Chapter 1: Basic Rules
Pg. 10, the 1st paragraph reads, “It includes only what’s necessary to fight a straightforward…” with the highlighted contraction; is this due to space/justification? It is otherwise nearly unique in the two books.
Pg. 10 under Sides, Armies, Divisions, and Units, the 3rd paragraph reads, “…assortment of unit counters, scaled for use with 2” hexes (see below), is included…" and is a tricky sentence. While technically correct, with the singular verb form “is” referring to the “assortment,” the rest of the sentence refers to the “counters.” Notional agreement with “counters” would use the plural form of the verb “are,” which is probably what I would use here, as “scaled for use” is not referring to the “assortment.”
Pg. 10-11 under Battlemaps And Hexes, the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs imply different sizes for the battlemap, with the 2nd paragraph referring to “25 hexes wide and 19 hexes deep” while the 3rd paragraph describes two battlemaps together as being “48 hexes wide and 18 hexes deep”…which is correct? The rulebook and current hexmap .pdf files appear to be the latter…
Pg. 11 under Sequence Of Play, the 3rd paragraph reads, “…or exited the battlefield (p. 19)…” but the topic on page 19 reads, “Units can voluntarily exit the battlemap…” and the reference is not immediately clear. Consider changing the initial sentence to, “…or have voluntarily exited the battlefield (p. 19)…” for clarity.
Pg. 12 under Units reads, “Since each 2” hex represents 60’ of ground, the unit counters are 2" wide and 1.16" deep." There is no clear reason or relationship to the previous explanation for the 1.16" dimension of the counters. Is this the correct size of the counters? EDIT: some awkward math later and this appears to be the length of a side on a 2" hex…maybe I’m not so bright, but I can see a lot of readers being puzzled by this.
Pg. 12 under Irregular Mounted reads, “…include Assyrian war dogs, Arabian camel riders and Hellenistic war elephants…” but should read, “include Assyrian war dogs, Arabian camel riders, and Hellenistic war elephants…” (missing comma)
Pg. 12 under Loose Mounted reads, “…as well as Roman auxiliary cavalry and Numidian and Persian light cavalry…” but should read, “…as well as Roman auxiliary cavalry, and Numidian and Persian light cavalry.” (missing comma)
Pg. 13 under Unit Morale reads, “…Unit Morale also would modify loyalty rolls made when…” is slightly clumsy, consider, “…Unit Morale would also modify loyalty rolls made when…”
Pg. 13 under Unit Conditions, the 7th paragraph reads, “…use a single figure base with a pile of dropped bows…” but should read, “…use a single-figure base with a pile of dropped bows.” (missing hyphen)
Pg. 14 the top of the left column reads, “See Movement Sequence (p. 18) and Attack Sequence (p. 20) for additional details on the impact of unit facing…” but should read, “See Movement Sequence (p. 18) and Attack Sequence (p. 20) for additional details on the impact of unit facing.” (missing period at end of sentence)
Pg. 14 under Officers, the 1st paragraph reads, “…the scenario designer will select the generals, commanders and lieutenants participating…” but should read, “…the scenario designer will select the generals, commanders, and lieutenants participating…” (missing comma)
Pg. 14 under Officers, the 2nd paragraph reads, “In campaign battle…” but should read, “In a campaign battle…”
Pg. 14 under Officer Characteristics, the 1st paragraph reads, “…characteristics of the generals, commanders and lieutenants participating…” but should read, “…characteristics of the generals, commanders, and lieutenants participating…” (missing comma)
Pg. 14 under Strategic Ability the parenthetical text reads, “(Strategic ability also plays a significant role in certain mechanics in Domains at War: Campaigns).” with the period outside the parentheses. The period should be inside
Pg. 15 under Loss Of An Officer, the 1st paragraph reads, “…an officer might survive the destruction or rout of his unit).” but should read, “an officer might survive the destruction or rout of his unit.)” (period should be inside parentheses)
Pg. 15 under Loss Of An Officer, the 3rd paragraph reads, “(This
can create large, unwieldy divisions, of course).” but should read, “(This
can create large, unwieldy divisions, of course.)” (period should be inside parentheses)
Pg. 16 under Important Note it reads, “…increase the width of the each area…” but should read, “…increase the width of each area…”
Pg. 17 under Tie Breaking, the 1st paragraph reads, “…the commander’s strategic ability scores are tied…” should read, “…the commanders’ strategic ability scores are tied…” (misplace apostrophe)
Pg. 18 under Command Phase, the 4th paragraph reads, “The unit’s disorder token, if any…” but should read, “The unit’s disordered token, if any…” to match usage elsewhere in the document
Pg. 18 under Movement Sequence, the 2nd paragraph reads, “…defend (p. 24), or ready to attack (p. 24)…” but should read, “…defend (p. 24), or ready to attack (p. 25).” (incorrect page reference)
