LORDS OF THE HOLY LAND circa 1100 AD

[deeter]

Challenges issued for: batesmotel, fogman, bagration, kmaher
PW: deeter

Good luck,

Deeter

[iandavidsmith]

New Challenges up.

I've posted two challenges. First come, first served.

flatsix518

Hi Flatsix , your password dosn't seem to work ?
Ta
Ian

[flatsix518]

Ok -- I reposted the challenges.

Again the password is texas (all lowercase)

flatsix518

[batesmotel]

Ulysis Grunt (Comnenan Byzantine) 36/34
batesmotel (Comnenan Byzantine) 26/39

My Latinikonand lancers got the better of Danny's before his attempt to turn my left flank could deliver.

Thanks for the game.

Chris

[batesmotel]

kmaher(Bedouin Dynasties) - 37/37
batesmotel (Comnenan Byzantine) - 26/39

While the Syrian bow fire inflicted a good deal of damage ont he Byzantines, int he in the end the Byzantine lancers and better HF along with MF supporting archers were able to beat Ken's Syrians. Thanks for the game.

Chris

[iandavidsmith]

iandavidsmith: (Fatimid Eygptian ) 27/38 win
vrs
kmaher(Syrians) - 44/37 loss

The Eygptian spear where able to hold the lancers charge while the MF and
Mamluks where able to work their way around the rear.

Thanks for the game.
Ian

[bagration1812]

As someone who taught for 41 years she has my sympathy.
I wish her well!
Danny Weitz

Thanks Danny. She's a music teacher with lots of performances and stuff the last few weeks. VERY glad all that's over. On to more important stuff like this!

[bagration1812]

To my esteemed fellow competitors -

I have grabbed all my challenges (I think) and posted three new ones for the first round. PW: borodino for all.

Thanks for your patience.

Cheers -

Bagration

[fogman]

guys, make sure you've posted and accepted all your challenges. There must be a total of 7. I'll be back tomorrow.

[ulysisgrunt]

Byzantines 25/34
Fatimids 41/38

Hard to beat those Knights!
Danny Weitz

[flatsix518]

iandavidsmith, deeter, fogman

Ok -- I posted two challenges and Bagration took one. So there is still one out there for the first lucky girl to get.

flatsix518

[fogman]

fogman (turks) 28/36 vs batesmotel (kommenans) 42/39

a fight in the open where the turks relied on superior mobility to overcome the latinikons and heavy armoured varangians.

[fogman]

fogman (turks) 12/36 vs kmaher (syrians) 47/37

the turks managed to overlap the syrian right wing and overwhelm it quickly, then turned against the left wing with similar results.

[ulysisgrunt]

The battle opened well for the Byzantines as they looted the Turkish camp in the center......
Then disaster struck! Out of nowhere vast hoards of Turks crushed both wings of the Byzantines.....
The Turks must have had at least 200,000 men to our 15,000.
Byzantines 39/34
Turks 18/36

Danny

[fogman]

The battle opened well for the Byzantines as they looted the Turkish camp in the center......
Then disaster struck! Out of nowhere vast hoards of Turks crushed both wings of the Byzantines.....
The Turks must have had at least 200,000 men to our 15,000.
Byzantines 39/34
Turks 18/36

Danny

I believe the hordes came from the centre!

[iandavidsmith]

iandavidsmith: (Fatimid Eygptian ) 36/38 win
vrs
batesmotel (Comnenan Byzantine) - 39/39 loss

The Egyptian spear parked themselves on a ridge while their lancers and Mamluks
took on one flank. The lancers where able to rout the Knights somehow and the spear where able to
survive the attacks long enough to gain victory. Very close in the end and my first victory ever against BM.

Great game ,
Ian

[flatsix518]

All my opponents -- a quick status.

I had a really bad work and travel week and had to slow play all my games.

For the Lords tourney: I've completed two games, have one in mid-game and two started. I still have two games to start. I'll try to pick things up a bit tomorrow.

Best regards,

flatsix518

[fogman]

All my opponents -- a quick status.

I had a really bad work and travel week and had to slow play all my games.

For the Lords tourney: I've completed two games, have one in mid-game and two started. I still have two games to start. I'll try to pick things up a bit tomorrow.

Best regards,

flatsix518

you do what you can. no rush. the priority would be to pick up your challenges first, then make your two remaining challenges.

[fogman]

fogman (turks) 24/36 vs iandavidsmith (fatimids) 39/38

the turks delayed the potent fatimid right wing long enough for their own right wing to deal the fatimids the decisive blow.

[flatsix518]

flatsix518 (fatimids) 31/36 vs batesmotel (k-byz) 44/39

The fatimids gained a central position in bad terrain and then dealt with the threats to each flank as they emerged. At mid-game the outcome was close and very much in doubt. Tough, tough fight all the way.

flatsix518