Mordor and reinforcement

[Pav]

hello.

i have a few questions.

1. When fellowship is in mordor, they are move 1 step each turn (when not they get corruption point). Do they can move back?

2. When i have to much figures on region, i can replace them with Army tile (playing as SP). FP can do the same. my question. As we know Sauron has infinite reinforcments, FP don't have that "ability". Can FP replace figures with Army tile? (that make FP a lot of aditional army's). ex. when in one region are. 3 elite units and 6 regulars. FP replace 2 elite and 5 regulars with army replacement tile, that make him 2 elite and 5 regulars more to reinforcement. Can he do that? sorry for complicate :-)

3. a card, that in combat has a name "Mighty Attack". The FP hit additional score for missed die. In my opinion one miss i scored. in my friend's opinion - all miss ale score (that makes him always 5 hits). My or him opinion are correct?

4. In Region od Orthanc are for example 4 elite units and saruman. Orthanc is besieged by rohirrims. FP has win. Did Saruman dies? or hid in the Orthanc tower? :-)

5. i have a problem with retreat. When i Attack army, and they are retreat (they don't have a little chance to win). Where they can retreat? In ANY region near already occupied region? or only to the back? (i don't have a board with me, that i cannot give an example, but when i reach home i write it).

6. FP are besieged in Lothlorien. Fellowship with several companions are in the stronghold. can FP separate a companion and join him into battle?

7. When the fellowship is in mordor, with them are 5 companions. When fellowship moves one step SP take hunt tile. Can the FP kill a companion and don't take corruption?

ok :-) that will be all :-)) for now.

[andypalmer]

1. When in Mordor, you use Character Dice to move the FSP, just as before. However, instead of moving down the standard track, they move one space forward in Mordor. They have no reason to move backwards, but you can receive a STOP Hunt tile, which means that you lose that movement (i.e., use a Character die to move, draw STOP hunt tile, and move FSP back to where they were before you used that Character die).

2. For both FP and SP, when replacing units with counters, always placed the "replaced" units off to the side. They do not go back in with the reinforcements but should be tracked separately. In effect, you keep 3 piles for the FP units (killed, replaced by counters, reinforcements) and 2 piles for SP units (replacements, replaced by counters).

3. Mighty Attack reads "Forfeit the Leadership of one character to score one automatic hit." This would allow you to add at most, ONE(1) hit to the normal combat.

4. If the FP wins and kills all the Isengard units in Orthanc, then Saruman dies as well. Saruman can only be in Orthanc when the FP owns Orthanc if the FP invaded when no Isengard units were defending (i.e., there was no battle).

5. There is no requirement on direction - they can retreat to any adjacent territory that is not enemy occupied or includes an enemy controlled settlement.

6. Yes. In fact, any companions separated while the FSP is in a besieged stronghold are FORCED to remain in the beseiged city (and you might as well use them while they are there).

7. Yes - you can lose companions instead of taking corruption while in Mordor.

[Pav]

Ad1.
Ok. But i think abaut something like this.
Fellowship has i.e. 8 Corrution Points. FP has control Minas Morgul. FP has decide that 8 CP is to much to fullfill mission, and he goes back on fellowship track and go to Minas Morgul to cure CP. Can he do that?

Ad7.
hmmm... to avoid getting corruption, just you must have 5 companions with fellowship. On every step just kill Companion. If ypu were lucky (don't draw "Stop" tile), you'll win game....

ok and last question
when i don't have elite to reinforce. Then i cannot replace one elite with army tile and recriut that elite?
If i don't have regulars (and i.e. Card told me, that i can recriut regulars), i cannot recriut them?

[andypalmer]

Ad1. The FSP can only heal in a Free Peoples City or Stronghold so, even if you control Minas Morgal, you cannot heal corruption there.

Ad7. Keep in mind that Companions do not prevent ALL damage. Companions only prevent (with their deaths) corruption equal to their leadership (1, 2 or 3). Any excess damage goes to corruption and it is very easy to suffer more than 3 damage. [Eye results cause damage equal to number of dice, red and blue, in Hunt Box].

You are correct. You cannot recruit an Elite or Regular unit if you do not have one of that type of unit in the "Reinforcements" pile. Nor can you reduce an Elite to a Regular unless you have a Regular in the "Reinforcements" pile.

[Francesco]

andypalmer said:

Nor can you reduce an Elite to a Regular unless you have a Regular in the "Reinforcements" pile.

Attention: when reducing a FP Elite to a Regular, you CAN take the Regular from your casualties, if any.
If you don't have any Regular available in your casualties, then take one from your available reinforcements.

[andypalmer]

Thanks Francesco - I had somehow missed that rule.

[darkman]

In effect, you keep 3 piles for the FP units (killed, replaced by counters, reinforcements)

Andy,

I would say you could simplify it further. You only need two piles for the FP: Reinforcements and Casualties. Figures replaced by counters are placed in the casualties pile (per page 17 of the rules) and returned from that pile to the board (to replace the counters) if desired.

Companions only prevent (with their deaths) corruption equal to their leadership (1, 2 or 3).

Also, I am pretty sure you meant to say Companions can prevent corruption equal to their Level, not their Leadership.

[darkman]

There is no requirement on direction - they can retreat to any adjacent territory that is not enemy occupied or includes an enemy controlled settlement.

The rules state:
"The chosen Region must be free from enemy units and may not contain an enemy Settlement (or a friendly Settlement captured by the enemy)."

Just wondering: Can you retreat to an enemy settlement that you have captured?

[Veldrin]

Yes, it is now your Settlement!

[glow=green,2,300]Veldrin[/glow]

[darkman]

Yes, it is now your Settlement!

Veldrin

Thanks. That's what I figured.