20 Strong is played in rounds. Each round has two parts: Activation and Engagement. Each part has a series of phases or steps.

Actions can be taken at any time in a round.

• Take Actions:

Take as many actions as you wish throughout the entire round.

ACTIVATION

• Influence: Discard one or more influence cards. Then, draw to five.

• Opposition: Activate an enemy. Then, resolve the boss’s Activation effect.

ENGAGEMENT

• Strategy Phase (repeat as your Strategy allows): Commit, roll, and apply dice.

• Resolve Phase: Suffer damage, resolve After effects, exhaust dice, and recover dice (including one additional die matching the ether). Then, resolve Cleanup