The Dustbin

[harveylh]

Division A

harveylh - Frankish 751-887 AD with Croatian 625-849 AD allies defeats Snugglebunnies - Byzantine 963-987 AD with Arab (Syria/Iraq) 890-1008 AD allies, 61-41

A tough, hard-fought game. A veteran Dailami unit was the bane of the Franks. If the game had lasted one more turn, it would have routed its fourth unit in combat. And if the game had lasted one more turn, the Byzantines were positioned to have an amazing comeback that could have resulted in a win or draw. Well played and the Byzantines deserved a better fate.

[Rob123]

Division E

Rob123 (Median) defeated deeter (Skythians) 47-10

[Rob123]

Division E
Rob123 (German Horse Tribes 260-492AD with Dacian carpi 107-380 allies) challenges Morat (Lombard 568-569AD)

PW : Lombard PM sent

[sunnyboy]

Division B

sunnyboy (Polish) beat IMC (Khorasanian) 42-12

Thanks for the game

[rs2excelsior]

Division D

rs2excelsior (German 888-932 AD) beat Doyley50 (Viking 900-1049 AD) 68-42

The map was pretty open, with a river heavily restricting the field. The German shieldwall deployed with their left flank resting on the river and a small village breaking up the Vikings' advance, and a strong wing of lancers on the right. The Vikings pushed forwards with their huscarls, with shieldwalls refusing their left and their own wing of cavalry hanging back on their left. The German lancers smashed into the Viking horse as the huscarls clashed with the shieldwall - while the German dismounted lancers could stand up well enough, there weren't enough of them and the German shieldwalls began to be overwhelmed. While the lancers managed to gain an early lead, it seemed like the Vikings would rout the German infantry and be able to turn and face the lancers before they could be outflanked and destroyed. Fortunately for the Germans, while their infantry line did collapse pockets managed to hang on long enough for the lancers to arrive and push the Vikings over the break point. The Viking menace was driven from German lands!

The battlefield at the end:

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Good game Doyley50, a hard fought battle that was close to the end. If the cavalry had been a bit later arriving I think it would have been a very different result!

[rs2excelsior]

Challenge out!

rs2excelsior (German 888-932 AD) challenges Bluefin (Frankish 751-887 AD)
Password: Lancer

See you on the battlefield!

[desertedfox]

Division B

desertedfox - Parthian 250 BC-25 AD with Seleucid 166-125 BC allies defeated schmolywar - Jewish Revolt 66-135 AD 60 - 41.

Thx 4 a great game.

[rs2excelsior]

Challenges out!

rs2excelsior (Samnite 355-272 BC with Etruscan 330-280 BC allies) challenges:

DryNick (Carthaginian (Hannibal in Africa) 202 BC)
Tratmot (Achaemenid Persian 480-416 BC with Greek 680-461 BC allies)

Password: javelin

See you on the battlefield!

[snooky51]

Division E

snooky51 (dailami 928-1055 AD) defeats ggarynorman (picts 477-850 AD) -- 44-10

Tough matchup for the picts. Too many morale drops on impact sealed the fate of the picts in this one.

[SnuggleBunnies]

Division A

SnuggleBunnies (Byzantine) defeats CONSTANTINIX (Vikings) 60-32

https://youtu.be/YI4lInBs9Gg

GG

[Aetius39]

Division D

Aetius39 (Kyrenean) defeats Garokan (Thracian) 43-15

The Thracian loose warbands have the one impact chance to seriously disrupt the Greeks, but most survived the impact. This, along with having more units which enabled the Greeks to start flanking several of the Thracian units, resulted in victory for the Kyreneans. GG to my opponent!

[Trogilus]

Division B

Trogilus (Syracusan) defeated GDod (Jewish) 46-18

[LuciusSulla]

Div A

LuciusSulla (-) - Roman 197-284 AD with Arab 312 BC - 299 AD allies
Challenges:

CheAhn (7) - Sassanid 477-590 AD with Hunnic Sabir 463-558 AD allies
ConstantinIX (9) - Palmyran 258-273 AD
Cunningcairn (3) - Roman 379-424 AD with Armenian 253-476 AD allies

PW: 2020

PMs sent.

[Cunningcairn]

Division A

Cunningcairn - Roman 105-25 BC with Numidian or Moorish 55 BC- 6 AD ally beat desertedfox - Macedonian 328-321 BC 60% to 41%

[stockwellpete]

The Time Control check is finished now. Unfortunately I had to remove one player who wasn't playing anywhere near fast enough. So I have one vacancy now in Early Middle Ages Division A to fill. You will notice a few players in the league tables who have not yet posted a result. They are either players who have exemptions from the first Time Control check because they are playing in the Themed Event, or they have posted enough results in other sections to show me that they will complete their matches on time. The second Time Control check is in a fortnight on Sunday November 8th.

[stockwellpete]

I am looking for an experienced player, who has not already entered Early Middle Ages to fill this vacancy. They will need a FOG2DL rating of 5.00 or more.

[kronenblatt]

Division F

kronenblatt (Pyrrhic 280-275 BC with Samnite 355-272 BC allies) beat Darkwater247 (Samnite 355-272 BC with Gallic 300-101 BC allies) 50-25.

[Challenge1]

Division B

Challenge1 - Carthaginian (Hannibal in Africa) 202 BC defeated paulmcneil - Saka 300 BC-50 AD with Seleucid 166-125 BC allies - 54-27

Thanks for the game!

[Challenge1]

Division C

Challenge1 - Germanic Foot Tribes 260-599 AD with Roman 379-424 AD allies defeated Bluefin - Alan 25-650 AD 61-38

Tough match! Thanks!

[ahuyton]

Division C

ahuyton (Greek) won against IMC (Lydian) 48-11

Very difficult for the Lydians in an open terrain. The MF crumble against the massed hoplites.