So ..... assuming a 1.1 or 1.2 is inflicted upon you, can your UG align with the inflictor immediately thereafer?

Can inflicted files and/or bases align with the inflictor immediately if a file of the afflicted UG is already in combat or whatever?  Or does the afflicted one need to use cards to square of in order to avoid melee phase flanking claims?

Or does the fact that the afflictor's starting position was not on the flank mean no flank factor claim?

Hmmm - a lot of affliction in there for one post!

HH

As usual any alignment will occur at the points in the turn sequence when alignment is allowed -and in the normal way alignment works, nothing special happens/is allowed because of contact being made by the options allowed in these rules.

So if contacted on the flank you would have your normal options as to turn to face.

If contacting the flank you get the flank claim applicable in the Melee Phase (as there is no charge phase for these types of contact).

Poor old Ray!
HH

Do players take turns to do alignments as per normal movement or does the phasing player get all the alignment opportunities?

In the Melee Phase* the rules say:

"Either side may - starting with the Active player - align (9.5A)"


* Movement Phase says the same thing with slightly different wording for some reason.

Still not clear. I would surmise though that active player can do an alignment then non active player has opportunity and so on. Otherwise too heavily biased towards active player.

I think as written it is the active player does all they want and they the inactive.

However, if you compare the wording on the QRS with that in the rules for all 3 phases where you can align they are not entirely consistent* and, IMO, clarification would be useful.


* the wording about aligning in the charge phase could actually be read that the moving player could move opponents UG ...

Seems in conflict with the way the game is structured in every phase which is based on active player does something then nonactive player has his go and so on. The active player getting to do all alignments could in certain situations be a total game decider.

That's Jack and Victor in agreement for an unprecedented second time this year then - shots about feels right!