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Started by Habbaku, May 09, 2012, 12:14:59 PM

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Habbaku

#810
June 12, 2012, 08:37:17 PM
Quote from: Drakken on June 12, 2012, 08:32:59 PM
Why shouldn't I roll in Buda? I rolled in every single time I advanced. If Tamas wants to avoid combat he is free to do so.

Because he can fall into the fortifications automatically, avoid a battle in which he has a severe disadvantage and laugh at your attempts to take one of his keys when you only have one card left?

You rolled every previous time because a power may only house four units in fortifications and, if greater than those numbers, must fight a field battle if he doesn't avoid battle.
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien

ulmont

#811
June 12, 2012, 08:38:47 PM
Quote from: Drakken on June 12, 2012, 08:32:59 PM
Well in Belgrade he retreated into the barricades after the field battle, so I thought that it was the same in Buda : Field battle first, then whether he retreat or go into the barricades.

Why shouldn't I roll in Buda? I rolled in every single time I advanced against him so far. If Tamas wants to avoid combat, though, he is free to do so. I'll let you take it from there.

Usually, if a potential victim has 4 or less troops in a fortified space, they will automatically retreat and get more favorable dice for the assault defense (a 2:1 dice advantage on a per troop basis) than the field battle.

As to avoid battle, it's usually a good idea to roll that one hypothetically first as a general practice anyway.  If they fail, go for the battle; if they win, let them decide.

Drakken

#812
June 12, 2012, 08:41:10 PM Last Edit: June 12, 2012, 08:42:42 PM by Drakken
Well, I spent my CPs from the assumption that field battles were forced.

May I redo my turn, then?

Habbaku

#813
June 12, 2012, 08:44:19 PM
You could always read the combat section of the rule-book to dispel that assumption.

Yes, you are fine to redo your turn.
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien

katmai

#814
June 12, 2012, 08:54:23 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 12, 2012, 08:37:17 PM
Quote from: Drakken on June 12, 2012, 08:32:59 PM
Why shouldn't I roll in Buda? I rolled in every single time I advanced. If Tamas wants to avoid combat he is free to do so.

Because he can fall into the fortifications automatically, avoid a battle in which he has a severe disadvantage and laugh at your attempts to take one of his keys when you only have one card left?

Yeah but it is Tamas....
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son

Drakken

#815
June 12, 2012, 08:59:07 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 12, 2012, 08:44:19 PM
You could always read the combat section of the rule-book to dispel that assumption.

Yes, you are fine to redo your turn.

3CP:
1/3 : Troops from Belgrade to Szigetvar
3/3 : Brahe patronized for 2CP.

Everything good now? Another subsentence of the rules I should have read?

Habbaku

#816
June 12, 2012, 09:02:24 PM
Subsentence?  It has an entire header of its own.

Anyway...no, it is good now, but why are you moving your troops off of Belgrade?  Unless you think Tamas is going to somehow capture both Szigetvar and Agram (with his one card), then your troops are safe...
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien

Habbaku

#817
June 12, 2012, 10:20:22 PM
Off to Garbon unless Drakken wants to modify that move a little.
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien

Drakken

#818
June 12, 2012, 10:55:18 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 12, 2012, 10:20:22 PM
Off to Garbon unless Drakken wants to modify that move a little.

From what I read in the rules, if Tamas decides to use its troops in Buda as relief force in Belgrade I would be at disadvantage with him having more troops than I do. So what would be the benefit of me staying there?

Habbaku

#819
June 12, 2012, 11:32:25 PM
The fact that it is highly unlikely he'll do so, mainly.  Why bother relieving a key under siege if he knows you aren't going to assault it?

A 9 vs. 8 battle in which both sides lose regulars isn't exactly advantageous to him.
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien

Tamas

#820
June 13, 2012, 01:38:43 AM
well if I have a 5CP card, I could like, build 4 cavalries and move in...
I am not saying it would be sensible, but it would be a potentially benefical gamble.

Drakken

#821
June 13, 2012, 07:01:13 AM
I keep it as it is.

Garbon, your turn.

Tamas

#822
June 13, 2012, 07:33:50 AM
I'll be passing out the turn unless something unexpected happens.

garbon

#823
June 13, 2012, 08:35:30 AM
Can I convert Liege and if so, does it fall to Dutch control?
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

Habbaku

#824
June 13, 2012, 10:29:59 AM
Quote from: garbon on June 13, 2012, 08:35:30 AM
Can I convert Liege and if so, does it fall to Dutch control?

You may convert Liege, yes, but it will remain independently controlled.  You'd have to expend a CP on the Control Unfortified Space Space action to get political control.
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien
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