The Dustbin

[Questar17]

Division B

Questar17 - Ptolemaic 166-56 BC beat IMC - Samnite 355-272 BC with Gallic 300-101 BC allies 42:14

A very difficult terrain for samnite army..

Thx for the game

[random27]

Division F

random27 - Slav 500-599 AD with Germanic/Gothic Foot Tribes 260-599 AD allies beats hscic - Palmyran 258-273 AD 63-32

When i ve seen the opponent's army , i thought it was impossible , a lot of superior units and i only had medium except for cavalry
There was a river that hscic didn't want to pass and he let me go in it with irregulars
He charged me only when i was in it and charges didn t go all well
After that , the number did the job
Thank you for the game

[devoncop]

Division C

devoncop (Andalucian 756AD with Spanish allies) challenges rexhurley (Hindu North 600AD)

Password : india

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[Aetius39]

Division E

Aetius39 - Frankish 751-887 AD with Saxon, Continental 600-804 AD allies defeats Supervark - Rus 960-1053AD with Polish 966-1057 AD allies 45-3.

Rus warriors funneled in a small pass uphill towards the Franks. Franks hit hard with added bonus of being uphill. Nice try but the Rus couldn't withstand the barrage of arrows and then downward attack from the Franks.

[SimonLancaster]

Division D

SLancaster (Lysimachid 320-281 BC with Seleucid 302-301 BC allies) defeated Tresantes (Pontic 281- 111 BC) 48-22.

Tough fight. His cavalry crashed through me on the left just as I managed to punch through his centre. Good luck for your next games, T!

[DanZanzibar]

Division E

DanZanzibar - Dailami 928-1055 AD with Armenian 885-1045 AD allies
challenges
Tratmot - Andalusian 756-1049 AD with Spanish 718-899 AD allies

PW: Cosimo
PM Sent

[DanZanzibar]

Division F

DanZanzibar - Carthaginian 235-146 BC with Spanish 300-10 BC allies
challenges
Geoffrey.P.Smith - Lydian 550-546 BC with Greek 680-461 BC allies

PW: kiwi
PM Sent

[kraff]

Division E

kraff (Seleucid 124-63 BC) challenges Barrold713 (Carthaginian, Hannibal in Africa 202 BC with Numidian/Moorish 341-56 BC allies).

Password: Hannibal

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[hidde]

Group A

hidde (Slav 500-832 AD, no allies) beat schmolywar (Avar 558-631, no allies) 3-6, resigned

hidde (Avar 558-631, no allies) beat schmolywar (Slav 500-832 AD, no allies) 28-7, resigned

[rexhurley]

Division B

rexhurley (Carthage) defeats GDod (Seleucid) 51/26

rubbish rng and a stream focused battle yet again this season made it challenging for both sides. I also saw three light infantry evades of 2 straight back blocked by friends so turn 90 degrees and move on whats with that........

[phoyle3290]

Div C

phoyle3290 – Hunnic, Western 376-454 AD with Germanic Foot Tribes 260-599 AD allies challenges SawyerK - Roman 285-312 AD with Armenian 253-476 AD allies

PW: Rome

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[General Shapur]

Div D

General Shapur Pictish 210-476 AD with Anglo-Saxon 449-599 AD allies defeats Barrold713 Roman 425-492 AD with Frankish 260 Allies 50:25

thanks for the spirited game.

[GDod]

Division C

GDod - (Byzantine 551-578 AD) beat Challenge1 - (Dacian 89-106 AD with Sarmatian 25-375 AD allies) 61 -50%

A real cliffhanger. One of the best of the season. Great game Challenge1

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[Swuul]

Division C

Swuul (Germanic/Gothic Horse Tribes 260-492 AD with Dacian, Carpi 107-380 AD allies) beat batesmotel (Bosporan 11-375 AD with Roman 24-196 AD allies) 42-16

A rather flat and open map, with a medium sized low hill with some rough patches slightly on the leftern flank (seen from Germanic point of view). Germans had their lancers in center, loose order warbands on the hill to the left, close order warbands on the right flank, while the Bosporan army set up in a flexible position. The game saw some pretty insane swings of luck. First my Lancer Commander-in-Chief doubledropped on his charge, and when the Bosporans countercharged he broke. Well, four turns later the C-in-C was back to fight, fully back in order. By that time the German center had blown apart, and the bosporans flooded through before the close-order warbands from the german right flank arrived to scene and plugged the gap. On the hill the loose order warbands didn't quite make it to the rough ground when they were already assaulted by bosporan lancers, with bosporan auxilia infantry following and preparing to take the rough ground. To the quite mighty surprise of both commanders it wasn't the loose order warbands who got beaten up, but the lancers, who ran broken and disrupted away The bosporan auxilia noticed they were now fighting alone against warbands rolling down from the hill. After that it was a slaughters job, as the close order warbands pushed on from right and loose order warbands down from the left, with the bosporans in the middle sitting between them.
Thank you for the game batesmotel. I didn't feel like I had control of anything during the whole match (a feeling which I always have when playing with warbands, and which is why I am so uncomfortable playing them), and it felt like I was just wathcing which way Lady Fortuna decides to swing. Better luck in the remaining matches!

