[ASLML] WA as HIP Loss

[Sam Belcher]

Bruce writes: 

> I must be getting old...

It's better than the alternative...

> The recent WA thread caused me to "discover" that the combination of
> Mandatory WA and HIP status can force the Hidden unit to be placed onboard
> in certain circumstances.
> 
> E.g.: Single Hidden squad in Brush, with a Wall hexside.  Enemy squad
> moves
> adjacent to Wall along the shared hexside.  Mandatory WA forces the Hidden
> unit to claim WA "as soon as possible."  For a Hidden unit, "as soon as
> possible" is "the moment an enemy unit moves adjacent and wants to claim
> WA."

I don't think so... The HIP squad can claim WA during SETUP - before the
game ever starts. The fact that he has wall advantage should be recorded -
or in this case it is REQUIRED that he claim wall advantage. 

> Result: Hidden unit must be placed onboard beneath a "?" and claim WA.
> Even
> if the enemy squad does not want to claim WA, the Hidden unit "must claim"
> it.
> 
> Like I said, maybe this is old news... perhaps I've gotten rusty and
> didn't
> remember it... but...
> 
> Wow!  What a powerful concealment stripping tool... beware HIP near walls
> and hedges...

I disagree. The HIPSTER could be recorded with WA status - and the WA status
would be revealed when he is placed on board. I'm not sure that the rule
requires him to declare this prior to, say an enemy attempt to move into his
location. 

Sam