Warhammer 40k Kill Team – Recruit Edition Review

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We review the Warhammer 40k Kill Team Starter Set, published by Games Workshop. This two-player skirmish game is the perfect starter set to get people a jump start into the Warhammer 40k Kill Team skirmish game system.

Warhammer 40k Kill team is a two-player skirmish game set in the battlefields of Warhammer 40k. Each player takes control of a small Kill Team, usually consisting of about 8-12 models, and fights for control of objectives or to kill the enemy team. Players take turns activating models and engaging in both long-range and melee combat until 4 rounds have passed. Each battle can last between 45 and 75 minutes.

A game of Kill Team starts with each player choosing their team. The Recruit Edition has both Orks and Death Korps Krieg Kill Teams. Once players select their teams and mission, they can set up the battlefield.

Each round of Kill Team consists of 3 phases. 1. The Initiative phase where players roll off to find out who activates first. 2. The Strategy phase where players implement command points. They use the points in different ploys or to reveal tactical operations for their team to attempt for victory points that turn. The last phase is the Firefight phase. This is where all the action happens. Players take turns activating each model in their team until all models have acted. The round then ends, and players start the next round.

Each model in Kill Team has its own data cards with unique abilities and stats. Generally, each model will get two actions that can consist of movement, shooting, charging, special actions, etc… without the ability to repeat actions. During an activation, players must determine whether to have a model get a conceal order or an engagement order. Models with conceal orders