Orders Question

[George]

Hello,

Question about orders. If unit, say, is ordered to march straight across the battlefield to the other end of it (and say it’s a long one) and gets one move. Next turn, do I still have to roll orders for that unit again as I have not changed the earlier order?

[Mike]

yes… the command phase is about more than just “getting orders”.  It reflect any and all reasons why a unit may not follow orders as you intended it to… so maybe after moving for a turn, the unit commander thinks he sees something and halts the unit to investigate… maybe he believes he is about to have his orders countermanded and so slows down in order to make such an order easier to follow… whatever reason you can think of reflects why the unit stopped…

[SteveT]

Yes, George, they have to roll again next turn. Fog of War.

[George]

Hmm…reminds me of the movie Up where the dogs keep getting distracted by squirrels. “Here we go, men, we’re almost to…Hey, Squirrel! (and the whole battalion stops to look).”

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