Auto-routing alternatives

[Loren]

thejeff said:
You also don't always know when you have a hope of retreat. If you had a province at the start of the turn, then lost it, you could expect an orderly retreat, but have no where to go.

Yeah, that could be an issue.

I was figuring it based on the current status--when you get to the board edge (the province edge) you find there's noplace to go and stop.

On the other hand, you could take a province next to a surrounded castle.

The "morale might recover" suggestion did make me think of something that's annoyed me for a while. Priests casting sermon of courage on routing troops. Since there's no way to unrout (other than berserk?), this is pointless and shouldn't happen. Preferably, routing troops who have their morale magically boosted should get a new check to return to battle.

That's how I see it, also. I would also improve it over time no matter what--maybe they come to their senses before reaching the board edge.