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CONTENTS
Components 2
Playing the Game 6
Turn Sequence 6
Game Set Up 7
Movement Phase 8
Moving Through Terrain 9
Shooting Phase 10
Command Phase 18
World of Tanks: Miniatures Game is an easy to learn, quick play, small
scale tabletop game. You take command of a Tank Platoon, seeking to Common Special Rules & Tank Types 18
destroy your opponent’s tanks and secure victory. Creating a Platoon 19
It is a fast and furious, do-or-die game. In half an hour you can pick your
tanks and crew, upgrade them to your specifications, defeat your enemy
Your First Game 20
(or die trying), and be ready for the rematch! Battle Modes 22
Quick Reference 24

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COMPONENTS
TANKS AND TANK CARDS
Tank Tank Cards
Tank is the term used for any individual miniature in the game. These reference cards are used to keep track of your various Tanks’
Stats, Special Rules, and record any damage they have taken.

T-34 PZ.KPFW. IV AUSF. H M4A1 SHERMAN CROMWELL

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 TANK CARDS

Nation Tank Name Cost Base Stats

This symbol identifies This is the name This is how much These four numbers represent the basic fighting capabilities of the Tank.
the Nation that fielded of the Tank. the card costs to add
Initiative
this Tank. to your Platoon.
This determines the order in which Tanks move and shoot during
the turn.
Firepower
TIGER I VII
TIER
HEAVY TANK
TYPE
65
COST
This shows how many Attack dice you roll each turn when
• FORTRESS shooting.
Survivability

5 2
FIREPOWER MOBILITY This helps determine how many Defense dice you roll when shot at.
Mobility
This shows the maximum number of moves that a Tank can make
in each Movement Phase.
Hit Points

2 4
SURVIVABILITY INITIATIVE
This shows how much damage this Tank can take before being
Destroyed.
HIT POINTS: 8

COMMANDER GUNNER DRIVER RADIO

OPERATOR LOADER Tank Type
There are five types of tank: Light, Medium, Heavy, Tank
Destroyer, and SPG (Self-propelled Guns). Each Tank type has a
special rule that affects how it plays in the game.
Crew Positions
This shows the number and Positions of Crew your
Tank can have. You can add one Crew Card to your
Tank for each Crew Position.
TIGER I HEAVY TANK: When Defending, this
Tank may Re-roll a Defence die.

• FORTRESS
Special Rules When this Tank is the target of a Side
Some Tanks have Special Rules. These Shot, do not subtract a Defense die.
are referenced on the front of the card,
with the full rule detailed on the back.

History
This text provides interesting
information about the Tank that is not
related to the game.

Development of the Tiger I was started in 1937 by the Henschel

company. Mass production began in 1942, with an eventual total of
1,354 vehicles manufactured. The tank first saw combat in the fighting
for Leningrad, and Tigers were at the forefront of battles from Tunisia to
Kursk. Although production was discontinued in the summer of 1944,
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 CREW, MODULE, AND UPGRADE CARDS
Crew, Module, and Upgrade Cards represent the extraordinary soldiers Hidden cards still have their card types while Hidden. For example, the
or additional equipment that separates an individual Tank from the Critical Card Ammo Explosion requires you to discard all Ammo Cards on
factory standard. They are used to modify a Tank’s Base Stats or give your Tank, and this will include face down Ammo Cards.
them extra abilities.
Lightbulb Icon
Hidden Cards Crew, Module, and Upgrade Cards with a large
Crew, Module, and Upgrade Cards are usually Hidden at the start of the Lightbulb icon on the back must start the game
game by placing them face-down next to their Tank’s Card. When you Revealed.
want to use the ability on a card you must Reveal it. When Revealing a
card, flip it face-up for the rest of the game. You may Reveal a card at
any time.

REMOVED SPEED
Card Name GOVERNOR Nation RECON Universal Symbol
EQUIPMENT 1 BASIC 3
This is the name of the UPGRADE COST This symbol identifies CREW COST Upgrade Cards with
Card. which nation’s Tanks this symbol can be
can use this card. added to any Tank,
regardless of Nation.
Card Type
COMMANDER

Crew, Module, and +1 during the Movement Phase.

Upgrade Cards may
At the start of the Movement
Card Effect At the start of the game, Cost
Phase, this Tank may suffer one
be attached to your Damage to gain +3 until the This details what effect
immediately after Deployment, This is how much the
this Tank may make up to card costs to add it to
Tanks. See page 19. end of the Phase. this card gives to the two Moves.
Tank. your Platoon.

Crew Position
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This tells you which

Crew Position this
ALBRECHT upgrade fills.
DICE DAHL
UNIQUE 9
CREW COST

World of Tanks: Miniatures Game uses six-sided dice. These dice will be Unique
used to determine the effectiveness of your shooting and defense, and to Crew Cards
resolve other uncertain events. COMMANDER Unique Crew are
• CONCEALMENT •
marked with a after
Each Die has: +1 their name. You may
while in
in Cover.
Three Blank faces, • RECON • not have multiple
Two Hit faces, and +1 during the Movement Phase. copies of a Unique
One Critical Hit face. At the start of the game, Crew Card in your
immediately after Deployment, this Platoon.
In general, symbols are good and blank faces Tank may make up to two Moves.
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throughout the rulebook.

