Re: Mepbm question

From: pburrow@cc.umanitoba.ca (Paul Burrows)

Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0000

In <4g6i0n$vl3@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> darren@unity.ncsu.edu (Darren L Frechette) writes:

>P.J.Horan (horan@CC.UManitoba.CA) wrote:
>: On 15 Feb 1996, Nacho Mas wrote:

>: > - When you give and order of Capturing a pop. It becames sieged just in the
>: > moment the battle finish or at the end of the turn?. Does it happen even if
>: > you don't win the battle and your army is destroyed?

>: some one else attacked Barad Dur (Major Town / no fortifications) with
>: about 800 heavy infantry. The defending army destroyed the attacking army
>: and survived. The pop. centre was NOT sieged. I think this is because the
>: defending army survived and the attacking army did not have enough
>: strength to affect the town after the defending army was considered.
>: I may be wrong about this. Comments anyone?

>It may be that the commander of the 800 HI did an AttEnmy order instead
>of trying to destroy or capture your MTown.

>-Darren Frechette

>darren@unity.ncsu.edu

Just so there's no confusion: I was the attacker.  My army
commander (Heavy Cav., not HI, but it's not important) issued Destroy Pop.
at Barad Dur, and was annihilated as expected.  The pop. centre was not
sieged, even though the MEPBM rule book clearly states "regardless of the
outcome" (p.65) the pop. centre will suffer the effects of siege.
	As far as I can see, the difference between my attack on Barad
Dur, and Pat's simultaneous one on Dol Guldor (apart from the fact that he
also had Ents, which could very well be a factor), is that my army failed
to first eliminate the defending army.  According to the rule book, this
should have no difference on the outcome.  Both should have been sieged.
But hey, that's GSI's rule book for you; vague, misleading, and sometimes
simply false in its articulation of game mechanics.

--
"Incapable of conquering true wilderness, the Europeans were highly
competent in the skill of conquering other people, and that is what they
did.  They did not settle a virgin land.  They invaded and displaced a
resident population."   - Francis Jennings

References

Re: Mepbm question
"P.J.Horan" <horan@CC.UManitoba.CA>
Sat, 17 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Mepbm question
darren@unity.ncsu.edu (Darren L Frechette)
Sun, 18 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Mepbm question
"P.J.Horan" <horan@CC.UManitoba.CA>
Sat, 17 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Mepbm question
darren@unity.ncsu.edu (Darren L Frechette)
Sun, 18 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0000