Apologies loremaster for questioning your opinion, but where do the rules
mention that if the closest depot is occupied then they should move to the next
depot?
I agree with your view on the rules and the realism in the game, but in this
case there is no reference for unoccupied depot at all or repeating this
process to another depot!
If for example there was another Russian depot three districts away south from
Danzig then what could happen in this case?
I believe that the rules say just go to the closest friendly depot. If it is
occupied then it is up to the player who retreats the corps to place them in
the closest distance from that depot.
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Subject: [eiagreek] Loremaster's view on the mater of retreats
After browsing through the countless mails under four different subjects (at
least there is no File Uploaded topic :P), it's time for the Loremaster to
speak.
The rules are clear.
The closest depot from Danzig is in Koenigsberg and the shortest way to reach
it is through the East Prussian area occupied by a Prussian corps east of
Danzig. Since it is occupied, it then moves into Koenigsberg which is also
occupied by enemy corps.
Now (repeating the same process) the closest depot to Koenigsberg is in Riga
and the shortest way there is through the area directly North of Koenigsberg.
Since that area is also occupied by the enemy (Prussian controlled French
corps) the Russian corps retreats one more area to the North. That is the one
directly below (South-West to be precise) Riga. There it's journey ends...
That's my 2c. For reasons I have mentioned multiple times in the past, I am not
a big fan of house rules and realism is not as straitfoward as it may seem.
Where my opinion leads us and who shares the frame of mind I know not but at
least I've answered the call of duty :P
