, it’s automatically at
this point. Remove the VIP from
play if they reach the drop-off point.
Victory Points
Use the standard victory point rules.
In addition, each cast gains VPs as
follows:
The VIP is dropped off +2 VP
DIRECTOR’S CUT
The VIP starts with the Maguffin. If
he is dropped off successfully his
side counts as having it at the end
of the episode.

ALL OUT WAR!
Late home from work? Rushing to club night with nothing prepared? Fear not, this
episode allows you to simply turn up and enjoy 7TV without a care in the world!
Much of the time you just want to turn up an play
an episode of 7TV, either with an opponent you’ve
organised a game with or just anyone whose arm you
can twist. These rules codify such games and avoid all
that hassle deciding everything beforehand or on the
spot. The idea is that these guidelines now provide the
‘baseline’ for all games of 7TV2.
Your Cast
Unless you and your opponent decide otherwise, you get
50 ratings with which to build your cast.
UNOFFICIAL CASTS
Your cast must be chosen from the open casting rules,
or from any officially published Programme Guide. If
you and your opponent agree, you can source your cast
from an unofficial source.
RATINGS CHANGES
The following ratings changes apply to ALL relevant 7TV
models used when playing this episode:
• All STARS +4 ratings
• All CO-STARS +2 ratings
EPISODES
Errata
Why the ratings changes? Your cast and episode must conform to all current
Simply because we feel that Stars and Co-Stars are official 7TV2 errata. You can find this on our errata
better than their ratings currently suggest. These page, along with some FAQ:
models have increased Defence, better strike
values and extra Health over Extras in general. http://tinyurl.com/7TV2errata
All these things make it easier for them to take
out Extras and harder for Extras to fight back. In
games where both sides take a mixed cast of Stars/ Episodes
Co-Stars and Extras, that’s all fine. But all Stars/ To determine which episode you should play, you should
Co-Stars vs a mixed cast can get unbalanced. roll 1D6:
An average Star now costs 14 ratings, roughly 1D6 Episode
equivalent to a Minion unit comprising one One random core episode – chosen from the
Commander and 6 Minions. That’s 2 plot points 1 –4
core rules, 7TV Annual etc.
compared to 4, so the Star gets to activate and use
One random episode from player A’s
one plot point. That’s bad news for the Minions. The 5
Programme Guide*
Minions can all activate and have 3 plot points left
to try to wound the Star. Try it and you’ll see that’s One random episode from player B’s
6
about even. Of course wargaming isn’t an exact Programme Guide*
science, sometimes 1+1 does equal 3. But this and * If that player has an open casting cast, count as a roll
the Unit Leader change do address things. Embrace of 1–4
the change. Your opponent will be doing exactly the
same. The 50 ratings these games are played at is
higher simply to account for these ratings increases.
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 7TV: SECOND EDITION

INCH-HIGH Spy-FI 7TV is a tabletop miniatures wargame inspired

WARGAMING IN THE WORLD OF CULT TV
by the action and sci-fi television shows of the
60s and 70s. Create a cast, choose your special
effects and direct your own classic TV moments.
Just make sure you do it all in three acts and end
on a cliffhanger. So put the kettle on and tune in
to 7TV. And... action!

BOXED GAME CONTENTS

1 Director’s Guide • 1 Producer’s Guide • 74 hero profile cards • 73 villain profile
cards • 45 countdown cards • 20 gadget cards • 20 plot point counters • 27 status
and objective tokens • 1 blast template • 1 maguffin token • 6 six-sided dice

RRP
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New casts. New gadgets. New episodes.

Welcome to the first compendium of spy-fi
shenanigans. Inside you'll find new casts,
new gadgets and new episodes! Plus a new
campaign system and stories from the 7TV
archives.
7TV is a tabletop miniatures wargame inspired by
the action and sci-fi television shows of the 60s and
70s. Create a cast, choose your special effects and
direct your own classic TV moments.
Just make sure you do it all in three acts and end
on a cliffhanger. So put the kettle on and tune in
to 7TV. And... action!
You will need a copy of the 7TV rules to use this
supplement. Download them for free and find out
more at www. crooked-dice.co.uk

INCH-HIGH Spy-FI 13 2-4

www.crooked-dice.co.uk ISBN 978-0-9568390-8-4

WARGAMING IN THE WORLD OF CULT TV

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