Wheeling on the edge of the board

[Geoffrm]

Hi,
If you have a BG running down the edge of the board and decide to wheel the rear of the BG goes off the board. Is this allowed?

Geoff

[Tartty]

What's a BG ?

[starkadder]

What's a BG ?

Barry, Robin or Maurice - take your pick.

[starkadder]

Geoffrm, I am presuming CG war chariots.

5:14 only refers to retreats and pursuits off table and those tend to be frontal.

I would assume that a wheel is acceptable after a half full move as long as the chariot completes its move fully on the table. While it does not say anything specific on the subject it would be a harsh ruling to deny it such a manoeuvre

I do have to ask though how it managed to be like that in the first place. Was it deployed along the table edge?

[Geoffrm]

Hi,
It was a CM, A class I think, that moved sideways until it contacted the table edge and then moved up the table before wheeling. It got me thinking what if it was a large group, say pike three ranks deep, and it could only do a single move the move would end with part of the rear off the table. Just in case I took the Swiss to Cancon.

[Tartty]

Ok got it now. Like Starkers says so long as you don't finish the turn with your rear end hanging off the table it's fine. It's also a voluntary move ....not an involuntary move which makes a difference.
It's similar to wheeling a unit in the middle of a line it might take two move phases to clear your neighbour you can't finish the turn sitting on top and often means taking a second move phase straight forward to clear.

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