Art De La Guerre

[Three]

A coast is selected and placed.

A further terrain piece placement is rolled for and it falls in a sector with the coast. A 5 or 6 is rolled for it's position, so 2 UDs away from any table edge.

My group have always played it that the edge of the coast is the new table edge as the box on page 75 states 1-4 "Must touch one edge of the table or a river or coastline" so the new terrain piece must be 2 UDs from the edge of the coast i.e. at least 6UDs into the table.

An alternative view has been stated, in that because the 5/6 box says "Must be at least 2 UDs from all edges of the table" and does not mention a river or coast then the original short side remains the "edge of the table" and the new piece can be placed touching the coast.

I can sort of see the argument.

How do others play it?

[KevinD]

On a 5-6 you need not be 2UD from the coast, only a table edge. Coasts are not table edges but something different. A 1-4 allows you can touch either a table edge or coast.

[Hazelbark]

This is clear and played as Kevin describes. The alternative view you describe is the correct one.

[Neep]

Just to add to the pile, a 4UD coastal zone leaves 6UD of width in the zone for placement of a max 6UD terrain piece.