Slitherine

If one takes a compulsory terrain choice as maximum size, and use it as a hill covering (or visa-versa), does the non-compulsory "part" count as one or two towards the maximum of that type?

Any terrain selection that is max sized counts as two selections unless compulsary, so I would say that if it is combined with a compulsary feature, it counts as two, though the compusary part would still only count as one. Example: A compulsary forest covering a hill would count as 1 forest but two hills.

gozerius wrote:Any terrain selection that is max sized counts as two selections unless compulsary, so I would say that if it is combined with a compulsary feature, it counts as two, though the compusary part would still only count as one. Example: A compulsary forest covering a hill would count as 1 forest but two hills.

i agree, but they can't place the hill because it is dropped down *after* the complusory forest.

but, if you have a double sized complusory hill you could cover it with forest. it isn't a terrain choice though, it only removes the two forests from the selection list (again, the forest would have to be dropped after the hill, and couldn't over lap it if it was two "actual" terrain choices)

personally, this is why i think we need to let terrain pieces overlap. it's exposed by the cheesy road/river tactic, but is also not realistic - there are plenty of hills out there only half covered by trees.

mind you, the possibility for cheesy exploits is alomst limitless.

gozerius wrote:Any terrain selection that is max sized counts as two selections unless compulsary, so I would say that if it is combined with a compulsary feature, it counts as two, though the compusary part would still only count as one. Example: A compulsary forest covering a hill would count as 1 forest but two hills.

That would be one of the interpretations, but I couldn't find anything in the rules saying either way - one could equally argue it's part of the compulsory piece so counts as one.

OldenTired wrote:

gozerius wrote:Any terrain selection that is max sized counts as two selections unless compulsary, so I would say that if it is combined with a compulsary feature, it counts as two, though the compusary part would still only count as one. Example: A compulsary forest covering a hill would count as 1 forest but two hills.

i agree, but they can't place the hill because it is dropped down *after* the complusory forest.

If a type of terrain that can cover hills is compulsory, and hills are available, the compulsory can go down as on a hill.