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 TOKENS

Movement Damage Destroyed Objectives Tank ID

These numbered tokens These tokens can be Place these tokens next These tokens are used These paired tokens can
indicate how many placed next to Tanks or to your Tank to indicate during certain Battle be used in bigger games
moves a Tank made on their Card to show that it is Destroyed. Modes. See page 22. to keep track of which
this turn. how many Hit Points they Tank Card belongs to
have lost. See page 17. which Tank Miniature.
Place one next to the

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Miniature and the other
on the card.
DA
MA GE

MEASURING ARROW
The Measuring Arrow is used for many tasks in World of Tanks:
Miniatures Game, including Terrain and Battle Mode set up, Movement,
and checking for Close Range.
Advantage
The Tail shows how far a Tank can move. The full Measuring This token is given to the player who currently has
Arrow is used for other measurements. Advantage.
The player with Advantage wins all Initiative ties
See page 6.

The Tail
(Movement)

Measuring Arrow
(All other measurements)

CRITICAL CARDS
These cards are used when a Tank scores a Critical Hit .

Card Name Damage Number

This is the name of the Critical Card. Some Critical Cards do Damage.

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See page 17.
AMMO
Effect DAMAGED
Some Critical Cards have additional
Discard all Ammo DA
and lasting effects on the target. M A GE
Upgrade Cards from this
Tank. +1 Damage for each
Repairable
card discarded. Some Critical Cards with lasting
Quote effects are Repairable. These can
This text has no mechanical effect “Our ammunition rack was hit!”
be repaired during the Command
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 PLAYING THE GAME
World of Tanks: Miniatures Game has a simple set of core rules, so it is Rolling for Advantage
easy to learn. During the game, you will need to roll for Advantage. To do this each
If you want to get straight into the action, you can turn to page 20 and player rolls three dice.
start playing Your First Game with a T-34 versus a Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H. The player that rolls the most gains Advantage.
If this is tied, then the player with the most gains Advantage.
GENERAL RULES If this is still tied, roll again.
Crew, Module, and Upgrade Cards represent special equipment or
Initiative Ties and Advantage
unique individuals that may contradict the rules in this book. Where this
In some cases multiple Tanks may have the same Initiative value. In this
may happen the rule on the card overrides the rule in this book.
case the player who has Advantage counts as having the higher Initiative
Re-Rolling And Modifying Dice value in ties.
During the game, some rules will let you Re-roll or Modify a die result. If you have Initiative ties between Tanks in the same Platoon, the owning
You must complete any Re-rolls before Modifying any dice. player chooses the order in which those Tanks acts.
Re-Roll Destroyed Tanks
To Re-roll a die result, pick up the die and roll it again. If at any point of the game a Tank has lost all of its Hit Points it is
A die that has been Re-rolled once cannot be Re-rolled a again. immediately Destroyed. Mark it with a Destroyed Token.
Modify Destroyed Tanks cannot move, shoot, use Special Abilities or otherwise
act. Destroyed Tanks are both Impassable Terrain and Blocking Terrain.
To Modify a die result, pick up the die and change the top face from one
result to another face as instructed by the rule.
A die that has been Modified may not be Modified again. TURN SEQUENCE
During a game, players will play through a number of turns until one
Examples of cards that allow you to Re-roll or Modify a die. player achieves victory. Each turn consists of three Phases:

IMPROVED
1. Movement Phase
BINOCULAR
TELESCOPE VENTILATION In this Phase players will move each of their Tanks in Initiative order,
EQUIPMENT
UPGRADE
4
COST
EQUIPMENT
UPGRADE
2
COST from lowest to highest.
2. Shooting Phase
In this Phase players have a chance to shoot with each of their Tanks in
Initiative order, this time starting with the highest and moving on to the
Re-roll a failed Repair roll when
lowest.
While Stationary this Tank may
Repairing Radio Damaged or
Modify a into a when
Shooting a Tank that is not at Bailed Out Critical Cards.
3. Command Phase
Close Range. In this Phase players will mark destroyed Tanks, repair Critical Cards,
check for victory conditions, shuffle the Critical Card deck, and clear all
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Rules References
Throughout the rules you will find boxes like this one. They contain
additional information, usually pointing you to other sections of the
rules that are relevant to the current section.

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 GAME SETUP
BATTLEFIELD SETUP DEPLOYMENT
World of Tanks: Miniatures Game is played on a 3’ x 3’ Battlefield. The Defender now chooses a table edge to deploy on. The Attacker will
Both players start the game by rolling for Advantage. Starting with the deploy on the opposite table edge.
player that wins the roll (see page 6), players alternate placing terrain The players place their Tanks on the table in Initiative order. The Tank
until all terrain pieces have been placed. The two Woods or Hills must with the lowest Initiative is placed first, before moving up through higher
be placed first, then the four Buildings, and then finally the Walls. Initiative values.
Woods, Hills, and Buildings may not be placed within a Measuring To deploy a Tank, place the Measuring Arrow so that it is touching your
Arrow of each other, or the table edge. Walls must be placed with a edge of the table. Place the Tank square against the tail of the Measuring
short edge touching a Building or another Wall. Arrow.
Attacker or Defender Trading Advantage
After the terrain is set up, roll for Advantage again. The player that wins
It is unlikely that the Attacker will retain Advantage for the entire
the roll may choose whether to be the Attacker or Defender.
game. During the Command Phase, there is a chance it will change
The Attacker starts with Advantage while the Defender chooses which sides. See page 18.
side of the table they want to deploy on.

