Slitherine

footslogger wrote:Not sure this is worth an errata, but....

I have some horse that belong to a friend, not sure what they are based for, but they are 60mm depth (in 28mm). The turning rules would allow these guys when in a single rank to turn 90degrees and be in two files.

Surely not? 60mm is exactly one base width.

However, note that if they are 2 ranks deep, they MUST turn in 2 files, whereas properly based troops would have the choice of being in 1 or 2 files. Swings and roundabouts methinks.

However, I take your point below.

So, in the section where you describe using figures based for other systems, you might want to clarify in a manner similar to what you've done for pike that are based not as deep: "This is acceptable but the game must be played so that no advantage or disadvantage accrues from using deeper (in this case) bases and the rules are to be interpreted accordingly."

However, it is difficult to see how the game can practically be played without any disadvantage of extra depth, if only because two BGs cannot be on top of each other.

If you are going to allow possible disadvantages, you probably need to allow advantages to compensate. Better to leave it to be agreed between the players, or, failing that, the umpire I think.

If we start to see people deliberately basing their figures on deep bases to gain some advantage, then we will have to rule on it.

daveallen wrote:Colonies & Conquest

Japanese list

Pages 33 - 36

The second b.p. on p 33 says:

Murakami kaizoku armies cannot have cavalry...

Should the minima for Cavalry in the main and ally lists have an asterisk to reflect this

Dave Allen

I think there are other lists where this is not done for single special cases.

The Caroline English list in WoR has an "asterisk-option" allowing you to ignore the minimum for Horse.

The list notes state this is represents the army in certain named geographic locations outside England and Ireland, but this could probably be more explicit about whether it's "only" allowed to field no Horse when in those locations, or if they represent some specific examples of when the army fielded no horse.