Re: [eia] Battle & seige

["Kyle H" <menexenus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

    Thanks for helping me resolve my concerns about resolving battles with
escrow+pbm.  I think you (Mike, Joel, and JJ) have all found acceptable
solutions to my worries about the use of Outflank.  Mike and Joel make good
points about withdrawals, though.  However, I think this is a small price to
pay for the convenience of the escrow+pbm system.
    So, in conclusion, our general procedure for conducting battles will be
as follows (unless the players involved make other arrangements):

1.  Establish an escrow for chit choice.
2.  If choosing Outflank, list the corps that make up the pinning force and
the corps that make up the flanking force.
3.  Once chits have been revealed and withdrawals have been resolved, reveal
the exact compositions of the pinning and flanking forces (if necessary).

Pretty simple.  Am I missing anything?

kdh


> >This occurred to me when conducting my last battle, and I worried about
it
> >until I realized that there's an easy way to handle Outflank. If you're
> >going to outflank, divide your forces when you make your chit selection.
> >The only situation in which this would reveal more information than
> >resolving a battle in realtime is in the event of a successful
withdrawal,
> >as the reveal forces step is after the withdrawal step. Is this an
> >acceptable solution?
> >
> >--
>
>          I came to the same conclusion as I was also considering an
> outflank in the battle between Russia and Turkey this turn.  I had simply
> decided I would tack on my split with the chit choice.  To moderate the
> impact should a withdrawal be chosen, I figure you can identify flanking
> and pinning forces by corps rather than give strength details.  It still
> reveals information if people have kept up with corps strength, but as
> corps in the same location can exchange forces invisibly every
> reinforcement phase, the information can rapidly become outdated.
>          Strength details can then be revealed normally in the reveal
> forces phase.
> Mike
>
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