DEPLOYMENT
Both players roll for
Advantage. The Pz.Kpfw. IV
The first player with Ausf. H has the
a M4A1 Sherman lowest Initiative ,
and Cromwell rolls: so is deployed first.
,
The second player
with a T-34 and
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H The M4A1
rolls Sherman and the
, T-34 both have
the same Initiative
The second player of 5.
wins the Advantage ...before the
roll. Since the second second player
player has Deployed their
Advantage, first T-34
player would
deploy their Finally first
Sherman first... player would
deploy their
Cromwell with
Initiative 8.

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 THE MOVEMENT PHASE
In the Movement Phase both players have a chance to move all of their Moving a Tank
Tanks, maneuvering for cover or lining up shots. To move a Tank, place the Measuring Arrow touching any part of the
Tank and pointing in any direction.
Initiative
In the Movement Phase players move Tanks with the lowest Initiative Then pick up the Tank and place it anywhere along the Measuring
first and proceed up through the Initiative order to the Tank with the Arrow, so that the hull is square against the Tail.
highest Initiative. This completes one move and can be repeated a number of times up to
the Tanks Mobility.
Stationary
A Tank does not have to move. If a player does not move a Tank, it Place Movement Token
does not gain a Movement token. Instead, its shooting becomes more After you complete all of a Tank’s moves, place a Movement token next
effective (see page 14). Any Tank that does not have a Movement token to it to show how many times it moved. The faster your speed, the harder
is considered to be Stationary. you will be to hit, but the harder it will be for you to hit the enemy.
Movement Defensive Measures
Most Tanks can make multiple moves per turn, with a maximum number Instead of moving a Tank, you may add Movement tokens up to its
of moves limited by their Mobility . maximum Mobility even if you don’t change its physical placement. This
is to indicate taking evasive action or generally focusing on avoiding
enemy fire.

TANK MOVEMENT
Tanks cannot move
past the Tail of the Tanks can rotate
Measuring Arrow. using the Measuring
Arrow.

Tanks can be placed Tanks must end

anywhere along the their move square
Measuring Arrow, so against the Tail
that the hull is square of the Measuring
against the Tail. Arrow.
Once a Tank has finished moving up
to its maximum Mobility , place a
Movement token next to the Tank.

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 MOVEMENT AND TERRAIN
The World of Tanks: Miniatures Game has four main types of terrain: Woods, Hills, Buildings, and Walls. Each have their own rules explained in the
diagrams below and through the Shooting section.

WOODS AND HILLS

An M4A1 Sherman
makes two moves
Tanks can move into into the Woods.
Woods and onto Hills
with no penalty.

BUILDINGS AND WALLS

Impassable Terrain
Terrain that is Impassable may not be entered A Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H makes
and Tanks cannot end their move on that piece of one move up to the Building,
terrain. When moving a Tank you cannot place the but cannot go through it.
Measuring Arrow in such a way that it would make
the Tank move through Impassable Terrain.

Tanks cannot move through Buildings as they are

Impassable Terrain. Movement Arrows may be placed
over Impassable Terrain, but Tanks must stop where
the Measuring Arrow crosses Impassable Terrain.

A T-34 makes two

Tanks can move over
moves over a wall.
Walls with no penalty.

If a Tank moves over a Wall, the Wall is

destroyed and removed from the game.

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 THE SHOOTING PHASE
In the Shooting Phase, both players have a chance to shoot with all of
LINE OF SIGHT
their Tanks.
A Tank has Line of Sight to its target if you can draw a straight line
Initiative from the center of the Tank’s turret to any part of a target Tank without
The Shooting Phase starts with the Tank with the highest Initiative and passing through another Tank or any Blocking Terrain.
proceeds down through the Initiative order to the Tank with the lowest
Initiative. The player with Advantage gets to act first in the case of Ties. Assault Guns
The first thing to do when shooting with a Tank is pick a target. There are Restricted Line of Sight: Tanks with the Assault Gun Special Rule have a
no range limits, so your choice of target is only limited by Line of Sight, more restricted Line of Sight. They draw Line of Sight from the center of
and in the case of an Assault Gun, its inability to fire to the side or rear. the front of their hull rather than from the turret.
Fixed Field of Fire: Tanks with the Assault Gun Special Rule can only
shoot at another Tank if either:
• the target’s entire hull (excluding protruding gun barrels) is in front of
the Tank, or
• any part of the target’s hull (again excluding protruding gun barrels) is
directly in front of the Tank.

LINE OF SIGHT

Tanks can shoot in any direction.

