Oh boy alot of questions

[Saxon]

Just to be clear, there is a chance that armies will meet if they cross each other’s path. I was having a tough time with one game, as we kept going for each other’s province on the same turn. I do not know how the location was chosen, but when I ended up defending, my army did not move, even though I had told it to.

I knew I could win and did so, three times in a row. The problem was, I was defending each time!

You will notice it when you win the battle and then look at the map expecting to be holding the province you attacked. Instead, you are where you started. When you read carefully, you will see what happened.

As for realism, I throw my chips in the corner which holds real movement takes place at the same time and it is hard to tell where someone else is going. Holding on to what you take is hard, so while stopping the rampaging army is hard, it is also tough for them to hold on to what they take. Sure, I hate it when someone gets through my front lines, but that is as it should be.