Two player question.

[NuclearManTc99m]

I started playing Monsters Menace America the other day with my son. We each selected a monster, and a military branch. The other branches were deployed on their bases as the rules stated. Once we started to play my son asked if he could move one of the non-controlled branches. I know I saw in the rules that you could only move your own military branch, but what happens in a two player game? Do the non-controlled units just sit there waiting for a monster to "retreat" onto them, or can they be moved by one of the players? I could not find the answer in the rules.

[Moderator Keldar]

Do the non-controlled units just sit there waiting for a monster to "retreat" onto them, or can they be moved by one of the players? I could not find the answer in the rules.

We play three player games and we do not move any military but our own. If a monster enters a site occupied by the unplayed military, we use the "player to the left" to roll for that military. Otherwise, the unplayed military units sit there and look impressive.

[mk31bolo]

Another thing to keep in mind is that, unlike the player-controlled branches, uncontrolled military branches have their entire force on the board from the get-go. Allowing the players to move them around gives an unfair advantage to the military since there are less monsters in play.

[Da Black Gobo]

In a two player game a fun alternative is to allow each player to control 2 branches of the military. Makes for a tough game on the monsters.