"Throw me a 6 battle report" Topic

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The game played pretty well. I have most of the rules written but need to add a couple of items.

One question…should skirmishing types be allowed to charge the flank of an enemy if they are engaged with another unit?

Is there historical accounts of skirmishers breaking from harassing one unit to attack another? It makes sense from the God's Eye View we have as players, but would they be able to coordinate such a breakoff and reorganization in real time?

My preference is to make it so, but I am biased towards skirmish-intensive armies.

I definitely don't think they should be able to break off and fight another unit in a single turn but breaking off from heavy infantry is definitely in the game. Cavalry can break off from any infantry.

You have a point though. It's a game so why not allow them to nip at the heels.

That becomes its own issue, however. If it is allowed just because it is a game, that opens the floodgates. But, if they can break away from a heavy infantry unit, there is no reason they cannot engage a different unit at a later time. I was envisioning breaking off from one and engaging another in the same move.

Your question is ambiguous. Do you mean skirmishers who are engaged with another unit but discontinue their harassment to attack another (I'd say they wouldn't do that), or skirmishers who may not normally seek contact at close quarters but have an opportunity for a safe flank attack against an already engaged enemy whom they could disorder and render vulnerable to the frontal attack (which is what some types are skirmishers exist for)?

I gotta say I'm really looking forward to getting this on the table.