[Marco]

How about a simpler system where retreat will be allowed only:
1)After a fixed number of round of tactical combat.
2)For ships with a tactical movement greater than enemy ships.
3)Exactly in the location of the strategic map from where the retreating ships come from, just before starting tactical combat.
4)If the retreating ships have strategic movement points left.
5)Eventually the retreat option can be set to cost a number of strategic movement points greater than 1.

This will not allow to bypass defenders with "forward retreat" tactics and, beaucause the retreat move is a backward move to the starting strategic position, it can't start another tactical battle.

[ 13 February 2002: Message edited by: Marco ]

[ 13 February 2002: Message edited by: Marco ]