Will Guards work the same?

[EricLarsen]

I was glad to see the January update where the original surrender rules in EIA are being programmed for the computer version. I sure hope the guard rules will work the same as in the board game. I remember when Matrix was going to do a EIA clone (before being legally blindsided by Talonsoft) that it was not going to have the same guard rules as EIA so I'm hoping that now that the new game is a replica of the original boardgame that it will include the original guard rules. It sure will be nice to have the computer to do all the math and keep track of DRM's.
Eric Larsen

[Snigbert]

How do guard rules work in EIA?

[EricLarsen]

Originally posted by Snigbert
How do guard rules work in EIA?

Snigbert,
While the guards will contribute their morale bonus to combat without committment, it is the concept of committing the Guards to combat actively during a combat round that is the key. In the EIA boardgame combat can last several rounds if both sides remain unbroken. But committing the Guard into the battle is more of a gamble because during the round the Guard is committed the other side must break or the side committing the Guards breaks. So committing the Guards isn't something you'd do right off the bat in a battle and making sure to commit them when you know you can break the enemy is the key. It really helps keep players from committing the Guard willy nilly just to gain a combat perk and models better the vulnerability of a force that does commit their Guards too soon and they are beaten back.

It's been a long time since I've been able to play the boardgame and I anxiously await the computer game so I can play the game and my 5 cats won't win everytime. It's really a blast playing multiplayer because of the diplomacy.
Eric Larsen