Slitherine

Division F
mh5064 - Roman 24 BC-196 AD vs shane30 - Palmyran 258-273 AD
Games set up
PM: sent
PW: 4321

Division B

joggy (Germanic/Gothic Horse Tribes 260-492 AD with Dacian (Carpi) 107-380 AD allies) beat batesmotel (Roman 285-312 AD with Arab (Bedouin) 300-636 AD allies) 51-14

Division B

Nijis (Sixteen Kingdoms) beats BobGanoush (Jin) 56 to 27.

The ji-wielding conscripts of the south were able to counter the northern cavalry.

Division C

ray552 - Graeco-Bactrian 250-130 BC (1600) challenges SawyerK - Spartan 221-146 BC with Roman 280-220 BC allies (1600)

Password = "sawyer"

PM sent.

Division B

Captainwaltersavage - Carthaginian (Hannibal in Italy) 216-203 BC with Samnite 355-272 BC allies defeats joggy - Gallic 300-101 BC with Samnite 355-272 BC allies by the skin of my teeth 61:57

A very tough match indeed. The Gallic horde came surging forwards while the Carthaginians tried to hide in some rough ground and keep the Gauls away from their flanks. The hope was to win in the centre while fending off both flanks - quite optimistic as it turned out. My left flank was shattered quite easily but did slow the onslaught. My right flank held for a long time and only collapsed in the last couple of turns. My centre took a kicking from the warbands and even my Veteran spears were going down under the waves of barbarians. My flanking cavalry were crushed by the gallic cavalry and their damned chariots. It was all looking very bleak and then their was the sound of trumpets. Victory for the Carthaginians came in the form of a small herd of elephants. They started on my right centre charged down a hill at a warband dodging the rough ground all about and then Nellie and her friends smashed their way downhill, uphill, back towards the centre of the Gallic line, down another hill, got fragmented, then charged in the flank, survived, rallied, broke the offending infantry and then charged another unit and finished the game still fighting and beating up another unit of Samnite warriors. As Joggy said - That one elephant unit won the game for me. That'll do Nellie, that'll do.

(3-1)

ericdoman1 - Seleucid 166-125 BC with Parthian 250 BC-225 AD allies (1600) challenges nyczar - Roman 199-106 BC with Pergamene 262-191 BC allies (1600

pw = nyczar

sent by pm

Div C

Karvon - Tuareg 950-1500 AD challenges

edb1815 - Aragonese 1200-1274 AD with Castilian/Leonese 1200-1319 AD allies

pw karvon

PM sent

Division E

Aeneas Stator (Greek Mercenary) beat Bluefin (Syracusan) 51-18

Well, well, at least the underpowered Greek mercenaries get a victory. I hope they get more in the rest of the games.

Division D

Badger 73 challenges Kerait
Chinese (Sui) 582-617 AD v Chinese (Chen) 557-589 AD

PW in PM.
PM sent.

Division A

Triarii - Visigoth 419-621 AD with Byzantine 551-578 AD allies (1600) defeats (just barely) nyczar - Pictish 210-476 AD with Scots-Irish 50 BC-476 AD allies (1600) 60-48.

Many thanks to nyczar for a great game.

Div D

DocVanNostrand - Thracian (Getae) 279 BC-46 AD with Dacian 50 BC-88 AD allies (1600) challenges edb1815 - Samnite 355-272 BC with Gallic 300-101 BC allies (1600)

pw: docvan

PM sent!

Division A

nyczar - Pictish 210-476 AD with Scots-Irish 50 BC-476 AD allies defeats ericdoman1 - Palmyran 258-273 AD 67-45

Well played hard fought game with each destroying a flank.

Division C

rpadilla1988 (German Imperial/ w SE German allies) defeats Karvon (Tuareg) 40-13

Fierce opponent, with lumpy camels and curved scimitar swords. Open ground with a copse of rocks to the north west, dune hill on the center and enclosures and pastures just over the other end. Spear points and crossbows held back the Tuareg foot, and stout were the knights; they marched forward over the dune and into awaiting footmen.
Will that town ever be the same?

GG Karvon!

ericdoman1 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 4:13 pm Division A

ericdoman1 - Byzantine 600-649 AD with Arab (Bedouin) 300-636 AD allies (1200)
challenges
Triarii - Arab (North Africa) 789-999 AD with Andalusian 756-1049 AD allies (1600)

pw = triarii
sent by pm

Just a reminder, have done so by PM and also (I believe) email but not sure.

Division F

wzfcns (French) defeats Vadim84 (Andalusian) 50-20

Hard Mountain battle

Division F

Vadim 84 & Andalous-Spanish challenges Meroka37 with Umayyads

PW meroka
PM sent

Division E

Badger73 (Palmyran 258-273 AD) beat phlewis (Sarmatian 25-375 AD with Germanic Horse Tribes 260-492 AD allies) 40-4

Division C

Rob123 Arab Conquest defeated Warg1 German 61:58

This was a battle of initially wild swings of % routing due to cavalry that fragmented and routed rapidly for both sides. Gradually the battle settled down and it was so close for the last 3 turns either of us could have won. A good tense game. Thanks Warg1

(3-1)

Division F

Hari72 - Sassanid Persian 477-590 AD beat mh5064 - Roman 24 BC-196 AD 64-47

....you always learn something new. GG

Yesterday, I did something a bit different from previous seasons and sent out what I called a "pre-check" PM, section by section, to those players who have not yet registered a result. As you know, I have been concerned that slow play has been increasing over the last couple of seasons and there are also a number of major tournaments running at the same time right now. So I am also a bit worried that some players may have taken on too many matches.

Anyway, the overall situation is not too bad and I have started to receive replies to my enquiries. So thanks very much for those. As usual, I am not looking to exclude anyone, not least because it causes me a lot of extra work, and I am hoping that we do not have anyone who does not reply to me and has not posted any results by Sunday.