Two questions about the rules here, and I'm sorry if this is already covered in the rulebook but I've read it about 15 times already and I'm still not sure. I am using the revised edition.
1. Let's say an opponent started a battle and lost, thus had to retreat all of his units into an empty hex and rout them all. If I then activate that hex and attack with one of my troops, does that initiate a "battle," meaning do I automatically kill all of those troops? My reasoning is that I am starting a battle with nobody, winning 1 strength to 0, and thus all of the already routed units are destroyed.
2. If a city is destroyed through a Raze a City card or another means, does that mean you can now build a stronghold there? Basically, does the destroyed city still count as a "city" in terms of the Fortify card (which says you cannot build a stronghold in an area with a city)? We have been playing that you cannot build a stronghold in a hex with a destroyed city, but this could drastically change gameplay if I'm interpreting this wrong.
Thank you for your time!
1. Let's say an opponent started a battle and lost, thus had to retreat all of his units into an empty hex and rout them all. If I then activate that hex and attack with one of my troops, does that initiate a "battle," meaning do I automatically kill all of those troops? My reasoning is that I am starting a battle with nobody, winning 1 strength to 0, and thus all of the already routed units are destroyed.
2. If a city is destroyed through a Raze a City card or another means, does that mean you can now build a stronghold there? Basically, does the destroyed city still count as a "city" in terms of the Fortify card (which says you cannot build a stronghold in an area with a city)? We have been playing that you cannot build a stronghold in a hex with a destroyed city, but this could drastically change gameplay if I'm interpreting this wrong.
Thank you for your time!