Buenas.

Al final me he leído lo que ha salido y la verdad, no me ha dejado frío...

Empezamos a destripar:

However, as a concession for the superstitious, a dice that scores 1 in six successive throws may be junked and replaced.

Chorrada padre, paja.

A few army lists permit some of their mounted elements to “dismount” i.e. be exchanged for a related foot element during the game by using a complete single element tactical move to dismount, but cannot remount. A very few have mounted infantry (prefixed by Mtd) on larger bases with their mounts that move as Knights but shoot, are shot at and fight as their infantry type.

1º- No se puede desmontar varios montados con un único pip, a pip por elemento a desmontar... Vale, mola que cueste más desmontar, pero como vemos más adelante, te dan más pips, ergo no sirve de nada. Haz que solo se pueda desmontar el 1º turno y solucionado.

2º- ¿Nuevo tipo de elemento? Kn que disparan, primer paso para la infantería mecanizada... Suena raro, sí vale, los Cibilbani o como se llamen Bizantinos o Persas y el general francés con guardia escocesa con arcos largo, pero... ¿hacía falta crear un tipo nuevo de elemento?

WAR WAGONS (WWg), ... Except for mobile towers, which can attack a BUA or Camp, they had great resisting power to blunt an enemy attack, but could not themselves charge and were very vulnerable to artillery…can be mounted on square bases.

Si ya son jodidos de usar, ahora para que haya distinta clase de WWg... A parte, poder usar bases de 40x40... Raro y susceptible a reponer la base de animales en el flanco que quieras y ganar así más movilidad...

A required double element counts as 1 element of the army’s 12, but as 2 elements when lost. In partial compensation, it fights in close combat as if the rear element was providing rear support.

Elemento doble = peor movimiento + si te lo cascan, peor... Si ya se usaban poco ¿ahora? ¿Por un triste +1?

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Ahora hasta 3 elementos iguales... Bueno... No me parece mal del todo.

After choosing all the features, the defending player dices for each as it is placed. A score of 1 to 4 directs that the feature must be placed within that quarter. A score of 5 directs that the quarter is chosen by the defender. A score of 6 directs that the quarter is chosen by the invader. All features are placed by the defender. Difficult Hills and area features other than hills must be placed entirely within the indicated quarter. A Gentle Hill may, and linear features must, extend into an adjacent quarter. A feature that cannot be placed is discarded, even if of a compulsory type.

No me gusta. Prefiero:

1- Tira 1D3. Son los elementos mínimos a poner. Se puede sumar a elección del defensor una cantidad igual a su agresividad.
2- Elige los elementos el defensor.
3- Se coje un elemento, se tira 1D6: 1-4 lo coloca el defensor, 5-6 lo coloca el atacante.
4- Repite 3 hasta acabar.

An element which is partly in bad going is treated for movement, close combat and command distance as if entirely in bad going.

1º cambio importante. Tocar terreno chusco no muy cerca de tu general, ya no mola tanto. Me parece MUY interesante. Veremos como afecta al juego...

A Waterway represents the sea or a great river such as the Nile and is impassable. It extends 100-400 paces inwards from an entire battlefield edge and half its length must extend no more than 300 paces in from that edge. It can be bordered by a beach or flood plain extending up to 200 paces further, which is good going.

Si haces el mar al máximo (entre 12 y 16 cm del borde) y colocas un caminico paralelo, obligas sí o sí a que el frente de combate se reduzca la vida... Si se le suma las distancias irrisorias a las que se despliega, va a dar partidas MUY de "tira pálante y al carajo"

Its nature is constant along its whole length for the whole game and will not become known until the first attempt by either player to cross it off-road. An element is defending the bank if on land with its front edge or both front corners touching it.

Un error garrafal del 2.2 que se mantiene... Excelente.

Your camp can be occupied either (a) by 1 only of your troop elements, which can vacate it or be replaced by another such element, or (b) by camp followers (represented either by a Camp Follower element that can move out of it but without being able to return, or by un-based or fixed figures that cannot move out of it). If neither has been provided, it has been left undefended. There are rare historical examples of camp followers voluntarily leaving the camp to potentially fight in the open but more realistically as a decoy or false reinforcement. This is therefore permitted to a few specific armies, but will be of minimal combat value and leaves the camp undefended, so will be an act of desperation.

