====== Surprise ======

Combat often starts before everyone involved is prepared. An ambush, a sudden double-cross, or a trap might all give one side in a fight an edge over the other.

When this happens, the side that started the fight is not dealt cards but begins the fight on [[rules:hold|Hold]]. Victims of the surprise attack must make [[skills:notice|Notice]] rolls. Those who make it are dealt in as usual. Those who fail get no card in the first round of combat.

//Savage Worlds Deluxe Edition p. 73//