[Aslml] Falling Rubble and Bridge/Gully

[Bruce Bakken]

>
>Or maybe the rule just works fine as written, Bruce.  Which do you think is
>more likely?

That the rule is not clear about how to handle falling rubble in a hex 
containing a bridge-gully.

>
>"You're REALLY thinking about this too hard."
>

To the extent that thinking is required, it's because the rule is not clear.

Please explain to me: what is ground level?  Where is this defined?  Can it 
be argued that a Depression Location is _not_ at ground level?  If so, how 
can a Depression Location contain falling rubble, if the rubble counter is 
placed at "ground level"?  That _is_ what it says, after all.

Ah, okay.  A combination gully-rubble, which is an obstacle at both Crest 
and Depression level.  I see.  Is there a Crest level in a Gully that 
contains a bridge?  Are you sure?  You cannot gain Crest status if the hex 
contains a bridge.  Where is Depression Crest level defined?  So perhaps the 
bridge Location is the Crest level?  If you clear a path on the bridge (with 
one TB across the road hexsides), then evidently there is no longer a LOS 
obstacle on that level.

Please explain to me the mechanics of clearing a rubble counter from a 
bridge-gully hex, if the rubble counter is placed on top of the bridge.  
E.g., if I'm on the bridge and successfully pass a Clearance DR.  I then 
place a TB counter crossing the two hexsides of the road, thereby restoring 
the movement costs to the pre-rubble status, i.e. back to the bridge cost.  
What if a subsequent unit is in an adjacent road hex, and instead of 
entering the bridge instead chooses to enter INTO the Depression, across a 
hexside that has a TB?

Would the movement cost for entering the Depression in this case be that for 
rubble, or for "pre-rubble status", i.e. gully?  If you answer "rubble", 
then you are admitting that there is a separate rubble Location in the hex, 
i.e. IN the Gully, that must be cleared separately from the bridge.  If you 
answer "gully", then you are claiming the ability to clear a a path through 
a Depression Location while in the bridge Location.  No good.

Nope, I _don't_ think it's clear, at least as far as Bridge-Gully is 
concerned.

Regards,
Bruce Bakken

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