Re: [eia] Birmingham results

[Joel Uckelman <uckelman@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thus spake "J.J. Young":
> Here are the relevant rules:
> 
> 7.5.2.10.3 Retreat After Losing A Combat: The loser is retreated one area by
> the victor. This occurs after pursuit (if any).
> 
> 7.5.2.10.3.1: All retreats must be into an adjacent land area that is
> closest (any closest area, if several qualify equally) to the nearest depot
> of any nationality in the losing forceforce, or if none is on the map,
> towards that force's nearest controlled national capital city.
> 
> 7.5.2.10.3.3: If the area retreated to contains an unbesieged enemy corps,
> cossack, freikorps or depot garrison, the force is retreated one more area
> (same rules as 7.5.2.10.3.1), etc., until an open area is reached.
> 
> 7.5.2.10.3.4: Retreat across a crossing arrow or onto ships is not
> permitted.
> 
> 7.5.2.10.3.5: A force may not retreat into the same area twice in the same
> retreat.
> 
> 7.5.2.10.3.6: A force must surrender (A army factors and leaders in the
> force become prisoners) if no retreat route is available.
> 
> So I think that what Joel's saying is that the French retreat
> Birmingham ---> London ---> Dover (SE of London), and then they have to move
> to another area which is as close as possible to Paris, even though that
> would be further from Paris than the Dover area.  Since they can't retreat
> to London again, the only alternative is Portsmouth.
> 
> Hmm.  I'm not sure.  The first part of 7.5.2.10.3.1 talks about moving to
> "an adjacent land area closest to the nearest depot", which is what Joel is
> going by.  But the second part of the rule talks about moving "_towards_ the
> nearest capital city", which implies that all retreat moves must bring the
> retreating force closer to the depot or capital city in question.

I read the clause starting with "towards" as also selecting from among the
areas adjacent to the retreating corps' location. All that clause does
is ensure that, in the event that there are no depots and more than one
adjacent area to retreat to, an adjacent area at least as close to the
capital as any other adjacent area is chosen.

-- 
J.
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