Leader bug?
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:44 am
I can't find my manual right now, so I hope the rules of the boardgame are the same.
When one has a leader in a battle, in the old rules, one was allowed to voluntarily drop the tactical rating. This only mattered in one instanc (as I recall): When the battle has a 4 leader against a 2 leader. 4 vs 2 means +1 vs. +0. 3 vs. 2 means +1 / -1.
So, the leader could opt for a battle with fewer losses to both side, if desired.
However, in the case where the 4 leader force has cav superiority, it makes a HUGE difference: You can't add any more to a +1, but you can to a +0. So, players would downgrade to a 3 tactical whenever they had cav superiority, because then they would get +1 / -1 (vs. a 2 leader).
I think this is a logic failing in the computer version. Unless the rules don't allow tactical step-downs any more?
When one has a leader in a battle, in the old rules, one was allowed to voluntarily drop the tactical rating. This only mattered in one instanc (as I recall): When the battle has a 4 leader against a 2 leader. 4 vs 2 means +1 vs. +0. 3 vs. 2 means +1 / -1.
So, the leader could opt for a battle with fewer losses to both side, if desired.
However, in the case where the 4 leader force has cav superiority, it makes a HUGE difference: You can't add any more to a +1, but you can to a +0. So, players would downgrade to a 3 tactical whenever they had cav superiority, because then they would get +1 / -1 (vs. a 2 leader).
I think this is a logic failing in the computer version. Unless the rules don't allow tactical step-downs any more?
