Turn Structure

A game of Eldfall Chronicles consists of several Rounds; each round contains one Turn per player. In a turn one player is Active and the other(s) Reactive; when the Active Player finishes, the roles swap. Only one player is Active at a time.

The Active Player runs 4 phases:

1. Strategic Phase — the Active Player's models may declare applicable Abilities, Items and Stratagems (the Leader's Stratagems may be used only here).
2. Upkeep Phase — all players allocate Activation Points to every eligible model, equal to its Stamina.
3. Tactical Phase — a series of Activation Sequences. Ends when the Active Player has no eligible models left or stops voluntarily.
4. End Phase — resolve applicable effects; both players discard unspent AP.

You need not activate every model; activate in any order, and you may switch models before one has spent all its AP.

Source: EC Skirmish Rulebook 2025 (v1.6), pp. 38–40.

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