I'll start with an apology. It's only now that I have started looking properly at the new PBI rules, so if these have already been answered please just point me in the right direction. In each case I was happy to put my own interpretation on these points, but just in case I do ever make it to a public game I'd like to know the official answers!
Shooting in the enemy turn (1)
Am I right in thinking that pinned squares lose their first hit instead of losing the second hit? I can't find this explicitly stated in the book.
Shooting in the enemy turn (2)
Also, is it correct that the reduction in shooting AP for a pinned unit conducting here they come shooting supersedes the discounting of hits?
Shooting in the enemy turn (3)
I have a vague memory from an earlier version that only "paid for" shooting can yield a pin attempt. Is that still the case?
Removing pinned results
I've assumed that the cost of removing a Pin applies to every base in the square, but I can't see that explicitly stated anywhere.
Thanks chaps!
Hello John
Let me try to help
Shooting in the enemy turn (1)
Am I right in thinking that pinned squares lose their first hit instead of losing the second hit? I can't find this explicitly stated in the book.
Indeed. The first 6 is lost if pinned. See page 85 "Effect of being pinned" Also page 94 "effect" section.
Shooting in the enemy turn (2)
Also, is it correct that the reduction in shooting AP for a pinned unit conducting here they come shooting supersedes the discounting of hits?
See above. The pinned result specifically is applied to return and opportunity shooting only. Pinned shooters are reduced to 1AP of shooting in here they come shooting. This all means that pinned affects return shooting in a different way to here they come shooting.
Shooting in the enemy turn (3)
I have a vague memory from an earlier version that only "paid for" shooting can yield a pin attempt. Is that still the case?
No problem. Page 84 "How to achieve a pinned result" there are some examples there too.
Removing pinned results
I've assumed that the cost of removing a Pin applies to every base in the square, but I can't see that explicitly stated anywhere.
Indeed, yes it does.
Hope that is all good.
martin :)
Thanks Martin.
Gah, don't know how many times I read page 84 and still missed the relevant sentence.
It is a very big set of rules John. Probably the most detailed we do.
martin :)