Reserves

There are ways in which a Model may be kept off of the Tabletop during play. These are collectively known as Reserves.

## Reserve Entry Strategies

Before a Model can be placed into Reserves, it must have a declared Reserve Entry Strategy. This defines how the Model will eventually come onto the Table-top during play. Some Models have Special Rules which grant them unique Reserve Entry Strategies, but all Models have access to the Standard Reserve Entry Strategies (see callout).

Players must physically place their Models in such a way as to denote their Reserve Entry Strategy to be used as a reminder later on. For example, if Models are using the Left Table Edge Standard Reserve Entry Strategy, place those Models along the left table edge to act as a reminder of where they will arrive.

### Standard Reserve Entry Strategies

* **Own Table Edge** - The Model will enter play from the controlling player's table edge.
* **Left Table Edge** - The Model will enter play from the table edge to the controlling player's left.
* **Right Table Edge** - The Model will enter play from the table edge to the controlling player's right.

## Reserves During Deployment

A Player may place up to one-half (rounded up) of her Models into Reserves during Deployment, declaring their Reserve Entry Strategies.

## Leaving the Table and Entering Reserves

Many Special Rules allow Models to leave the Table-top and enter Reserves. Models which leave the Table-top to enter Reserves must immediately declare a Reserve Entry Strategy. All Models have access to the Standard Reserve Entry Strategies when doing this, and some Models may have Special Rules which dictate other Reserve Entry Strategies available to them. **A Special Rule is required for a Model to leave the Table-top and enter Reserves**.

## Arriving From Reserves

When a Model arrives from reserve using one of the normal Reserve Entry Strategies, it simply Moves onto the board using a Move Action (see Move Action) using any point on the specified Table Edge as its starting point. Other Reserve Entry Strategies will provides specific rules to follow

### Reserves Arrival

1. During a player's Move: Action Phase of Game Turn 2, up to one-half of the player's Models held in Reserve during Deployment may be moved onto the Table-top (round down).
2. During a player's Move: Action Phase of Game Turn 4, all remaining Models held in Reserve during Deployment must be moved onto the Table-top.
3. Models which have entered Reserves by leaving the Table will typically arrive during the Move: Action Phase on the following Game Turn (additional rules apply below).

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> **Left Without an Edge Rule** - If a Model leaves the table without walking off a table edge and declares a Standard Reserve Entry Strategy, it will arrive on the next Game Turn.
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> **Completely on the Board Rule** - A Model must be moved completely onto the Table-top when arriving from Reserve. If it cannot do so, it remains in Reserve and will attempt to arrive again in the next Game Turn.
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> **Anywhere Along the Edge Rule** - A Model may move onto the board starting from anywhere along the table edge that its Reserve Entry Strategy defined.
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> **Required Entry Strategy Rule** - A Model must use the Reserve Entry Strategy that was declared when it was placed in Reserve.
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> **Reserve Rule** - A Player may only place up to one-half (rounded up) of his Models in Reserve during Deployment.
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> **Standard Reserve Entry Strategy Rule** - Unless otherwise allowed, Models which leave the Table-top must declare a Standard Reserve Entry Strategy.
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> **Same Edge Rule** - If a Model leaves the table by moving off of a table edge and declares its Standard Reserve Entry Strategy to be the same table edge it left on, it will arrive from that table edge on the NEXT GAME TURN.
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> **Different Edge Rule** - If a Model leaves the table by moving off a table edge and declares its Standard Reserve Entry Strategy to be a different table edge than it left on, it will skip the next Game Turn, arriving on the Game Turn after that.
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