Ya se puede jugar con 13 elementos, los seguidores de campamento, que total, para que no cuenten como muertos, los sacas y das overlaps y demás tonterías que hacían los Ps antes. Cambio IMPORTANTE.

A camp that has been occupied by enemy has been looted and is destroyed.

Mola.

The defender now deploys its troop elements, which must be further than 200 paces (2 BW) from the battlefield centre line, except that 1 element of foot may be used to garrison a BUA even if further forward. It cannot deploy any Cavalry, Light Horse or Psiloi element within 200 paces (2 BW) of a battlefield side edge or any other element within 400p (4 BW) of it unless in a BUA or camp. The invader then does the same.

¿Para que limitas donde colocar cada cosa si luego das alas a la infantería? Mola como concepto pero creo que mal llevado. Desplegar TAN cerca, FEO.

A legal tactical move cannot be taken back once the element has been placed unless the initial position was marked and the opponent consents. Such a marker must be removed before starting to move another element.

Se acabó el "mirar si llego con esta placa, coloco estra otra aquí y luego..." a menos de que lleves n-mil marcadores extras...

An element whose move is replaced by dismounting is exchanged for the foot type, then moves in subsequent bounds as that type.

Al desmontar puedes avanzar 300 pasos y desmontar. No es un gran cambio, pero ahí queda.

No element in contact with an enemy front edge can move as part of the group.

Parece sencillo, pero es un GRAN cambio. Ahora con tanto impetuoso, una reserva bien colocada puede provocar que tras caer un elemento de enfrente haga un tapón padre. Ejemplo. Coloco en 1º fila 2 placas y tras ellas en medio una 3º. Si matan a cualquiera de enfrente y se avanza impetuosamente, obligas a que el siguiente movimiento de la placa impetuosa sea individual. Como las placas individuales solo se alinean a grupos (otro gran cambio) e impides el movimiento como grupo, estás obligando a la impetuosa a retroceder, que si es una infantería no puede, ergo está bloqueada por un tecnicismo. A ver si mañana lo explico con placas y fotos...

A group move by road, or across bad going unless entirely by Psiloi, or across any but a paltry river, must be in or into a one element wide column.

Psilois moviendo en grupo por terreno chusco... Por fín. Gran cambio y a mejor. Los early libians ya no son castañas (del todo).

A group can only move straight ahead or wheel by pivoting around a front corner. No other changes in frontage, direction or facing can be made except to slide sideways less than 1BW to line up when in an enemy DZ.

Otro GRAN cambio. Ya puedes moverte 99 pasos en modo "máquina de escribir" para alinearte al grupo enemigo. Máxima movilidad.

400 paces (4 BW) If Light Horse, Cavalry, Camelry or Scythed Chariots and only in good going.

Las Lh solo molan cuando tienes muchos pips, si no, son peores que antes.

If making a tactical move, or fleeing after completing recoil, mounted troops can always pass through Psiloi and Psiloi pass through any friends, but in both cases only if (a) starting at least partly in front to end directly behind or (b) starting directly behind to end directly in front and (c) there is sufficient clear space beyond and enough move to occupy it.

Restringen la vida el salto del Psiloi. Antes, tras una Bd, podía colocarse en frente de cualquiera de los 3 elementos delante suya, ahora solo al justo en frente.

An element can move into close combat against an enemy flank edge only if it starts entirely on the opposite side of a line prolonging that edge or if partly on the opposite sides of lines prolonging both flank and rear edges. It can move into contact with an enemy rear edge only if it starts entirely on the far side of a line prolonging that edge.

Para flanquear has de estar en el flanco y para hacer tras tras por detrás, tenías que haberte parado un ratejo... Estoy viendo una tónica de dar más movilidad pero menor facilidad para el hacer movimientos "sorpresa". Me recuerda a Fantasy... Corres mucho, pero solo para estamparte y a tirar dados... No me gusta.

