ExCoB II - The Prophecy of Merlin: Concluded

[angusosborne]

All good Andreas

[kronenblatt]

Six engagements, as part of four battles, to be fought this round. (Double check the details below; FP, etc., so that I got it all right.)

Battle 1
1.1 Army 2 of The East (Caesaromagus, Warg1, 1382 = 1442 - 60 FP) versus Army 10 of The North (Banovallum, carpenkm, 1474 = 1574 - 60 FP - 40 FP from River). North European Agricultural. Warg1 sets up.

Battle 2
2.1 Army 3 of The East (Gariannonum, dragmio, 1412 = 1512 - 60 FP - 40 FP from River) versus Army 13 of The North (Olenacum, kronenblatt, 1534 = 1594 - 60 FP). North European Agricultural. kronenblatt sets up.

Battle 3
3.1 Army 9 of The North (Banovallum, carpenkm, 1509 = 1569 - 60 FP) versus Army 29 of The West (Segontium, Triarii, 1580 = 1600 - 60 FP + 40 FP from Fort). North European Agricultural. Triarii sets up.

Battle 4
4.1 Army 20 of The South (Portus Adurni, SpeedyCM, 1527 = 1587 - 60 FP) versus Army 25 of The West (Gobannium, Kashtronomical, 1424 = 1544 - 120 FP). North European Agricultural. Kashtronomical sets up.
4.2 Army 21 of The South (Portus Adurni, SpeedyCM, 1316 = 1436 - 120 FP) versus Army 25 of The West (Gobannium, Kashtronomical, 1424 = 1544 - 120 FP). North European Agricultural. Kashtronomical sets up.
4.3 Army 21 of The South (Portus Adurni, SpeedyCM, 1316 = 1436 - 120 FP) versus Army 26 of The West (Gobannium, Kashtronomical, 1262 = 1322 - 60 FP). North European Agricultural. SpeedyCM sets up.

Please note

The engagements will in Field of Glory II: Ancients be set up as follows:

• ExCoB II v1 module (downloaded in-game).

• Open Battle scenario.

• 24 turns turn limit.

• Wide (40 x 32) map size.

• Main armies: The army of a fiefdom (i.e., controlled by a specific player, a “Knight") always uses its fiefdom's army list as its main army, independent of whether the Stronghold of such fiefdom is controlled by its kingdom or not.

• Allies: No allies are allowed.

• The player having spent the fewest MP that round normally sets up the engagement in-game, after having received information from his opponent which allies (if any) he'll be using.

• The engagement to be concluded within a four-week period, i.e., by June 7 at the latest.

• The winner, or the player having incurred the fewest casualties, reports the results in this thread.

Outcomes of battles and engagements

• The results of the individual outcomes of all the engagements within one and the same battle will determine the total outcome of the battle, which in turn will affect whether control of structures is changed and armies are moved from the locations.

• A kingdom and all its armies involved in that battle are considered to have won a battle against an enemy kingdom if at least one of the kingdom's engagements in that battle is won and none are lost, with the enemy kingdom (and all its armies involved) in that battle then considered to have lost the battle. If there is no winner and hence no loser of a battle, the battle is considered to be a draw for the involved kingdoms and armies.

[kronenblatt]

2.1 Army 3 of The East (Gariannonum, dragmio, 1412 = 1512 - 60 FP - 40 FP from River) versus Army 13 of The North (Olenacum, kronenblatt, 1534 = 1594 - 60 FP). North European Agricultural. kronenblatt sets up.

=> Game set up, with password LACTODURUM and PM sent

[Triarii]

Battle 3
3.1 Army 9 of The North (Banovallum, carpenkm, 1509 = 1569 - 60 FP) versus Army 29 of The West (Segontium, Triarii, 1580 = 1600 - 60 FP + 40 FP from Fort). North European Agricultural. Triarii sets up.

Game is set up for carpenkm and pw = Merlin

[carpenkm]

1.1 Army 2 of The East (Caesaromagus, Warg1, 1382 = 1442 - 60 FP) versus Army 10 of The North (Banovallum, carpenkm, 1474 = 1574 - 60 FP - 40 FP from River). North European Agricultural. Warg1 sets up.

Carpenkm beats Warg1 44 -8

A lot of maneuvering before the lines met at 90 degrees to where they had started. The northerners made a nuisance of themselves during the moves and managed to win the new right flank. A couple of lucky push backs in the middle and it was all over. Warbands are so unpredictable, unlike the sub roman foot which is predictably useless and overpriced! Well played Warg - the luck was with me.

