Operations, Intel, and Influence: route every cycle

01Verified game rule

Operations are non-combat choices that cost Intel. Tactical Missions can award Intel and zone Influence; Influence unlocks zone rewards.

02Decision signals

Editorial tactical model

03Tactical procedure

Use this procedure as a decision order, not a rigid script. Re-check it whenever a hit misses, reinforcements arrive, or the objective changes.

1. 01Spend Intel on non-combat Operations, earn it in Tactical Missions, and target zone rewards that remove bottlenecks.
2. 02Operations are non-combat choices that cost Intel. Tactical Missions can award Intel and zone Influence; Influence unlocks zone rewards.
3. 03Can every operator survive the enemy response and still reach the next objective?
4. 04Is useful AP, Advantage, a Utility, or Call for Backup being left unused?

04Field scenario

05End-of-turn checklist

1. 01Can every operator survive the enemy response and still reach the next objective?
2. 02Is useful AP, Advantage, a Utility, or Call for Backup being left unused?
3. 03Operations are non-combat choices that cost Intel. Tactical Missions can award Intel and zone Influence; Influence unlocks zone rewards.
4. 04Spend Intel on non-combat Operations, earn it in Tactical Missions, and target zone rewards that remove bottlenecks.

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