Slitherine

daveallen wrote:

alasdair2204 wrote: as I have been rejoined by Paddy there are lots and lots of guns,

As my army is chock full of schiltrons, sorry - keils, this doesn't sound like fun

Since the errata still don't include the proposed correction of the keil rule will I be allowed to reprise the performance of the dodgy Swiss concertina marching band?

Dave

daveallen wrote:

alasdair2204 wrote: as I have been rejoined by Paddy there are lots and lots of guns,

As my army is chock full of schiltrons, sorry - keils, this doesn't sound like fun

Since the errata still don't include the proposed correction of the keil rule will I be allowed to reprise the performance of the dodgy Swiss concertina marching band?

Dave

“Any non-tercio battle group that is capable of adopting keil formation (and not forbidden by its army list companion book from doing so) must do so at all times unless it is in, or forming, square. If as a result of base losses it ceases to be a keil, but still has at least eight heavy foot or determined foot bases, it must attempt to reform as a keil as soon as it is able. If it started the battle able to adopt keil formation, but as a result of base losses now has fewer than eight heavy foot or determined foot bases, the only formation changes permitted are to form or leave square, or reduce or expand frontage so that the heavy foot or determined foot are no more than one or two bases wide.”

no jiggery pikery at Badcon.

philqw78 wrote:For those playing FoG(R) the new Errata is out HERE

Something about Keils

grahambriggs wrote:

philqw78 wrote:For those playing FoG(R) the new Errata is out HERE

Something about Keils

Stretching it a bit to call this an errata, though I agree with the principle that pike would form up deep.

Might be an issue with the mandatory nature of this perhaps. i.e. if my pike are close to enemy shooters and lose a base making me no longer a Keil can I charge in the impact phase or do I have to sit there so I can do a formation change in the Movement phase?

rbodleyscott wrote:

grahambriggs wrote:

philqw78 wrote:For those playing FoG(R) the new Errata is out HERE

Something about Keils

Stretching it a bit to call this an errata, though I agree with the principle that pike would form up deep.

It would be stretching it a bit to call it a clarification. However, it's an omission from the published rules, hence an Erratum. Anyway, why get hung up on semantics? (Apart from the natural wargamer's tendency to argue about everything, however pointless, even if it means a game timing out instead of victory.)

Call it whatever you like. It's official, which is what matters.

And if you think this is a dubious method of correcting the rules, you clearly have never taken part in Official MagicTheGathering tournaments.

Might be an issue with the mandatory nature of this perhaps. i.e. if my pike are close to enemy shooters and lose a base making me no longer a Keil can I charge in the impact phase or do I have to sit there so I can do a formation change in the Movement phase?

If you come up with a better wording it can go in errata V1.09.

rbodleyscott wrote:

Might be an issue with the mandatory nature of this perhaps. i.e. if my pike are close to enemy shooters and lose a base making me no longer a Keil can I charge in the impact phase or do I have to sit there so I can do a formation change in the Movement phase?

If you come up with a better wording it can go in errata V1.09.

mrbootsthecat wrote:I'd just like to say that the event was very good. Excellently run and organised. We had four really good games and really enjoyed our first foray to Burton

grahambriggs wrote:Stretching it a bit to call this an errata, though I agree with the principle that pike would form up deep. Might be an issue with the mandatory nature of this perhaps. i.e. if my pike are close to enemy shooters and lose a base making me no longer a Keil can I charge in the impact phase or do I have to sit there so I can do a formation change in the Movement phase?

daveallen wrote:

grahambriggs wrote:Stretching it a bit to call this an errata, though I agree with the principle that pike would form up deep. Might be an issue with the mandatory nature of this perhaps. i.e. if my pike are close to enemy shooters and lose a base making me no longer a Keil can I charge in the impact phase or do I have to sit there so I can do a formation change in the Movement phase?

I think you're reading more into this than is there. It doesn't say a BG must resume keil formation before it can do anything else, merely that it must attempt to do so as soon as it is able. No reason it can't declare a charge.

Dave