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==Gameplay==

''Battle Masters'' simulates a battle between factions from the ''[[Warhammer Fantasy (setting)|Warhammer Fantasy]]'' setting: on one side the forces of good, the human Empire; and against them the evil forces of Chaos, featuring a combination of units from ''Warhammer's'' Chaos army and Orcs & Goblins army.

The game is played on a large 54 by 60 inch [[Polyvinyl chloride|vinyl]] battle mat, superimposed with large hexes. Over 100 unpainted plastic [[miniature model (gaming)|miniatures]] are included.<ref name="dragon188" /> Instead of individual bases, ''Battle Masters'' units are mounted on large unit bases of typically five infantry or three cavalry miniatures.

Players array their armies at opposite ends of the battle mat, or according to one of the pre-set scenarios. Turn order is determined by drawing from a deck of 59 Battle Cards, which determines which units may move on this turn. The same deck contains cards for both armies, meaning the same player may take multiple turns in a row if cards for their units appear sequentially.

When it moves, each unit may move one square and then attack an adjacent opponent (aside from ranged units, which can only attack or move). The attacker and defender each roll a number of dice equal to their Combat Value. The game uses the same type of special dice as ''HeroQuest'', each having three skulls, two blank sides, and one shield. Each skull rolled by the attacker deals one damage to the enemy, and each shield rolled by the defender reduces the damage by one. A unit is eliminated when it accumulates 3 damage.

Each army contains a notable special unit. The Imperial army has the Mighty Cannon, which can strike at long range and eliminate a unit in one hit, but is unreliable and may even destroy itself or hit allies in the cannon's path. The Chaos army has an Ogre Champion which can move three square and attack three times; however, the order in which it does each is determined randomly.

The goal of the game is to eliminate all of the opponent's units. An optional set of scenarios includes unique rules, and a set of tournament rules allows for a campaign of multiple battles. Units which survive a battle in a campaign gain an Elite Token which grants an additional Combat die.