I just played my first few years today. It was fun once we got going, but it took a few hours to get up to speed. I read both the 1.23 live rules and the example of play. Still, I have many questions:
6.2
"A. All relevant cards of a player are played before their consequences are applied."
a roundabout way of saying diplomacy isn't resolved until both players are done playing cards?
6.3
B. Whenever a country stops being neutral and joins one side or the other as a result of a
diplomatic action, it may immediately deploy home corps as per the reinforcement rules
(see 9.2 and 9.4).
and then again during reinforcement, 3 phases later? Seems mighty powerful.
All foreign corps occupying its areas are kept
in place, but must mind the neutrality violation rule henceforth (see 11.5).
does this mean all foreign corps have to evacuate on the first campaign turn? or as soon as possible? or as long they don't move, they don't violate neutrality (since a literal read of 11.5 suggests that neutrality violation requires motion)
7.3 New Insurrection
There's no mention of immediate deployment of home troops. This seems to be the exception. Do Insurgent Countries not get them?
11.2 Sea Movement
The Coalition cannot mobilize the British home corps before Britannia comes out, since they're stuck in Britain? Or were we deploying reinforcements wrong?
12.1
E. A player may also opt to engage fewer corps than he is allowed, in which case he must
declare which corps he wishes to engage and put the unengaged corps aside. He does not
have to disclose the latter. The attacker must declare first.
I assume that there is a minimum of 1 corps? otherwise it's an easier way to Withdraw? But if I can always do this, what's the purpose of the Bravest of the Brave card?
Player Aid #1
"*1 only if under French control"
Am I understanding correctly that the French only get 1 corps when controlling major countries (except Spain)?
French Surrender
The Coalition can force France to surrender just like any other country? And this isn't a victory? Is it really possible to keep playing without a French Army?
Thanks in advance. I can't wait to play it again.















