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[Barrold713]

Division D for Dutiful

Barrold713 (Pergamene) defeats General Kostas (Greek) 40-10

The match of hoplite vs phalanx and superior warbands did not go well for the Greeks in this one. Thanks for the match

BDH

[Supervark]

Division D

Supervark (Lombard) agreed on a draw with uneducated (Jewish)

Not a single casualty in the whole battle. His army took one look at the Lombard lancers and fled for the hills and trees. Needless to say, the lancers were not going up the hills into the trees hence not a man down.

(0-0)

[Supervark]

It would certainly help with trying to pick troops depending on the map layout. Case in point; I just finished a match where most of the map was hills and trees, his infantry army (Jewish) took one look at my cavalry army (Lombards) and promptly decamped to the said hills and trees. Nothing to do but camp outside the forest and agree on a draw as I did not have enough infantry for that type of terrain. With some allies, I might have been able to field more infantry to accommodate the terrain. So yes I am for allowing allies, as for two armies per nation not quite sold on that idea yet due to very similar armies cropping up.

[harveylh]

Division A

harveylh - Ptolemaic 166-56 BC defeats XLegione - Seleucid 166-125 BC , 64-48.

With one turn to go, the Ptolemaic won a close, exciting game. The Ptolemaic C-in-C on an elephant was the key breaking four or five Seleucid units. The Ptolemaics appeared to be playing a game of whack-a-mole as the Seleucid units kept rallying. During the game, eight units including three pikes rallied from rout at least once. Fortunately, the Ptolemaics had enough troops in the right place that managed to re-break every unit but one.

[Cunningcairn]

Div A

Cunningcairn - Egyptian 664-571 BC beat XLegione - Carthaginian 550-411 BC by 62% to 38%

[ruskicanuk]

Division A

ruskicanuk - Romano-British 407-599 AD defeats CheAhn - Roman 379-424 AD, 62 - 36, not sure who this new guy is but watch out folks! Fun fight CheAhn thanks for the game

[ruskicanuk]

Division A

ruskicanuk - Indo-Greeks 175-10 BC defeats Ulysisgrunt - Jewish 163-111 BC, 46 - 12, thanks for the battle Ulysisgrunt!

[ruskicanuk]

ruskicanuk - ruskicanuk - Breton 411-579 AD (no allies) challenges CheAhn - Byzantine 988-1041 AD (no allies), password is "ruskicanuk". PM sent.
ruskicanuk - ruskicanuk - Breton 411-579 AD (no allies) challenges Cunningcairn - Viking 900-1049 AD (Irish ally), password is "ruskicanuk". PM sent.
ruskicanuk - ruskicanuk - Breton 411-579 AD (no allies) challenges GDod - Ghaznavid 962-1187 AD (Turkish allies 600-1036 AD), password is "ruskicanuk". PM sent.
ruskicanuk - ruskicanuk - Breton 411-579 AD (no allies) challenges NikiforosFokas - Arab Conquest 638-684 AD (no allies), password is "ruskicanuk". PM sent.
ruskicanuk - ruskicanuk - Breton 411-579 AD (no allies) challenges Nosy_Rat - Khorasanian 821-1003 AD (Abbasid 815-835 AD allies), password is "ruskicanuk". PM sent.

[harveylh]

Division A

I’m posting since it has been 48 hours.

Morbio - Assyrian 681-609 BC defeats harveylh -Achaemenid Persian 545-481 BC, 60-58. Tough game for the Persians as the armored Assyrian heavy infantry survived the missile deluge just long enough.

(3-1)

[sunnyboy]

Division A

Posting as our game finished 72+ hours ago

Morbio - Assyrian beat sunnyboy Phoenician, 61-45

[SnuggleBunnies]

Division A

SnuggleBunnies (Kingdom of Soissons) defeats Nosy_Rat (Hunnic Western) 51-21

GG

[nyczar]

Division A

nyczar (Scots-Irish 50 BC - 476 AD) beat CheAhn (Roman 379-424 AD) 57%-31%

[MorkinTheFree]

Division C

MorkinTheFree Pyrrhic 280-272 BC defeated cromlechi (Carthaginian Hannibal in Africa) with score 54-29.

I was very lucky.

[MorkinTheFree]

Division B: MorkinTheFree (Romano-British 407-599 AD) defeated devoncop (Dailami 928-1055 AD & Khorasanian 821-1003 AD Allies) with score 48-12.
Division B: MorkinTheFree (Romano-British 407-599 AD) defeated sunnyboy - Byzantine 740-903 AD (no allies) with score 44-9.
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[devoncop]

Division B

devoncop (Dailami/Khorasanian allies) beat Nijis (Arab Abbasid) 61% to 37%

A much needed victory was swung in favour of the Dailami after the initial collapse of their right to sustained archer fire by the arrival of two elephants on the Dailami left which smashed through the Arab lancer contingent holding that flank allowing the Dailami infantry in the centre, which had been wavering, to hold long enough for the Dailami left to roll up the Arab infantry centre.

Another good contest.

Thanks to my opponent.

[stockwellpete]

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[stockwellpete]

Weekly round-up
pantherboy (Indian) has assumed his usual place at the top of Division A, but he has already suffered one setback with a narrow defeat to Cunningcairn (Macedonian). harveylh (Ptolemaic) is in second place with 2 wins from 2 starts while Ulysisgrunt (Jewish) has made a poor start with 4 straight defeats. In Division B, IMC (Galatians) seems to have recovered from his opening defeat and has registered 3 wins to go top of the table. deve (Samnite) is in second place with 2 wins from 3 matches. MorkinTheFree (Pyrrhic) has made a blistering start in Division C with 5 wins and a draw from his 6 starts. sunnyboy (Jewish) and Geffalrus (Antigonid) are some way behind already in second and third place respectively. In Division D, Barrold713 (Pergamene) and phoyle3290 (Carthaginian) are the early front-runners with 3 wins each.

Unbeaten runs of 3 matches or more
IMC (Division B) 3 matches
MorkinTheFree (Division C) 6 matches
Barrold713 (Division D) 3 matches
phoyle3290 (Division D) 3 matches

Match completion rate (45 matches in total to be played in each division)
Division A - 8 out of 45 matches completed
Division B - 8 out of 45 matches completed
Division C - 10 out of 45 matches completed
Division D - 10 out of 45 matches completed
These are very good match completion rates.

Player of the week
MorkinTheFree (Division C) who has posted 5 wins and a draw since the start of the tournament.

[GDod]

Division C

GDod Galatian 280 BC-63 AD beats MorkinTheFree - Ptolemaic 55-30 BC score 44% - 18%

[stockwellpete]

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[desertedfox]

Div C

desertedfox - Byzantine 988-1041 AD defeated Ulysisgrunt - Khazar 738-969 AD (no allies) 45 to 12.

Thx 4 a gg.