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Can the defender retreat before combat or choose to lose fewer blocks?
Rulebook 8.8 puts retreats after the battle.
- Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan rulebook · Rulebook · 8.8.1 Retreats in General
- Adam Parker · Community · 2011-08-28
- Oninohugo · Community · 2015-06-25
- andrewbwm · Community · 2021-10-12
No. Once combat is declared it is fought. The defender may deploy nothing, but the attacker still delivers Impact, and retreats only come after losses. You also cannot retreat into your castle before the battle is resolved.
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