Re: (TFT) Some Thoughts on HTH

["Cris Fuhrman" <fuhrmanator@gmail.com>]

On Jan 12, 2008 8:32 PM, <ErolB1@aol.com> wrote:

> A successful BTB initiation of HTH combat combines three attacks, making
> it
> an enormously powerful tactic.
>

I'm drawing a blank on BTB... can someone help me out here?


> First, the target of HTH combat is disarmed...
>
> Second, the target of HTH is thrown down with a "sacrifice throw"...
>
> Third, the target of HTH is put into a sort of limited pin...
>
> And all this without needing to make any roll to hit...
>
> (On top of this, my intuition screams at me that a character initiating
> HTH
> combat should be able to make a HTH attack that turn - which would pack
> *four*
> attacks into a single turn.)


Another additional point, related to the first. The defender is disarmed,
which means he drops the shield/weapon in the hex where he was attacked in
HTH. If that same defender successfully disengages from HTH, he really can't
re-arm the same weapon/shield until somehow he forces the attacker out of
the original hex where he dropped it.

So, reading this, I am thinking it's time I start working with my simulator
again, to look at the true impact when one player always attempt HTH with a
readied dagger.

It'll take me some time to model the combat, but I'm curious to see how much
HTH really skews the outcome. I will let you all know how this goes...
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