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When can the defender retreat or withdraw into a siege?

Battle Resolution and Attacking a Stronghold set the timing.

  • War of the Ring rulebook · Rulebook · Battle Resolution
  • War of the Ring rulebook · Rulebook · Fortifications, Cities, Strongholds, and Sieges
  • RFlowers · Community · 2010-10-15
  • dave65tdh · Community · 2011-12-04
  • dfristrom · Community · 2004-10-11

After each combat round, if the attacker doesn't cease, the defender may retreat. If a Stronghold is in the region, the defender must choose before every round whether to fight a field battle or retreat into the siege, even before dice are rolled. The attacker must fight at least one round. Only a defender can retreat.

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