Thanks to Rob Hutton for pointing this out but the clue on how to represent only the front rank in a unit having barricades was hiding in plain sight within the army builder input sheet - "* Mixed UGs - add an extra line and  repeat the UG number in column A".

See snip attached.

Quote from: SimonStokes on October 05, 2021, 06:51:43 PM
Thanks to Rob Hutton for pointing this out but the clue on how to represent only the front rank in a unit having barricades was hiding in plain sight within the army builder input sheet - "* Mixed UGs - add an extra line and  repeat the UG number in column A".

This is illegal as all elements in an UG must have the same optional characteristics if available.

A far as I can recall the cost for Barricades was halved several iterations ago. Consequently you need to pay the cost for all elements.

Quote from: steads on October 05, 2021, 07:19:36 PM

Quote from: SimonStokes on October 05, 2021, 06:51:43 PM
Thanks to Rob Hutton for pointing this out but the clue on how to represent only the front rank in a unit having barricades was hiding in plain sight within the army builder input sheet - "* Mixed UGs - add an extra line and  repeat the UG number in column A".

This is illegal as all elements in an UG must have the same optional characteristics if available.

A far as I can recall the cost for Barricades was halved several iterations ago. Consequently you need to pay the cost for all elements.

This is correct and would be how it would be required for competition.

Of course, what consenting adults do between themselves is up to them 

Thanks both for the clarification.

So the shenanigans around deploying in a single rank is not illegal, for Maximus at least?

Deploying in a single rank is allowed.

Mind you, coming back to the original discussion on barricades, nobody with a modicum of brain cells is going to attack them and will just move elsewhere on the table leaving whoever is behind them to spectate.

Quote from: marshalney2000 on October 05, 2021, 09:58:04 PM
Mind you, coming back to the original discussion on barricades, nobody with a modicum of brain cells is going to attack them and will just move elsewhere on the table leaving whoever is behind them to spectate.

except elephants....

I have to agree, seems like barricades will not benefit the competition gamer or in any one off time limited game.

Where they might come into their own though is in scenario games and campaigns where the terrain is more constrained.