Deliberate defense - no such thing. Should have said Area Defense. Principals of war implicated when a force is split up: mass, economy of force, and security. Sarge: https://colony13.blogspot.com/p/sarge-rules-for-solo-wargaming.html Featherstone in this video refers to his book on Solo Wargaming. Link to The Joy of Wargaming's review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8jeenHq4HM&list=WL&index=38 Beginning, Middle, and End game. Random actions during the end game can include a change in situation or objective based on some fictitious happening. Random actions during the beginning game have more to do with deployment of units (where, when, and how) on the table.