Screen-shot of the end-situation: https://i.imgur.com/ahNXvwb.jpg

[Swuul]

Division C

I have challenged

devoncop - Arab, Bedouin 300-636 AD with Byzantine 579-599AD allies
GDod - Byzantine 551-578 AD
phoyle3290 – Hunnic, Western 376-454 AD with Germanic Foot Tribes 260-599 AD allies
SawyerK - Roman 285-312 AD with Armenian 253-476 AD allies

with my Germanic/Gothic Horse Tribes 260-492 AD with Dacian, Carpi 107-380 AD allies

PM with password sent to each

[Nikobeg]

Division F

Nikobeg (win) vs . Thunderbird 46 - 20

GG Thunderbird.

[Karvon]

Division C

Karvon (Thracian, Triballi 350 BC with Geta allies) defeated MikeMarchant (Roman 199 BC with Greek (Western) allies) 41-16 for a 4-0 win.

Battle was joined rugged hill country, greatly to Thracian advantage. A large rugged hill lay in the middle of the Roman lines with a smaller one falling a bit off to their right. At the foot of this smaller hill, lay a small pond, further narrowing the intervening valley. A large patch of rough ground anchored the left side of the large hill. On our side, a smaller rough hill faced the larger Roman one with a thumb of gentler slope projecting towards the Roman hill at the right end. To the left of our hill and also behind it, lay several large stands of woods. A small hamlet nestled against the woods directly behind the hill. There was another rugged hill on our far right and patches of rough between that and the central Roman hill, but those played no part in the battle.

With so much rough ground, we brought almost a full contingent of light foot of mixed slingers, archers and javelinmen. We brought an even mix of medium foot, 4 picked warbands, 4 spearmen and 4 massed peltasts. We didn't expect the much enemy horse, given the lay of the land, so we brought just 3 cavalry and 4 light horse.

We deployed our picked warbands in reserve in the woods behind our central hill. We placed a mixed division of 4 medium foot hidden directly behind the hill. Another division of 4 medium foot we deployed hidden in the woods on our left. Half of our light foot we deployed in line along the slopes of our hill. The other half we hid on the edges of woods. Half our light horse we deployed to the right of our hill. The other half we deployed in hidden in the woods on our left. Our cavalry we also hid in the woods on our left as a reserve.

The Romans deployed their heavy foot in the valley between the central and their right hill. A large division of medium foot deployed to their right to obviously secure the smaller hill. Another division of medium foot deployed along their central hill. A mix of light foot was thinly spread across their front. 3 squadrons of horse secured their left along the flank of their central hill supported by a pair of heavy spear and a medium foot.

My initial plan was to advance my lights on my right to deal with thier horse and threaten the flank of the central hill. The rest of my army I kept still and hidden to see how the Romans would respond to the lights.

The Romans trundled forward, securing the hill on their right with their medium division supported by 2-3 light foot. Their heavy foot advanced down the valley parallel to that and their other medium division advanced across the hill and halted along the edge facing me. Some of their light foot screen retired to guard the left flank of their hill in response to my lights advance. Their horse advanced as well. He seemed a little uncertain as to what to do once his infantry had secured the hills as my main troops remained concealed. I started my horse and half of my light horse hidden in the woods on a march thru the woods to my right. I expected I would need them in the center or threatening the flanks of a Roman advance on my hill. The Romans began a cautious advance with this right and center in the direction of my hidden troops on my left and the left flank of my hill. I advanced my medium division up on to the hill and my warband division began marching around their right flank to either move on to support the skirmishing on the opposing Roman hill, or to flank the oncoming Roman infantry if they veered to respond. As my mediums moved onto the gentle thumb extending from my hill, Some of the Roman heavy infantry wheeled to pursue and confront them. Some continued advancing in support of the right medium division bearing down on my hidden left. Thus, the stage was set for the main clashes.

On my right, my skirmishers tied up his fewer lights and some of his foot which had wheeled in response to the flanking efforts. This drew them away from supporting their center and opened a hole I would exploit. I fed one of my spearmen and horse to support the skirmishers. There was a fair bit of jockeying for position, but nothing further really decisive took place.

On my left, I held my division in the woods and allowed the Romans to attack. With essentially equal kinds of troops, I figured it would take the Romans a few turns to bring their superior numbers to bear, and even then, given the disordering affects of the woods, the fight would take a while. Plus, I had my hidden light horse still in reserve and after the battle was joined, I sprang them out and they pummeled his troops from the rear and flanks, killing off some light foot in the process and slowing him down a bit. I did get careless and left a flank unnecessarily exposed and that led to the loss of a couple of units, but they held on long enough and did their job.

In the center, Roman heavy foot hurried to intercept my mediums on the gentle slope and a fierce fight broke out as my troops stormed down the hill. His advance, however, exposed his flank to my troops on the rugged hill, and these came down and disrupted him once the battle had been joined. My cavalry arrived and swung around the other flank through the gap between the hill defenders and the engaged center, leading to more disruptions and the collapse of center and the Roman morale.

A view of the final scene...

[rexhurley]

Group C

rexhurley (Slav) defeats paulmacneill (Avar) 63:55 in a total slugfest

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Group C final table
1. paulmcneil……..12pts
2. rexhurley………..11pts
3. grumpydaddy845 1pt

paulmcneil has qualified for the semi-finals

[hyme]

Division F

hyme: Alan 25-650 AD has beaten Conteshard - Roman 24BC-196AD with Arab 312BC- 299AD allies allies 58% to 23%

[Tratmot]

Division F

Tratmot (Hannibal in Africa) beat hyme (Saka) 62 -50

Great and fun battle, only the stubborn of my superior infantry grant me a very hard victory.
Ty mate for fun

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