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charge through ZOC square

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:05 pm
by Zawzgrzyt
Does anyone knows why an enemy unit could attack my archers by passing through the primary ZOC square of my cavalry. My lancers faced diagonally to that squar. It happened to me the second time, I do not know where I go wrong, any ideas?

Re: charge through ZOC square

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:10 pm
by melm
That square is archers primary zoc too

Re: charge through ZOC square

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:23 pm
by Zawzgrzyt
So if I turned the archers 45 degrees then the unit couldn't be attacked? It doesn't make sense IMHO.

Re: charge through ZOC square

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:26 pm
by kronenblatt
Zawzgrzyt wrote: Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:23 pm So if I turned the archers 45 degrees then the unit couldn't be attacked?
Yes, that's my understanding, since then your unit is only in the primary ZoC of the cavalry unit.

Re: charge through ZOC square

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:33 pm
by Cunningcairn
Zawzgrzyt wrote: Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:23 pm So if I turned the archers 45 degrees then the unit couldn't be attacked? It doesn't make sense IMHO.
That is correct if the spear is ZOC'd by 2 primary ZOC's it can choose which one to charge. It is the unfortunate "gameyness" of ZOC. I do not see the problem in always allowing a unit to attack a unit directly in front of it irrespective of ZOC's. That would eliminate the "gameyness".

Re: charge through ZOC square

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:50 pm
by Zawzgrzyt
Thanks for answers, still learning something new.