They draw Line of Sight from the
center of their turret to their target.

Tanks with the

Assault Gun Special
Rule cannot shoot at
Tanks behind them.
Tanks with the Assault Gun Special
Rule (like the StuG III Ausf. G)
cannot shoot targets unless they
are completely in front of it, or… …any part of the target
is directly ahead of it.

Usually this M4A1 Sherman wouldn’t be a viable target because it is

partially behind the front of the StuG III Ausf. G. However, part of it is
directly in front of the attacking Tank’s hull, so it can be shot at.

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 BLOCKED LINE OF SIGHT The Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H has a
Line of Sight to the T-34 past
Draw a line from the center the Cromwell in front of it.
of the Tank’s turret to check
if it has Line of Sight to
a target. A Tank’s Line of
Sight is stopped by other
Tanks and Blocking Terrain.

The Cromwell is
Blocking Line of Sight
to the M4A1 Sherman.

COVER HULL DOWN

Tanks are In Cover if the shooting Tank cannot draw Line of Sight to Taking Cover on a Hill or behind a Wall is better than just being in Cover
three of its four corners without passing through Cover. as Hills and Walls block incoming Hits.
In come cases it may be possible see a Tank, but not be able to draw If a Tank is In Cover on a Hill or behind a Wall, it is Hull Down and will take
Line of Sight to any of its corners. You can still shoot Tanks concealed less Hits when shot at (see page 17). A Wall is destroyed and removed
this way. from the game when a target that is Hull Down behind it is shot at.
Tanks ignore any Terrain directly underneath their own model when
determining whether a target is In Cover.

In Cover
Sticking to Cover will let your Tanks roll extra Defense Dice any time
they come under fire. See page 14.

IN COVER

A Tank is In Cover if the shooting Tank

cannot draw Line of Sight to three corners,
or those Lines of Sight pass through Cover.

The Cromwell blocks the Pz.Kpfw. IV

Ausf. H’s Line of Sight to three of the
T-34’s corners, so the T-34 is In Cover.

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 SHOOTING AND TERRAIN

WOODS
The Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H can
draw a clear Line of Sight to
Woods are Concealing Terrain three corners of the Cromwell,
and give Cover to Tanks in so it is not In Cover.
them or seen through them.

All Lines of Sight from the

Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H to the two
M4A1 Shermans pass through
Cover, so both M4A1 Shermans
are In Cover.

The Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H can only

draw a clear Line of Sight to two
corners of the T-34, so it is In Cover.

BUILDINGS The Cromwell can draw a Line of Sight to one of the

corners of the M4A1 Sherman, so it is In Cover.
Buildings are
Blocking Terrain,
so they block Line
of Sight to Tanks
behind them.

The Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H

is entirely behind the
Building, so all Lines of
Sight to it are blocked.

The Cromwell
can draw a Line
of Sight to three
corners of the
T-34, so it is not
In Cover.

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 HILLS
Hills are Concealing Terrain and give Cover to The Cromwell is entirely
Tanks that are both on the Hill, and more than a behind the Hill, so all Lines
Measuring Arrow from the edge, as shown below. of Sight to it are blocked.
Hills are also Blocking Terrain, so they block Line
of Sight to Tanks behind them.

The M4A1 Sherman is on the Hill

and more than a Measuring Arrow
The Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H tanks are on the Hill, from the edge. It is both In Cover
but they are less than a Measuring Arrow from and Hull Down to the T-34
the edge, so the Hill does not give them Cover.

WALLS

Walls are Concealing Terrain and give The M4A1 Sherman

Cover to Tanks behind them, but are cannot draw a Line of
destroyed when shot through. Sight to three corners
of either T-34, without
crossing the Wall, so
both are In Cover and
Hull Down.

If the M4A1 Sherman

shoots at either T-34, the
Wall will be destroyed and
removed from the game.

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 ROLL ATTACK DICE
Once a Tank has determined a valid target, it can attempt to Shoot it Some Special Rules, Crew, Modules, and Upgrades allow you to Modify or
by rolling its Attack dice. The number of dice you roll is your Tank’s Re-roll dice (see page 6). Remember to check cards attached to your tank!
Firepower number, plus any cards that add to your Firepower.
Shooting While Stationary
Each result of scores a Hit, each scores a Critical Hit, and each Stationary Tanks may Re-roll any Misses.
is a Miss.
Stationary Tanks
If a Tank has no Movement token (See page 8), it is Stationary.

ROLL ATTACK DICE

The Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H has Firepower 4,

so rolls four dice, and rolls:

DEFENCE DICE
After the shooting player has made their Attack roll (including Re-rolling or 4. In Cover
Modifying any dice), the target player assembles a pool of Defense dice. Add one Defense die if the target Tank is In Cover.
5. Close Range
THE DEFENCE DICE POOL Subtract one Defense die if the shooting Tank is within one Measuring
1. Create the Pool Arrow (including the head) of the target Tank, measured from any part
The starting number of dice in the pool is a Tank’s Base Survivability of the Tank’s hull.
number. 6. Side Shot
2. Shooting Tank’s Movement Subtract one Defense die if any part of the shooting Tank’s hull
Add one Defense die for each move that the shooting Tank made (as (excluding protruding gun barrels) is behind the front of the target Tank.
shown by the Movement token beside it). Some special rules change the number of dice removed for a Side Shot
(see page 18 for an example).
3. Target Tank’s Movement
Add one Defense die for each move that the target Tank made (as shown 7. Six-Dice Maximum
by the Movement token beside it). A Tank can never roll more than six Defense dice. If the dice pool
exceeds this number, reduce it to six before rolling.

