Ben Norton "nzdarkelf"

They are all one unit, so yes they are fighting. If the melee caused the unit defending the village to break then the whole unit breaks, the part of the unit ‘on the other flank’ doesn’t get to stay. Why, because they are one unit – and you cannot fire into a unit in combat. If you and your opponent agree to house rule something else thats fine,…[Read more]

i’m saying you can’t fire into combat, even from another flank.

Hi John, I agree with your opponent that you would not be able to fire at the defender. Yes, firing comes before melee, but movement comes before firing (except for defensive fire, which happens during movement). Once the attacking units charge is successful both sides are now in combat. Sure it doesn’t get resolved until later in the turn, but…[Read more]

Hi. You would need two moves. Firing doesn’t need an order, and can still take place even if an order is failed. (of course in that case artillery would have to be already deployed).

Hi George,

GH was released during the 1st edition of Black Powder. Back then the rulebook gave skirmishers a +1 to hit modifier across the board, so the rule in GH was a varient of that. BP2 does not give skirmishers a +1 modifier to hit, making the GH rule redundant. Of course if you and you opponent wish to include the GH rule in your games you…[Read more]

Hi George,

You will note in the rule book that it is not necessary to move the actual General into contact with the BC, you could use an ADC for example. The point is he is effectively just a counter, a visual reminder that the BC has a reroll available. So no, I don’t believe the General/ADC has to continue with the BC under a Rally or Follow Me…[Read more]

When I first saw someone complain about this on a Facebook site I didn’t know whether it was a joke or a complain from someone with an obnoxious case of button counter syndrome. Seriously, the hobby community doesn’t need this level of anal retention. I suggest you look elsewhere for your hobby kick. – Ben.

Basically its to lock the players into a predetermined course of action. So you won’t be able to look across the table if you are going 2nd and make your deployment decisions based on what happened in your opponents turn. So its creating a Fog of War challenge to your game.

Hi Big Al. Wow you have never failed to form square. brought a smile to my face. In my very first game of BP, the first time an infantry unit was charged by cavalry the roll to form square came up double 1’s! That wasn’t the end of it. In the combat phase, the cavalry rolled all 1’s and 2’s and failed to score a single hit, resulting in the…[Read more]