Subject: Re: Hannibal Rules Question
From: holger.joist@coc-ag.de

In article <7v4v4m$56d$1@news1.bu.edu>,
  aarondf@bu.edu (Aaron D. Fuegi) wrote:
> holger.joist@coc-ag.de wrote:
> : Dear Hannibalistas,
>
> : last weekend we played a round of AHs Hannibal.
> : The following rules question occurred:
>
> : Assume 3 location A, B and C all under Roman political control.
> : In A there is a combat where two Carthagian units have to retreat.
> : Location B is empty, Location C contains one Carthagian unit. There
> : is no other way to retreat.
> : Are the two units allowed to retreat to C because one of these two
> : units is destroyed during retreating through B and so only one unit is
> : reaching C which also contains one unit? Or do I have to check the
> : retreat limits before starting the retreat?
>
>       This is not clear even in the 2nd edition rules assuming space C
> contains TWO Carthaginian units.  I quote the rules on this below. However,
> assuming there are MORE units in space C than you have when you REACH space
> C, I think it is legal to go there.

You are quite right. I haved asked Mark Simonitch via email yesterday,
and his answer is:

The two Carthaginian units retreating are allowed to retreat to C and since
there is only one CU left when they show up there, the retreat is stopped.
--Mark

>
> From 2nd edition rules, Page 14, at
>       http://www.alliedgames.com/Hannibal/HanPg14.htm
> "The loser of the battle must retreat to a space that is both friendly
> controlled (contains a friendly PC) and clear of enemy CUs or to a space that
> contains more friendly CUs than the retreating force."
>
> : Thanks
> : Holger
>
> Aaron
> aarondf@bu.edu
> http://scv.bu.edu/~aarondf/ (the Last Homely House)

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