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Trippy,

According to the player's update, page 4 it states:

The attack and defence rolls are then made
simultaneously by the combatants and the results
compared according to the opposed test mechanics: as
usual a Critical Success always beats a normal success,
but if the success levels are equal, the higher Success roll
wins and the lower roll is demoted by one level. I.e. if
both combatants roll a normal success, then the higher
roll remains a success, but the lower roll is downgraded
to a failure, or if both roll a critical success the lower
roll is downgraded to a normal success. This may seem
unfair when both combatants have succeeded, but it is a logical outcome. In such situations the winning opponent
has exhibited either greater luck or greater competence,
and turned the situation to his advantage.


So a success vs. a success is treated as a success vs. a failure on the table.


While I can't speak for the actual Deluxe book. The same thing is is SRD under Close Combat, Step 3-Opposed Test.


That is what people have been talking about since the latest update came out.

And no the rules have not been correctly explained in the books. That has been the case since someone pointed out the examples of play and the combat matrix to the author a year ago, and he was the one who said the book was wrong.