[Kashtronomical]

4.1 Army 20 of The South (Portus Adurni, SpeedyCM, 1527 = 1587 - 60 FP) versus Army 25 of The West (Gobannium, Kashtronomical, 1424 = 1544 - 120 FP). North European Agricultural. Kashtronomical sets up.
4.2 Army 21 of The South (Portus Adurni, SpeedyCM, 1316 = 1436 - 120 FP) versus Army 25 of The West (Gobannium, Kashtronomical, 1424 = 1544 - 120 FP). North European Agricultural. Kashtronomical sets up.

=> Games set up, with password Kash and PM sent

[kronenblatt]

How are these four engagements progressing?

Battle 3
3.1 Army 9 of The North (Banovallum, carpenkm, 1509 = 1569 - 60 FP) versus Army 29 of The West (Segontium, Triarii, 1580 = 1600 - 60 FP + 40 FP from Fort). North European Agricultural. Triarii sets up.

Battle 4
4.1 Army 20 of The South (Portus Adurni, SpeedyCM, 1527 = 1587 - 60 FP) versus Army 25 of The West (Gobannium, Kashtronomical, 1424 = 1544 - 120 FP). North European Agricultural. Kashtronomical sets up.
4.2 Army 21 of The South (Portus Adurni, SpeedyCM, 1316 = 1436 - 120 FP) versus Army 25 of The West (Gobannium, Kashtronomical, 1424 = 1544 - 120 FP). North European Agricultural. Kashtronomical sets up.
4.3 Army 21 of The South (Portus Adurni, SpeedyCM, 1316 = 1436 - 120 FP) versus Army 26 of The West (Gobannium, Kashtronomical, 1262 = 1322 - 60 FP). North European Agricultural. SpeedyCM sets up.

[kronenblatt]

2.1 Army 3 of The East (Gariannonum, dragmio, 1412 = 1512 - 60 FP - 40 FP from River) versus Army 13 of The North (Olenacum, kronenblatt, 1534 = 1594 - 60 FP). North European Agricultural. kronenblatt sets up.

=> kronenblatt beats dragmio 66-54.

[Kashtronomical]

How are these four engagements progressing?

Battle 3
3.1 Army 9 of The North (Banovallum, carpenkm, 1509 = 1569 - 60 FP) versus Army 29 of The West (Segontium, Triarii, 1580 = 1600 - 60 FP + 40 FP from Fort). North European Agricultural. Triarii sets up.

Battle 4
4.1 Army 20 of The South (Portus Adurni, SpeedyCM, 1527 = 1587 - 60 FP) versus Army 25 of The West (Gobannium, Kashtronomical, 1424 = 1544 - 120 FP). North European Agricultural. Kashtronomical sets up.
4.2 Army 21 of The South (Portus Adurni, SpeedyCM, 1316 = 1436 - 120 FP) versus Army 25 of The West (Gobannium, Kashtronomical, 1424 = 1544 - 120 FP). North European Agricultural. Kashtronomical sets up.
4.3 Army 21 of The South (Portus Adurni, SpeedyCM, 1316 = 1436 - 120 FP) versus Army 26 of The West (Gobannium, Kashtronomical, 1262 = 1322 - 60 FP). North European Agricultural. SpeedyCM sets up.

All 3 of the engagements for Battle 4 are well under way, about half way through. The West have a slight lead in 4.1 and 4.2 while the South has a slight lead in 4.3.

[Triarii]

How are these four engagements progressing?

Battle 3
3.1 Army 9 of The North (Banovallum, carpenkm, 1509 = 1569 - 60 FP) versus Army 29 of The West (Segontium, Triarii, 1580 = 1600 - 60 FP + 40 FP from Fort). North European Agricultural. Triarii sets up.

Battle 3 is now complete.
After almost the full day the Army (29) of The West defeats Army (9) of The North 42 - 16.

The Army of the North had the advantage of two hills and The Army of the West woods but the anxiety that the North had war bands better suited to the woods.
After several turns of march and counter march Western cavalry had been concentrated against the Northern left and had trapped two Northern cavalry units while all the Western superior warbands and hidden cataphracts faced the Northern right. One Northern unit was flanked and routed after pursuit of skirmishers and the other having taken nearly 50% casualties charged skirmishers catching and routing one unit after the other and ending behind the Western flank. That however was the last good fortune for the North. On the Northern right a gap had opened between hills and woods as the North had shifted to their left. Though a couple of Brythonic foot waited to ambush the Western forces they were not able to get past the Western cataphracts and Northern units were caught just before reaching the hill. The massed Western superior warbands had a slight advantage in the toe to toe struggle that was unfolding. Then that became a massive advantage as the Northern C-in-C fell right on the crucial angle of the Northern line with 2 or 3 adjacent units disrupting. Immediately after that the one successful Northern warband attack resulted in a pushback exposing a flank to Western attack. With nothing going right after the Northern line then collapsed.

