Empires

Mission Cards
For use with all Empires Rulesets

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 Mission Cards
What are they?

The Mission Cards change the state of play from merely needing to destroy more units and
capturing more bearers than your opponent to forcing the players to adapt their tactics to
meet chosen missions criteria.

How to Play
Before forces are deployed, each player picks up three cards (allied players also). The three
cards you pick cannot be shown to any other player; failing to do so will forfeit any points
gained from the Mission Card and no other card can be chosen to replace it.

If a player picks up a card but is unable to carry out the mission due to unit limitations i.e.
They do not have a Wizard in their army but one is required for the mission; the player must
show all players that they are unable to meet the Mission Card parameters and then picks
up another Mission Card; this action is the same also for cards that are written for certain
rulesets e.g. Diceless only or Colossus only.

Difficulty
When a Mission Card’s criteria is met, points are awarded depending on the difficulty of the
mission. This is measured under the following criteria:

1. Simple Mission – 1 point is awarded to the player for completing this mission.

2. Tough Mission – 2 points are awarded to the player for completing this mission.

3. Hard Mission – 3 points are awarded to the player for completing this mission.

Winning Conditions
When a Mission Card’s criteria is met, the player is awarded points. These points are added
onto the Standard Winning Conditions found in the Empires: Core Rulebook.

Players can choose to adapt the deployment of the Mission Cards by drawing a new Mission
Card every time they complete a mission; in some games, why not draw a new card every
time a player completes a mission giving some players a choice of missions to focus on.

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 Simple Mission Simple Mission Simple Mission
Ensure one or more
Be the first player to Ensure 25% or more of your Standard
rout an enemy’s unit. of your army’s point Bearers (of any kind)
cost is alive at the are alive at the end
end of the game. of the game.

Simple Mission Simple Mission Simple Mission

Ensure one or more Ensure one or more Ensure one or more
of your enemy’s of your Musicians (of of your enemy’s
Standard Bearers (of any kind) Musicians (of any
any kind) are alive at the end kind)
are alive at the end of the game. are alive at the end
of the game. of the game.

Simple Mission Simple Mission Simple Mission

Ensure your Leader is March one unit, 3 Have one unit move
alive at the end of the times in one game. at least 3ft across the
game. table to your
opponent before the
end of the game.

Simple Mission Simple Mission Simple Mission

Roll/calculate your Kill 5 or more troops Kill an enemy unit

Leader’s (or equivalent) with the same using a warmachine.
melee skill/accuracy
separately. The points warmachine.
are awarded if the
Leader kills more than 5
troops in the game.

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 Simple Mission Simple Mission Simple Mission

Force your opponent Use one unit’s Ensure 25% or more

to fail a shooting Musician more than 3 of your army’s point
attack i.e. through times in a game cost is alive at the
cover protection. end of the game.

Simple Mission Simple Mission Simple Mission

Perform 3 or more After deploying your Do not lose a

flank charges. army, opt to start the warmachine.
game last.

Tough Mission Tough Mission Tough Mission

Ensure half or more Rout 3 of the enemy’s Ensure your enemy’s

of your army’s point units in one game. Leader is alive at the
cost is alive at the end of the game.
end of the game.

Tough Mission Tough Mission Tough Mission

Rout 3 of the enemy’s Have just one allied Have just one allied
units in one game. troop left alive at the troop left alive at the
end of the game from end of the game from
one unit in a squad one unit in a squad
that was originally >9 that was originally >9
men strong. men strong.

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 Tough Mission Tough Mission Tough Mission

Using one ranged Kill 8 or more troops Be the first player to

unit, shoot only the with the same destroy an enemy’s
closest enemy units warmachine. unit.
that are within their
proximity.

Tough Mission Diceless Only Tough Mission

Tough Mission
Perform 5 or more Cause a unit to rout
front charges. using a warmachine.
Hit an enemy unit
with 300% melee
accuracy or better

Tough Mission Tough Mission Tough Mission

The objective is met The mission is met Using one unit, kill 8
when your force kills when your force or more enemy
an enemy’s full causes an enemy’s troops from the same
unit in one turn.
strength unit in the full strength unit to
Melee only.
same turn it was rout in the same turn
attacked. it was attacked.

Hard Mission Hard Mission Hard Mission

Perform 3 or more Kill 12 or more troops Perform 10 or more

rear charges. with the same charges of any kind.
warmachine.

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 Hard Mission Hard Mission Hard Mission

Cause 2 units to rout Cause a unit to rout Kill the enemy

using a warmachine. and run off the Leader’s bodyguard
battlefield using a (or adjoined unit)
without killing the
warmachine.
Leader.

Hard Mission Hard Mission Hard Mission

Using one unit, kill 8 Rout 5 of the enemy’s Kill the enemy
or more enemy units in one game. Leader’s bodyguard
troops from the same (or adjoined unit)
unit in one turn. without injuring the
Shooting only. Leader in any way.

Hard Mission Diced Only Diced Only

Simple Mission Tough Mission

Destroy your
opponent within 4 When using you Points are awarded if a
turns. Standard Bearer rules; if unit is in melee and
you roll a further 3 suffers no losses during a
successful hits, the single melee step.
objective is met.

Colossus Only Colossus Only Colossus Only

Simple Mission Simple Mission Simple Mission

Fail a charge on an If an enemy unit fails Successfully charge

allied unit. a charge, this with an allied unit
objective is passed. with their maximum
charge range.

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 Impossible Fantasy Only Fantasy Only

Mission! Simple Mission Tough Mission

DO NOT LOSE A Ensure one or more
of your magic users Kill an enemy’s Super
UNIT IN THIS
(of any kind) Beast.
GAME
are alive at the end
5PT AWARD of the game.

Fantasy Only Fantasy Only Fantasy Only

Hard Mission Tough Mission Simple Mission

Kill an enemy’s Super Kill an enemy’s Beast Kill an enemy’s Super

Beast with a troop with a troop that Beast with a troop
that costs <10pt each. costs <10pt each. that costs <14pt each.

Fantasy Only Fantasy Only Fantasy Only

Simple Mission Tough Mission Tough Mission

Awarded if an Awarded if an Nominate one Wizard (or
equivalent) from your
enemies Beast fails all enemies Super Beast
army. If this Wizard
Poisoned Weapon fails all Poisoned doesn’t cast a spell for
rerolls. Weapon rerolls. the entire game; you’re
awarded the Tough
Mission points.

Fantasy Only Fantasy Only Fantasy Only

Tough Mission Simple Mission Simple Mission

Ensure one or more
Kill an enemy’s Super Kill an enemy’s Beast. of your enemy’s
Beast. magic users
(of any kind)
are alive at the end
of the game.

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