scottf2
ASL addict
I see this question has been asked before in various ways, but after reading through a few threads, and reading the rout rules multiple times, I'm still not sure of the answer:
10.51 If no non-ignorable building/woods Location can be reached during that RtPh, a broken unit may rout to any terrain hex consistent with the above restrictions and need not rout toward the nearest woods/building Location.
Does "non-ingorable" here refer to the previous mentions in the rout rules of "ignorable" locations (ie: same building or equidistant from KEU) or does it mean any location that can't be legally reached?
As a concrete example: can the broken leader in W8 rout anywhere it wants to (while not getting closer to KEU - so, could it go to W10, for example)? Are the woods hexes in V10/X10 ignorable? They're not "ignorable" by any of the definitions that use the word "ignore" in the rout rules, but they're not legal destinations since they both require getting closer to KEU. In this specific example it doesn't have to rout at all since it's not in OG, but if it were in OG and did have to rout, could it low crawl to W9, and/or rout to W10, or would it be eliminated for FTR?
I've always played that it could rout to W9 or W10 but recently a fairly knowledgeable opponent suggested that wasn't the case since V10/X10 are not "ignorable" based on any of the definitions of ignorable in the routing rules.
Thanks for any clarification - references to parts of the rules I'm missing or a Q&A would be especially appreciated!
10.51 If no non-ignorable building/woods Location can be reached during that RtPh, a broken unit may rout to any terrain hex consistent with the above restrictions and need not rout toward the nearest woods/building Location.
Does "non-ingorable" here refer to the previous mentions in the rout rules of "ignorable" locations (ie: same building or equidistant from KEU) or does it mean any location that can't be legally reached?
As a concrete example: can the broken leader in W8 rout anywhere it wants to (while not getting closer to KEU - so, could it go to W10, for example)? Are the woods hexes in V10/X10 ignorable? They're not "ignorable" by any of the definitions that use the word "ignore" in the rout rules, but they're not legal destinations since they both require getting closer to KEU. In this specific example it doesn't have to rout at all since it's not in OG, but if it were in OG and did have to rout, could it low crawl to W9, and/or rout to W10, or would it be eliminated for FTR?
I've always played that it could rout to W9 or W10 but recently a fairly knowledgeable opponent suggested that wasn't the case since V10/X10 are not "ignorable" based on any of the definitions of ignorable in the routing rules.
Thanks for any clarification - references to parts of the rules I'm missing or a Q&A would be especially appreciated!