vexillia
Signifer
Inscrit le: 21 Nov 2017 Messages: 354
Localisation: Warrington, UK
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Posté le: Dim Juil 28, 2019 11:08 am Sujet du message: |
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If you are going to do this:
Zoltan a écrit: | @Alan - I still don’t accept that the LC can’t evade through the HC as that is based on an unreasonably strict interpretation of “oriented in the same or opposite directionâ€.
Case A:
HCHCHCHC
LCLC
ELEL
Friendly HC are less than 1UD from LC and perfectly parallel. The LC are just within 3UD of the Elephants. The Elephants charge the LC. No one disputes that the LC can turn 180 degrees and interpenetrate the HC in an evade move. |
Try using the Code tag to improve understanding:
Code: | HC HC HC HC
LC LC
El El |
I've added some spaces and a lower case l to show how clear it can be. Here's a misaligned example using | to indicate touching bases and double spaces to indicate gaps:
Code: | HC|HC HC|HC
LC|LC
LC
El|El |
Hope this helps? _________________ Martin Stephenson |
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barnstormer
Javelinier
Inscrit le: 27 Aoû 2018 Messages: 15
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Posté le: Dim Juil 28, 2019 9:48 pm Sujet du message: |
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As a player maybe the onus is on you not to put your LC and HC in such a position. Leave a bigger than 1UD gap or alternatively have them actually touching or make it obvious (perhaps by stating it aloud as you move) that they are facing the same (or Opposite) position. |
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Zoltan
Centurion
Inscrit le: 18 Jan 2015 Messages: 445
Localisation: Wellington, New Zealand
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Posté le: Dim Juil 28, 2019 10:00 pm Sujet du message: |
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barnstormer a écrit: | As a player maybe the onus is on you not to put your LC and HC in such a position. Leave a bigger than 1UD gap or alternatively have them actually touching or make it obvious (perhaps by stating it aloud as you move) that they are facing the same (or Opposite) position. |
Well that is the practical outworking of this discussion. I wanted to propose a rules tweak to allow the evader to wheel to line up before determining whether they are blocked by an obstacle as that as how some people are playing this in practice. Unfortunately the rules brainstorm has closed off. |
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Dickstick
Légat
Inscrit le: 17 Juil 2016 Messages: 682
Localisation: West Bromwich
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Posté le: Lun Juil 29, 2019 7:43 am Sujet du message: |
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Zoltan a écrit: |
I do NOT think trapping an opponent's troops in front of their friends is an intended design feature of ADLG. It's a gamesmanship trick that will discourage new players. We just don't need that rubbish in our game (anymore). |
One traps one's own troops in front of one's own troops.
The issue is avoided if you inform your opponent when you move that troops are parallel .
Quite often it is questionable as to why are the LC still in the way of things. Ie why is the owner leaving it there?
This cry for a wheel is a cover up for a lack of forward planning. _________________ Player 747 don't call me Jumbo |
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Zoltan
Centurion
Inscrit le: 18 Jan 2015 Messages: 445
Localisation: Wellington, New Zealand
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Posté le: Lun Juil 29, 2019 8:02 am Sujet du message: |
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Perhaps a player rushes LC forward to slow the enemy while his slower HC come up behind them to:
a) charge impact HC through the LC next move?Â
b) withdraw the LC back through the HC who might be elite shooters
Not exactly “questionable†(implying dubious) moves; bread and butter for cav or steppe style armies. |
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Dickstick
Légat
Inscrit le: 17 Juil 2016 Messages: 682
Localisation: West Bromwich
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Posté le: Lun Juil 29, 2019 8:38 am Sujet du message: |
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Questionable does not imply dubious here.
More a question of why are the LC still here.
Your scenario is a perfect example of why they should be there but it's good all the same to make it clear they are are parallel to avoid conflict with the pedant. Especially one who has a tendency to knock the table. _________________ Player 747 don't call me Jumbo |
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SteveR
Prétorien
Inscrit le: 21 Mar 2018 Messages: 291
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Posté le: Sam Aoû 03, 2019 3:09 pm Sujet du message: |
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I see that some clarification might help here. The situation in question occurred late in the game. Both the LC and the Cav had moved up as groups, from different directions to confront an enemy. The angle between the lines was around 30 degrees.
We're not talking about an infinitesimal accidental lack of alignment. |
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