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 CREATE YOUR DEFENSE DICE POOL The M4A1 Sherman starts with a
dice pool of one die thanks to
its Survivability stat.

Add one die to the pool for the

Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H’s move of 1

Add two dice to the pool for the

M4A1 Shermans move of 2

By positioning itself in the

Woods, the M4A1 Sherman
tank is In Cover.
This adds a fifth die to the pool.

CLOSE RANGE

Since the Pz.Kpfw.

IV Ausf. H is in Close
Range (within one
Measuring Arrow)
one die is removed,
reducing the Defense
dice pool to four.

SIDE SHOTS
In this example, the T-34 has a
Survivability of 1 (adding one die),
moved once (adding one die), and
the Cromwell moved twice,
(adding two dice), for a total of
four Defense dice.
Since the Cromwell moved behind
the front armor of the T-34, the
T-34 must now remove a Defense
die, reducing its Defense dice pool
to three dice.

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 DEFENDING: DEFENSE CANCELS HITS
Roll Defense Dice
After creating their Defense dice pool, the target player rolls those dice Then the shooting player picks one of their own Hits or Critical
to try and cancel the attacker’s successes. Hits to cancel for each Hit rolled by the target player.
The target player starts by canceling one of the shooting player’s Any remaining Hits or Critical Hits will now be resolved.
Hits or Critical Hits for each Critical that they rolled in their See page 17.
Defense dice pool.

The M4A1 Sherman Now compare the Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H’s successful
rolls their Defense dice: hits to the M4A1 Shermans successful saves.

Against the Defenders , the

Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H gets to choose to
With a the M4A1 Sherman gets to cancel it with either a or a .
choose to cancel either a or a .
DEFENSE SUCCESSFUL Typically, they will cancel it with a .
Typically, they will cancel a . DICE ROLL: HITS:

In this example, the Pz.Kpfw. IV

Ausf. H has managed to score
one Critical Hit.

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Hull Down
If a Tank is Hull Down (In Cover on a Hill or behind a Wall, see page 13), If the Tank was Hull Down behind a Wall, the Wall is destroyed and
the shooting player must discard a Hit , if there are any. If there are removed from the game, regardless of whether dice were removed (even
no Hits, they do not need to discard a Critical Hit . if all of the dice were canceled by the target player’s Defense dice or
there were no Hits remaining).

HULL DOWN BEHIND A WALL

The Cromwell is shooting at the T-34

behind a Wall, and scored two Hits and
one Critical Hit after the target player’s
Defense dice. The player discards a Hit
and the Wall is destroyed.

If the Cromwell had only scored

1 Critical , there would not be any
Hits to discard, but the Wall would
still be destroyed.
TIGER I VII
TIER
HEAVY TANK
TYPE
65
COST

• FORTRESS

ASSESS DAMAGE

5 2
FIREPOWER MOBILITY

After comparing the Attack and Defense rolls, any uncanceled Hits or In-the-red
Critical Hits are applied to the target Tank. The Hit Points bar is divided into coloured segments. Some Upgrade
CardsSURVIVABILITY
reference ‘In-the-red’. Tanks are In-the-red if they onlyINITIATIVE
have red

2 4
Hits
Hit Points remaining.
Each Hit that is not canceled after the Defense roll causes the target
Tank to lose a Hit Point. Place a Damage token next to the Tank or on
HIT POINTS: 8
the Tank’s card to show the Damage.
Critical Hits
The target player draws a Critical Card for each Critical Hit that is not RADIO
COMMANDER GUNNER DRIVER LOADER
canceled after the Defense roll. OPERATOR

If the card has a Damage Number, immediately add that much Damage
Destroyed Tanks
(in some cases, no damage) just as you would for a Hit. Then apply any
If at any point during a game a Tank loses all of its Hit Points it is
special effect listed on the card.
immediately Destroyed. Mark it with a Destroyed Token.
If the card is Repairable, place the Critical Card on the Tank’s card to
Destroyed Tanks cannot move, shoot, use Special Abilities or otherwise
remind the players of its effect. Critical Cards that aren’t Repairable are
act. Destroyed Tanks are both Impassable Terrain and Blocking Terrain.
placed on the discard pile once they have been resolved.

