This thrilling episode the lads review Travel Battle from the Perry Brothers. We all know that Jonathan hates painting, so being the scale it is, is this the right fit for johnny boy?

Problems

• Does not clearly say how to choose d6 rolling winner for placing 1st brigade.
• Presuming it is highest roll because it says that for going first.  But, not 100% positive. This is a bit nit picky.
• The terrain has issues, built up areas only give +1 dice when defending to infantry, but attacking cavalry get +1 dice against infantry in built up areas. That doesn’t make a lot of sense.  Cavalry should do worse against built up areas.
• The rules are a tad muddy when dealing with artillery shooting at a target if there’s a hill in between that is the same height as the artillery. In one part the rules say “Artillery needs to be able to see half or more of a target i.e. without hills/buildings or any other intervening units in the way to be able to fire. “In another part the rules say “artillery can fire overhead of a any intervening unit if either gun or target are on a hill unless “there is a higher hill in the way. If artillery is on a level 1 hill shooting at a target with a level 1 hill in between, can the artillery shoot at that target?  The rules don’t say.
• The FAQ, Doesn’t answer all questions.  Can be found at https://www.perry-miniatures.com/pages.php?page=travel-battle.
• No declaration of what is the desired dice roll result for going first or placing a brigade first.

QUESTIONS

1. In a fight if an attacker rolls a 5 and the defender rolls a 5, the rules say the fight continues.  If a second unit attacks the same defender with attacker rolling a 5 and defender rolling a 3, which result takes precedence?
2. If defending artillery loses a combat to a heavy cavalry unit (attacker rolls a 3, defending artillery a 2) does it push back one square if the square behind it is a wood?  What happens?
3. When do you test for command radius?  Do all units in a brigade need to be touching at the start of the turn or is it at any point during the movement phase?
4. Can Brigadiers block line of sight of artillery since they’re listed as a unit in the rules (see Assembly section)?
5. Does a unit suffering push back or retreat (losing combat by a 1 or a 2) have to be directly towards its own board edge?

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