Melee, base contact, wounds and cohesion

[szymciu]

If a unit is in melee with another, and has more minis than it is possible to place in base contact, after it receives wounds and some minis are removed, those minis that were not in base contact have to be placed in base contact, if possible. Correct?

What if more units are in melee with eachother and one of them has lost minis, do players need to optimize placing minis to retain melee between units, if that is possible, or can a player place minis in a way that it is no longer possible to maintain melee?

Example:

Vader and B1 units are in melee, B1 unit has more minis than possible to place around Vader. 2 dewbacks are touching one B1 put in cohesion but not in base contact with Vader. Vader kills a bunch of B1s and Dewback need to be placed in base contact with remaining B1 minis. Does it need to happen even if dewback would have to be moved significantly? Do they have to be placed or can Imperial player place one Dewback in a way second one no longer has the possibility to join base contact? Or would any remaining B1 minis be placed in base contact with Dewbacks, if there were any? Core book lacks comprehensive guide on retaining melee between multiple units.

[Seth]

Hello,

On 6/14/2023 at 3:26 AM, szymciu said:

If a unit is in melee with another, and has more minis than it is possible to place in base contact, after it receives wounds and some minis are removed, those minis that were not in base contact have to be placed in base contact, if possible. Correct?

This is correct. Players should following "Removing Miniatures in Melee" in the core rulebook for the details on this process.

On 6/14/2023 at 3:26 AM, szymciu said:

What if more units are in melee with eachother and one of them has lost minis, do players need to optimize placing minis to retain melee between units, if that is possible, or can a player place minis in a way that it is no longer possible to maintain melee?

It is not required to "optimize" placing minis. Players should place minis, one at a time, following the Removing Miniatures in Melee section quoted above: "If, for any reason, miniatures cannot be placed back into base contact with an enemy miniature and none of the miniatures belonging to that unit are in base contact with an enemy miniature, those miniatures do not move and that unit is no longer in melee."

On 6/14/2023 at 3:26 AM, szymciu said:

Vader and B1 units are in melee, B1 unit has more minis than possible to place around Vader. 2 dewbacks are touching one B1 put in cohesion but not in base contact with Vader. Vader kills a bunch of B1s and Dewback need to be placed in base contact with remaining B1 minis. Does it need to happen even if dewback would have to be moved significantly? Do they have to be placed or can Imperial player place one Dewback in a way second one no longer has the possibility to join base contact? Or would any remaining B1 minis be placed in base contact with Dewbacks, if there were any? Core book lacks comprehensive guide on retaining melee between multiple units.

This is resolved starting with the attacking player. The Imperial player will place any of their units - Vader and Dewbacks - into base contact with the B1 Battle Droids. The Imperial player is not obligated to ensure both Dewbacks can "fit." If only one moves and the other stays in place as there is no room for it to make base contact, this is acceptable.

Then the defending player will place their B1 Battle Droids into base contact with enemy units with which they are in melee, maintaining cohesion and following the quoted section above.

Hope this helps,
Seth