Too close to Table Edge, how do I get out of this one?

Malidor · Post by **Malidor** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:19 am

My guys are the pale blue Knights and Mob!, facing off against a friend's Crossbow. My Knights have just broken his Voulgiers and they have VMDed off the table leaving me quite close to the edge.

Now what I want to do is swing my Knights around and get into the Crossbow flank (because the Mob! is already disrupted and I don't trust it to hold much longer). With the table edge so close what maneuvers are available for me to get stuck in, without hitting the table edge?

About the only thing I could think of was a 90 degree turn creating a one-frontage four-deep column of knights ready for charge, followed by an overlap feed after impact... but if there are any other options I'm missing please advise.

sagji · Post by **sagji** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:32 am

The only change I can think of is if you are drilled and pass the CMT to turn 90 and then wheel away from the table untill you almost contact the x-bow. This leaves you in a slightly better position of the mob routs and the x-bow persue.

WhiteKnight · Post by **WhiteKnight** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:55 pm

I agree. Your knights will then charge in your next impact phase.

Martin

hammy · Post by **hammy** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:57 pm

The 90 turn is about your only option. Even without the table edge it would probably be the best choice.

If the knights hit the crossbow in the flank they will get 2 dice at ++ vs 2 at -- and auto disrupt the crossbow. You could then expand to a 2 by 2 block and get 4 dice at ++ which is pretty decisive.

I can't imagine the crossbow surviving even if they beat the Mob.

SirGarnet · Post by **SirGarnet** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:05 pm

WhiteKnight wrote:I agree, only when you turn 90, you will end up two bases wide and two deep as you must end up as wide or wider (by the min necessary) as your formation was deep before the turn. Your knights will then charge in your next impact phase.

Martin

If you check p44 you will see that depth is measured in distance, not in elements. The line is 30mm deep so the turned formation need only be one base wide.

shall · Post by **shall** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:24 pm

Correct

And as Hammy says quite good enough you would find

Si

WhiteKnight · Post by **WhiteKnight** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:04 pm

sorry, all...brainstorm which made no sense at all...post corrected!

Martin

Malidor · Post by **Malidor** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:05 pm

Thanks for the replies all