Talk:Initiative/@comment-27673714-20160130122428/@comment-27029853-20160130154750

Imperials don't always have initiative. It was recommended in the original rules for friendly games that the Imperials get the initiative. However for tournaments, you look at who has the less squad points (or a die roll if those are the same).

Yes, there are plenty of games where the initiative doesn't matter apart from the asteroid placement.