Why a free move with no Consequences?????

[madaxeman]

Just wondered where this free move is.
By wining the terrian you go second, therefore when time in most events the player who went second moves last whats the problum with that seems fair to me.

I don't think Gino really means FREE.
What he means is you can make a move without worrying about the future consequences ... e.g. chuck in things that have flanks ahnging out knowing there is no next move for you to get creamed.
Si

Doesn't the opportunity to do intercept charges mostly mean this sort of occurrence is so unfeasibly rare as to be (on balance) less important than the "it makes organising the competition a lot easier as games end pretty much all at the same time" argument ?

[david53]

I must admit to being surprised playing the NDBML game this weekend when time stopped on the current combat I think.

I actually wanted my opponent to have his turn (as he won PBI) as I had a BG of his disrupted and fighting in 2 directions so I wanted the chance to fragment or break it.

It would be useful for an immediate stop when the breaks between games are short. I have struggled to complete a turn, pack my troops up, pop to the loo, and grab food in the time available.

I always thought that letting the person with PBI complete their last turn was for the sake of fairness but others have highlighted that they get their terrain and second placement of troops as it is.

Rob

Hi Rob
I too wanted the phase to go to my turn as I had a flank march to come on in my movement turn a camp I was at but not a chance to roll a dice to sack it (fortified). and a fragmented unit of your LH within two BG's of mine shooting range so yes I could have done with my go.

[david53]

The idea that that you get terrian and placement of your troops second as if you were lucky in getting this. It costs points to try and win PBI with me 80 points for IC and +2 for LH/Cav.
Now if a person wants the chance of getting terrian all it takes is spend 80 points on an IC and take 12 bases of Cav will give you a +3 and a good chance of winning PBI.
What I seem to see sneaking in is people want to have terrian choice but not pay the points to get it then say I'm luckey to get PBI.
Its not rocket science pay the points instead of getting that extra LF unit you so need and you too can have PBI.

[shall]

shall wrote:
Just wondered where this free move is.
By wining the terrian you go second, therefore when time in most events the player who went second moves last whats the problum with that seems fair to me.


I don't think Gino really means FREE.
What he means is you can make a move without worrying about the future consequences ... e.g. chuck in things that have flanks ahnging out knowing there is no next move for you to get creamed.
Si



Doesn't the opportunity to do intercept charges mostly mean this sort of occurrence is so unfeasibly rare as to be (on balance) less important than the "it makes organising the competition a lot easier as games end pretty much all at the same time" argument ?

I'm in the Tim camp as the main reason, followed by it also removes the occasional unrealistic effect.

Si