Another option for handicaps: Make setups where there is a "defending player" who has some sort of non-points advantage. For example, only the defending player can re-roll the map and/or the defending player only needs to draw, not beat the opponent. As for how this could work, in a Roman ...

Match 5, Period 2 (Ursa Major v Lupi Belli) I'm posting the screenshots and standings of both matches between principesromanes and Enry1977. I expect Enry1977 will play one more turn at about 22:00 today so may have a further update (I may manage one more turn after that, but I'm not going to count ...

Match 5: Ursa major v Lupi Belli

Game 2 (Persian vs Macedonians) for Enry1977 created.

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2b
principes romanes (Ursa Major, Carthaginian) defeats snooky (Syracusan) 65-33

Thanks for the game!

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Match 5, period 2 posted for snooky51

PW: snooky51

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Division B

principesromanes challenges Triarii

Arab (Abbasaid) 815-135 AD v Indian (Hindu North) 600-1049 AD; dessert

We really should be playing with roman armies given our usernames...

PW: Triarii

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Round 2, Match 3 (ursa major v comites) 2b - principes romanes (Roman 105-25 BC) defeats Ironclad (Pontic 84-47 BC) 46-18 2a - principes romanes (Pontic 84-47 BC) defeats Ironclad (Roman 105-25 BC) 60-41 Both army compositions were about as expected, with the Romans of course bringing their elephant...

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Armenian 331 BC - 252 AD, Middle Eastern Hills

Lots of nice enemies to match against this army, although I have a feeling it will run into a lot of elephants somehow...

Division C principes romanes (Lithuanian 1100-1299 with Baltic Tribes 1050-1283) defeats alexhstandish (Anglo-Irish 1275-1319 with Irish 1260-1319 allies) 61-50 There was a large rough patch in the middle of an otherwise open field. The Lithuanian and Baltic foot of course headed for it. The Anglo-I...

Match 2 period 2a principes romanes (Gallic) defeats Bagatrix (Thracian (Getae)) 59-32 The Thracian side of the map had a large hill. My gallic infantry massed to charge up hill, with my strongest units lined up where the hill was least steep. The centre of my line crumbled ascending the steepest pa...

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principesromanes (Lithuanian 1100-1299 AD with Baltic Tribes 1050-1283 AD allies) defeats Indibil (Seljuq Turkish (West) 1155-1307 AD with Mongol (Ilkhanid) 1230-1353 AD allies) 44-9 Bowmen versus horse archers rarely favours the mounted bowmen. This was no exception. The armies met on a fairly open...

principesromanes (Lithuanian 1100-1299 AD with Baltic Tribes 1050-1283 AD allies) defeats dragimo (Polish 1200-1319 AD with German (North/West) 1200-1319 allies) 64-41 The Germans position was anchored on one flank by a forest and a mountain on the other. In between those, were a steep (height 200) ...

principesromanes (Lithuanian 1100-1299 AD with Baltic Tribes 1050-1283 AD allies) defeats solemnace (Baltic Tribes 1050-1283 AD) 40-8 The Lithuanians again deployed in echelon, with a fortuitous deployment resulting in my stronger wing being on the opposite side of the battle field from the Baltic p...

principesromanes (Lithuanian 1100-1299 AD with Baltic Tribes 1050-1283 AD allies) defeats Asterix_von_TWC (Byzantine 1155-1204 AD with Crusader 1155-1291 AD allies) 47-10 The Byzantine army led with some knights, which looked rather scary to the Lithuanian archers and Baltic foot allies, especially ...

principesromanes (Lithuanian 1100-1299 AD with Baltic Tribes 1050-1283 AD allies) defeats NeroWolfe (German (South/East) 1200-1319 AD) 36-0 (surrendered, so I believe scored 40-0) The map had a fairly large lake right in the middle of it. On one side it was open. On the other side there was a large ...

Division C

principesromanes (Lithuanian 1100-1299 AD with Baltic Tribes 1050-1283 AD allies) defeats gort7078 (Anglo-Norman 1072-1154 AD) 45-11

The Anglo-Norman force held behind a forest on a hill, but that was unable to protect them against the Lithuanian archers.

Division C Reroll

principesromanes rerolls:

dragmio Polish 1200-1319 with German (North/west)
challenges
principesromanes Lithuanian 1100-1299AD with Baltic Tribes

pw: Poles

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Division C principesromanes (Lithuanian 1100-1299 AD with Baltric Tribes 1050-1283 AD allies) challenges: ulysisgrunt Sicilian 1155-1193 PW: ulysisgrunt NeroWolfe German (South/East) 1200-1319AD PW: NeroWolfe Asterix_von_TWC Byzantine 1155-1204 with Crusader PW: Asterix_von_TWC gort7078 Anglo-Norman...

I'm in - edited with armies.

1) Lithuanian 1100-1299AD with Baltic Tribes 1050-1283 AD allies
2) Latin Greece 1205-1319 AD with Catalan Company 1305-1319 AD allies
3) Portuguese 1050-1154 AD