[Kashtronomical]

How are these four engagements progressing?

Battle 4
4.1 Army 20 of The South (Portus Adurni, SpeedyCM, 1527 = 1587 - 60 FP) versus Army 25 of The West (Gobannium, Kashtronomical, 1424 = 1544 - 120 FP). North European Agricultural. Kashtronomical sets up.
4.2 Army 21 of The South (Portus Adurni, SpeedyCM, 1316 = 1436 - 120 FP) versus Army 25 of The West (Gobannium, Kashtronomical, 1424 = 1544 - 120 FP). North European Agricultural. Kashtronomical sets up.
4.3 Army 21 of The South (Portus Adurni, SpeedyCM, 1316 = 1436 - 120 FP) versus Army 26 of The West (Gobannium, Kashtronomical, 1262 = 1322 - 60 FP). North European Agricultural. SpeedyCM sets up.

All 3 of the engagements for Battle 4 are well under way, about half way through. The West have a slight lead in 4.1 and 4.2 while the South has a slight lead in 4.3.

Battle 4 is now complete.

Results:
4.1 West Army 25 defeats South Army 20 = 50-21
4.2 West Army 25 defeats South Army 21 = 56-30
4.3 Draw. South Army 21 led West Army 26 = 58-51

Recap:
4.1 The West made use of a large forest to set up a trap, baiting the South to their right flank, and then emerging from the left side of the forest to encircle and force the rout.
4.2 The West used their superior numbers of Picked Scots and Pictish Spearmen to surrounded the smaller South army. The South managed to puncture the West's right flank catching them out of position, but they held long enough for the South's right flank to fall apart under sheer pressure.
4.3 The West again hid in forests and this time facing superior numbers decided to employ a cavalry heavy force to spread the battlefield and play hide and seek. The South managed to corral the scattered West forces well, but there was one key escape by a superior close warband that ensured the battle did not end in time. A close one!

Some very glorious battles. Thanks SpeedyCM for the match!

[kronenblatt]

Battle 1
1.1 Army 2 of The East (Caesaromagus, Warg1, 1382 = 1442 - 60 FP) versus Army 10 of The North (Banovallum, carpenkm, 1474 = 1574 - 60 FP - 40 FP from River). North European Agricultural. Warg1 sets up.
=> carpenkm defeats Warg1 44-8.
=> Northern battle victory.

Battle 2
2.1 Army 3 of The East (Gariannonum, dragmio, 1412 = 1512 - 60 FP - 40 FP from River) versus Army 13 of The North (Olenacum, kronenblatt, 1534 = 1594 - 60 FP). North European Agricultural. kronenblatt sets up.
=> kronenblatt defeats dragmio 66-54.
=> Northern battle victory.

Battle 3
3.1 Army 9 of The North (Banovallum, carpenkm, 1509 = 1569 - 60 FP) versus Army 29 of The West (Segontium, Triarii, 1580 = 1600 - 60 FP + 40 FP from Fort). North European Agricultural. Triarii sets up.
=> Triarii beats carpenkm 42-16.
=> Western battle victory.

Battle 4
4.1 Army 20 of The South (Portus Adurni, SpeedyCM, 1527 = 1587 - 60 FP) versus Army 25 of The West (Gobannium, Kashtronomical, 1424 = 1544 - 120 FP). North European Agricultural. Kashtronomical sets up.
=> Kashtronomical beats SpeedyCM 50-21.
4.2 Army 21 of The South (Portus Adurni, SpeedyCM, 1316 = 1436 - 120 FP) versus Army 25 of The West (Gobannium, Kashtronomical, 1424 = 1544 - 120 FP). North European Agricultural. Kashtronomical sets up.=> Kashtronomical beats SpeedyCM 56-30.
4.3 Army 21 of The South (Portus Adurni, SpeedyCM, 1316 = 1436 - 120 FP) versus Army 26 of The West (Gobannium, Kashtronomical, 1262 = 1322 - 60 FP). North European Agricultural. SpeedyCM sets up.
=> Kashtronomical draws with SpeedyCM 51-58.
=> Western battle victory.

