Re: combat
I think Dominions has it more correct than most games I play.
I am not playing a commander, I am playing my pretender. So I can give my commanders general orders such as "Goul's horsemen should charge up and fire, then retreat leading them thru your positions. So Arnig and Boldu are positioned on the flanks and should hold, then attack the rearmost. I want Westhold's archers to concentrate on cavalry if any show up."
Such instructions are good for about 5 events into a battle and then they just need to wing it. And all Im going to get is a play-by-play report of the battle afterwards.
True, if I take my pretender into battle then I should maybe get more control. But the limits of a PbEM game kick in then. Maybe they should offer the pretender a longer commands list.
Gandalf Parker
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