Slitherine

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what the coloured dots on the left hand side of the counters mean

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ORIGINAL: gbaby
The counter colored indicators give an general summary of status, like readiness and supply. From green to red, many shades. As you move a unit, it uses up supply, so it will impact the color. If use it in combat, it uses up supply, readiness, and suffer attrition. Resting units in good supply with no combat will tend to green as they recover.

Basically, a quick easy to recognize indicator for what units you want to use in combat, and those you don't. Red will still fight, but your suffer for it. Sometimes you don't have a choice, but its to help you to know what units need to be rested and what units a ready to go!

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ORIGINAL: Meyer1

You are both wrong I'm sure he means the density penalty dot, that when appears indicates that you are gonna suffer more casualties if engage in combat. From green (little penalty) to red (big penalty) Check the manual for further info.

Edit: look here: 13.10. tarGet densIty (advanCed rules)

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ORIGINAL: larryfulkerson

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what the coloured dots on the left hand side of the counters mean

I think you're refering to the unit's loss tolerance. One dot means retreat
when the going get's heavy. No losses are the goal. Two dots is the usual
setting, the average setting. Three dots are for those situations when you
can't afford to give up the hex and you want to defend it to the last man. So
to speak.

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ORIGINAL: Lava




Yes Larry is correct.

However, in TOAW speak you would say that the dots indicate loss tolerance:

1 dot = Minimize losses
2 dots = Limit Losses
3 dots = Ignore Losses

When you attack singly or by a group you get the option to determine which kind of attack and therefore loss tolerance you want to use.

I believe you can also change this by right clicking on the unit.

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ORIGINAL: goodwoodrw

I think Larry is paying for votes.