Slitherine

Division B

IMC - Samnite 355-272 BC with Gallic 300-101 BC allies has beaten edb1815 - Thracian Hellenistic 350-281 BC with Antigonid 320-301 BC allies Score: 44% to 16%

Thanks for the game.

That's my last game. Thank you to all my opponents for a great set of games. Best of luck to those still playing!

Ian

Division C

phoyle3290 – Hunnic, Western 376-454 AD with Germanic Foot Tribes 260-599 AD allies defeats devoncop - Arab, Bedouin 300-636 AD with Byzantine 579-599AD allies - 61-37

We both fielded predominantly cavalry units (I don't have much of a choice), but the horse archers prevailed. My opponent lead a great comeback and came close to evening up the scores, but it just wasn't enough to turn the tides.

Good playing and thanks for the game!

Div C

phoyle3290 – Hunnic, Western 376-454 AD with Germanic Foot Tribes 260-599 AD allies challenges GDod - Byzantine 551-578 AD

Password: GDod

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Division B

ConstantinIX - Arab Conquest 638-684 AD beat Cunningcairn - Dailami 928-1055 AD with Armenian 885-1045 AD allies : 57 - 32

A difficult map for attack as it was divided by a stream giving advantage to the defender
I crossed on my left with all my cavalry as my opponent did the same on his own left with his dailamis supported by bowmen .
I was fortunate enough to rout his elephant quickly with two dedicated spearmen and after that my numerous cavaly was quick to rout his counterpart. In the meantime, my right flank crumbled but too late to reverse the score.

Good game.

Theme semi-finals

harveylh (Byzantines 600-649 AD) defeats Ludendorf (Avar 558-631 AD), 57-18

The Avars launched a do-or-die attack on the Byzantines’ left flank. The Byzantines rapidly redeployed and caught most of the Avar cavalry against the edge of the map and their infantry in the woods also on the edge of the map. This is the unusual part. Four different Avar units evaded off map and three Byzantine units followed them off map. Three Avar units returned and one of those evaded off map again. Only one Byzantine unit returned. Midway through the battle, the Byzantines had to restrain their attacks to avoid any more of their units to go off map. Never had a game like that before. The Avars are a weak army so they are likely to lose the mirror match and this will come down to points differential.

Video'll be up tomorrow most likely. Harvey gave me a harsh lesson on reality here.

Division E.

Stew101 (Arab Conquest) defeated Supervark (Rus). Score 40 : 6.

Thanks very much for the game SV.

Sometimes all the stars line up and this was one of those games.
A big bit of rough terrain forced my opponent to split his infantry forces.
My lights got the better of the skirmish engagements, my camels disrupted SV's bow armed cavalry and my bow armed cavalry swung the cavalry/lancer engagements.
All my Arab spearmen held on, whilst an equal number of enemy spearmen and huscarls.
And my lancers found gaps to attack the enemy's flanks to defeat their front rank.

GDod wrote: ↑Sun Jul 12, 2020 5:24 am lets celebrate that enlightened choice of list and combination of troop types, or that stunning charge, or continue to be awed and stunned by that unexpected collapse, and continue to enjoy the game regardless of the points!

I like you Sir!

Division D Challenge

Barrold713 - Roman 425-492 AD with Frankish 260-495 AD allies challenges ggarynorman - Palmyran 258-273 AD

PW: Roman

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Biblical Division C Challenge

Barrold713 - Syracusan 550-461 BC with Libyan 549-301 BC allies challenges SpeedyCM - Median 626-550 BC

PW = Fudge

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Division F

Stormcrow (Frankish 496-599 AD with Visgoth419-621 AD) beats hscic (Palmyran 258-273 AD) 65 to 22

Close game.

Cheers

Division D

Rob123 (Roman 379-424AD with Armenian allies) defeated ggarynorman(Palmyran 258-273 45:19

Division D

rs2excelsior (Byzantine 551-578 AD) beat Doyley50 (Dacian, Carpi 107-380 AD) 40-13

The map was fairly open, with a river to the Byzantine left and a hill to the right. A small infantry force provided a bit of a base on the left flank, screened by light infantry and horse archers, while the main force of lancers formed in two lines on the right. Not much to say about the tactical maneuvers here - Lancers faced off against warbands, getting some lucky drops which allowed the horsemen to stick in and break up the warriors, and the Dacian cavalry was quickly overrun by the Byzantines which opened up a hole for Byzantine lancers to get into the flank and rear. The horse archers delayed the attack on the left, managing to shoot up some of the warbands moving in quite badly, but the Dacian infantry was able to make contact and would have overwhelmed the Byzantine infantry had the battle gone on longer. In the end, though, the warbands' fragility up against the lancers' fierce charge, flank charges from the lines breaking up and my cav getting into the rear, and some bad luck (my opponent lost a general on his very first charge of the game), and the Dacian hordes were thrown back from the Roman frontier.

The field at the end of the fighting: Good game to my opponent!

Division D

bomber23 [Andulsians] beat Doyle50 (Anglo-Danish) 62-49

bomber23 [Andulsians] drew Rob123 (Sassanid] 64-62

(2-2)

Division C

RNG, in the guise of MikeMarchant (Greek Asiatic 550-461 BC) Defeated Barrold713 (Syracusan 550-461 BC with Libyan 549-301 BC allies): 44/16

Bad luck, Barry.


Best Wishes

Mike

Division D

Bluefin (Syracuse) defeats Rob123 (Carthaginian) 65-48.

Thanks for the game!

Division C

Bluefin (Scot-Irish) defeats Challenge1 (Dacian) 56-31.

Thanks for the game!

Division B

hidde - Indian 546-599 AD with Hephthalite 350-570 AD allies beat lydianed - Moorish 350-698 AD with Byzantine 493-550 AD allies 55-11

Division B

nyczar - Spartan 221-146 BC with Roman 280-220 BC allies defeats Trogilus - Thracian (Triballi) 350 BC-46 AD with Thracian (Getae) 279 BC-46 AD allies 60%-33%

Division E

Captainwaltersavage - Roman 24BC-196AD with Jewish 64 BC-6AD allies defeated Tratmot - Roman 285-312 AD with Frankish 260-495 AD allies 45-5.

The old timer Romans beat the modern version. I had all the luck in this one. Thanks for the game.