Paul Rohrbaugh - 10:29am Feb 19, 2001 PST (#3 of 3)
Playing with Gotterdamerung

Hello! Answers are below each question:

Questions for detailed play needed:

2.1 map: what about hexes like 0503 (split between flooded terrain and
clear); can you enter only them by road for further movement, because
flooded terrain needs all MP ? Or is there a difference between entering
the hex by a floode hexside or a clear hexside ? And how are this hexes
considered for combat (attacker attacking into it or attacking out of it
halved like on the TEC ?) Is the front east to the hexsides of hex 0601
and 0602 (especially important for the amphibious unit)? 4.1 Air Power:
Do you receive the Luftwaffe Surge Unit every turn after rolling the
first time 5 ?

--Roads were not flooded (they were above the flood plain) so movement
rates apply when moving from on connected road to another. Units that
attack through a flooded hexside are halved. Attacking through unflooded
hexsides means that a unit's CF is unaffected.

--The most the Luftwaffe will show is 2 turns. The first turn they will
arrive is when a 5 or 6 is rolled. The second and final turn is when a 6
is rolled. Note: there will be games when the Luftawaffe will never show
if a 5 or 6 are never rolled.

6.3 stacking: Is 1 German Btn + Kampfgrupe + battery a valid combination
in a hex ? Also is 2 Allied different Btn + Armor possible ?

--As per 6.3 a player may stack all the subunits of a division, plus any
one battalion, battery, kampgruppe or 79th Armoured unit. So case number
1 is not allowed, but case 2 is (assuming you mean 2 different Allied
brigades, there are no battalions). The stacking limits are a reflection
of the units abilities to fight together as well as x number of men in y
amount of space.

6.4 ZOC: If an attacked unit is surrounded by ZOC`s but supplied (see
rules), does the attacker get the shift SR at all ?

--Yes, a unit that is surrounded (supplied or not) by enemy ZOC's still
suffers the combat shift awarded to the attacker.

6.5.1 combat modifiers: is every attacking hex counted separately for
counting combat strength ? What about the rounding (nothing said in the
rules - we supposed in favour of the defender)

--Sorry about that. You are correct, round in favor of the defender.

8.0 special units: What`s the number of the Armored units (MP we thought)?

--The number on the 79th Armoured brigades is the MP allowance and
morale rating. They defend by themselves as per the rule with a strength
of 1. When stacked with a regular Allied brigade (mech infantry) they
shift the odds column (left on defense, right on attack) by one for that
combat.

Hope these clarifications help. We tried to be as clear and concise as
possible when drafting the rules.

In playtests, the Germans are favored about 60-40 over the Allies.
Experienced players should probably take the Allies, but use the
optional rules to help in play balance. However, there were a number of
games when a bold player on either side, along with some good
die-rolling, was able to reverse the tide and hand their opponent's head
to them on a platter. Most Allied breakthroughs will take place on the
north flank or middle, but there were a few memorable games in which the
British took Goch in a bold move, and unhinged the German's lines to the
south. Late-game offensives by the 116th Panzer and 15th Panzergrenadier
were also able to snatch defeat from the jaws of defeat. Enjoy!! Paul
Rohrbaugh