DBMM New Zealand : Only 1 PIP for irregular clumsy element to short move

DBMM New Zealand DBMM, De Bellis Magistrorum Militum, are wargames rules for ancient and medieval battles from 3000 BC to 1525 AD. The rules are written by Phil Barker and published by the Wargames Research Group Limited Publications. The rules, army lists and books are available from www.wrg.me.uk The purpose of this blog is to promote the rules in New Zealand by sharing information and photos. This blog replicates posts on the DBMM New Zealand Facebook, for those wargamers who do not use FB.

Saturday, 9 March 2024

Only 1 PIP for irregular clumsy element to short move - posted by Vince Cholewa, 3 March 2024

I learned something new just now, a single element move by an irregular clumsy element that moves short costs only 1 PIP; it is not a difficult evolution. That’s because p.27 PIP expenditure, (d) difficult evolutions, the second bullet point that says 1 extra PIP is expended for a short move starts with the words “Neither of a group’s front corners …” This bullet does not apply to single elements. Who knew? Not me!

However, the short move still has to be straight ahead or it will cost more PIPs.

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