J.J. Young on 31 Aug 2003 14:26:30 -0000


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Re: [eia] Retreating the Denmark corps


The depot in London is closer to Brest (by land spaces) than the depot in
San Sebastian.

-JJY

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kyle H" <menexenus@xxxxxxx>
To: "public list for an Empires in Arms game" <eia@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 11:58 PM
Subject: Re: [eia] Retreating the Denmark corps


>     I honestly don't see how this is a "house" interpretation.  The rules
> state quite clearly that corps are retreated toward their "nearest depot".
> A depot is a depot.  The general principle behind this rule is that troops
> will fall back on their supply lines, retreating towards their nearest
> source of supply.  If invasion supply is closest, why would troops move
away
> from it?  That doesn't make any sense to me.  (BTW, I can imagine lots of
> situations in which you'd *want* to fall back toward your invasion supply
> depot.)
>     I'm curious, though.  If you had been originally thinking that the
> invasion supply depot doesn't count, then why did you think the Denmark
> corps would first retreat to the St. Malo area?  Wouldn't it have
retreated
> immediately to the Lorient space?  (It doesn't really matter.  I'm just
> wondering.)
>
> kdh
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J.J. Young" <jjy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "public list for an Empires in Arms game" <eia@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 11:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [eia] Retreating the Denmark corps
>
>
> > I forgot about our house interpretation that invasion depots should be
> > counted for retreat directions.  In that case, yes, the Denmark corps
> would
> > end up in the space between Paris and Cherbourg.
> >
> > -JJY
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kyle H" <menexenus@xxxxxxx>
> > To: "public list for an Empires in Arms game" <eia@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 11:37 PM
> > Subject: [eia] Retreating the Denmark corps
> >
> >
> > >     I'm trying to figure out where the Denmark corps will end up when
it
> > is
> > > retreated.  It must be retreated towards its nearest depot.  As far as
I
> > can
> > > tell, the nearest British depot is the one in the English Channel.
So,
> > > initially, the Denmark corps must move to the St. Malo space.
However,
> > that
> > > space contains a depot garrison, so the corps must be moved again.
The
> > next
> > > move would place it in the Cherbourg area, but that is occupied by two
> > > unbesieged French corps.  So the Denmark corps must be moved again.
> This
> > > leaves it in the space between Cherbourg and Paris.
> > >
> > >     Have I done this correctly?  Any help would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > kdh
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "J.J. Young" <jjy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: "public list for an Empires in Arms game" <eia@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 11:01 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [eia] Danish rolls at Brest
> > >
> > >
> > > > France's unbelievable luck continues as Denmark inflicts 2
casualties
> > and
> > > > exactly 0.9 morale, and so suffers -6 I in the pursuit (corps
strength
> > now
> > > 2
> > > > I).
> > > >
> > > > -JJY
> > > >
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