Post by johnd68 on Oct 30, 2021 12:15:47 GMT
I have played H.O.T.T. for a long time and they are a great set of rules. One thing I have a question over is Aerials passing over elements and not being able to recoil over them.
I understand that this is to prevent Aerials becoming too effective but does seem to negate the 3rd dimension.
The passing over, under or through rules state in the 5th bullet point: " Aerials can pass over any ground troops except when recoiling."
The first sentence below states:"When an element's outcome move is insufficient to clear the base of an element it is passing through, under or over , it is placed in the first large large enough unoccupied space beyond."
These two points seem to contradict each other, a recoil is an outcome of combat so which is right?
For example, it does seem odd if an aerial is destroyed by shooting because a ground element prevents it recoiling. An improvement might be that Aerials are treated as on the ground when engaging a ground element but otherwise can escape.
As Aerials are controlled by cost of 2 pips when moving, I think this is sufficient restriction as there normally not many Aerials in a game.
Just my thoughts but would be interested to hear other opinions on this.
I understand that this is to prevent Aerials becoming too effective but does seem to negate the 3rd dimension.
The passing over, under or through rules state in the 5th bullet point: " Aerials can pass over any ground troops except when recoiling."
The first sentence below states:"When an element's outcome move is insufficient to clear the base of an element it is passing through, under or over , it is placed in the first large large enough unoccupied space beyond."
These two points seem to contradict each other, a recoil is an outcome of combat so which is right?
For example, it does seem odd if an aerial is destroyed by shooting because a ground element prevents it recoiling. An improvement might be that Aerials are treated as on the ground when engaging a ground element but otherwise can escape.
As Aerials are controlled by cost of 2 pips when moving, I think this is sufficient restriction as there normally not many Aerials in a game.
Just my thoughts but would be interested to hear other opinions on this.
