Slitherine

Do units with PD capability have to declare them at deployment, or are they allowed to spring them as a surprise on unsuspecting cavalry ( which is obviously more fun )

Whilst being more fun not to, you do have to declare if troops are carrying PO's.

Relevant section states something like "troops must be fully booked defined as they are placed on table"

Page 133.

Most things in FoG are designed to be open and transparent. Some lists require all BGs of a certain type to have POs or none at all - eg 100YW English LB. Other lists are more flexible- eg Han Chinese. Imagine the problems that might arise if only half your BGs actually had POs but miraculously all those anywhere near mounted were so equipped - and you weren't required to disclose.

Open and honest makes for a better gaming experience. No-one likes nasty surprises.

As a historical matter these kind of things did not spring up suddenly either.

hazelbark wrote:As a historical matter these kind of things did not spring up suddenly either.

They did in braveheart.

Yes if you look closely Wallace invents both napalm and the pike. No one had ever thought of a sharp stick before an Australian arrived amongst yee.

hazelbark wrote:Yes if you look closely Wallace invents both napalm and the pike. No one had ever thought of a sharp stick before an Australian arrived amongst yee.

Didn't Kirk Douglas / Spartacus invent napalm first?

dave_r wrote:

hazelbark wrote:Yes if you look closely Wallace invents both napalm and the pike. No one had ever thought of a sharp stick before an Australian arrived amongst yee.

Didn't Kirk Douglas / Spartacus invent napalm first?

Well naturally, but they had to deliver with rolling trees IIRC. And if you look closely they also invented the wristwatch.