Austin Warhammer 40k uses the ruleset of 3rd Edition Warhammer 40K, as presented in the main rulebook (AKA the Big Black Book, or BBB), appended/modified by the release of the following codices/supplements: The following clarifications/interpretations/'house rules' are used on our battlefields:
  1. Quarters-based scenarios in which models set up inside of a quarter but not within X" of the enemy are modified so that models cannot set up within X/2" of the center of the board.
  2. All games are played on a 4'x6' table. If we use a physically larger table, escape/advance-type scenario objectives generally still assume a 4'x6' play field.
  3. A single 'level' of hill blocks Line-Of-Sight unless the target or shooter is in base-to-base contact with the hill. Also, all hills are assumed to be 'smooth slopes', so moving between single levels of a hill is not difficult terrain. (This is mainly because of how the hills we frequently use were modeled)
  4. A window in a building blocks Line-Of-Sight unless the target or shooter is in base-to-base contact with the window.
The following rules would be used if anyone played those armies, but until then, they are not: The following rules are not used:

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