[kronenblatt]

=> SpeedyCM (armies 20 and 21), dragmio (army 3), Warg1 (army 2), and carpenkm (army 9): where do you want to place your losing armies?
=> carpenkm (army 10), Triarii (army 29), kronenblatt (army 13), and Kashtronomical (armies 25 and 26): do you want to move your victorious armies into the hex previously occupied by the removed losing enemy army?

Answers by June 30 (9 PM Stockholm time) in the campaign thread, please.

To the other players within the respective kingdoms: if you've got information that one of your team members is Away From Keyboard or you feel unsure about it, you may as a fallback submit instructions on behalf of that team member, by the deadline above.

From the rules:

• An army having lost a battle is placed (at its player's choice) in the hex of (or adjacent to) its player's Stronghold (provided it is controlled by its kingdom) or at least 2 hexes away, in the hex of the closest structure controlled by its kingdom and connected to the kingdom's lines of logistics, or, if none of these are available, in a hex of or adjacent to the Court of its kingdom.

• An army having won a battle either (at its player's choice) remains in its hex or moves into the adjacent hex previously occupied by a removed losing enemy army.

[Kashtronomical]

=> SpeedyCM (armies 20 and 21), dragmio (army 3), Warg1 (army 2), and carpenkm (army 9): where do you want to place your losing armies?
=> carpenkm (army 10), Triarii (army 29), kronenblatt (army 13), and Kashtronomical (armies 25 and 26): do you want to move your victorious armies into the hex previously occupied by the removed losing enemy army?

I choose to keep Army 26 where it is and move Army 25 into the hex of enemy Army 21.

[kronenblatt]

Based on the instructions received (and not received ), armies have moved in accordance with the rules as per the map below.

[kronenblatt]

Time has come for round 9's order giving and movement instructions and the 12 MP each of your armies have, with exception for the armies of The Kingdom of the South having 13 MP

Please send to me through replying to my PM within an extended summer period of two weeks, i.e., until July 17 (9 PM, Swedish time) at the latest, and just as a simple sequence of individual moves (e.g., 2 4 2 6 0 6), with no other symbols in between, only blanks (for easy copy-pasting by the administrator). I will not open the PMs from any of the factions other than my own until I've published the movement instructions of the armies of The North.

And please check up on your team members: if needed, please submit moves on their behalf as well, ideally in the same PM.

For details, please check Giving orders and Movement in the RULES.

Any questions? Please ask them in the campaign thread, for everyone else to see question and answer.

Don't worry: we'll all hold each other's hands to get to know and understand the rules, etc., together. So let's be generous and accommodating. This is for fun, after all!

[kronenblatt]

[kronenblatt]

[kronenblatt]

Please let me know whether this is in line with your instructions and intentions.

[kronenblatt]

Only two engagements, in two separate battles, to be fought this round. (Double check the details below; FP, etc., so that I got it all right.)

Battle 1
1.1 Army 5 of The East (Regulbium, anderarcos11, 1468 = 1528 - 60 FP) versus Army 18 of The South (Anderida, Aetius39, 1175 = 1235 - 60 FP). North European Hilly. anderarcos11 sets up.

Battle 2
2.1 Army 11 of The North (Mamucium, angusosborne, 1500 = 1600 - 60 FP - 40 FP from River) versus Army 28 of The West (Magnis, Karvon, 1422 = 1482 - 60 FP). North European Hilly. Karvon sets up.

Please note

The engagements will in Field of Glory II: Ancients be set up as follows:

• ExCoB II v1 module (downloaded in-game).

• Open Battle scenario.

• 24 turns turn limit.

• Wide (40 x 32) map size.

• Main armies: The army of a fiefdom (i.e., controlled by a specific player, a “Knight") always uses its fiefdom's army list as its main army, independent of whether the Stronghold of such fiefdom is controlled by its kingdom or not.

• Allies: No allies are allowed.

• The player having spent the fewest MP that round normally sets up the engagement in-game, after having received information from his opponent which allies (if any) he'll be using.

• The winner, or the player having incurred the fewest casualties, reports the results in this thread.

Outcomes of battles and engagements

• The results of the individual outcomes of all the engagements within one and the same battle will determine the total outcome of the battle, which in turn will affect whether control of structures is changed and armies are moved from the locations.

• A kingdom and all its armies involved in that battle are considered to have won a battle against an enemy kingdom if at least one of the kingdom's engagements in that battle is won and none are lost, with the enemy kingdom (and all its armies involved) in that battle then considered to have lost the battle. If there is no winner and hence no loser of a battle, the battle is considered to be a draw for the involved kingdoms and armies.