(08-25-2012, 05:33 AM)campsawyer Wrote: (08-25-2012, 05:01 AM)Hugmenot Wrote: (08-25-2012, 04:26 AM)campsawyer Wrote: I can see your point, but with something like delaying demoralization, it really doesn't help.
Unless I misunderstand the rules, the presence of a demoralized unit in an assault prevent enemy units from moving more than 1 hex or from firing at units outside their hex. Tying up the enemy units for an extra turn can be very useful in my opinion.
Hmm, I guess this could happen in a specific situation. Trying to mull over how I would get into that situation because most likely that demoralized unit is going to die the next turn. If this was close to the end of the game, maybe more opportunity for an issue, but this goes to one of good things of PG, the need to think ahead, should a unit assault or move around.
"Gamey" tactic, yes, but this is war
I think that Alan has hit it on the head - the necessity to be able to look ahead to potential situations in order to exploit it is one of the subtle beauties of this game. In the situation mentioned above, unless you assaulted with only a part of the units, and the unit was already demoralized, you would be waiting until next turn anyway to move any of the non-assaulting units out. Placing units carefully, having additional units in close proximity (i.e. adjacent hexes), you could move those unused units out and bring in fresh units for an additional assault, most likely eliminating the demoralized unit. FOW flips and now those units that moved out one hex can immediately move that next turn.
In any event, those types of activations have also served to allow me to think through bigger plans (a.k.a. Stalling while I grasp the situation... age and all
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