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Had this come up in a recent game, and it struck me at the time that I may have been playing this wrong all this time...


The rules for regrouping list a number of conditions under which a unit is not allowed to take a regrouping test. One of those conditions is being below 50% of its starting strength.

The rules for being assaulted while falling back state that the unit must take an immediate regrouping test, and if unsuccessful the unit is destroyed.


So, for a unit below 50% that is being assaulted: does the rule requiring the unit to take an immediate test over-ride the usual prohibition on doing so when below 50%, or is the unit just immediately destroyed on account of not being able to take the test?

It would have to Insaniak, otherwise you could not regroup because there were enemies within six inches when you were assaulted and the test was called for.

Yes, you immediately take a leadership check to see if you regroup and continue fighting.

If not, you are destroyed!

Yes, it overrides the usual restrictions. It also overrides the restriction against testing when an enemy unit is within 6" (ie usual charge range..........).

Wow, a triple ninja post.

the assaulted unit would have to ignore all the denials of regrouping, otherwise it could not ever: after all if an enemy unit is in base contact with at least 1 model then there is certainly an enemy unit within 6"

It also specifies that the regroup restrictions are ignored in the paragraph immediately following said restrictions(the one that starts with "units that are assaulted while falling back" on page 46 of the BRB).

Not as bad as the quadruple i got :/ at least I gave the Page and rule that counteracts itself though.

Kommissar Kel wrote:It also specifies that the regroup restrictions are ignored in the paragraph immediately following said restrictions(the one that starts with "units that are assaulted while falling back" on page 46 of the BRB).

I can't believe I missed that.

This came up in the final game of a recent tournie. My Nobs had run afoul of a Tyrgon/Paroxysm combo, were running away, and the Trygon was running back in to have another hack at them...

It might have made a difference to the eventual outcome of the game (I wound up with 2 boyz and my kannons remaining on the table...) but probably not a particularly huge one.


Thanks for putting it straight