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<blockquote data-quote="TheCosmicKid" data-source="post: 7021270" data-attributes="member: 6683613">How exactly are actions resolved in the Battletech system? When you declare first, do you also actually resolve first? Do you get to say &quot;I move to the high ground on the hill&quot; and then actually get to the high ground on the hill before the other guy can act? Or does everybody declare, then everybody resolve?Because if it's the former, then I can certainly see how &quot;losing&quot; initiative would give you a real advantage in the game. But if it's the latter, then I don't see how the advantage is anything more than psychological, and could be overcome with correct play. At the very least, your opponent could simply plug their ears when you declare your action in order to just declare theirs independently, then it would be as if you both had &quot;lost&quot; initiative and the playing field would be even.My actual experience with a system like this comes mostly from the Legend of the Five Rings card game, where cavalry units get to declare which battle they're going to after infantry, and it is a very distinct advantage, so I'm wondering what the difference is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheCosmicKid, post: 7021270, member: 6683613"] How exactly are actions [I]resolved[/I] in the Battletech system? When you declare first, do you also actually resolve first? Do you get to say "I move to the high ground on the hill" and then actually get to the high ground on the hill before the other guy can act? Or does everybody declare, then everybody resolve? Because if it's the former, then I can certainly see how "losing" initiative would give you a real advantage in the game. But if it's the latter, then I don't see how the advantage is anything more than psychological, and could be overcome with correct play. At the very least, your opponent could simply [I]plug their ears[/I] when you declare your action in order to just declare theirs independently, then it would be as if you both had "lost" initiative and the playing field would be even. My actual experience with a system like this comes mostly from the [I]Legend of the Five Rings[/I] card game, where cavalry units get to declare which battle they're going to after infantry, and it is a very distinct advantage, so I'm wondering what the difference is. [/QUOTE]

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