What's fair

[Hawk Kriegsman]

It's called stacking of exit hexes and it is used to prevent an opponent from exiting his units that have reached their exit hex. This is probably the only "house" rule I stand by that not all that many players know about;

First off let me clearly stat that there is nothing wrong with defending an exit hex by placing units on the hex. Nothing. Its not illegal, its not gamey and many stock scenarios have defenses on exit hexes.

I may also point out that in most scenarios with an exit hex it is a bad tactic. Usually the exit hexes are so far behind the lines that unless the sceanrio is very long the enemy cannot get to the exit hex. Very few scenarios need you to exit units to get a victory.

a. It's ok to build up the area around an exit hex - fortify it, cover it with lots of units waiting to op-fire. Even stack the hexes leading up to the exit hex. ;)

So you are ok with some one stacking halftracks, trucks, and the like all around the exit hex, but not combat units on the exit?

What if the best defensive terrain is the exit hex? Your telling someone they cannot use it? Sorry no.

b. But you have to leave the exit hex itself empty. One of the big reasons why is that it's possible in some scenarios for the hex to get more than 6 wrecks in it, which can negate the road (i.e a 6 sp truck can't enter a road-marsh hex that has 7 wrecks in it). IF the exit hex is rough, possibly heavy jungle, marsh, swamp, or has certain terrain hex-sides, this will make the hex unreachable for the enemy, which is not fair. :mad:

Don't shoot the crap out of armor on bridges or on roads in impassable terrain. Also your infantry can still use the hex. You must be very careful about what you destroy on roads going through difficult terrain.

Also it is perfectly fair to station tanks and the like on such hexes.

c. Also, it's not allowable to put units like halftracks (here we go again :stir: ) into the exit hex and then dare the enemy to try and remove them - if the enemy leaves the units alone, the road is blocked. If he shoots them up and creates a lot of wrecks, the road is still blocked (if in tough terrain, to some units). Unsportmanslike and very unrealistic. I've yet to have anyone pull something like this on me in the CS, but back in my old panzer leader days it happened often enough that we made a house rule against it.

No it is not unsportsman like an unrealistic. It's good play. If you as the attacker create that wrecks then bad on you.

Fortunately, there is a "wreck removal" rule that will allow for the removal of said wrecks in 1.03 matrix version of the CS, but my own house rule against occupying of exit hexes still stands.

Keep in mind it is YOUR house rule and nothing more. If your opponent agrees to it (which he should not IMHO) then great for you.

It will not be something that should ever become offical or sanctioned for the ladder as a whole.

You are entitled to your opinion though.

Thanx!