Slitherine

is it allowable to measure at any point in time? Or are charge ranges guessed? Sorry if tis has been asked before, I am finding it difficult to find anything on it in the book.

7thedplayer wrote:is it allowable to measure at any point in time? Or are charge ranges guessed? Sorry if tis has been asked before, I am finding it difficult to find anything on it in the book.

YEs any time. The idea the authors put forward is no surprisies no gotcha. The idea is people should win on strategy not on clever manipulation of game mechanics.

Always measure everything!
Shooting, charges, moves etc.
Also good to know where rout moves will end up, and if your team will be close enough to see there friends fleeing in terror.

In games where you are forbidden to measure, usually people come up with some sneaky way of doing it anyway.
There aren't many secrets in this game, other than your brilliant plan.

Further, it is considered good practice to state what is measured. "My cavalry are just outside 4 MU of the archers" for example. Your opponent then knows that he will be shooting at long range but can be charged. This makes for much friendlier games. It is good practice to agree the position of troops as they are being moved. It's far easier than arguing about it ten minutes later when the table has been shaken and the figures hit by the dice. I really don't want to hear someone say to me "... they were in charge range when I moved them last bound." Much nicer to hear. "I'm moving these just into charge reach". You can then agree just how the charge would happen next turn if nothing is done about it. Avoids all arguments (nearly).

rogerg wrote:Further, it is considered good practice to state what is measured. "My cavalry are just outside 4 MU of the archers" for example. Your opponent then knows that he will be shooting at long range but can be charged. This makes for much friendlier games. It is good practice to agree the position of troops as they are being moved. It's far easier than arguing about it ten minutes later when the table has been shaken and the figures hit by the dice. I really don't want to hear someone say to me "... they were in charge range when I moved them last bound." Much nicer to hear. "I'm moving these just into charge reach". You can then agree just how the charge would happen next turn if nothing is done about it. Avoids all arguments (nearly).

Well stated, sir. I heartily agree.

Marc

babyshark wrote:

rogerg wrote:Further, it is considered good practice to state what is measured. "My cavalry are just outside 4 MU of the archers" for example. Your opponent then knows that he will be shooting at long range but can be charged. This makes for much friendlier games. It is good practice to agree the position of troops as they are being moved. It's far easier than arguing about it ten minutes later when the table has been shaken and the figures hit by the dice. I really don't want to hear someone say to me "... they were in charge range when I moved them last bound." Much nicer to hear. "I'm moving these just into charge reach". You can then agree just how the charge would happen next turn if nothing is done about it. Avoids all arguments (nearly).

Well stated, sir. I heartily agree.

Marc

Yep yep. Declare intent and both abide by it.

rogerg wrote:Further, it is considered good practice to state what is measured. "My cavalry are just outside 4 MU of the archers" for example. Your opponent then knows that he will be shooting at long range but can be charged. This makes for much friendlier games. It is good practice to agree the position of troops as they are being moved. It's far easier than arguing about it ten minutes later when the table has been shaken and the figures hit by the dice. I really don't want to hear someone say to me "... they were in charge range when I moved them last bound." Much nicer to hear. "I'm moving these just into charge reach". You can then agree just how the charge would happen next turn if nothing is done about it. Avoids all arguments (nearly).

Second this it does save any trouble later in game should table move ect.