"You do not play wargames with unstoppable units" Topic

You were asked – TMP link

…Do you play wargames with such an unstoppable unit?

64% said "no, I do not play wargames with unstoppable units"

14% said "yes, I infrequently play wargames with unstoppable units"

6% said "yes, I sometimes play wargames with unstoppable units"

I do play a lot of games of OGRE, but even the largest Ogres are stoppable!

I've had units that were unstoppable…when routing!

I used to write DBA campaigns that gave each player an unkillable core force and territory. The idea was to avoid the "nothing to do" problem that makes players quit the game – if you always have *something*, there's always a chance of a comeback, and a reason to keep playing. This also had the neat side effect of making larger forces/kingdoms harder to control, since any kind of multi-player force is by nature chaotic and prone to disobedience.

- Ix

I don't mind one unstoppable unit – but too many make a boring game

In response to the thread title: "Boy, you can say that again."

What happens if an unstoppable unit meets immovable terrain?

What happens when one unstoppable unit meets another unstoppable unit.

Obviously, they bounce.

My guard units don't get to play as much as line units

An unstoppable unit, it must be fantasy, I don't play fantasy so unstoppable units are not possible in the real world.