I have been reading through the rules for Furioso and had the following observations/queries
1) Generals
The rules state that " Each army will have a number of generals leading it" . Looking at the army lists I note that there are no entries for generals. So, what is the number of generals you are entitled to, do you get them for free ( which would account for the fact that they do not have an assigned points cost value? I note that the size of the generals is not stipulated however, that is hardly an issue
2) Evading- The rules permit certain troops to evade, however, such troops are then hampered by an imitative penalty next turn. It seems odd to me that troops such as Jinetes and Stradiotti are penalised for fighting in the manner for which they were famed.
3) Skirmish screens and dopplesoldner. Many of the pike units are entitled to a skirmish screen and the army rules in the lists state that " ... the cost of the skirmishers is factored in) ,many of the pikes allow for an attachment of either halbadiers/swordsmen/dopplesoldner ( "HSD") . There are no unit profiles included for HSD nor a points cost. The lack of a unit profile is not an issue as these troops effect is essentially abstracted ( a practical way of modelling their function) however, what is less clear is how much do they cost points wise, I had initially thought that their cost was factored in, in the same way that as the rules describe the skirmish screen however, this is not explicitly stated. An example of the drafting , taken form the Swis list is as follows
The cost of the skirmishers is factored in[ into the cost of the pike unit] . Each unit of Swiss pike will have one unit of Halbadiers.
Skirmish screens are described as skrimish crossbowmen, however, some of the lists such as the Spanish and the Holy Roman Empire do not have an entry for skirmish crossbow. The Spanish can take formed crossbow but not skirmishing ones, while the HRE have no access to crossbow equipped infantry, formed or otherwise. What factors ( i.e combat dice, shooting dice, armour etc) do these skirmish screens have?
The rules on skirmish screens are contained on page 14 they state
"The skirmishers will be kept within a distance of one from the main pike.
One what, an inch, a centimetre, a meter, a base width? I think a word may have been lost at some stage in the production of these rules.
I am giving teh rules a try on Friday and have agreed the following fixes
1) each player gets one general for free
2) The HSD is free, one per unit
3) we assume that skirmish screens may be 1" from their unit