Use this thread for quick rules questions and answers, based on the rulebook shipped with the game.
No speculation or house rules in this thread, please. :slightly_smiling_face:
And it begins !
Hello,
Is it possible to move non pinned units out of an embattled territory to attack
a) adjacent embattled territories or
a) adjacent non embattled territories?
Thanks!
Another question:
After winning the bid, can I first read the orders of my opponents before choose my turn order slot?
@rith said in WAR ROOM Q+A:
Hello,
Is it possible to move non pinned units out of an embattled territory to attack
a) adjacent embattled territories or
a) adjacent non embattled territories?Thanks!
Yes.
@rith said in WAR ROOM Q+A:
Another question:
After winning the bid, can I first read the orders of my opponents before choose my turn order slot?
No.
To make sure I understand:
For Troop Transports, if I’m going to write an order for an amphibious assault, that command stack at sea must be unpinned, meaning there must be an equal or greater number of allied ships in the SZ to offset all enemy ships in that same sea zone.
And if an opponent moves first and adds units to that SZ, they could create a situation where I must cancel that order is the Transports have become pinned since the writing of the order.
For clarification, P10 PLOTTING NAVAL COMMANDS states: PINNING - Naval commands MAY pin Enemy Naval Units or Troop Transports. Does this mean it’s optional, and I should check with the enemy force(s) that could pin my units? I’m having difficulty coming up with a scenario where you wouldn’t want to pin the enemy, but I guess there could be some rare occurrence where they might not want to?
If a command is ordered to fall back
Situation: Libya embattled, Italian command with 2 Infantry. UK command with 2 Infantry and an Armor. UK Command ordered back to Egypt. Egypt contains a UK command of 1 Infantry.
The UK has to leave 2 units behind for pinning in Libya obviously. Question is, does the unit that successfully falls back join the command waiting in Egypt? Or is a new command token placed for them? I assume a new command is placed to prevent double moves.
However what if the UK is out of command tokens to create a new unpinned command? (All others are used) i assume the order fizzles?
The only reorganization of Commands that’s permitted during Movement Operations is to split Commands due to pinning. As such, UK must split the Infantry off to a new Command and leave it behind in order to move the Armor, which will remain under the original Command. If UK is out of Command Tokens, the order must be cancelled.
Ah, the command obeys the order, not the units themselves.
Can China move into Burma, India, all points West and possibly Russia?
I saw nothing in the restrictions for China about keeping to originally Chinese territories like in previous A&A games.
They can’t turn the land commands into transports, but nothing about excluded territories. Is China free to move anywhere (via land) on the map?
The only restriction on Chinese movement is that Land Units may not move by sea.
I have a few:
Rules:
When setting up the BatBoard, who sets up first? Turn order determines who goes first or second? Seems disadvantageous to set up first.
Do your starting resources just accumulate on T1? That is, you don’t spend anything and effectively have all the starting resources unless you get raided or bombed for purchase and deployment in T2?
Do Carrier fighters just “regenerate”?
Do Carrier fighters count against your casualties on morale board?
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Tactics:
Man, Im in love with this game.
From page 15 of the Rulebook: “The Alliance whose Commander is first in turn order must finalize their Units’ Stances first.”
You don’t deploy anything in round 1, unless you’re using the Rapid Resolution optional rule (see page 29 of the Rulebook). You do make purchases in round 1, for deployment in round 2.
Yes.
Yes, if they are lost in battle. From page 18 of the Rulebook: “Move Units in ELIMINATED boxes (including Carrier Fighter Tokens) to the Casualty List per the corresponding Nation and Type. When multiple allies are present in a battle, move eliminated Units to their owning Nation’s row on the Casualty List immediately during battle. If a Carrier is eliminated in battle and its Carrier Fighter Token is not, then the Carrier Fighter Token is not moved to the Casualty List.”
Thank you!
Is it possible to send only air units to attack subs? It doesn’t seem feasible. If there is a ship I would understand. There are no destroyers in this game and there are no rules pertaining to subs and air units.
Yes, Air Units can attack Submarines.
Hi All.
I’m have five people over soon my second game of War Room, and after our first game around I have a combat question that’s really bothering me; we ended up having a big debate about it, somebody PLEASE settle it for me!
About Air vs. Ground Units:
Say you have a single German fighter attack a territory with a single British Infantry. Our understanding, is because there is no other aircraft, the battle moves immediately to Surface battle stage. If the German fighter goes into (Vs Ground) stance, it has a value of +3. The infantry has no (Vs Air) value, so its value is 0. Therefore, is the infantry eliminated automatically? So does this mean single fighters can fly around the map and entirely eliminate stacks of 10 infantry that have no air support? Surely that cannot be the case.
I appreciate any advice! Thanks guys
While the Infantry does not get to return fire, the Fighter still has to hit it twice in order to destroy it.
