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| * During the tactical turn, **3 combat rounds** takes place. Combat may happen everywhere on the City map. | * During the tactical turn, **3 combat rounds** takes place. Combat may happen everywhere on the City map. | ||
| - | The Prince of Darkness decides when a tactical turn should start by ordering his troops to storm the walls of the City. If he does so, it will be announced, as every wall militia can easily see the preparation of troops for battle. At the next turn or turns he may decide to start another tactical turn, if the previous one was not sufficient enough for storming the walls. At the moment that he decides that tactical turns should stop, the remainder of the upcoming strategic turn is played. | + | The Prince of Darkness decides when a tactical turn should start by ordering his troops to storm the walls of the City. If he does so, he must inform the map umpires during the administration phase of a turn, as it will be announced: every wall militia can easily see the preparation of troops for battle. At the next turn or turns he may decide to start another tactical turn, if the previous one was not sufficient enough for storming the walls. At the moment that he decides that tactical turns should stop, the remainder of the upcoming strategic turn is played. |
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| + | Note that it is possible that the Prince of Darkness initiates a first tactical turn and that other parties intend to march onto the central map at the same moment: the map umpires will then judge the actual situation. | ||
| We introduced this concept of strategic and tactical turns because in medieval times, siege could continue for weeks (or even months) in a row. However, when an enemy committed his troops to fighting on the walls, battles usually finished in a couple of hours. | We introduced this concept of strategic and tactical turns because in medieval times, siege could continue for weeks (or even months) in a row. However, when an enemy committed his troops to fighting on the walls, battles usually finished in a couple of hours. | ||
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