Slitherine

zoltan wrote:Let's start again.

1: the bow cause the HW/Bow to lose a base. Must I remove the blue HW? Assuming yes, the situation becomes "2".

2. the bow cause the HW/Bow to lose a (second) base. Must I remove the blue Bow or can I select another front rank HW base (for reasons best known to myself)?

No. You must remove the nearest. Not "the most shot at". And if there's more than one nearest, you get to choose. Since in your diagram all four HW bases are nearest, you get to choose which you lose. And them you have to fill in from the back ranks. Then you lose another base. Assuming you haven't moved, you again get to choose - so you could choose one of the three remaining HW bases, or the base that filled the vacant front rank position.

It does feel odd occasionally but to be hoenest it rarely makes a difference. I think it's that way to make it simple.