by sigmazero13
DA_Maz wrote:
thank you very much for clearing these questions up for me.
Is this bit about fortresses getting damaged in every battle if the enemy side isn't wiped out anywhere in the rules or did you gather that from an FAQ?
Is this bit about fortresses getting damaged in every battle if the enemy side isn't wiped out anywhere in the rules or did you gather that from an FAQ?
It's in the rules, on page 21 of the Revised Edition English rules.
Damage/Conquer Stronghold: If the attacker won the battle against a stronghold, he removes the opponent’s stronghold token. Then, he may replace it with one of his own stronghold tokens (with the damaged side faceup). If all of the winning player’s strongholds are already in play, he may voluntarily destroy one of his strongholds to remove it from the game board in order to replace the enemy stronghold.
If the defender won the battle but enemy standing units are present, the defender flips the stronghold so that its damaged side is faceup. If the stronghold was already damaged, it remains damaged side faceup.
If the defender won the battle but enemy standing units are present, the defender flips the stronghold so that its damaged side is faceup. If the stronghold was already damaged, it remains damaged side faceup.
If the attacker wins, the replaced stronghold will always be damaged. If the defender wins, the stronghold will be damaged if there are any attackers left.
Obviously, if it's already damaged, nothing more happens. And there is one exception to the Attacker part - if the defender played Tactical Retreat, and the stronghold was undamaged, it will remain undamaged when the attacker replaces it.
Also, if the attacker wins, they have the option of just destroying the stronghold outright, as it says they MAY replace it with one of their own.