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platimus · 10-12-2018, 08:45 AM

Here is a visual aid:
https://imgur.com/M3UuHRK

Frame 1 is the starting position of the horse. The horses "head" is the blue hex. The horses "rear" is the red hex. The hexes are numbered so you know we're dealing with the same hexes in each frame.

It is _not possible_ for the horse to go from Frame 1 to Frame 2 in one move (1 MA). It would take 2 moves (2 MA) for the horse to end up in this position. The first move would look like Frame 3 (head moves). The second move (rear moves) would look like Frame 2.

This is so intuitive and natural to me, I'm having a hard time explaining why it should work that way...

If you allow going from Frame 1 to Frame 2 in one move (1 MA), you're allowing the head and rear to move in different directions at the same time - which is impossible.

10-12-2018, 08:45 AM	#45
platimus Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: behind you	Re: How do you all handle mounted combat? Here is a visual aid: https://imgur.com/M3UuHRK Frame 1 is the starting position of the horse. The horses "head" is the blue hex. The horses "rear" is the red hex. The hexes are numbered so you know we're dealing with the same hexes in each frame. It is _not possible_ for the horse to go from Frame 1 to Frame 2 in one move (1 MA). It would take 2 moves (2 MA) for the horse to end up in this position. The first move would look like Frame 3 (head moves). The second move (rear moves) would look like Frame 2. This is so intuitive and natural to me, I'm having a hard time explaining why it should work that way... If you allow going from Frame 1 to Frame 2 in one move (1 MA), you're allowing the head and rear to move in different directions at the same time - which is impossible. Last edited by platimus; 10-12-2018 at 08:56 AM.