Thanks a lot for yours messages... We had playing like yours answers because it
seem logical after reading the rules... But we need confirmations and you do.

After our next game (at Thursday), perhaps we'll ask you some others questions.

Pascal... Happy to find DBA players....








----- Original Message -----
From: Eric Lindberg
To: DBA@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 6:45 PM
Subject: [DBA] Re: few questions of a french player





--- In DBA@yahoogroups.com, "Pascal Olivier" <Pascal.OLIVIER6@...> wrote:
>
> 1) My oponnent have a Blade element supported by a Psiloi element. I charge
the front of the Blade with an Auxiliaire element. Then, I charge the flank of
the Blade with an other Auxiliaire element. The front of my second Auxiliaire is
in contact with the flanck of the Blade and the Psiloi.
>
> Question : Do the Psiloi turning to face my second Auxiliaire element ? If
Yes, do my second Auxiliaire conform his front with the front of the Psiloi ? Do
my Auxliaire fight with the Psiloi ?

Short answer - No, the psiloi does not turn to face and does not take part in
the combat.

Long answer - To count as a valid contact for combat, the attacker must move
into front corner-to-front corner contact or front edge to rear edge contact
with the enemy. Based on your description, the flanking auxilia had moved to
contact the blade. Note that if the other auxilia had not moved to attack the
blade to the front, then the blade would have turned to face the auxilia, with
the psiloi moving behind the blade.

>
> 2) My opponent charge the front and the flank of my LH element with 2
Auxiliaire element (with 2 PIP). The result of the combat is a draw. So nobody
recoil, flee or is destoyed.
> In my turn my Cv element want to contact the front of the Auxiliaire element
who flanked me. In fact my Cv "see" a part of the front of the Axilaire element
who excced the flanck of my LH.
>
> Question : Is it permited ? If yes do the Auxilaire conform wtih my Cv ?
> If my Cv can charge the flank of this Auxiliaire, what happend ? The
Axiliaire turn to face my Cv ?

I'm not sure exactly about the geometry here. If the cavalry attacked the
flank of the auxiliary, then the auxiliary turns to face. The cavalry cannot
contact the front of the auxiliary exposed beyond the rear of the LH. That is,
the cavalry can't attack the auxiliary by moving behind the LH with its side
touching the LH's rear and its front edge touching the exposed front of the
auxiliary.

>
> 3) In the end of my turn, my opponent have lost three elements, and I have
lost only the General's element.
>
> Question : Have I lost the game ?

No. The game continues until one side has lost four elements or lost the
general AND has lost more elements than the other side. Since your friend had
lost more elements than you, the game was not yet over.

>
> Thanks for yours answers.
>
> I Hope you understand my english.

Sans doute meilleur qu'on peut me comprendre quand j'essaie a parler en
francais!

If these are the only questions you're running into after two games, you're
doing quite well!

>
> Sincerely,
>
> Pascal Olivier

--
Eric Lindberg





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