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 THE COMMAND PHASE
The Command Phase has four steps that clean up the battlefield, 2. Repair
preparing it for the next turn. Each Tank may attempt to repair one Critical Card with the Repairable
1. Check For Victory keyword. Roll one dice. On a roll of or , discard the Critical Card.
If a Battle Mode has unique victory conditions, check whether they When you repair a Critical Card you only remove the card and its special
have been met now. effect. Any Damage taken from a Critical Card remains.
Regardless of any other victory conditions, if at this step your opponent 3. Roll for Advantage
has no Tanks in play (they are all Destroyed or removed from the game), Both sides roll for Advantage, the side that wins will have Advantage and
you win. will win all Initiative ties for the next turn.
If at this step you and your opponent both have no Tanks in play (they 4. Reset the field
are all Destroyed), you end the game in a draw. Remove all Movement Tokens and shuffle discarded Critical Cards back
into the Critical deck, ready for the next turn.

COMMON SPECIAL RULES TANK TYPES

Each Tank Card in the game will have a list that indicates what, if any, There are five Tank types: Light, Medium, Heavy, Tank Destroyer, and
Special Rules that Tank has. SPG (Self-propelled Gun). Each Tank type has a special rule that reflects
The following is a list of common Special Rules: its role on the battlefield.

Arrow Shot Light Tank

When attacking you must Modify a to a Hit Friendly Tanks shooting at a Tank within Close Range of this Tank
gain +1
Assault Gun
This tank has a Restricted Line of Sight and Fixed Field of Fire. Medium Tank
(see page 10). When Shooting, this Tank may Re-roll a Attack dice.
Big Gun Heavy Tank
When Attacking you may Modify a to a When Defending, this Tank may Re-roll a Defence die.
Fortress Tank Destroyer
When this tank is the target of a Side Shot, do not subtract a Defense This Tank gains +1 while in Cover.
die.
Self-propelled Guns
High Explosive Other Tanks do not block this Tanks Line of Sight.
Discard all before Assessing Damage.
Light Flank
When this tank is the target of a Side Shot, subtract an additional
Defense die.

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 CREATING A PLATOON
Tank Platoons are created from four different card types: Tank Cards, Crew Cards and Crew Positions
Crew Cards, Module Cards, and Upgrade Cards. Each of these cards Crew Cards are marked with the Position that the Crew fills. The Crew
has a Cost that will be added together to create your Platoon. The Tank Positions on Tank cards indicate how many of each position of Crew
Cards in your Platoon can be from any mix of Nations. they can have attached to it.
Cost Limit The positions of crew are; Commander, Driver, Gunner, Loader, and
Before a game, players create a Platoon to a certain Cost limit. This Radio Operator.
limit may be agreed upon by the players playing the game, or set by a Some Tanks may let you take multiple of the same position of Crew
Tournament Organizer. Try playing your first few games at 50 Cost and while others may not give you an option to attach some positions of
then move up to 200 Cost. 200 Cost is the standard Cost limit, but you Crew cards.
can change this limit to suit the games you and your friends want to In some cases Tanks may have Crew Positions covering multiple roles,
play. Each card you add to your Platoon will have a Cost, and the total for example Commander/Gunner. In this case you may attach either a
must be equal to or under the agreed Cost limit. Commander or Gunner Crew Card in this position.
Tank Cards Crew with the same Card Effect do not stack. For example, if you have
Tanks come from particular Nations, indicated by the flag symbol on Driver and Gunner each with the Concealment Crew Card then your Tank
their card ( Symbol Germany, Symbol U.K., Symbol U.S.A., and Symbol only gains +1 while In Cover, not +2 while In Cover.
U.S.S.R.). You can take any mix of Tanks in your Platoon, even if they Some Crew may have multiple Card Effects. For example if a Driver had
are not from the same Nation. both Repair and Clutch Braking, the Tank would be able to Repair an
additional Critical Card each turn and attempt to rotate its facing at the
You and your friends may want to create Platoons of Tanks from just end of the Movement Phase. Adding another Crew with Repair would
one Nation. If you do, you are only allowed to add Tank Cards from not allow the Tank to Repair a third Critical Card each turn.
one particular Nation to your Platoon. Other than this restriction, you
build your forces in the same way you would build a normal Platoon. Unique Crew Cards
Unique Crew Cards are marked with . Players may have as many
Tanks may only be given Upgrades, Modules and Crew that match that Unique Crew Cards in their Platoon as they want, but can only have one
Tank’s Nation. However, some cards are marked with the Universal of each particular Unique Crew Card in their Platoon. Unique Crew still
symbol [symbol]. These represent more universal cards that are count as Crew Cards, so any effects that affect Crew Cards affect Unique
available to all Tanks regardless of Nation. Crew Cards as well.
Upgrade Cards Equipping a Tank
There are three subtypes of Upgrade cards; Ammo, Consumable, and In summary, you may attach to each Tank Card:
Equipment.
• 0-1  Crew Card per Crew Position
You may attach up to three of each subtype of Upgrade card on a single
• 0-1  Module Card per Subtype
Tank.
• 0-3  Equipment Cards
Module Cards
• 0-3  Ammo Cards
There are five subtypes of Module cards; Gun, Turret, Engine,
• 0-3  Consumable Cards
Suspension, and Radio.
You may attach up to one of each subtype of Module card on a single Tank.

