Dystopian Wars: Starting Out
So you're interested in Dystopian Wars, or have already decided to give it a shot. Here's a bit of general advice and things to watch out for. Rules Everything you need to play the game is available free online at dystopianwars.com . The tab Resources holds the game rules as well as printable versions of the templates and cards you need. Under the tab Factions, the ORBAT button leads to the rules for that particular faction. The orbats (Order of Battle) tend to get updated when new units are released. Dystopian Wars does use bespoke dice, but they map directly onto a standard D6, so you can play without them if necessary. Listbuilders No dedicated software currently exists. There is a battlescribe dataset maintained by a kind soul on the discord. Since lists in this game are quite simple, I personally use excel for the point calculation and then put together a cheatsheet with all the needed rules. Game Size The standard size the game is balanced for is between 1500 and