P&S formations

[ravenflight]

I've just realised that I may have been doing something wrong in the rules.

On occasion I have formed 2 wide 3 deep formations for various reasons. This appears to be an illegal formation. Am I correct?

It seems that 1 wide or 3 wide are the ONLY legal formations.

[rbodleyscott]

I've just realised that I may have been doing something wrong in the rules.

On occasion I have formed 2 wide 3 deep formations for various reasons. This appears to be an illegal formation. Am I correct?

It seems that 1 wide or 3 wide are the ONLY legal formations.

Correct, except when you have to drop back elements when charging, routing etc., or when in combat in a column and you want to expand but can only expand 1 file per turn.

[ravenflight]

I've just realised that I may have been doing something wrong in the rules.

On occasion I have formed 2 wide 3 deep formations for various reasons. This appears to be an illegal formation. Am I correct?

It seems that 1 wide or 3 wide are the ONLY legal formations.

Correct, except when you have to drop back elements when charging, routing etc., or when in combat in a column and you want to expand but can only expand 1 file per turn.

Thanks Richard.

[timmy1]

Ravenflight, you would not be Australian perchance?

[ravenflight]

Ravenflight, you would not be Australian perchance?

Err... why?

I'm running MOAB in Sydney, I guess I MIGHT be???

[timmy1]

No particular reason (use of illegal tactics and all that...)

[ravenflight]

No particular reason (use of illegal tactics and all that...)

Oh, I get it - sorry a bit slow.

YES, I am an ex-Convict.

My mother (who is into genealogy) has found a convict in our family tree. He was put into gaol for a week for swearing at a women in front of a church on a Sunday.

I'm not quite sure what that means:

If it wasn't a:
1) Woman;
2) In front of a Church; or,
3) on a Sunday.

Would he have been imprisoned?

[timmy1]

Australia, the only country in the world where being descended from a convict brings social cachet rather than disgrace. I wonder if, rather like medieval Europe where genealogy 'research' traced a link back to Joseph or similar, there will be an industry grow up tracing family trees back to a semi-mythical 'first-convict'...

[ravenflight]

Australia, the only country in the world where being descended from a convict brings social cachet rather than disgrace. I wonder if, rather like medieval Europe where genealogy 'research' traced a link back to Joseph or similar, there will be an industry grow up tracing family trees back to a semi-mythical 'first-convict'...

Yes, there already is. Anyone who is anyone has a convict from the first fleet in their family tree.

It's total BS.

The vast majority of Anglo-Aust population came in the '50's. As it stands my mum's reaearch is genuine, but only a minor infraction not a real 'convict' per se.

My mum's maternal line is the only line that goes back prior to 1900. The rest were later.