Re: [eia] battle of Bordeaux: British withdrawal roll

[Joel Uckelman <uckelman@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thus spake "Bill Jaffe":
> However, that makes it a trivial combat at overwhelming odds, and no PPs are
> awarded, right?
> 
> Bill Jaffe
> Wargaming since Tactics (1958), and playing 18xx since 1829
> billj@xxxxxxxxxxx
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: eia-bounces@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:eia-bounces@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> MICHAEL P GORMAN
> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 9:45 AM
> To: public list for an Empires in Arms game
> Subject: Re: [eia] battle of Bordeaux: British withdrawal roll
> 
> >  Dice rolls requested by: "James Helle" <jhelle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >  Rolls sent to:
> >     eia@xxxxxxxxx
> >  
> >  # withdraw on 2-
> >  
> >  No. of sides on every die:      6
> >  No. of dice for every roll:     1
> >  No. of dice rolls requested:    1
> >  No. of rolls per line:          1
> >  
> >    5
> >   
> > 
> This force has previously been revealed to be one factor.  So unless that
> has changed, the 7th corps with 7m and 1C will automatically wipe it out in
> round one.

Also, Overwhelming Numbers applies here, since the British are outnumbered
by at least 5:1, so this has to be resolved as a trivial combat.

-- 
J.
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