Subject: Fw: Battle Cry: Rules Questions and Comments BORG GAME wrote in message <20000502195507.14514.00001046@ng-fw1.aol.com>... > Dennis > >Some questions and comments about the the new Avalon Hill game, > >Battle Cry: > > > >The "Bombard" special order card allows all your artillery units > >to move twice or bombard twice. Does "move twice" include the > >possibility of moving into and out of a woods/waterway/building > >hex? I think not, and have interpreted it like the "Force March" > >card: move two hexes, normal terrain restrictions apply (and in the > >Fredericksburg scenario, the horse artillery may move up to four > >hexes, normal terrain restrictions apply). If this is the intent, > >however, why isn't the "Bombard" card (or horse artillery rule) > >worded the same as "Force March?" > > (RB) You have interpreted this correctly, normal terrain restrictions apply to > the "Bombard" card, like the Force March card. The wording "Terrain movement > restrictions still apply" would have made this card clearer, Thanks! > > >I think the wording of the "Leadership" card could have been clearer. > >A rules lawyer might argue this card allows an attached general to > >move and attach to another unit and grant it the battle dice bonus. > > (RB) This card is a little confusing.... The original intent of the > "Leadership" card was that all generals receive an order. > When a general was not attached to a unit, it may move. If he attaches to a > unit, the unit may not battle this turn because it was not ordered. > When the general is attached... (as written on the card). > > >Terrain restrictions are supposed to be ignored when retreating. Does > >this mean a retreating unit may enter or pass through a normally > >impassable rough terrain hex? > > (RB) A unit may not retreat onto or through a hex with impassable terrain. > (Noted for clarification in the second printing.) > > >Also, I don't like the rule that an entire unit is eliminated when > >it is forced to retreat off the board (or into a river hex in the > >Antietam scenario). I allow it to take step reductions as described > >in the rule "If a unit cannot retreat, ..." > > > >Any opinions? > > Thanks for your insight... > Richard Borg