Three new Strategy decks are included in this expansion. Each scenario describes which Strategy decks are available to each nation. Players should also feel free to use these new decks when creating their own scenarios.
Soviet Reinforcements, Winter Tactics 1, Combined Air Support 1.
Shared Strategy Decks
In certain scenarios, some Strategy decks are denoted as shared.
A shared Strategy deck is placed in the common HQ area (between both players) instead of a nation’s HQ area. When drawing cards during the Status Phase, any player may choose to draw cards from a shared Strategy deck.
Combined Strategy Decks
Fury of the Bear introduces a new type of shared Strategy deck: the combined Strategy deck. These decks represent the uncertainty of support during a battle by integrating neutral and nation-specific cards. When using a combined Strategy deck such as the Combined Air Support Deck I included in this expansion, the rules below must be followed in addition to the normal shared Strategy deck rules.
- During setup, reveal the top card of the combined Strategy deck and place it faceup on top of the deck.
- If the card has a nation’s symbol on it, only that player can draw that card (as if it were a facedown card). The drawn card is then placed in the player’s HQ. Any player may draw a card without a nation symbol.
- During the game, after the revealed card is drawn or subverted (see “Subversion,” below), the top card of the deck is again revealed and placed on top of the deck.