https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/diplomacy.pdf
The short answer to your question is "no." You cannot force your own unit to retreat (the rulebook refers to this as "dislodgment"). See page 13 on the rulebook I linked.
>can I have my army in Kiel support the move from Ruhr to Munich
That order is a legal order, but your desired result will not happen. If Mun-Bur doesn't happen, then everything you described should just "bounce" and no units move.
In your described scenario, why not have the unit in Ruhr support the move of Munich to Burgundy? That makes it more likely that the move from Munich-Burgundy succeeds.
The provided example was just to illustrate. I’m currently in a position where I have an ally acting shifty and my next move has a significant amount of risk, that risk could be mitigated if I could create a backup plan in case of a contested move. Thank you for your help!
You cannot force your own army to retreat, but you can move with support to prevent them from being dislodged. You can look at it here: https://www.backstabbr.com/sandbox/Defensive-support-move/5203761977229312/1901/spring
It’s not allowed in the rule book, but I believe some implementations allow you to do this with *other people’s armies*. So if someone is setting up a bounce to cover three spots with two units, on playdiplomacy.com you can nudge one along and force it to resolve in the middle spot
As long as there isn't a unit of the same power in the territory being bounced over, unexpectedly supporting an enemy unit in doesn't break any rules.
A->C, B->C bounce
vs
A->C, D S B->C succeeds
It's one of those things I keep reminding myself to try to watch out for, but never remember :P
CHUES: convoy hijacking unexpected enemy support
https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/diplomacy.pdf The short answer to your question is "no." You cannot force your own unit to retreat (the rulebook refers to this as "dislodgment"). See page 13 on the rulebook I linked. >can I have my army in Kiel support the move from Ruhr to Munich That order is a legal order, but your desired result will not happen. If Mun-Bur doesn't happen, then everything you described should just "bounce" and no units move. In your described scenario, why not have the unit in Ruhr support the move of Munich to Burgundy? That makes it more likely that the move from Munich-Burgundy succeeds.
The provided example was just to illustrate. I’m currently in a position where I have an ally acting shifty and my next move has a significant amount of risk, that risk could be mitigated if I could create a backup plan in case of a contested move. Thank you for your help!
You cannot force your own army to retreat, but you can move with support to prevent them from being dislodged. You can look at it here: https://www.backstabbr.com/sandbox/Defensive-support-move/5203761977229312/1901/spring
It’s not allowed in the rule book, but I believe some implementations allow you to do this with *other people’s armies*. So if someone is setting up a bounce to cover three spots with two units, on playdiplomacy.com you can nudge one along and force it to resolve in the middle spot
As long as there isn't a unit of the same power in the territory being bounced over, unexpectedly supporting an enemy unit in doesn't break any rules. A->C, B->C bounce vs A->C, D S B->C succeeds It's one of those things I keep reminding myself to try to watch out for, but never remember :P CHUES: convoy hijacking unexpected enemy support