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

Rounds continue until the endgame begins.

Activation

• Activate one enemy

» Resolve additional enemies

Engagement

• Strategy Phase (repeat as your Strategy allows)

» Strike

» Commit Dice

» Roll Dice

» Apply Dice

• Resolve Phase

» Suffer Damage

» After Effects

» Exhaust Dice

» Recover Dice

» Gain Item Rewards

» Cleanup

–Discard all active cards

–Discard combat cards in excess of your Strategy

–Discard the top enemy from one enemy deck to the Menhir Stack

–Advance the dial by one position