OK, thanks guys.

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Not just that, JJ also wrote this in 2003 on the SG site, whilst Epic was in its playtest stages:


Which clearly indicates how the actual allocation part of the rules are supposed to work, with a change away from the "standard front-to-back" allocation method as was used in early playtesting, to the latter-day "roll against units on an individual basis" method.

Jervis' reply to Neal 7 years later just reinforces what's already out there online (And in the wording of the rules themselves, for that matter).

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Ben, I'm not going to argue but if you only have the rule book, and no access to the faq's you get this from the barrage rules.



So all the issues with barrages actually come from allowing speed rolling.

I think it was between that and the template placement rules down the bottom of the page that refer to not placing your template so you can intentionally "snipe" important units, which when combined lead to a greater mis-interpretation (That of using the standard hit alloc. rules so no "sniping" of any kind can occur).

I wouldn't be shocked to see this issue pop up again in the future, as there is a slight ambiguity to the wording.

Hopefully one day we can get the FAQ in an easily readable .PDF form?

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Once the structure of the netEA project shakes out I can't see why not.

There is a default ruling in the barrage rules for what is caught under a barrage template, which should be used unless players agree otherwise.

Agreed, it is specifically defined, as dptdexys notes.

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The attacker places the templates.

As far as the way it's written, I think it's clear. "You" is the attacker. The entire section is written to address the person firing, as in "this is what you do when you are firing."

All you have to do is replace the pronoun(s) with the noun in question. A sentence like "You are allowed to place templates over your own units, or units from several enemy formations..." turns into "The defender is allowed to place templates over his own units, or units from several of the attacker's formations..." That is obviously wrong. Technically, it parses, but no one speaks or writes that way.