Alignment question
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 2:34 am
In a recent game, an attacker moved on the flank of a defender. In doing so he came into side-edge-to-side- edge contact with another defender. This second defender had a front edge to front edge contact with the first defender and happened to be aligned in the same direction as the attacker.
The attacker argued that the side edge contact did not confer a -1 to his attack value as the second defender was facing in the same direction as he was.
We ruled that it did get a -1 modifier as the side edges were touching irrespective of the facing of the second defending unit.
Of course, the flanked defender had a -1 modifier in his combat value too.
Which is the better interpretation?
The attacker argued that the side edge contact did not confer a -1 to his attack value as the second defender was facing in the same direction as he was.
We ruled that it did get a -1 modifier as the side edges were touching irrespective of the facing of the second defending unit.
Of course, the flanked defender had a -1 modifier in his combat value too.
Which is the better interpretation?