Slitherine

Two of my BGs declare a charge on an enemy BG. Each is legal in it's own right, but it so happens that there isn't room for both to hit the enemy. Current rules don't say what happens. Suggestion: make the fastest BG move fiirst, if equally fast, charging player's choice. The other BG moves as far forward as it can. That makes it similar to the pursuing rules so simpler.

grahambriggs wrote:Two of my BGs declare a charge on an enemy BG. Each is legal in it's own right, but it so happens that there isn't room for both to hit the enemy. Current rules don't say what happens. Suggestion: make the fastest BG move fiirst, if equally fast, charging player's choice. The other BG moves as far forward as it can. That makes it similar to the pursuing rules so simpler.

Is'nt there something about bursting through your own troops if theres no room sure this happened 2 years ok at derby against Rodger might be wrong mind.

Yes, you are wrong Dave . I can't remember the details, but the situation was covered by the rules, so not the case being raised here.

grahambriggs wrote:Two of my BGs declare a charge on an enemy BG. Each is legal in it's own right, but it so happens that there isn't room for both to hit the enemy. Current rules don't say what happens. Suggestion: make the fastest BG move fiirst, if equally fast, charging player's choice. The other BG moves as far forward as it can. That makes it similar to the pursuing rules so simpler.

The rules do address this. The declaring player chooses the order of charges (Sequence of Charges and Responses, page 68 ). If the first charge blocks the second charge from being able to contact the enemy by dropping back a base, the second charge is cancelled (Formation Changes when Charging, page 54).

Well looks like the answer was hidden amongst all those words in the original rules after all