Gents,
Warwick did indeed answer these queries and i thought some of you may be interested in the replies, all perfectly reasonable though not all totally obvious :)
Q Heavy cavalry inflict an extra disorder point on their opponents when they "charge" is this only when they really charge into combat or does it include when they continue a melee with a charge card?
A 'Move into melee' so, yep, only on an actual move, not any melee on a charge card.
Q Troops other than skirmishers can never voluntarily withdraw from a fight can they? As far as we can see a fight will always continue until one side is routed?
A Yep, only skirmishers can withdraw
Q Crusader holy knights with their ongoing 3+ attack and 3+ save seem almost unstoppable, have we missed something or is there a good tactic to cripple them?
A Harass them with archery, do it a lot, and then do it some more… we have found that infantry, with support, can hold them for most of a battle, but you have to work hard at it with your cards. They are very expensive units, and very expensive when lost, but yep, frightening.
Q If a unit is hit in the flank their opponent gets +2 dice. After the 1st round of combat do they turn to face each other? I could see nothing of that type so assume no.
A No, assumed right
Q A unit is disarray can not start a melee, but if an opponent starts one does it fight back with one less dice because now open formation or cant fight back at all.
A They do zippo… too much of a chaotic mess to fight back.
Q if during the turn you drop below the disarray amount do you go back into close formation?
A No, the lines are still messed up. You'd need a manoeuvre card for that.
Q Presumably the fear card and the challenge card works on every unit in melee in that battle?
A You don't have to be in melee to use Fear, just in charge range. Pick one until to attack for each of your units. Same with Challenge, one challenge per unit in melee that you want to issue a challenge with. Is that clear?
Q A knight for example only uses his lance if he charges. SO if he is charged and does not get to use his lance are they gone or can he use them the next time he does charge?
A Lances are only lost after your own charge, so yes, they can still be used.
