Melee when already in Melee

[rasmussen81]

Hi everyone,

We ran into a new situation this evening that we couldn't find the answer to, even here on the forums (though maybe my searching skills failed me).

Unit A is in Melee with Unit B. Unit B has several figures as part of their unit and are engaged around Unit A.

Unit C moves up and also engages in a Melee attack with Unit B. The rules say that when you start a Melee, move the figures from the defending unit into base contact with the attacking unit. It doesn't specify if this is overridden by the fact that someone is engaged. So our question was this...

When Unit C moves into base contact with a figure from Unit B, do the other figures from Unit B move from base contact with Unit A (where they are engaged) into base contact with Unit C? Or do they stay where they are?

Thanks for any help and insight you can provide!

[Seth]

Hello,

As specified in the Moving Into Melee entry, "...the opposing player moves all of their own miniatures in the unit that are not currently in base contact with an enemy miniature into base contact with miniatures from the enemy unit that started the melee."

11 hours ago, rasmussen81 said:

The rules say that when you start a Melee, move the figures from the defending unit into base contact with the attacking unit. It doesn't specify if this is overridden by the fact that someone is engaged.

The rules do specify, as quoted above. Miniatures in Unit B that are in base contact with an opposing miniature in Unit A are currently in base contact with an enemy miniature, and so will not be moved into Unit C.

11 hours ago, rasmussen81 said:

When Unit C moves into base contact with a figure from Unit B, do the other figures from Unit B move from base contact with Unit A (where they are engaged) into base contact with Unit C? Or do they stay where they are?

As above, miniatures in Unit B will remain in place if they are in base contact with an enemy miniature. Only miniatures in Unit B that are not presently in base contact with an enemy miniature (from any unit) will be placed into base contact with Unit C.

Hope this helps,
Seth