Adjacent to Road Clarification

[Chas]

As an example look at board 1.
Are A4 and A7 adjacent to the A5/6 road?

 

[Paul John]

I had this question recently as well. Since A5 and A6 are both road hexes, we played that they were both adjacent
but couldn't find anything in the rules that would be definitive.

 

[davegin]

I thought that A5 was always considered the road hex. I thought, i.e. know, that I read that somewhere. However, it may have been an SSR and not necessarily in the rule book.

 

[Sparafucil3]

As an example look at board 1.
Are A4 and A7 adjacent to the A5/6 road?

I think there is Q&A saying the road exists in both hexes along the board edge. -- jim

 

[EagleIV]

Per A2.51 only the off board hexrow numbered 5 is a road, not the other off board hexes.

 

[Sparafucil3]

Per A2.51 only the off board hexrow numbered 5 is a road, not the other off board hexes.

I think that's for road entry purposes. Otherwise you could "double up" on the road and enter more. There are two Q&A on A5/A6 and GG5/GG6:

A2.51 Must Vehicle units specified to enter a given hex from off board set up in a line, i.e., in hexes with the same grid co-ordinate to enter that given hex? (e.g., A unit to enter via hex 1I1 have to setup off board in hexes of the row I, or may they setup in hexrows H and J and merge into 1I1 before entry?)
A. No. They may set up in H & J and then merge.

If in the above question the units are required to enter via a single road hex. Must those units set up on the hypothetical off board road hexes? Or, may they set up in adjacent hexrows and merge before entry on the specified hex?
A. No. They may merge.

Do the above units have to enter paying the road movement rate? or, may they enter paying open ground rates by entering from an adjacent hexrow e.g., A unit entering A5/A6 may access those hexes by setting up in a hypothetical B4 or B6 and thus enter A5/A6, but not considered to be on the road, but entering the road hex?
A. No. They may pay non-road COT. {4}

B31.1 Are the hexside roads present in hexes A5/A6 and GG5/GG6 on most boards also considered to be “narrow streets”?
A. No.

Or would a better definition be that the hexside road must have a building in both hexes shared by that hexside? (I haven’t done an absolutely exhaustive check, but a quick overview of available boards featuring narrow streets didn’t yield any counter-examples to that definition, other than PB X18, which is already covered by a dedicated rule.)
A. Buildings must be involved. {2}

Each of those imply A5/A6 and GG5/GG6 are Road hexes. -- jim

 

[PresterJohn]

This then would affirm that both A4 and A7 are indeed road adjacent hexes.

 

[Sparafucil3]

This then would affirm that both A4 and A7 are indeed road adjacent hexes.

Correct. I could be wrong though. Perhaps @klasmalmstrom has an opinion. -- jim

 

[klasmalmstrom]

Correct. I could be wrong though. Perhaps @klasmalmstrom has an opinion. -- jim

Both A5 and A6 are road hexes, unless I recall incorrectly.

 

[johnl]

Several rules use "road hexside", e.g. bicycle movement.

So just for completeness, A5-B5 and A6-B5 are road hexsides. Yes?

 

[Chas]

Both A5 and A6 are road hexes, unless I recall incorrectly.

This was my thought. The question came up and just trying to be 100% certain.
Thanks to everyone who has posted.

 

[Partizan Eric]

That means that one could dash from A4 to A7 ?

 

[PresterJohn]

Adding image to illustrate the above question. I think not. A4.63 DASH says you can only cross a road location i.e one road location. Specifically from one non-open ground to another non-open ground location on the other side of the road location.

 

[Sparafucil3]

That means that one could dash from A4 to A7 ?

No, but you could dash from A4 to A6 (or vice versa) provide A4 is otherwise not Open Ground to the unit shooting in A5. -- jim

 

[Old Noob]

Klas recall incorrectly? Sell my Prevagen stocks!

 

[Treadhead]

No, but you could dash from A4 to A6 (or vice versa) provide A4 is otherwise not Open Ground to the unit shooting in A5. -- jim

?

A Dash must start in a non-Open Ground Location and end in a non-Open Ground Location.
In the example provided, A6 is not Open Ground as presented.

 

[klasmalmstrom]

The Dash would be ok if A6 was out-of-LOS from a would be firer.....

 

[Sparafucil3]

?

A Dash must start in a non-Open Ground Location and end in a non-Open Ground Location.
In the example provided, A6 is not Open Ground as presented.

See what @klasmalmstrom said. — jim

 

[Larry]

Out of LOS or hindered.