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Correct. Models must be able to physically fit between the bases to be able to pass through the existing unit. You must also trace the exact route when measuring movement. Don't forget that running around other models eats up the 6" movement really quick.

Technically correct, but in practical games so long as the entire unit isn't moving more than 6" anyway it's ok to do some reshuffling.

If you had to keep track of EVERY model's move allowance as it was moving it would get tedious and long very quickly.

Say you had that 1/2" gap and wanted to move some ppl up. So you move 1 model 1/2". It has 5 1/2" left. Now move the troop you wanted to move through that hole. Now do the same for another back unit but oh wait, that 1/2" that one guy did now makes another hole smaller. Got to move him or another guy 1/2" so rear guy #2 can move up, etc.

You see my point?

Generally, as long as no one model moves futher than 6" from it's starting location I don't make my opponent (or myself) calculate these less than 1 inch movements in order to swerve around other models just to change the shape of the squad. That's just plain anal IMO.

Yeah, technically for WBB you have to roll for each down Necron warrior one at a time, and if it so happens that after a couple failed WBB your next roll is out of 6" from something to copy you can't roll it. But again, that just gets anal.

 

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Reshuffling huh, so if I daisy chain my squad A-------h I can move a 6 inches, and the rest around him? I don't think so. Each model may move 6". No more (unless special rules apply). To do otherwise is cheating by moving more than allowed.

I specifically said in my post (which you quoted, please reread it) that as long as any model doesn't move 6" from IT'S ORIGINAL LOCATION that I have no qualms about reshullfing.

So I am not saying the guy in the way back in a straight line can all of a sudden move to the front. I said he can move 6" without taking into account every other model he may have to move out of the way.

And I am not saying rules should be ignored per se. What I am saying is that if you verified EVERY SINGLE move to the letter of the law for every single model your games would be inordinately long.

 

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There is a difference between following the rules and following the spirit of the game. There is also a defference between following the rules and being a rules lawyer. The movement rules are clearly defined and there is very little to argue about them as a whole. If you decide not to follow any of them when playing with friends that's fine as long as everyone is aware of the changes beforehand. Personally I find it much easier to simply follow the written rules and come up with mutually agreed solutions to the holes within them.
We look at this game like a complicated game of chess. You have complete control of who, how, and when you move your troops. If you make a mistake and move them in the wrong order too bad. I'm not saying be a jerk and don't allow your opponent to change his mind but moving troops multiple times is just asking for trouble when 1" really matters. When you play a CC army (I play nids), where 1" could mean life or death and possibly the game, you make sure your measurements are correct. The fewer you make the less likely you will be to make a mistake.

What is odd is that since there is so much emphasis on doing things "right" that GW or any major tourneys do not place a time limit on how long it takes to do a phase/turn.

For example, most tourneys have games which are 2 hours long, and on average 6 turns each. Plus, if a full turn isn't completed (meaning the person who went first got to go but there isn't enough time for the second person to go) the turn is nullified.

Therefore, if I get a sense that early on I'll have the upper hand (either more scoring units, or whatever) or am the on the verge of a loss and want to keep it a draw, I could if I wanted to be really anal take 45 minutes during my moving phase to move and measure every model with a fine toothed comb.

Technically I AM following the rules. Sure my sportsmanship score will go down the tubes but what if that is not my goal?