THIS IS NOT "SEX IN THE CITY" II

Urban combat in Warmachine is all about Buildings and Structures. It's about snipers and close quarters fighting. And when you decide to set up a game using a city theme there are four types of Buildings/Structures that you will be using:

• FOOT PRINT: A footprint is the ruins of a destroyed building that really has no walls remaining and basically is just a rough terrain template with rubble and the smashed remains of inner or outer walls.
• COMPLETE: A complete building/structure is an intact building that has either one story or multiple stories with a rooftop. These buildings make cityscape fighting interesting because they sometimes block LOS and allow for models to enter them to gain cover. Also, rooftop combat can be fun and exciting. Decided ahead of time if complete building may be entered or not. If they may be entered, build them with removable tops to allow models to be moved in and out easily.
• PARTIAL: A partial building is a typical ruined or damaged building that only has part of its walls and a partial roof. These buildings may have been burned out, bombed, or otherwise suffered collapse during combat.
• FLATS: Flats can only be used in special situations with certain tables or board. I have used flats when I have butted a table up against a wall, or when the building is on an extreme edge of a game board. A flat building has a front, but has no rear of the building. These are usually used as backdrop buildings in model railroads. This link shows a good example of a flat. Notice the front is detailed and the back is open.

No matter what kinds of buildings you choose to use, remember that you should build them with game play in mind. Allow for walkways, stairs, and windows where models can enter and exit the buildings ... but whatever you do make sure that you have fun playing out some of the cool scenes from Legends in your cityscape battles.