Shadowrun Crossfire - Player Helper
HOW TO PLAY ​[pg.12] ​ ​* ​Cf = Crossfire​ ​ ​ .
1. Draw a Crossfire card.
- ​Start​ of each round, mission leader puts active ​Cf​ card ​(if any)
into the discard.
- Mission leader draws the top card of the Crossfire Deck.
- Follow the instructions for that card.​ ​ (Check Cf Level)
When active Cf card discarded, that card's effects no longer apply
2. Each runner ​Takes a Turn​ ​[pg.13]
- ​Start​ with the mission leader.
- Play continues clockwise until everyone has ​taken a turn​.
Note​: Mission leader remains the same throughout the game
At End of any Turn​:​**
-​ ​if there are no obstacles/bosses facing any runner:
Mission leader ​Removes​ active Crossfire card ​(if any)​ from play
and puts it on the bottom of the Crossfire Deck (​Not Discard​)
Note​: -​ Timebomb has no effect on ​Removed​ Crossfire Cards
​- ​Removed​ Crossfire Cards do not add to Cf Level
3. The round is over.
- Once all Runners have Taken a Turn the round is over
Repeat steps 1–3 until the Game Ends.
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ENDING THE GAME ​- ​Win / Abort / Loss​ - ​[pg.19] ​ .
Win:​ ​Each Mission has its own victory condition.
Meet the condition, team wins the scene, earn the Karma
Abort:​ If any runner goes Critical, run may be aborted​ (if allowed)
- Team must decide to proceed with Scene or abort run.
- If team proceeds and a 2nd runner goes Critical then the game
ends in failure (Loss), no abort.
- If the team aborts, then team plays 1 abort round, then end
Start Abort round with next runner with the following rules:
•›​ Each non-Critical runner plays ​one​ turn. ​(skip Critical runners)
•›​ ​At start of abort round, remove the current ​Cf​ card from play
​Put it on the bottom of the Cf Deck (not discard)
Note​: Do not draw a Crossfire card during the abort round​.
•›​ ​During the abort round, ignore any Mission rules.
•›​ At the start of each runner’s Abort turn, move all obstacles and
bosses facing a Staggered/Critical runner to face current runner
Note:​ This happens before any other start-of-turn actions.
- If at least 1 runner is Not Critical at end of About round:
​Success:​ Scene ends all runners receive abort Karma award
- If All runners become Critical during the Abort Round:
​Loss:​ Scene ends and none get Karma award
Loss​: ​Scene/Game ends and runners receive no Karma award​.
- If a runner went ​Critical​ and team proceeded with Scene​ ​(not
abort)​ and a 2nd runner goes Critical the run ends in failure (loss)
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TAKING A BREATHER ​[pg.20] ​.
Once a Scene ends, Runners take a Breather ​(if Mission allows)​:
A Scene ends when, at the end of any player’s turn, all obstacles
facing runners have been defeated
During a Breather apply the following rules in order:
a.​ End ongoing effects​ - ​Unless specifically stated
b.​ ​Remove Exhausted tokens​ - ​Except Critical runners
c.​ ​Heal 1 HP ​- All Runners, including Staggered/Critical runners
​ May Not heal beyond Max HP, Stag/Crit auto draw 2 cards
d.​ ​Purchase Cards​, May buy 1 card from Black Market
​Cannot buy cards that ‘​Requires X​’ to buy during a Breather
Note:​ Upgrades cannot be used during a Breather Unless they
specifically state otherwise
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TAKING A TURN​ ​[pg.13] ​ ​In Order​ ​ ​ .
If ​Critical ​you do not take a turn
1. Play Cards​ - ​Other runners may ASSIST
- May play cards from your hand, ​1​ at a time.
- Resolve any abilities when you play the card
- Play Cards next to Any Obstacle you wish to damage
- If card can Damage more than 1 ​ O
​ bstacle, use Generic Token
Assists
-​ ​Can play ASSIST abilities only during another runner’s turn
2. Apply Damage​ [pg.14]
- Apply damage to obstacles after all cards have been played
= Special Damage Type. ​See Card Ability box
​= ​1​ point of damage of that colour each
​= ​#​ point/s of colourless Damage. ​Does not affect color
Damaging Obstacles/Bosses ​[pg.14]​:
- Each box of the track is a level
- Damage is done from first Left level box to Right level Box.
- May take several turns to defeat an obstacle
- Cleared Levels on a Track remain cleared- ​Mark cleared (clip)
- Colored symbol means that the indicated color of damage must
be applied to that level to clear it.
- ​Gray symbol with # means that you must apply a ​total​ amount
of damage of any color and/or colorless to that level to clear it.
- ​At the end of this phase, played cards are discarded
3. Take Damage​ ​[pg.18]
Active player receives dmg from obstacles facing them (if any)
- If HP is ​<1​, Runner becomes ​Staggered
- If dmg while ​Staggered​, Runner becomes ​Critical
- If HP ​<1​ while ​Exhausted​, Runner becomes ​Critical
Note​:​ No matter how many obstacles deal damage,
that damage is combined and applied as a single amount.
i​e:​ Dmg taken from sources during same phase of your turn can’t
make you become Staggered and go Critical at the same time.
4. Reload​ ​[pg.19]
- If you have ​3​ or fewer cards in your hands, draw ​2​.
- ​If​ ​Exhausted​ ​only draw​ 1​ card instead
5. Black Market ​(BM) ​[pg.19] -​ If ​Staggered​ skip BM phase
- May buy cards from the Black Market
- Cards purchased go into your hand
Black Market consists of 6 face up cards from Black Market Deck
- Flip new card from the BM Deck face up to replace bought card.
6. End Turn​ ​[pg.19]
- Next players Turn ​OR
- If the next player is the mission leader? start another round.
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NOTE:​ At the end of any turn:​ if there are ​no​ obstacles or
bosses facing any runner​, Mission leader removes active Cf card,
if any​, from play & puts it on bottom of the Cf Deck (not discard)
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Crossfire Card Information: ​ ​.
CONTINUOUS​ - effect lasts as long as the card is ​active
TIMEBOMB​ - effect triggers when card is placed in
Crossfire ​discard​. ​(Not triggered if ​Removed)​
CROSSFIRE LEVEL​ - ​# ​in center of symbol shows the Cf
level threshold necessary for the ability or effect to trigger
Note:​ Cf ​level​ is equal to number of cards in the Cf ​discard​ pile
 v2.2
DAMAGE CONDITIONS​: ​[pg.18] ​ . OBSTACLE CARD Information/Key ​ [pg.10]​ ​ .

