Chain Reaction 2018 - Action and Advantage Questions

[junglefighter]

I am another occasional poster from the old forum, and I just signed up over here. It is good to be back!

I have been playing Chain Reaction 2018 on a Battle Board, and I like the smaller, quicker format. I have some questions about the Turn Sequence on page 5.

Question 1:  After the first turn, and both sides have completed all of their actions and taken Will to Fight tests, where do I start up again? Roll for Advantage,

Roll to see who is Active, or just keep going back and forth, with both sides taking turns being active?

The last sentence in the Turn Sequence says to "Repeat the process until only one or no sides remain on the Battle Board.".

Does that mean that I go back to the first step, "Consult the Action Table", then "Roll 1d6 to see who has the Advantage" for each turn? I have been only been

rolling for Advantage at the beginning of each Encounter.

Or, does it mean to start the next turn with each leader rolling 2d6 to see who is active, and carry on from there?

Or, does it mean that Advantage and Active are only rolled at the beginning of the first turn, and the two sides just take turns being Active from there on?

Question 2: On page 9, in the grey "Stop!" box, it says "The side with the Advantage acts first and can Shoot, Charge into Melee, Recover from Duck Back, or Leave the Battle Board."

I thought that Advantage gives that side an "edge" by being in cover, gets to be Active when both sides pass the same number of d6 when rolling to see who is Active, etc.

I have been playing it like the Active side gets to do all of those actions, like Shoot, Charge, Recover, Leave, etc.. It is my understanding that the side without Advantage could still act first,

if they win when both leaders roll 2d6 to see who is Active. Have I been playing it wrong?

Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks!

[Ed the Two Hour Wargames Guy]

May 21, 2019 0:08:56 GMT junglefighter said:

Here goes.

Question 1:  After the first turn, and both sides have completed all of their actions and taken Will to Fight tests, where do I start up again? Roll for Advantage,

Roll to see who is Active, or just keep going back and forth, with both sides taking turns being active? Just back and forth. You only gain the advantage once.

The last sentence in the Turn Sequence says to "Repeat the process until only one or no sides remain on the Battle Board.".

Does that mean that I go back to the first step, "Consult the Action Table", then "Roll 1d6 to see who has the Advantage" for each turn? I have been only been

rolling for Advantage at the beginning of each Encounter.

Or, does it mean to start the next turn with each leader rolling 2d6 to see who is active, and carry on from there?

Or, does it mean that Advantage and Active are only rolled at the beginning of the first turn, and the two sides just take turns being Active from there on? This one, roll it once then alternate who is active.

Question 2: On page 9, in the grey "Stop!" box, it says "The side with the Advantage acts first and can Shoot, Charge into Melee, Recover from Duck Back, or Leave the Battle Board." Nice catch. Now says in the updated version.

The side that wins on the Action Table acts first and can Shoot,

Charge into Melee, Recover from Duck Back, or Leave the

Battle. After one side has completed its actions both sides take

the Will to Fight Test. Review how, when playing

“individually” (page 8), the process is different.

I thought that Advantage gives that side an "edge" by being in cover, gets to be Active when both sides pass the same number of d6 when rolling to see who is Active, etc.

I have been playing it like the Active side gets to do all of those actions, like Shoot, Charge, Recover, Leave, etc.. It is my understanding that the side without Advantage could still act first,

if they win when both leaders roll 2d6 to see who is Active. Have I been playing it wrong? The advantage gives you cover on the first turn, then all are in cover. Hope this helps.

Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks!

[junglefighter]

Thanks, Ed! That does clear everything up for me.

I have been having a lot of fun playing CR 2018, and I will be trying out Swordplay 2018 soon. I love the Battle Boards, since I don't always have time

for a full blown CR 2015 game on a 3x3 foot table.

Cheers.