On 7/26/20 12:26 PM, Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion wrote: > > H. Publius, > > Another diplonomic rules question! > > The original Diplomacy Rules say: >> A unit may not retreat to the province from where the dislodging unit >> came or to an "embattled" province, meaning one left vacant by a >> bounce/standoff that turn. > (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Diplomacy/Rules) > > Current Rule 22 says: >> 22. A dislodged unit must retreat to an adjacent province. Retreats >> can’t be convoyed or supported. If two or more units are ordered to >> retreat to the same province, they all must be disbanded. If a country >> fails to order a retreat when necessary, the unit is disbanded. > > Reading this on its own, you could retreat anywhere adjacent (even to > occupied territories!) Obviously that's not true so there are limits not > explicitly spelled out in R22. Do those limits apply to retreating to > "where the dislodging unit came from" or to "embattled but empty" > provinces under the current R22, as per the original Dip rules?
Yes, it couldn't retreat to a province occupied by a dislodging unit or a unit that it couldn't have moved to. -- ---- Publius Scribonius Scholasticus, Herald, Referee, Tailor, Pirate Champion, Badge of the Great Agoran Revival, Badge of the Salted Earth
