P.S. I can report that Cam & I had no bendy columns in our game today! ;-)
I am almost fearful to ask, how did the game go and did you try out the mission?
Bent Columns
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Hi Tim - game went well - I have photos so will try and post a write up tomorrow or Monday at latest. And no sorry we didn't get a chance to try the mission scenario - we played a standard game but despite starting before lunch with a fair bit of yakking didn't get time to get a second one in (which was what he had tentatively planned to be the scenario if time permitted)...
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Mike said, "I think on this one we're just going to have to rely on good manners from the players with the guiding principles being try not to leave them bent at the end of the move and if you do then the formation changes should be around the front bases only."
I think this is a good start to handle this.
As best as one could, a player should try and not leave a bend in his March formation, but I can tell you from actual game play that there will be those unique situations were a March formation will end up having one or more bends in it - that March formation on a curvy road in a wooden area for example. So for certain unusual or unique situations, players should just accept a bend or two if there is no other alternative or logic. But if those trailing bases can line up behind the lead stand when its done moving, than they should do so. After all, the depth of the March formation is much much deeper on the game table than it would have actually been. But as I mentioned before, this is do to the miniature figures themselves and not some game rule. These are the limitations placed upon us for playing with such nicely painted toy soldiers... uhmm, I mean wargaming miniatures.
How did something so simple get so complicated?
Posted 1 year ago #
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