Pick your player count, factions, Brood War and its modes and options, for exact setup steps, a full rules reference with the official FAQ and errata applied, a teaching script and a search of every rulebook.
In the StarCraft galaxy, only one thing is certain: there will be war.
The War Room
Select the sets on the table, the player count, the factions, the way you're playing and any variants. Every step, ruling and script below adapts to your choices.
Sets in play
Players two to six; Team Play needs four or six
Factions at the table (optional)
Mark the factions in play to tailor hand sizes, build limits, victory targets and faction notes. Leave them unmarked to see notes for every faction.
Way to play Brood War's game modes change the victory conditions and other key rules; only one can be used
Variants & optional rules core variants combine with each other; Brood War's optional rules can't be used with a game mode
Setup
Follow the steps in order. Each cites its official source pages; the FAQ & errata (January 2009) are already applied, and Brood War rules apply only when Brood War is selected.
Components
Every component the rulebooks list for the sets you've selected, with its count. Tap a picture to enlarge it. Brood War swaps in new Faction Sheets and some building tokens and cards.
Rules Reference
Tap a heading to open it. Contents adapt to your sets, players, factions, mode and options. Citations: Base = core rulebook, BW = Brood War rulebook, FAQ = FAQ & errata (2009), all by printed page.
Search the Rulebooks
Answers from this page come first, then every matching page of the core rulebook, the official FAQs and, when Brood War is selected, the Brood War rulebook and the FAQ's Brood War pages. FAQ v1.1 hits are marked superseded.