Slitherine

Div C

deve (Ptolemaic) beat lydianed (Lydian) 47-12

Match 3

rexhurley(Burgundian) beat stockwellpete(Frankish) 39-7 Pete conceded

rexhurley(Franks) beat stockwellpete(Burgundian) 54-21

Thank you for the games

Div C

deve (Sassanid) beat desertedfox (Frankish) 58-4

PS: Finished all my battles in this section

Division C

cromlechi - Cypriot 549-490 BC defeats Barrold714 - Babylonian 626 -539 BC 45-11

Thanks for the game

Div C
Finally a victory!
Tresantes (Achaemenid Persians) beat Zardoz02 57-32.
The terrain was greatly on my side in this one.

Division C

Geffalrus (Bretons) defeated karvon (Moors) 48-11. Good game to my opponent.

Well done, T. You kept at it!

Division B

oscarius - Lombard 493-567 AD beats devoncop - Spanish (Sertorius) 80-70 BC: 48 to 6

Fun match!

Div B
sunnyboy (Urartian 681 -585 BC) beat Jagger2002 (Carthaginian 550-411 BC), 63 – 51

Tough hard-fought battle, which commenced with a collective groan and cries of “IDIOT!" from the Urartian foot as their commander ordered his fragile army to cross a perfectly positioned and defensible deep stream.
After some initial posturing and manoeuvre the Urartians opened proceedings with desultory archery fire on the Carthaginian right. An overly enthusiastic pursuit of some typically cowardly Urartian horse archers resulted in an exposed flank. The situation was exploited by the Urartian’s and two heavy foot units were routed in short order leaving the enemy right in critical danger. The Carthaginian responded quickly rushing reserves to stabilise the endangered flank. With the opportunity for a quick result gone, both armies slugged it out in a long and bloody fight.
Although man for man superior the Carthaginians were outnumbered on their left and were slowly ground down. Along the rest of the line Urartian reserves were able to regularly plug gaps created by the Carthaginian heavy offensive spear beating up on my feeble Urartian foot. In the end, the crumbling Urartian line held out just long enough. As casualties mounted the 60% threshold was reached and the impressive Carthaginian come back was cut short.
Well played Ken an enjoyable game.

(3-1)

Div A
klayeckles (assyrian) beats markwatson360 (lydian) 61 to 39
Assyrians managed to get to the hills first and the incessant arrow volleys forced the Lydians to do things they really didn't want to do (fight an uphill battle)

Division B
GDod (Syracusan) beats XLegione (Phoenician) 44 -15

in a clash of battle lines where the heavy Syracusan foot tended to gain supremacy without too much interference from either terrain, or Phoenician attempts to turn the flanks

Div C

herm (ostrogoths) beat Ulysisgrunt (german horse tribes) 50 - 21

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My post has disappeared. What has happened?

stockwellpete wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2019 9:18 am My post has disappeared. What has happened?

Hmm, my reply has disappeared too.

It is possible that I edited your post by mistake instead of quoting it. If so, my humblest grovelling apologies.

But if so, why has my reply disappeared too?

rbodleyscott wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2019 9:26 am

stockwellpete wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2019 9:18 am My post has disappeared. What has happened?

Oh crap, my humblest apologies.

I think I must have edited your post by mistake instead of quoting it.

I am really sorry, such a long post too. I don't think there is any way of restoring it, other than typing it in again.

Grovelling apologies.

See, I am telling you. My luck with this game is appalling.

stockwellpete wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2019 9:28 am

rbodleyscott wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2019 9:26 am

stockwellpete wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2019 9:18 am My post has disappeared. What has happened?

Oh crap, my humblest apologies.

I think I must have edited your post by mistake instead of quoting it.

I am really sorry, such a long post too. I don't think there is any way of restoring it, other than typing it in again.

Grovelling apologies.

See, I am telling you. My luck with this game is appalling.

I am really sorry. It is one of the hazards of being a moderator, but I should be more careful.

Typical that it should happen with such a long post, and no way of restoring it as far as I know..

Division D

Doyley50 (Spanish Sertorius) challenges Lydianed (Kappadokian) pwd Doyley50. PM sent.

Div A

ianiow (Egypt) defeated stockwellpete (Carthage) 44 vs 18

Division C

Geffalrus (Bretons) snatches victory from the jaws of defeat against mkjhartman (Scots-Irish), 57-31. Good game to my opponent. I have now finished all 9 of my matches.

Neither the Breton cavalry, nor the Scots-Irish infantry horde were all that happy to be fighting in the confined spaces of the mountain pass. The Breton infantry tried to hold the hill on the right flank, but where overwhelmed by superior numbers and the Scots-Irish Picked infantry. On the left, the Scots-Irish infantry was successfully weakened by horse archers before being decisively charged by the Breton heavy cavalry. A large number of lucky rolls later, the Bretons succeeded in rolling up enough of the enemy line to outweigh their losses on the hill. A messy affair from start to end.

The Battle of the Cold Gates.