Well, as long as you know the rules it really only matters that your opponent agrees with you. I take liberties with the rules all the time. I used to deploy in the first two with the old maps, because I like the “movement to fire” part of the game.
We usually play the 3 wide x 2 deep… but we don’t usually have a large enough table for more than that. I prefer the 3 wide because it spreads out the armies and allows more room for flanking.
