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Let slip the hounds says that you can run & charge on any of your turns except the first. They don't specifically use game turn.
Does this mean that you can run & charge as long as you go second since it's no longer THE first (player) turn?

For reference: " Once per turn, at the start of any of your turns after the first, you can declare a massed charge..."

The opponents first turn is not "your" first turn. So no.

It doesn't say "your first" though, it says "the first". I believe intent is "your" or first game turn but that could be read as first player turn too. As in any of your turns after the first turn. Whoever's turn that was.

If you go second, you don't count your first turn as the second turn to roll for bringing on reserves. Using "the first turn" would pretty much be standardized as the first game turn.

Reserves specifically say "your second turn". P17 says that any time they don't specifically say "game turn" they mean player turn. So a general " first turn" would mean the actual first player turn to be played. I'm just not convinced that the hounds special rule is referring to THE first turn as opposed to your first turn.

 Roknar wrote:
It doesn't say "your first" though, it says "the first". I believe intent is "your" or first game turn but that could be read as first player turn too. As in any of your turns after the first turn. Whoever's turn that was.

You have a "first turn, second turn, third turn," etc. At the start of any of your turns that isnt the first, you can declare the charge. It doesnt matter whether you went first or second in the game turn because the rule is specifically talking about your turns, not the opponents or game turns.

 Roknar wrote:
at the start of any of your turns after the first

"The first" very clearly means the "first of your turns." It does not say "at the start of any turn" it states "at the start of your turn" meaning the following "the first" is in direct reference of "your turn."

This isn't even arguing on RAW/RAI level. This is just grammar and reading comprehension.

refers to your first turn (Player turn)

"Whenever a rule refers to ‘a turn’ it always means ‘player turn’
unless it specifically refers to a ‘game turn’."

BRB: Game turns and Player turns

Definitely in agreement for no.

If the rule in the formation didn't reference "your turn", I'd argue otherwise. Sadly, it does reference it, so it seems a clear cut no.

If the rule read like:

" Once per game, at the start of any turn after the first, you can declare a massed assault. For the duration of that turn, units from this Formation can charge in the Assault phase even if they made a Run move in the same turn."

Then you'd definitely be able to assault after running on game turn 1 if you went second. As stated, adding in the "of your" forces the following "first" to directly reference your turns, not game turns.

If they had added in "...of your turns after the first player turn." then, again, you could definitely justify a first game turn assault after running if you went second.

Without a FAQ to directly clarify or rephrase the rule, solid no in my book.

I've always played it that. For a moment I thought I might have missed an opportunity. Thanks for confirming T2.