Scourge of War Boards

what is IMHO?

In My Humble Opinion

Garnier wrote:

Ideally the courier message would appear, as a small alert to one side of the screen and you could still play while it's there, to view it you'd click on it. That would remove the gameplay disruptions it does cause.

That's a relatively low priority in my opinion though.

I think this is a wonderful idea. I can imagine struggling to push my men through a hard patch of terrain while under frantic attack, all the while blowing off a pesky courier. I take heavy casualties, just barely push through in order to come out on the enemy flank, and find the whole enemy arrayed before me!

I finally listen to the courier, and the message is a desperate call for retreat, as 30 minutes ago my superiors realized that I was pushing through the wrong terrain!

I think the situation above is just one of many awesomely realistic and fun moments that could arise out of a system like you have proposed.