Dave wrote:
Hmmm, ya not sure what I was thinking there, this better?
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Q. When is it decided how formations in reserve will enter play?
A. The means by which a formation will be entering play must be declared when they are declared to be in reserve.
re: Kyrt's first point, do we need though if the rulebook says:
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Units kept in reserve must either aircraft, or be going to enter play in a transport aircraft or by teleportation.
Kyrt, you declare in reserve first though.
Indeed this is how I've always played it myself but the rulebook doesn't actually say that:
Rulebook wrote:
6.1.6 Set-up Remaining Formations
All of the remaining formations in the players’ armies must be set up within 15cms of their own side’s table edge or be kept back ‘in reserve’. The players take it in turn to set up these formations one at a time, starting with the player with the higher strategy rating.
Units kept in reserve must either be aircraft, or be going to enter play in a transport aircraft or by teleportation. Reserve formations entering play in aircraft or by teleportation should be placed aside with units that will enter play via planetfall. These formations are not ‘secret’ and your opponent may inspect them at any time.
Note that taken literally, there is no difference between an on-table formation and a reserve one in terms of the timeline. It just says you have to either place a formation on the board or keep it in reserve, and you take it in turns to do it.
However I normally just ask my opponent if he wants to know how things are deployed at the very beginning as I feel like that's more natural, but technically you can still count it like I am "setting them up" as my last formations, except I've already told him how I will do it. If my opponent doesn't want to tell me at the beginning then that's fine. Things can get a bit wonky if they want their first declaration to be "this thunderhawk will be in reserve" - that's why I don't think the rulebook makes sense.
I'd be happy for the FAQ to say when you do it, e.g. after objectives but before garrisons?? Taking it in turns?