1 Bullet hole ​on front of card = ​Normal Obstacle

2 Bullet holes ​on front of card = ​Hard Obstacle

Staggered
- Immediately shuffle your deck, hand, and discard together into a
new deck ​(no cards in your hand).
- Also become Exhausted, immediately take Exhausted token
- Cannot use abilities from Upgrades
- Mission leader, still manages the Crossfire Deck
- If you get to draw cards before the start of your turn, may keep
those cards.
- May still play cards and apply damage during your turn
- May still play cards with Assists on other runners turns
- Still get attacked by obstacles/bosses during Take Damage step
- If take any damage you go Critical
- Do not have a Black Market phase
- Still receive nuyen.
- If are healed 1 HP or more, draw 2 cards from your deck.
You recover and are no longer Staggered.
Obstacle Abilities:
Flipped ​= trigger in the order that they come into play
Defeated​ = trigger as soon as the obstacle is defeated ​[pg.15]
Crossfire​ = Only trigger if the Crossfire level ​#​ is high
enough ​(Same as Cf card)
Obstacle Abilities ​Wording:
You​ = runner facing the obstacle
Choose​ = current runner must make the choice
Cycle​ = discard card, replace it with a new one from same deck.
Note:​ Card ability rules override General rules
Timing of abilities/effects:
If multiple abilities/effects happen at the same time, the current
runner chooses the order in which those abilities/effects trigger​.

Defeating an Obstacle​ ​[pg.15]

Exhausted​ ​- ​Token​ - ​Unless specifically stated otherwise:
- Removed only between Scenes, ​only if Mission allows Breather
- It is automatically removed at the end of the game
- May never have more than one Exhausted token
- Draws only one card during their Reload phase
- If HP is reduced to 0, while Exhausted, you go Critical
When you clear the last level of an obstacle damage track, it is
defeated. ​Apply defeated ability effect if stated
Collecting and Distributing Nuyen​ ​[p.g18]​ .
- All runners may gain nuyen for each obstacle defeated
- Nuyen value in upper right corner of each Obstacle card
- Current runner takes 1 nuyen from the total shown ​Then:
clockwise, next runner takes 1 nuyen from total, and so on until
runners have taken nuyen equal to value on card.

​#​ = ​Nuyen​ Value

-T​ here is no limit to how many nuyen you may have
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Critical KARMA ​[pg.21] ​ .
- Shuffle your hand and discard into your deck.
- When team ​completes​ a run they earn Karma based on Mission
- Take no more actions/turns during the current Scene
- A Mission has bonus challenge options for extra Karma awards
- no recovery from going Critical during the current Scene,
if the team completes the mission in a specific way
- May cause current run to be aborted. - Karma is used in Acquiring Upgrades
- Take no actions remainder of the game if an abort happens
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- Do not remove Exhausted tokens in a Breather
UPGRADES ​[pg.21] ​ .
- If take any damage while Exhausted you go Critical
- Total value of Upgrades a runner can have is limited by the
- If take any damage while Staggered you go Critical
amount of Karma they have earned
- If all runners become Critical in Abort round, Team loses
- Upgrades in slots other than the first slot cost +​10​ karma more
- If a 2nd runner becomes Critical in a Scene, Team loses
- Only Upgrade showing/equipped count towards cost/are usable
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NOTE:​ ​Damage taken from multiple sources during the ​same BOSSES​ [pg.10] ​ .
phase​ of your turn cannot make you become ​Staggered​ and go - Some Missions will say that a boss is part of the mission
Critical​ at the same time.
- Can apply damage to bosses the same way as obstacles,
Damage taken on later phases can still make you go Critical if
unless​ the card specifically states that it only affects ​obstacles
you are Staggered
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____________________________________________________ COMMUNICATION ​[pg.19]
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- Runners May ​Not​ show other runners cards they have in hand.

Advanced Communication Rules:

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“Did you say computer?
I thought you said shoot people in the face.” damage level on an obstacle.
Runners can’t advise other runners on their play or ask for advice
on their own play​,​ ​but:
- Answering ​rules​ questions is allowed
- ​May talk about ASSIST cards they have and whether they are
willing to play those cards on another runner’s turn.
- May remind other runners what cards they purchased
- May ​ask ​that other runners not purchase a card in BM because
they wish to purchase it.
- May ​request​ that another runner buy a specific card in BM
- May ​ask​ other runners if they have the ability to clear a specific
Note:​ T
​ rash talk, jokes, and other forms of non-strategic
communication are encouraged