Browse the rules and reference content from Core Rules. Background, stories, and model showcases are collected in [this book’s lore](../lore-core-rules/).

## Rules and reference

| Section | Printed pages | PDF pages |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [First principles](../core-rules-first-principles/) | 31–53 | 33–55 |
| [The pre-battle sequence](../core-rules-pre-battle/) | 55–57 | 57–59 |
| [Priority and activation](../core-rules-round-sequence/) | 59–60 | 61–62 |
| [Actions](../core-rules-actions/) | 62–65 | 64–67 |
| [Movement](../core-rules-movement/) | 66–69 | 68–71 |
| [Shooting](../core-rules-shooting/) | 72–73 | 74–75 |
| [Close combat and hits](../core-rules-close-combat/) | 74–79 | 76–81 |
| [End phase and Wyrd powers](../core-rules-end-phase-wyrd/) | 81–85 | 83–87 |
| [Post-battle and post-cycle](../core-rules-post-battle/) | 86–92 | 88–94 |
| [Founding a gang](../core-rules-founding-a-gang/) | 96–101 | 98–103 |
| [Campaigns and territories](../core-rules-campaigns/) | 118–137 | 120–139 |
| [Battlefields and scenarios](../core-rules-battlefields-scenarios/) | 139–147 | 141–149 |
| [Gang tactics](../core-rules-gang-tactics/) | 148–149 | 150–151 |
| [Skills](../core-rules-skills/) | 150–153 | 152–155 |
| [Trading Post and weapon traits](../core-rules-trading-post/) | 154–165 | 156–167 |
| [Rulebook index](../core-rules-index/) | 166–168 | 168–170 |

## Reading the references

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## Source conversion notes

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