Art De La Guerre

[Mike Bennett]

At 300 points are allied command minimum and maximums also increased by 50%. I cannot find anything that suggests otherwise, it just feels a little bit strange

[Hazelbark]

They are proportional yes.

[Dickstick]

P76
The armies
Second and third lines
" troop allowances of each army list are multiplied "
Seems clear to me
Do you see something I don't?
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Player 747 don't call me Jumbo

[Mike Bennett]

So we are all agreed, allies are increased by the same proportions. Ie

*50% (allies) * 1.5 (300 points).

All rounding done at the end, not twice, stage by stage, so 3 in list becomes 2 (3 to 1.5, to 2.25) for an ally at 300 points not 1.

[Dickstick]

We (can't claim for the others )are agreed allies are increased by 50%.

Technically all lists are increased first then allies halved.

Practically easier to multiply by 0.75 and round down once provided limits on p78 for allied corps are adhered to.

This may not work for a normal max of one.
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Player 747 don't call me Jumbo

[Mad Max]

Allied corp can cost up to 80 points for à 200-point army. This raises to 120 points for a 300-point army.

Come on guys, even i ken that
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pas vraiment ch'ti, pas vraiment stratège, pas vraiment amateur d'art non plus

[Dickstick]

And what people can miss is that includes the cost of the command points
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[Hazelbark]

[Mike Bennett]

I agree rounding is largely irrelevant. However the devil is in the detail and it can be disproportionate for low volume high impact troops. E.g 3 elephants, heavy knights,....l

Two stage
3 * .5 = 1.5 rounds down to 1
1* 1. 5 = 1.5 then rounds down to 1 again
Net a 300 point ally gets 1 elephant

Or alternative order 2 stage
3 * 1.5 = 4.5, rounds down to 4
4 * 0.5 rounds down to 2
Net 2 elephants

Also one stage
3* 1.5 * .5 = 2.25, rounds to 2.

So half as many of what might be an important piece. Of course it is only a game, and there are 300 points so lots of pieces, so no need to get one more piece out of proportion. However wanted to try to get it right.

[Dickstick]

As all lists are multiplied (×1.5 or 2) first before you pick your list and then choose your allies (which should have been already multiplied ) there is no problem.
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[Hazelbark]