Frédéric BEY - Mar 29, 2011 2:52 am (#6879 Total: 6880)  
What have the French people contributed to world history? In my view, 
it is not the Revolution of 1789, but the spirit of chivalry." - 
Dai Sijie

Waiting for his Consimworld account to be activated, Franck has asked me to
publish his answer on his behalf:
	 
Questions on the Alamo game:

Can a cannon on one raised platform fire at another cannon on another 
platform?

Can the cavalry charge up to the raised platforms? (If not, the cannons
are almost unkillable in melee. It was quite odd to see 160 Mexicans
swarming a platform with only one cannon and crew and basically having
an even chance.) 

In one case (I think it's if a breach happens), "le pion" on the other
side has to retreat. What happens if there's a cannon on the other side?
Does it retreat as well? (Which would mean it falls down from the
platform.) Is it destroyed? Is it prohibited for the sappers to try a
breach on a piece of wall with a platform behind it? 

- No for simplicity, but if you want to changes somes rules it's free to you.

>Can the cavalry charge up to the raised platforms? (If not, the cannons
are almost unkillable in melee. It was quite odd to see 160 Mexicans
swarming a platform with only one cannon and crew and basically having
an even chance.) 

- No effectivly a cavalry cannot charge a raised plateform. I know it's
impossible for a gun with 5 crew to stand againt 160mens in a melee, but
:

- Consider the wall who protect the defender

- Consider the cannister

- Consider also that not all the 160 mens will attack but only the first
wave. So, the moral of the other will work if they see a lot of deads
before them. Remember, the Mexican had launch 2 attaks befor the last
combat... 

>In one case (I think it's if a breach happens), "le pion" on the other
side has to retreat. What happens if there's a cannon on the other side?
Does it retreat as well? (Which would mean it falls down from the
platform.) Is it destroyed? Is it prohibited for the sappers to try a
breach on a piece of wall with a platform behind it? 

- Yes it is prohibited for a sappers to make a breach on a plateform
(They make a breach with pick-axes)

Franck YEGHICHEYAN