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The '''Halo Interactive Strategy Game''' is a turn-based board game in which the player controls either [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] or [[Covenant]] troops in at least three campaign scenarios and user-created maps. Featuring the same premise and characters as the video game trilogy ''Halo'', including [[John-117]], [[Cortana]], [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]], the Halo Interactive Strategy Game utilizes a modular board that can be re-configured to create a multitude of gameplay experiences. The game was released on<!--October 28,--> 2008.<ref name="boardgeek">[http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37305/halo-interactive-strategy-game '''Board Game Geeks''': ''Halo Interactive Strategy Game'']</ref> The game's credits can be viewed [[Halo Interactive Strategy Game credits|here]].

== Overview ==
In recreating the video game's signature three dimension graphic design, the game pulls fan-favorite elements from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Halo 2]]'', and ''[[Halo 3]]'' along with music from the video game's award-winning soundtrack and features unseen exclusive DVD content to enhance game play.

In the game, players will command armies of three-dimensional collectible character figures for several different levels of play, including [[Heroic]] and [[Legendary]] for more strategic advanced gamers. Fans can follow storylines that expand the Halo experience in [[campaign]] mode or go head-to-head in interactive battle sequences with [[Slayer]] or [[Capture the Flag]] modes.

=== Playable levels ===
There are at least three playable campaign levels:
*[[Jericho VII (level)|Jericho VII]]
*[[Defense of Castle Base]]
*[[The Hidden Artifact of Reach]]

===Game modes===
There are three different forms of gameplay that use the basic rules and add some new ones as well.
*[[Normal]] mode
*[[Heroic]] mode
*[[Legendary]] mode

Gameplay continues until the objective is completed.

==Gameplay==
The game begins with each player choosing their team. Each team consists of seven or eight characters represented by rubber miniatures.

;UNSC
*Master Chief Petty Officer [[John-117]] - Primary weapon [[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System|Assault Rifle]]
*3 [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan IIs]] - Primary weapons [[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System|Assault Rifles]]
*3 UNSC [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] - Primary weapons [[M6C Personal Defense Weapon System|Pistols]]

;Covenant
*An Arbiter - Primary weapon Plasma Rifle
*2 [[Sangheili]] - Primary weapons Plasma Rifles
*2 [[Jiralhanae]] - Primary weapons Plasma Rifles
*3 [[Unggoy]] - Primary weapons Plasma Pistols

After choosing sides and rolling dice to determine which team moves first, the game begins. The game is played in alternating turns until the objective is completed. During a turn you can choose to either move or attack.

=== Move ===
If a player decides to move a character they forgo the option to attack. Movement is based on each characters "MOVE" statistic, which represents the number of spaces on the grid-like board that the character can move.

=== Halo and Weapon Tokens ===
When a character steps on a Halo or Weapon token the player may draw a card from the corresponding deck, or select the Halo Card or Weapon token on the games interactive DVD.

Halo tokens represent equipment, grenades, and The Flood. These tokens include:
*[[Grenade]]s
*[[Radar jammer|Radar Jammers]]
*[[Bubble Shield]]s
*[[Gravity lift|Gravity Lifts]]
*[[Invincibility]]
*[[The Flood|Flood]] (which instantly kills the character and destroys the Halo token)

Weapon tokens are divided into two sets: UNSC or the Covenant. When a UNSC character lands on a weapon token they may draw from either the UNSC or Covenant decks, but Covenant characters can only use Covenant weapons. Characters can only use weapons if they are listed in the used by section of the card.
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;UNSC Weapons
*[[Assault rifle|Assault Rifle]]
*[[Battle rifle|Battle Rifle]]
*[[Pistol]]
*[[Rocket Launcher]]
*[[Shotgun]]
*[[Sniper rifle|Sniper Rifle]]
*[[M7/Caseless Submachine Gun|Sub Machine Gun]]
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;Covenant Weapons
*[[Type-50 particle beam rifle|Beam Rifle]]
*[[Type-25 Grenade Launcher|Brute Shot]]
*[[Type-25 Carbine|Brute Spiker]]
*[[Type-51 Carbine|Covenant Carbine]]
*[[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]]
*[[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Gun]]
*[[Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer|Gravity Hammer]]
*[[Type-52 Pistol|Mauler]]
*[[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]]
*[[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|Plasma Pistol]]
*[[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle|Plasma Rifle]]
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=== Attack ===
If a player chooses to have a character attack with a weapon they give up the ability to move that turn. To attack the Defending character must be within range of the chosen weapon and line of sight of the Attacking character. The Defending character may then use defensive equipment ([[Invincibility]] or [[Bubble Shield]]). The attacking character rolls dice for the character's strike value plus the weapon's strike value, the defending character rolls dice for their shield value. The team with the most corresponding icons showing wins the attack.

If after moving any character wishes to take over an enemy occupied space they may do so by attacking with melee the enemy character. When attacking with [[melee]], each character rolls the amount of dice for their melee value and the team with the most corresponding icons showing wins the melee.

==Gallery==
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== Sources ==
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== External ==
*[http://www.amazon.com/Genius-Products-Halo-Interactive-Strategy/dp/B001DDY6XA/ref=sr_1_3?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1343349242&sr=1-3 '''Amazon''': ''Halo - Interactive Strategy Game'']
*[http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37305/halo-interactive-strategy-game '''Board Game Geeks''': ''Halo Interactive Strategy Game'']

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