The general principle is that troops that would contact in real life should do so in the game. Only a group can move into edge contact with a single element’s or group’s corner. Whether the initial contact is on an edge or a corner, at the end of the movement phase a single contacting element or at least one element of a contacting group must be lined-up in both front edge and front corner-to-front corner, or in full front edge to rear edge contact with an enemy element’s edge, or in overlap. Artillery or War Wagons cannot move into any contact with an enemy element or (unless a WWg mobile tower) an enemycontrolled BUA or camp. Elements attacking a BUA or camp must be in front edge contact with it. An element can move into close combat against an enemy flank edge only if it starts entirely on the opposite side of a line prolonging that edge or if partly on the opposite sides of lines prolonging both flank and rear edges. It can move into contact with an enemy rear edge only if it starts entirely on the far side of a line prolonging that edge. If a single element contacting a single enemy element cannot line up, that contacted must if it can. Single elements contacting or contacted by a group conform to the group unless part of a contacted single element is in bad going. When opposing groups contact, the moving group conforms with as many elements as possible. If an element or group moves its front edge into contact with an enemy element but cannot make front corner-to-front corner contact because other enemy, part-element spacing between enemy, or a terrain feature prevents this, that enemy element must pivot and/or slide sideways into such contact or fight as if in full contact and overlapped. Extra wheeling, pivoting and/or sliding sideways movement of less than 1 BW that is the minimum necessary for a group or single element to line up in contact as required above is free.

Sinceramente, mucha letra para decir: "Si tocas con tu frente, mueve lo que haga falta para pegarte". Repito, más movilidad, menos movimientos chulos y más a tirar dados...

BREAKING-OFF FROM CLOSE COMBAT
A single element can use a tactical move to break-off from enemy foot in contact with its front, but only if it is Knights, Cavalry, Light Horse or mounted infantry, has no enemy front edge in contact with its flank or rear and will not meet either friends it cannot pass through or enemy. It moves at least 200 paces straight back and ends facing the original enemy.

Los ejércitos de infantería, una vez chocan, olvidate de jugar, solo te quedará tirar dados...

DISTANT SHOOTING
Distant shooting is limited to Artillery up to 500 paces (5 BW) and Bows and War-Wagons up to 200 paces (2 BW), measured between the closest points of the shooting edge (any edge of a War Wagon or the front edge of Bows or Artillery) and of any 1 enemy element edge (the target edge) that is within 50 paces (½ BW) of directly in front, except that shooting at or from a BUA or camp is between its nearest point and the shooter or target. If not, Bows and WWg must shoot at a target in their DZ or, if not, shooting at them, otherwise choose any eligible target. Artillery always chooses its target and can shoot through enemy Psiloi. Shooting is not possible if either shooters or target are in close combat or in rear support, but is possible at or by an overlap. A ½ BW or the full side edge of a target element must be available to be shot at between lines connecting corners of the shooting and target edge that do not cross each other or the target element. Artillery shoot only in their own bound. Artillery, War Wagons and mounted infantry cannot both move and shoot. A Hill’s crest or a half BW depth of difficult hills, woods, oasis or dunes blocks shooting from and at an element base edge entirely beyond that crest or that depth. An element that is at least partly in a river or entirely in a marsh cannot shoot. A 2nd or 3rd element shooting at the same target aids the shooting of the closest shooter by providing a tactical factor instead of being treated separately. Any more elements shooting at that target this bound have no effect. If a shooter whose target cannot shoot back is shot at by a third party, this is resolved first using the same dice score.

No tengo un mal nivel de inglés, pero aquí el Sr. Barker, me ha superado. No entiendo NADA y es completamente incomprensible. Solo capto que para bloquear el tiro con placas o escenografía, has de bloquear 2cm del lateral que recibe el tiro...

At the end of the movement phase, elements not in mutual front edge contact with an enemy element but contacted to flank or rear by an enemy front edge turn to face the first enemy element to so contact, other legal contacts being adjusted by moving the elements forward, back or the minimum sideways to maintain them.

Me gusta que ya si te has currado un ataque por ambos flancos, el segundo en contactar no se quede vendido como pasaba antes.

An element with a flank edge or corner within ½ BW of a battlefield edge counts as overlapped on that flank.

Porque sí... Tan histórico como la infantería mecanizada de antes... "Hamigo", no pidas rigor para algunas cosas y no para otras. Desde siempre, el afianzar un flanco en un elemento que supones "infranqueable" ha sido el 1+1 de la estrategia, mira Cannas, por ejemplo...

Light Horse, Psiloi or Hordes. Artillery in close combat or in a BUA. +2 +2

Porque todos sabemos que si estás tras unas almenas, tranquilo, con comida, munición y unas murallas del copón apuntas peor que si estás en medio del campo a 100 pasos de unos catafractos... Obvio.

Pikes add +3 and Warband +1 when in frontal close combat against enemy foot other than Bows or Psiloi, and Pikes add +1 when in frontal close combat against Knights

Las picas se han visto inútiles contra enemigos que no cargan al contacto, como los elefantes.

