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    Beyond the Gtes of Antres

    Thi$ i$ a !#e0#elea$e 'e#$in f %he c#e $*$%em f# %he f#%hcming Be*nd %he Ga%e$ f An%a#e$ #&le $e%. We &$&all* j&$% call i%

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    The Be%a Edi%in i$ $%ill a (a* + f#m a cm!le%e game- b&% i% ha$ all %he e$$en%ial elemen%$ needed % !la* &$ing %he $am!lef#ce$ de$c#ibed. A$ $&ch i% incl&de$ #&le$ f# infan%#* cmba% and 'a#i&$ $&!!#% (ea!n$ f di+e#en% kind$- b&% i% de$ n% a$*e% c'e# 'ehicle$- b&ilding$ # !#'ide cm!le%e #&le$ f# %e##ain. R&le$ f# %e##ain a#e gi'en in f&nc%inal %e#m$ 4 #a%he# %hande,ning e'e#* kind f !$$ible $cenic fea%e 4 b&% (e feel %hi$ (ill !#e$en% fe( !#blem$ % game#$ f an* e)!e#ience.

    La$%l* 4 I3d j&$% like % !e#$nall* %hank e'e#*ne (h ha$ cn%#ib&%ed % #iginal cl$ed !la*%e$%$ and %he $&b$e"&en% Al!ha!la*%e$%ing- (i%h&% (h$e 'al&able in!&% (e (&ldn3% be (he#e (e a#e %da*. I3d !a#%ic&la#l* like % men%in And#e( Che$ne*(h ha$ c#dina%ed e+#%$ a% Wa#l#d Game$ and %aken !a#% in m$% f game$- Nick Simme#$n (h ha$ jined &$m$% (eek$ and cn%#ib&%ed man* g#ea% idea$ % %he mi)- and $c&l!%# Wj%ek Fli$ (h ha$ n% nl* #eali$ed man* f An%a#ean (a##i#$ a$ mdel$- b&% al$ cn%#ib&%ed man* inn'a%i'e #&le$ idea$ and a gd deal f en%h&$ia$m. Thank *&.

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    The Be%a Edi%in !#'ide$ all %he #&le$ needed % !la* agame &$ing %he f#ce$ de$c#ibed in %he $am!le a#mie$. A$$&ch i% incl&de$ #&le$ f# infan%#* cmba% and 'a#i&$

    $&!!#% (ea!n$- b&% i% de$ n% a$ *e% !#'ide cm!le%e#&le$ f# 'ehicle$ # la#ge machine$.

    R&le$ f# addi%inal %*!e$ f %#!$- 'ehicle$- %e##ain andm&ch el$e be$ide$ a#e &nde# de'el!men% and (ill bea'ailable % d(nlad f#m %he Wa#l#d Game$ Be*nd %heGa%e$ f An%a#e$ f#&m f# %h$e (h (i$h % %#* %hem &%.

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    We ha'e (#ked &% $am!le a#mie$ f# all %he f#ce$de$c#ibed in %hi$ edi%in. Pla*e#$ can #ed&ce # add % %he$eb* d#!!ing # adding f%he# &ni%$ % make f#ce$ %ha% a#e$malle# # la#ge#. Al%h&gh %hi$ 2!in% 'al&e f#ee3 me%hd

    (a$ ini%iall* ch$en a$ a !#agma%ic $l&%in !#i# %de'el!ing !#!e# a#m* li$%$- i%3$ $me%hing (e3'e #a%he#cme % enj* a$ a (elcme b#eak f#m endle$$ calc&la%in$and %he min&%iae f !in%$ 'al&e$/ !e#ha!$ %ha%3$ j&$% &$1

    Addi%inal and e)!anded $am!le a#mie$ and de'el!men%alli$%$ (ill be a'ailable % d(nlad f#m %he Wa#l#d Game$Be*nd %he Ga%e$ f An%a#e$ f#&m (hen %he* a#e #ead*.

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    Written by Rick Priestley 

     Artwork: Phil Moss

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     TYPES OF UNITSEac! )%a2e+, a+&2 c(&)+",e, a '.&be+ (f .'"-,< A .'"-c(',",-, (f ('e (+ &(+e &(de%, -!a- &(/e, a'd 5!-,-(e-!e+ a, a c(!e+e'- +(.)9 f(+ e1a&)%e a' "'fa'-+2 ,*.ad<T( e'ab%e ., -( f(+&.%a-e +.%e, 0e ca-e(+",e .'"-, "'-( -!ef(%%(0"' -2)e,<

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    I'fa'-+29 c(&&a'd9 0ea)(' -ea& a'd 0ea)(' d+('e .'"-,c(&)+","' &(+e -!a' ('e &(de% a+e a++a'ed "'-( af(+&a-"('< A f(+&a-"(' ", a +(.) (f &(de%, 0!e+e '( &(de%,a+e ,e)a+a-ed f+(& -!e +(.) b2 &(+e -!a' <

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     THE TURNBef(+e -!e a&e be"', -!e )%a2e+, eac! )%ace a' a))+()+"a-e'.&be+ (f (+de+ d"ce "' -!e d"ce ba< T!", ", ('e d"ce f(+ e/e+2.'"- "' -!e"+ f(+ce e1ce)- f(+ ,!a+ded .'"-, a, '(-ed be%(0< F(+e1a&)%e9 "f a f(+ce (f e"!- C('c(+d b%.e .'"-, ", fac"' af(+ce (f '"'e I,(+"a' +ee' .'"-,9 -!e' -!e ba ,-a+-, (4 0"-!e"!- b%.e (+de+ d"ce a'd '"'e +ee' (+de+ d"ce<

     TURN SEQUENCE

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    ?INE OF SIGHT (?OS)

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    HIGH GROUND @ND ?OS

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    ,"!- (/e+ &e' (' -!e +(.'d be%(0< F(+ c('/e'"e'ce 0e%% #.,- .,e -!e -e+& !"! +(.'d f(+ ,.c! ,"-.a-"(', a'd -a$e "-a, +ead -!a- -!", c(/e+, a%% c(&)a+ab%e c"+c.&,-a'ce,<

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    SIZE OF TERR@IN @RE@S

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    MODE?S WITH MU?TIP?E WE@PONS

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    COVER

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