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0-1 Module Card per EQUIPPING A TANK
Subtype

0-3 Equipment
Cards
0-1 Crew Card per
Crew Position

0-3 Consumable Cards 0-3 Ammo Cards

YOUR FIRST GAME

1. What You Need. Deploy T-34
You will need the following components to play your first game, in the Red area
• Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. H Tank and Card
• T-34 Tank and Card
House House
• Critical Deck
• Dice, Tokens and Measuring Arrow
• A space to play (ideally a 3’ x 3’)
2. Setup
Set up the terrain and Tanks as shown on the scenario map, using the Woods
Measuring Arrow. Woods

3. Play The Game

Players move though three Phases each turn.

House House

Deploy Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. H

in the Green area

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A. Movement Phase (page 8) Each uncancelled Hit causes the Tank to lose a Hit Point. For each
The Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. H has the lowest Initiative so it will move uncancelled Critical Hit draw a Critical Card and apply all effects to the
first. To move a Tank, place the Measuring Arrow touching the hull and Tank. This may include the loss of Hit Points and/or other Effects.
facing in any direction. Then place the tank square against the Tail of the After the T-34 has shot it is then the turn of the Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. H to
Measuring Arrow. The Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. H has a Mobility of 2 so can return fire following the same steps.
move up to two times each turn. Place a Movement token showing how Once both Tanks have shot, it is time to move on to the Command
many times the Tank moved. Phase.
After the Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. H has moved it is now the T-34’s turn to move.
The T-34 has a Mobility of 3 so can move up to three times each turn. C. Command Phase (page 18)
If either Tank has lost all of its Hit Points then the Tank is Destroyed and
Once both Tanks have moved (or chosen to stay Stationary) it is time to
their opponent wins the game.
start shooting.
If both Tanks are destroyed the game ends in a draw.
B. Shooting Phase (page 10) If neither tank is destroyed you may attempt to repair Critical Cards
Since the T-34 has the highest Initiative it gets to shoot first. To shoot, assigned to your tank. Choose one card with the Repairable keyword
the T-34 must have Line of Sight to the Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. H. If you can and roll a die, on a result of or remove the chosen Critical Card
draw a line from the T-34 turret to the Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. H without going from your tank.
completely through a Building then it is in Line of Sight.
Remove all Movement tokens from the Tanks and shuffle discarded
After determining if you can see the Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. H you create an Critical Cards back into the Critical Card deck. Then start a new turn
Attack dice Pool. Grab a number of dice equal to the Firepower beginning with the Movement Phase.
number on your Tank card, in the case of the T-34 that is 4.
Roll the dice. Each result of scores a Hit, and each scores Congratulations, you have now completed the first of part of your
a Critical Hit. If your T-34 has no Movement token next to it, it is World of Tanks: Miniatures Game Boot Camp. Now try playing the
considered to be Stationary and you may Re-roll any of its Attack dice same game again, this time using Crew and Upgrade Cards to upgrade
that failed to Hit. Otherwise, because it is a Medium Tank, it can Re-roll your Tanks to a total Cost of 50 (see below for a suggested list).
one dice.
You will need to add in the Advantage rules from page 6.
The Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. H now gets a chance to stop the T-34 attack.
Create a pool of Defense dice. The Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. H has a Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H with T-34 wit
withh
Survivability of 1, so starts with 1 die. Camouflage Net Spall Liner
Add another die for each time the T-34 and Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. H moved Binocular Telescope Recon
this turn. Safe Stowage
105-octane Gasoline
Add an additional die if the Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. H is In Cover. The Snap Shot
Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. H will gain Cover if the T-34 can see it but cannot Once you have played a game with the Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H and
draw Line of Sight to three of its four corners without passing through a T-34 using Crew and Upgrade Cards, try a pair of larger 100 Cost
Forest or Building. Platoons.
Remove one Defense die if the T-34 is within Close Range of the Add a Cromwell to the Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H, and a M4A1 Sherman to
Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. H To be in Close Range, the Tanks need to be within the T-34.
one Measuring Arrow of each other.
Remove one Defense die if any part of the T-34 hull is behind the front Cromwell wit
withh M4A1 Sherman with
of the Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. H tank’s hull. Pudding and Tea Gun Rammer
Large Repair Kit Enhanced Gun Laying Drive
A Tank can never roll more than six Defense dice. Repair
Roll the Defense dice. Each result of cancels a Hit or Critical Hit Smooth Ride
chosen by the shooting player, and each cancels a Hit or a Critical
Hit chosen by the target player.

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 BATTLE MODES
There are a number of ways to play World of Tanks: Miniatures Game
beyond the basics. This section describes four different Battle Modes Attacker Deploys Here.
you can play.

ASSAULT
The attacker wins this Battle Mode by defeating the defender on their
home ground.
Table Set Up
After placing the terrain, the Attacker places two Objective tokens
Place Terrain Here
within a Measuring Arrow of the Defender’s side of the board.
Check for Victory
When checking for victory in the Command Phase, the Attacker gains
one Victory Point if they have a Tank within a Measuring Arrow of the
center of an Objective token and the Defender does not.
The game ends after eight turns. If the Attacker scores two Victory
Points before this point, they win the game. Otherwise, the Defender
wins the game.
Attacker Places Two Objectives Here.
Defender Deploys Here.

ENCOUNTER Attacker Deploys Here.