Double elements (6Kn, 6Cv...) add +1 when in frontal close combat against enemy foot except Bows or Psiloi.

Eso de que las filas posteriores de los montados no sirvan contra otros montados, es otra cosa que se ha saltado. Creo que el problema principal de los elementos dobles es que no ha sabido qué hacer con ellos...

Spears, Blades (except Lit) or Auxilia add +1 if fighting mounted troops or Warband or attacking a BUA or Camp while supported by a single friendly element of Psiloi lined up in contact directly behind them or directly behind a friendly element of the same type in both side edge and front corner-to- front corner contact with them.

Ha arreglado eso de que el Psiloi no tenga que estar formando grupo con los de delante que discutimos en Zaragoza y me llamasteis loco...

-2 If any troops but Auxilia, Bows, Warband or Psiloi and in close combat in, or if mounted in close combat with enemy foot who are in, bad going on or off-road.

Un montado que combata contra otro montado en terreno chusco, no recibe el -2; interesante.

A Psiloi element (but not other elements) that provided any rear support to a destroyed element is also destroyed.

Como los Psilois son la panacea, hay que caparlos...

Knights. Destroyed by Elephants, Scythed Chariots, Camelry or Light Horse, or by Bows whose front edge they have moved into contact with this bound, or if in bad going. If not, recoil.

Aquí está la gran ventaja de un Camelry, matar con un 2 al simple a un Kn que es un mísero 5... Recordar que un camello en una duna no da el -2 a los Kn contra los que combata...

Camp followers or BUA denizens. If sallied out or in close combat, destroyed. If neither, no effect.

Los arcos ya no matan al simple a campamentos ni a BUA's. No es gran cambio, pero ahí queda.

Psiloi. Destroyed by Knights, Cavalry, Camelry or Light Horse if in going these count as good or if in close combat against Auxilia, Bows or Psiloi. If not, flee.

Psilois inmortales a tiros... Raro...

RECOILING
A recoiling element moves a short distance to its rear without turning:
A foot element always moves its own base depth or ½ BW if this is less.
A mounted element can choose to move either 1 BW or its own base depth if this is less.

Recoil de montados a la carta.

An element with a recoil outcome to shooting entirely from behind a line extending its rear edge turns to face its rear before recoiling. A recoiling element that meets impassable terrain, the near bank of a river it cannot cross, friends it cannot pass through or push back, or any BUA or camp ends its move there. An element that cannot start its recoil because already in contact with any of these is destroyed. An element already in a river recoils normally.

Mucha chicha:

1- Los tiros por la espalda, ya no molan.
2- Retrocesos impedidos, ya no matan.

FLEEING
A fleeing element recoils, then turns 180 degrees and moves an additional full tactical move distance towards its original rear. It changes direction only by the minimum needed to avoid enemy, friends it cannot pass through, a garrisoned BUA or camp, impassable terrain, a battlefield edge other than its side’s base edge, or, unless Psiloi or Light Horse, bad going except Marsh or Rough. It stops if it can go no further. It is destroyed if it cannot move at all. It cannot avoid a river,entering which destroys it unless the river is paltry.

Eso de caerse por el borde del fin del mundo, se acabó. Ahora si huyes hacia afuera, giras un poco y sigues corriendo paralelo al borde... Raro, raro, raro... Sobre todo cuando más adelante dice:

LOST ELEMENTS
An element has been lost if it has been destroyed, or has recoiled, fled or been pushed back across a battlefield edge. Those that crossed a battlefield edge and destroyed camp followers or denizens are only lost for this battle and will reappear in the next turn of a campaign.

Vamos que si te vas por patas, ves el borde y lo esquivas, pero si te ponen de espalda a él, sí que te caes... Este hombre ha visto 300...

La guinda del reglamento:

If it is important to eliminate draws (as in knock-out competitions) and neither side has achieved victory when the time limit is reached, one possible solution available to the organiser is to eliminate both players.

En un torneo si soy el organizador y me empatas, te expulso de él...



Bueno, pues hasta aquí el análisis del reglameno. Como habeis leído, totalmente imparcial, frío y carente de cualquier ironía... Ahora en serio, ha de cambiar mucho de la lectura al tablero, porque la verdad, me gusta bien poco lo que he leído... Espero con impaciencia el Viernes que lo probaremos con los compañeros del DBArcelona. Ya contaré.

Un saludo.