Bish asked the following question:
A question for Jervis:
When playing a game last night we came across a problem with the AoA list. The Greeks and Macedonians both use 'phalanxes' but the Macedonian List leaves off the final phalanx special rule ("The only formation change allowed to a phalanx is an about face..."). Is this intentional? Why are the phalanx rules different?
Bish
The rules are correct as they stand. The change represents the fact that the phalangites that make up the 'phalanx' used in the Macedonian list are professional warriors, capable of much more complex manoeuvering than the citizen militia that make up a Greek phalanx. Before people rush in, I *know* this is a simplification (for example, mercenary Greek hoplites should probably use the Macedonian phalanx rule rather than the Greek one), but given the lack of space in the lists in AoA for this kind of detail, I think it's acceptable. In any case, it helps makes he two lists really rather different, and underlines the evolution in Greek military tactics introduced by Philip II and Alexander.
Jervis