I'm sorry but it's hard to not argue that B is not the defacto standard as there's other games that do that as well. The preponderance of tradition, for lack of a better phrase, should be considered here. At the risk of sounding like an asshole, I'm pretty sure B is used just about everywhere but France.

Edit: Just showed my wife, who has never played a war game in her life, has no interest in them, and is without a doubt tabula rasa and her reply what, "who the hell would think A"?

The exact gaming purpose of B for Epic is precisely it is a smaller area reflecting a higher SR army's ability to catch the opponent off guard, unprepared, or some other type of outmaneuvered circumstance.

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I still think a clarification of the half way line would also be useful : ie. Diagonal or does it stay as per standard deployment?

One diagram in the FAQ would clear up any confusion and be one less thing to remember in the 5mins.

^Agreed^

I've always played B, and I don't think I've met any Swedes playing differently.

No, it's B for sure. Why would anyone use B?

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