Three Places of Power scoring

[jobume]

Hi, I am a little bit confused about the scoring in Three Places of Power. The scenario states that a player controls an objective if "at the end of any move, a HERO from their army is within 3" of the objective". So if I move a HERO on to an empty objective in the movement phase, I gain control of it. But if I then charge the HERO away from the objective in the charge phase, do I lose control of the objective? It feels like the HERO should have to stay on the objective to score, but I can't find anything in the scenario description that says so. Am I just reading it wrong?

So, my question simply put is this: Does a HERO need to be 3" from the objective at the end of the turn to score on it?

[Paul Buckler]

You control it if you have a hero within 3" at the end of their move.  If you move away you no longer control it. 

First hero to get within 3" 'tags' it as first hero to arrive, and gains control, but that doesn't then allow them to move out of 3".

 

 

[Sadysaneto]

Afaik, you dont loose objectives when you leave.

At least they played this way on warlords, i guess.

[RuneBrush]

11 hours ago, jobume said:

So, my question simply put is this: Does a HERO need to be 3" from the objective at the end of the turn to score on it?

You're reading it right - once you "tag" the objective it's yours and the only way the opponent will take it will be to kill the hero who tagged it.  It does mean that you can get a hero to tag an objective and then scurry back to a safe place (I would consider this Skaven tactics)

[jobume]

49 minutes ago, RuneBrush said:

You're reading it right - once you "tag" the objective it's yours and the only way the opponent will take it will be to kill the hero who tagged it.  It does mean that you can get a hero to tag an objective and then scurry back to a safe place (I would consider this Skaven tactics)

I see, but if the hero "tagging" the objective moves away from the objective, and another hero moves to it, doesn't it automatically transfer to the new hero then?

[Sadysaneto]

2 minutes ago, jobume said:

I see, but if the hero "tagging" the objective moves away from the objective, and another hero moves to it, doesn't it automatically transfer to the new hero then?

Yes, i believe it does.

[Nico]

I think Paul has to be right, although the wording leaves much to be desired, otherwise you could tag the objective with a Changeling or Verminlord Deceiver and then sod off to a corner for the rest of the game.

[daedalus81]

Like others said - first to tag owns it, but you can't leave.  The important part is that another hero can't steal it while your hero is still there and in control - they have to kill your hero instead of others like placing more models nearby.

[Sadysaneto]

well, on warlords matches, correct me if im worng, players would tag objectives, leave and still count them as tagged.

 

 

[Paul Buckler]

I played at warlords and that was not the way we played it, possibly others did but don't think they played it correctly if they did.  I can't see anywhere in the scenario descrition where it says you can score points without being within 3" of an objective.

[Nico]

It is a bit ambiguous - however,  the Battleplan (Border War) where you can "tag and leave" expressly states that you can do so. 

The absence of such wording strongly suggests that you cannot tag and leave on this Three Places of Power.

[Chris Tomlin]

5 hours ago, Paul Buckler said:

You control it if you have a hero within 3" at the end of their move.  If you move away you no longer control it. 

First hero to get within 3" 'tags' it as first hero to arrive, and gains control, but that doesn't then allow them to move out of 3".

I agree the wording on this one is poor (compared to some of the others). Me and Adam Hall had a good discussion before we started our game and came to the above solution as well. Definitely makes the most sense and makes the battleplan plan best IMO. Heroes running in, tagging, then running back to their board edge doesn't seem right.

That (as quoted) is certainly the way I would rule it as a TO at my events.

[hobgoblinclub]

4 hours ago, Sadysaneto said:

well, on warlords matches, correct me if im worng, players would tag objectives, leave and still count them as tagged.

 

Yeah. I think that's a different scenario where you can do that. If @Nicosays it's Border War, that's good enough for me.