Pg. 19 under General Movement Rules, the 2nd paragraph reads, “…the units will cost one additional AP to activate next combat round if it is still outside of the commander’s zone…” but should read, “…the units will cost one additional AP to activate next combat round if they are still outside of the commander’s zone…” (missing agreement with units plural)
Pg. 19 under General Movement Rules, the last paragraph reads, “Outside of the movement sequence, unit may also choose…” but should read, “Outside of the movement sequence, a unit may also choose…”
Pg. 21 under Declare A Target, the 4th paragraph of missile target requirements reads, “…or one of the closest if multiple enemy are equidistant…” should read, “…or one of the closest if multiple enemy units are equidistant…”
Pg. 21 under Resolve Reaction Attack Sequence, the 6th paragraph reads, “A reaction attack sequence may be with either melee or missile…” but should read, “A reaction attack sequence may be made with either melee or missile…”
Pg. 21 under Resolve Reaction Attack Sequence, the 7th paragraph reads, “…and this step is ignored (e.g. there are no nested reactions to reactions)…” but should read, “…and this step is ignored (i.e. there are no nested reactions to reactions).” (the parenthetical part is not an example, but a restatement)
Pg. 22 under Resolve Reaction Attack Sequence, the 1st paragraph on the page reads, “…units “set for charge” deal extra damage to charging opponents).” should read, “…units “set for charge” deal extra damage to charging opponents.)” (period should be inside parentheses)
Pg. 22 under Resolve Reaction Attack Sequence, the 2nd paragraph on the page reads, “…it must attack the reacting unit instead of its original attack…” should read, “…it must attack the reacting unit instead of its original target…” (incorrect object)
Pg. 22 under Deal Damage, the 4th paragraph reads, “…the commander controlling the target decides which of the eligible hexes his unit withdraws onto…” should read, “…the commander controlling the target decides which of the eligible hexes his unit withdraws into.” (agreement with earlier preposition)
Pg. 23 under Resolve Shock, the Unit Shock table lists Adjusted Die Roll entries for 6-9 (Recoil), and 9+ (Stand Firm); obviously, one of these is in error, presumably the 6-9.
Pg. 23 under Resolve Shock, the Shock Modifiers table reads, “Unit has taken damage of 50% or more of its maximum uhp” but could read, “Unit has taken damage equal to 50% or more of its maximum uhp” (clarity, agreement with phrasing elsewhere)
Pg. 23 under Resolve Shock, the 2nd paragraph reads, “…from having taken damage equal to 50% or more of its starting uhp…” but could read, “…from having taken damage equal to 50% or more of its maximum uhp” (clarity, agreement with phrasing elsewhere)
Pg. 23 under Retreating, bottom-right of page reads, “If the target of a melee attack routs, retreats or withdraws…” but should read, “If the target of a melee attack routs, retreats, or withdraws…” (missing comma)
Pg. 24 under Voluntary Retreat reads, “…e.g. the Loose Mounted cannot “retreat” parallel to or towards the target…” should read, “…e.g. the Loose Mounted unit cannot “retreat” parallel to or towards the target…” (missing word)
Pg. 24 under Voluntary Retreat reads, “The Loose Mounted unit’s facing does not change facing when it voluntarily retreats.” should read, “The Loose Mounted unit’s facing does not change when it voluntarily retreats.”
Pg. 24 under Unpredictable Creatures, the 2nd paragraph reads, “This attack will be a trample (p. 31) if possible…” but should read, “This attack will be a trample (p. 51) if possible…” (incorrect page reference)
Pg. 25 under Morale Phase, the 1st paragraph after the example reads, “…which can occur several times per combat round if, e.g., a unit takes damage reducing it to ½ hp or less from several different attacks, a unit only ever makes one morale roll…” consider changing to, “…which can occur several times per combat round (e.g. if a unit takes damage reducing it to ½ hp or less from several different attacks), a unit only ever makes one morale roll…” (clarity)
Pg. 26 under Pursuit, the Pursuing Unit table lists Pursuit Throw values for various unit types; is there any circumstance under which Loose or Other Foot will make Pursuit Throws at the values listed on the table? It seems that under all circumstances under which they will be able to pursue, they will also receive the +4 to the Throw for all the defeated army’s Mounted and Flyer units being eliminated. The example that follows also appears to be incorrect, as Army A should be receiving the above +4 to its Pursuit Throws (as Army A gets to choose which units of Army B to eliminate due to all of Army B’s Mounted, and presumably Flyer, units were routed or destroyed)…
Pg. 27 under Routed Units it reads, “Half of the defeated army’s routed, wounded troops become prisoners (round up) and the rest become deserters…” but should read, “Half of the defeated army’s routed, wounded troops become prisoners (round up), and the rest become deserters.” (missing comma)