Question about S? placement in woods (4.1 case b)

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I find this rule a bit ambiguous:
(b) One S? in each woods/brush Location that has an odd or even coordinate.. ..and is either part of ≥ three connected woods/brush Locations (i.e., the woods/brush depiction extends across a hexside(s) "connecting" to the woods/brush depiction in the ADJACENT Location)...

Let's take this example. I rolled odd coordinates:


Which one of these is correct?


I could argue both ways. B9 and D9 have only 1 ADJACENT connection, so no three-way there.
But on the other hand there are 3 connected wood hexes in the picture and B9 and D9 are part of that whole.
 

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I've always played it as:


My interpretation being the>/= 3 brush/woods locations identifining the whole woods/brush grouping and then the odd/even to decide which hexes in that grouping.
I can see how it would be interpreted either way, but this ways gives more opportunities for enemy forces which I (but not my troops) see as a good thing in SASL.....
 

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I'm brand new at SASL. I just did my first setup a few days ago and also did as in the 3rd example.
 

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Definitely the second example: every 'clump' of 3 or more connected woods with an odd (or even, depending on original die roll) number has a suspect counter placed on it.
 

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Curious. Because after reading the rule slowly and many times, I'm convinced the first example is actually correct...
 

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Definitely the second example: every 'clump' of 3 or more connected woods with an odd (or even, depending on original die roll) number has a suspect counter placed on it.
This is the correct way to play this. It is clearly written, odd/ even coordinates in =/ > three connected woods/brush Locations
 

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I find this rule a bit ambiguous:
(b) One S? in each woods/brush Location that has an odd or even coordinate.. ..and is either part of ≥ three connected woods/brush Locations (i.e., the woods/brush depiction extends across a hexside(s) "connecting" to the woods/brush depiction in the ADJACENT Location)...

Let's take this example. I rolled odd coordinates:


Which one of these is correct?


I could argue both ways. B9 and D9 have only 1 ADJACENT connection, so no three-way there.
But on the other hand there are 3 connected wood hexes in the picture and B9 and D9 are part of that whole.
The second example is the correct one. There are 3 'woods/brush locations' connected to each other. In this example there 3 locations in a line but they are connected to each other. In the case you provided only the Odd numbered hex(s) would be eligible for the setting up of a S?

I think that this should be amended to read...
"and is either part of ≥ three connected woods/brush Locations (i.e., the woods/brush depiction extends across one or more of the hexside(s) "connecting" to the woods/brush depiction in the ADJACENT Location)..."

this would clear it up a bit, but as it reads now all you need to do is look at the middle hex and see that it is 'connected across a hexside to an adjacent woods location' on two of its hexsides thereby making this a group of 3 connected woods locations
 

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It is clearly written, odd/ even coordinates in =/ > three connected woods/brush Locations
It's not clearly written, otherwise both interpretations wouldn't fit the rule.

But fine, I yield to the consensus.
 
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