All,
Last night we had a small BLB game using the Play Test rules and charts. Each side had a brigade of foot and one of horse. Besides the artillery fire and one foot fire, it pretty much turned into a hose on horse game/action. Here's some feedback from our game last night:
- Rolling for morale. In the original rules an unmodified 6 was an automatic pass - not listed in the play test set
- Dismounted Dragoons. When rolling for morale, would they use the foot or hose tables? We used the horse when mounted, then moved to foot when dismounted.
- Melee. Joining the melee, from where do you measure a support unit to join in? From the principle unit or the other support unit already engaged?
- The Close Combat Modifiers for Horse vs Horse doesn't list "taking the charge at the halt". It's mentioned in the text for charging.
- Close Combat Modifiers for Horse vs Horse - what is meant by the modifiers for +6 blade horse on contact and the same with +4 bullet horse on contact? We first starting to add the modifier for both horse squadrons fighting, then we ran into the "taking the charge at the halt" and realize the squadron at the halt should not be getting the blade/bullet modifier - is that right?
- Melee. Had a horse vs horse melee resolved that left a support squadron 2 inches away from the enemy principle unit. He opted not the pursue - how would this play out concerning violating the minimum safety distance rule?
Definition of support. Support is used for a morale modifier and then used in the melee modifier. I believe this was covered in another thread.