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Hey,

I've been searching around the boards ere for an answer to this question: The marauders' flail rule (+2S in *first round* of combat), applies to each combat the marauders are in, or the first combat of the game they get into? This is confusing to me with the new horde rule and multi-combats. I was playing against my brother and his lizardmen army a few days ago, and I had 40 marauders in horde formation that got charged by a stegadon on their left front, so the steggy was in B2B with ~3 marauders. 1 turn (and surprisingly only 6 less marauders) later, they got charged by a unit of saurus warrios at the right side front of the unit. There were still 2 marauders who were not in B2B with anyone so couldn't fight.

Shouldn't the marauders that did not make any attacks against the stegadon be able to use their +2S bonus against the saurus warriors?. I can make a bunch of arguments for the bonus but only a few going against, so what do people think?

I told my brother because I was unsure of the rule I would assume it to be that they wouldn't get the +2S bonus, which I guess paid off in Karma because I ended up winning the battle (even though he had a Slann, 2 stegadons, and outnumbered me significantly).

My army list is below:

1 Exalted Champion of Khorne
- Chaos Runesword
- Shield
- Juggernaught of Khorne

1 Exalted Champion of Khorne
- BSB
- Axe of Khorne
- Favour of the Gods

1 Tzeentch Scorcerer
- lvl 2 upgrade
- dispel scroll
- 3rd eye of Tzeentch

19 Chaos Warriors of Khorne
- F/C
- HW
- Shield

20 Chaos Warriors of Khorne
- F/C
- HW
- AHW

39 Marauders of Khorne
- F/C
- LA
- Shield
- Flail

8 Chaos Knights of Khorne

3 Chaos Ogres of Khorne with Great Weapons

Hellcannon

Total: 2500 pts.

First round of each combat.

So if they say charge a unit, they get +2 strength, then say they break said unit and overrun into a new one. The would get +2 strength in that round of combat since its the first round of a "new" combat...

So its not once per game.

Also in the situation you gave, no they would not get +2 strength, as its not longer the first round of combat for the unit... It doesnt matter if its technically the models first round of attacks...

It is exactly the same as hatred, etc.

Just because you have not yet fought with *that* model does not override that it is no longer the first round of the combat as a whole.

Sounds good. Thanks. Good to know it was an "honest" win!.

Cheers,

L