Slitherine

The diagram on page 38 shows a typical move with two wheels, both to the right, that are less than 90 degrees in total.

What about double wheels (e.g., march column which combines both a left and a right wheel with movement)? Two situations are navigating bends where several roads connect and another is finishing a wheel to move off road and then wheel to a position where the unit can later change formation to tactical.

I had wondered about that too, but we have played it where no single wheel can be more than 90 degrees, although I believe following a road in march column is not restricted as long as you stay on the road.

I had wondered about that too, but we have played it where no single wheel can be more than 90 degrees, although I believe following a road in march column is not restricted as long as you stay on the road.

This is the way it should be played. Wheeling (off a road) should be restricted to 90deg in total. Wheels on a road are ignored.

terrys wrote:

I had wondered about that too, but we have played it where no single wheel can be more than 90 degrees, although I believe following a road in march column is not restricted as long as you stay on the road.

This is the way it should be played. Wheeling (off a road) should be restricted to 90deg in total.

Total net change in direction or total cumulative (absolute values) of changes in direction?

MikeK wrote:

terrys wrote:

I had wondered about that too, but we have played it where no single wheel can be more than 90 degrees, although I believe following a road in march column is not restricted as long as you stay on the road.

This is the way it should be played. Wheeling (off a road) should be restricted to 90deg in total.

Total net change in direction or total cumulative (absolute values) of changes in direction?

To illustrate MikeK's questions for those not mathematically inclined...

A 60 degree wheel to the left followed by a 60 degree wheel to the right is both a net change of 0 degrees and a total, cumulative change of 120 degrees. Neither wheel exceeded 90 degrees. The net wheel is 0 degrees but the total (absolute) amount of wheeling does exceed 90 degrees.

The rule says, "A unit cannot wheel through more than 90 degrees in a single move." That does not say, "A unit cannot wheel through more than 90 degrees in a single wheel".

Yes, that sets it out clearly. Consider a march column that wheels 90 right, marches, wheels 90 left and in doing so essentially sidesteps with an advance. Net change in direction is zero degrees, total number of degrees spent wheeling is 180.

If slides and wheels were combined then measurement and implementation get complex (unless it is just straight-line distance from start to finish).