Time Line Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Object
• The Decks
• The Board
• Dice
• Counters
  • Atlantean Counter Set
  • Teraxian Counter Set
• Setup
• Turn Sequence
  • Random Factors Phase
  • Time Travel Phase
  • Change History
  • Recruit Troops
  • Seek & Destroy
• Atlantean Deck Card List
• Teraxian Deck Card List

Object

Gain control of all 12 Eras on the Time Line.

The Decks

Each player has his own unique deck. There is the Teraxian Deck and the Atlantean Deck.

The Board

The board is composed of a row of 12 spaces. These spaces (or Eras) are labeled in the following order:

#	Era	Force
12	The Far Future	X
11	Near Future	48
10	WWII	24
9	WWI	12
8	Age of Imperialism	9
7	Age of Revolution	6
6	Renaissance	5
5	Middle Ages	4
4	Roman Empire

Force = Force of Units recruited from this time period. Eras 2-11 have Period troops.

Dice

Six and ten sided dice are needed.

Counters

Each player gets a set of counters of a unique color and with unique unit types. Units are also referred to as troops. There is also a set of same-color, common, generic period troops: Have 10 counters to represent Period troops from each Era 2-11. Mark the Era number on the counter.

Atlantean Counter Set

#	Type	Force	Move	Start
10	Wizards	50	4	2
10	Heroes	100	3	2
20	Warriors	150	2	4
10	Monsters	200	1	2
25	Control Markers

Start = The number of such units the player starts the game with.

Teraxian Counter Set

#	Type	Force	Move	Start
10	Scientists	50	4	2
10	Agents	100	3	2
20	Combat Teams	150	2	4
10	Warships	200	1	2
25	Control Markers

Setup

The Atlanteans begin with their starting counters in the Distant Past space. The Teraxians begin with their starting counters in the Far Future space. Roll high on 1D10 to see who goes first.

Turn Sequence

Players take turns. Each turn has 5 Phases:

1. Random Factors
2. Time Travel
3. Change History
4. Recruit Troops
5. Seek & Destroy

Random Factors Phase

The active player draws 2 cards from his deck. If the deck runs out, shuffle the discard and draw from it.

Time Travel Phase

You may move your units forward and backwards on the timeline a number of Eras up to their Move stat limit. For example: A Wizard could move from the Distant Past to the Middle Ages. Period troops have a base Move = 0. Cards may be played to increase the Move stat of target units.

Change History

If you have a unit in an Era you may try to gain control of the Era by interfering with history. Roll 1D6. This is the control roll. On a roll of 4-6 you gain control of the Era. Agents and Heroes get +1 to the roll. Keep tract of control by placing control markers. Changing history involves assassinations, planting ideas, providing assistance, preventing or causing critical events.

Recruit Troops

If you control an Era you may try to recruit one period unit from it. Roll 1D6. This is the Period Recruit Roll. On a roll of 4-6 you gain one unit. Agents and Heroes get +1 to the roll. The Atlanteans may make two rolls for the Prehistoric Era. Keep tract of control of period units by stacking them and then placing a control marker on the stack.

The Atlantean Player makes one Atlantean Recruit Roll:

1D6	Recruit
1	Wizard
2	Hero
3	Warriors
4	Warriors & Draw 1 card
5	Monster
6	Draw 2 Cards

Recruited Atlantean units begin in the Distant Past.

The Teraxian Player makes one Teraxian Recruit Roll:

1D6	Recruit
1	Scientist
2	Agent
3	Combat Team
4	Combat Team & Draw 1 Card
5	Warship
6	Draw 2 Cards

Recruited Teraxian units begin in the Far Future.

Seek & Destroy

If there are opposing units in the same Era they may fight. If neither side wants to fight there is no combat. If one side does not want to fight, it may attempt to hide or escape. Roll 1D6. This is the Hide or Escape Roll. On a roll of 4-6 the player may hide all his units. They may not be attacked this turn. Alternatively, on a roll of 4-6 the player may have all of his non-period units escape. Escaping units move to an adjacent Era. They may be attacked again in that Era. Units that fail to hide or escape must fight. If there is a fight each side adds up its Force Total. Cards may be played to increase a side's Force Total. Certain cards can only be played if certain unit types are present at the battle. These cards are attached to one of the required units. The effect of cards last the entire battle. The Side with the higher Force Total has the Advantage. The lower total has the disadvantage. Roll 1D6. This is the Combat Roll:

1D6	Result
1-4	The Disadvantaged side has one unit destroyed.
5-6	The Advantaged side has one unit destroyed.

If both sides have equal Force Totals the combat roll results are 1-3 and 4-6. A player decides which of his units are destroyed. The unit is removed from play. Any cards attached to a destroyed unit are discarded. Continue making combat rolls until one side is eliminated, or both sides want to stop. After each combat roll either side may attempt to escape at a -1 to the roll. Discard all cards played at the end of the battle.

Atlantean Deck Card List

Card Name	User	Effect
Astral Travel	W	Move +3 or Escape roll +2
Astral Gate	WHT	Move +3 or Escape roll +2
Dimension Door	WH	Move +3 or Escape roll +2
Ethereal Plane	A	Move +3 or Escape roll +2
Hermes Portal	WH	Move +3 or Escape roll +2
Demon Horde	T	F + 200
Vorpal Sword	H	F + 100
Celestial sword	H	F + 200

User = What type of unit may use this card. W = Wizard, H = Hero, T = Warriors, M = Monster, P = Period Troops, A = All, X = None

Teraxian Deck Card List

Card Name	User	Effect
Mind Control Device	S	Control opponents unit this turn
Tac Nukes	W	F + 200
Probability Shift	X	Any roll +2 or -2
Time Contraction	A	Move +2 or Escape roll +2
Time Expansion	A	Move +2 or Escape roll +2
Time Skipping	A	Move +2 or Escape roll +2
Matter Disrupters	W	F + 50
Force Fields	W	F + 100

S = Scientist, G = Agent, C = Combat Team, W = Warship