V8 out now

[martin goddard]

V8 has just gone out.



martin

[Brian Cameron]

I've read through to p45, the start of the army lists. 

Table size – option C says 18cm for 2 units of 4 – surely 24 cm?  NOW SEEN THAT UNITS HAVE CHANGED

p4 "The units in these rules mostly consist of 3 bases. Each base has model figures on it. There
are more figures on a close order base than a skirmisher base. Thus, the 4 bases in total..."

Could I suggest what when there's a change such as this that a 'find' is carried and make sure all occurrences are updated.  It's the only way I can see round the problems caused by the so many references to various rules eg unit sizes.

Dictionary
At Strength    A unit that still has 2 bases, including a general if present
Weakened     A unit with only 1 or 2 bases

See also p9

P8 example is missing

P9 – do half bases count?

P10 multiple generals – can they operate independently?

General obstructing opponent movement – redundant given the stipulations of the next para

P11 If D6 not dead, then it can be used for 2nd general.  I'm not clear what this means.

P10 Generals in fighting & p11 Generals in fighting – only needs to be one para and a list of what the effects are.

Players leading from the front – surely more fun if the player needs to decide before knowing the outcome?

P12 artillery  Can they shoot over enemy so they could target a unit in a zone which is behind another?

What about an enemy unit attacking artillery on their own?

Choosing hits: Presumably defenders chooses if 123 rolled?

P14 and 15 lot of updating needed and all the info could be in the table on page 14.

P19 First example is incorrect

P20 choosing the scenery – this conflicts with p7 "Each player may bring no more than 2 of any type (only 1 of impassable)."

P20 as suggested in a previous conversation, add an alternative to the piggy chase for those who like something which may take longer to do but carries more flavour.

P22 the example is wrong as the defender score of 11 says 'no change'.

P24 D just repeats the section on p8

P24  E deployment of units – worth noting that one of the table options mentions deployment in zone 2

P24 F  'It is allowed for these units to decrease the compulsory "3 per central square" conditions'. – conflicts with third bullet point in E

p27 Morale

0 – 1 fails??  Is it intended that zero failures causes a unit to fall back?

3 or more fails – presumably all units fall back?

P34 "Triangular numbers" – I'm not sure what the point of mentioning this is? (I know what triangular numbers are)

P35 'At strength' and 'weakened' definitions are inconsistent with p9

P38 is 'elite unit present' in addition to 'veteran/elite unit present'?

P39 Target wins – there's no mention of casualty markers – are they retained or removed?

P40  "This means that the general only counts as 1 casualty toward the fighting outcome conditions, but three toward morale tests".  It would be clearer to say ...general only counts as 1 hit...

I hope that's helpful.

Brian

[martin goddard]

That is indeed useful Brian

Thanks

Will get it done.

martin