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having a debate at our gaming club as per the charging rules.

You can charge any opposing model if you can draw an unobstructed line from your model to the target. If your warrior wants to charge an enemy model within 4" that he can’t see (eg, because it is behind a corner) but has not been declared as hidden, he must pass an Initiative test to detect it. If he fails the roll, your model may not charge this turn, but may move his normal distance, shoot and cast spells.
A charge is like a running move, performed at double the Movement rate, but ends with the attacker moving by the most direct route into base-to-base contact with the enemy model. Once their bases are touching they are engaged in hand-to-hand combat.

the rules are as above.

problem we are having is below

some models from a warband charged into another enemy group, and when there was no room to the front of the enemies figures the attacker moved to the sides and then the back to be in contact with a base thus surrounding the enemy and attacking 2-3 on 1 in the fight.

the guy being charged said he couldn't do that because going around the back isn't the shortest route (as stated in the rules)

the guy charging said you can go around the back as its unobstructed and that because their were models in base contact with the front he could then charge the sides and back as they became the shortest route thereafter.

if that makes sense to anyone be greatfull for a clearup

Matt

The fellow doing the charging is correct. Once you've hit the front edge of the model, you then spread to the other edges. A lot of Coreheim players use circular bases now for the ease of use it permits in multiple model combats.