random game length

[Cpt_Reaper]

I recently had a game with a mate of mine, the very mate that got me into 40k years ago. I have never beaten him before yesterday, only ever come a draw. This is because on turn 5 I have victory assured, but he rolls for random game length (1,2,3 it ends on a 4+ it goes and extra round) and I always play to turn 7 and lose horribly.

My question is, is this how random game length works and does it apply to every game?

[greatcrusade08]

IIRC it works like this

 

at the end of turn 5 roll a dice, on a 1 or 2 the game ends.

if it continues to turn 6 roll a dice, on a 1,2 or 3 the game ends.

if it continues to turn 7 the game ends automatically

 

it is set in stone for every game

[Hellios]

IIRC it works like this

 

at the end of turn 5 roll a dice, on a 1 or 2 the game ends.

if it continues to turn 6 roll a dice, on a 1,2 or 3 the game ends.

if it continues to turn 7 the game ends automatically

 

it is set in stone for every game

 

I would like to modify GCs statement to say it is set in stone for all basic missions within the BBB. If you play custom missions (maybe in an event) or older missions or those from a battlepack/mission book you may find they do not have random game length or that they may use slightly different rules. However apart from that GC is correct for most of the games people play in 5th edition.

[awfulawful]

IIRC it works like this

 

at the end of turn 5 roll a dice, on a 1 or 2 the game ends.

if it continues to turn 6 roll a dice, on a 1,2 or 3 the game ends.

if it continues to turn 7 the game ends automatically

 

 

If you work out the math, it just means that there is a 1/3 chance of a five turn game, a 1/3 chance of six turns, and a 1/3 chance of going the full seven turns.