You win this Battle Mode either by destroying all of the enemy Tanks, or
by holding the center of the battlefield against all comers.
Table Set Up
After placing the terrain, place an Objective token in the center of the
board.
Place an Objective in the
Check for Victory centre of the table
When checking for victory in the Command Phase, you gain one Victory
Point if you have a Tank within a Measuring Arrow of the center of the
Objective token and your opponent does not. You cannot claim a Victory
Point in the first turn.
When you score three Victory Points, you win the game.
If you run out of time, the player that has the most Victory Points at that
time wins the game. In the case of a tie, the player that Destroyed the
most points worth of Tanks wins. Include the Cost of any Crew, Module
and Upgrade Cards that Destroyed Tanks started the game with.
Defender Deploys Here.

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 CAPTURE THE BASE Attacker Deploys Here.
Defender Places an Objective Here.
You win this Battle Mode by penetrating your opponent’s lines to take
your objective, or by just wiping them out.
Table Set Up
After placing the terrain, each player (starting with the Attacker) places
an Objective token within a Measuring Arrow of the opponent’s side of
the board.
Check for Victory
When checking for victory in the Command Phase, you gain one Place Terrain Here
Victory Point if you have a Tank within a Measuring Arrow of the
center of the Objective token that you placed and your opponent does
not. You cannot claim a Victory Point in the first turn.
When you score at least two Victory Points and have more Victory
Points than your opponent, you win the game.
If you run out of time, the player that has the most Victory Points at that
time wins the game. In the case of a tie, the player that Destroyed the
most points worth of Tanks wins. Include the Cost of any Crew, Module
and Upgrade Cards that Destroyed Tanks started the game with. Attacker Places an Objective Here.
Defender Deploys Here.

FREE-FOR-ALL Attacker Deploys Here.

This is the basic game as described in the rules. You win by being the
last player with an operational Tank, or Tanks on the battlefield. If you
run out of time (or play to a set time limit, say 30 minutes or an hour),
the player that Destroyed the most points worth of Tanks at that time
wins the game. Include the Cost of any Crew, Module and Upgrade Cards
that Destroyed Tanks started the game with.

Place Terrain Here

Multiplayer Games
Add more excitement to your game by forming teams of players.
Multiplayer games follow the default rules for World of Tanks:
Miniatures Game, with the following additions and clarifications.
This Platoon: Tanks controlled by the player directly.
Friendly: Tanks controlled by another player on the same team as the
player. These Tanks are neither in “this Platoon” nor “enemy Tanks”.
Enemy: Tanks controlled by a player’s opponents. Defender Deploys Here.

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 QUICK REFERENCE
TURN SEQUENCE (PG 6) SHOOTING PHASE (PG 8)
• Movement Phase: • Start with the Tank with the highest Initiative and proceed down through
Players move their Tanks, in ascending Initiative order. the Initiative order to the Tank with the lowest Initiative.
• Shooting Phase: • Choose a target and determine Line of Sight.
Players shoot with their Tanks, in descending Initiative order.
• Create a pool of Attack dice, based on the Firepower number of the
• Command Phase: shooting Tank and any relevant Crew, Module, and Upgrade Cards.
Players resolve a number of effects and prepare for the next turn.
• Each result of scores a Hit, each scores a Critical Hit, and
each is a Miss.
MOVEMENT PHASE (PG 8) • Stationary Tanks may re-roll any of their failed attack dice.
• Start with the Tank with the lowest Initiative and proceed up through the
• Create a pool of Defense dice, based on the Survivability number of the
Initiative order to the Tank with the highest Initiative.
target Tank with an additional die for each of the following that apply:
• To move a Tank, place the Measuring Arrow touching the hull and facing Each time the shooting Tank moved this turn.
in any direction. Then place the Tank square against the Tail of the Each time the defending Tank moved this turn.
Measuring Arrow.
Defending Tank is In Cover.
• Tanks can move a number of times each turn, up to their Mobility
• Reduce the pool of Defense dice once for each of the following that apply:
number.
The shooting Tank is within one Measuring Arrow of its target.
• Place a Movement token showing how many times your Tank moved.
Any part of the shooting Tank’s hull is behind the front of the
• If you decide not to move a Tank it is Stationary. Do not place a target Tank.
Movement token for that Tank.
• A Tank can never roll more than six Defence dice.
• Each result of cancels a Hit or Critical Hit chosen by the shooting
player, and each cancels a Hit or a Critical Hit chosen by the target
player.
• Each uncancelled Hit causes the target to lose one a Hit Point.
• For each uncancelled Critical Hit draw a Critical card and apply all
effects to the Tank. This may include the loss of Hit Points.

COMMAND PHASE (PG 18)

CREDITS • Check for Victory. If all of your opponent’s Tanks are Destroyed, you have
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won.
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• Each Tank may attempt to repair the Effect of one Critical Card with the
Producers: Peter Simunovich, John-Paul Brisigotti
Repairable keyword. On a roll of or , discard the Critical Card.
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• Roll to determine who has Advantage for the next turn.
• Remove all Movement tokens and shuffle discarded Critical Cards back
into the Critical deck.

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