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Lack of command Friction

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zel
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I have liked Sams games primarily as they prevented "god control" ie introduced command friction to portray some commanders misinterpreting orders, being lazy drunk or impetuous etc...
I Was wondering why Lassalle has reverted to the (IMO) dull command range system.....is this because of the tactical focus ??( I would argue there is still scope for command friction/fog in these situations...)

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Are the other rule sets going to reintroduce this aspect?? NB the activation system in Might & Reason in my view remains inspired

Posted 2 years ago #
Sam Mustafa
Le Grand Fromage

Yes, it's because the entire board represents less than a mile, and any given commander is likely to be no more than about 200-300 meters from any of his units.

Given that tiny scale, and the fact that commanders did things verbally, I didn't see the need to tack on the sort of activation system that the big-scale games like GA and M&R have.

Blücher, however, will have a new system, somewhat different from the GA/M&R approach, that is based more upon fatigue and the army's overall level of engagement. (The longer units are engaged, the harder it is to get them to do something.)

But in Lasalle, where a "battle" represents only about 2 hours, again I thought that was unnecessary.

Posted 2 years ago #

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