It's funny how something that seems obvious to one person can appear the opposite to the next....
So, game six of Martlet saw the Germans withdraw from map 4 (St Nicholas). The German player then declared he would play his wild card. To me it seemed obvious that doing so would see the Germans attacking the British holding map 4, but my opponent is equally convinced that the battle should occur on Map 5 (The Spur), as the Brits would have been attacking onto this map when counter-attacked. Now having looked at both the campaign rules (At the Sharpe End) and the Martlet rules I can't say it's clear to me. I have worked out that having seized the initiative as the attacker he can choose between the scenario that would have otherwise been played and 'attack and defend', but I can't see where it states whether the battle is played on the map just taken on the next map to be attacked. Am I missing something, or has anyone played this?
Thanks as always,
Gaff
Martlet wild card
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Re: Martlet wild card
Just reading the rules again I see the wild card is removed at the end of turn 6 whether or not it has been played, however I'm still interested in how people think it should be played in terms on which map.
Re: Martlet wild card
Play it on the last map the British won. The Germans are holding all the others.
Peter
Peter
Re: Martlet wild card
This. The wild card works the same way as any other counter-attack, so hits the defenders on the last rung of the ladder they hold.
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Re: Martlet wild card
Sooooo....a follow-up question then. Say the Punch from Wünsche is successful, then that would push the Brits back to Map 3...correct?
Greg P.
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Tucson, AZ, USA
Re: Martlet wild card
Yep, if they win the "Punch" game, they hold the initiative. So they've got the option of either holding the ground they've taken or continuing the counter-attack into map 3.
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