Regroup

A Regroup Order costs 1 order point regardless of base size. Regroup orders can be pushed.

The first function of a regroup order allows you to change the capabilities of a unit during the game by moving its figures to different positions. When a unit is given a regroup order any number of figures (some, all, or none) may be moved to any legal slot. Moving a figure is limited by three elements-- outline color, footpad size, and peg arrangement-- which must all match in order for a figure to change slots. A figure can't be put into a slot unless the following criteria match:

• Outline color: a figure can only be in a slot whose outline color matches the figure's starting slot.
• Footpad size: a figure can only be in a slot that matches its footpad size and shape.
• Peg arrangement: a figure can only be in a slot that matches its peg count and arrangement.

The second function of a regroup order allows you to change your unit's facing. A formation unit that is given a regroup order can change its facing 180°. A sortie unit can change its facing 90°, 180°, or 270° as part of a regroup order.

• The key on changing facing is that the unit must fit in the exact same location in which it started. The square shape of the sortie gives it more options.
• You can change facing and reposition figures in the same regroup order.
• The restriction on circle color applies even if two slots hold the same type of figure. For example, on the roman Ballista Igneus, all of the single-peg figures are Formation Legionaries. There is, however, one of them that starts in a green-circle slot and one that starts in a red-circle slot. You cannot regroup either of these figures into a white-circle slot, and the figures in the colored slots can only regroup into other slots of the same color. As a result, you can never fill more than one red-circle or green-circle slot at a time, and if the green-circle figure is downed, you can't get it back.

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