Slitherine

Group D

Cunningcairn Franks beat rs2excelsior Vikings 62% to 28%

Div B Challenge for nijis pw = nijis

Division B

cromlechi - Scots-Irish 50-476AD
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Nijis - Hephthalite 350-570AD

Division B

oscarius (Seleucid w. Parthian allies) beat lydianed (Roman w. Greek allies) 42 - 4

On a nice flat open battleground the stage was set for an interesting clashes of forces. Both sides utilised a mixture of pike and Roman-style infantry (the Romans having the latter from their Greek subordinates, the Seleucids via their argyraspides) with relatively limited skirmishing or cavalry assets. Mutually realising skirmishing to be indecisive the two forces advanced though things went poorly for the Romans from the get-go. My somewhat wider deployment allowed me to concentrate greater forces against the Roman veterans leading the formation. Even the Roman elite struggled to hold off a combined assault of cats, pikes and superior warbands unsupported. This needn't have spelled the end of the battle but further luck went my way when pushbacks resulted in a great series of advantageous flanking opportunities both by the infantry and my Parthian friends.

A fun game where unfortunately very little went my opponent's way.

Division A

Nosy_Rat (Byzantines) beats desertedfox (Byzantines) 44-7.

Division A
Nosy_Rat (Byzantines 963-987 with Arab (Syria/Iraq) 890-1008 allies) challenges melm (German 933-1049 with French 888-1049 allies).

Nosy_Rat (Byzantines 963-987 with Arab (Syria/Iraq) 890-1008 allies) challenges harveylh (Andalusian 756-1049).

Challenges posted, PMs sent.

Division A Challenge
Ulysisgrunt (Cypriot 680-550- Greek Allies 680-461)
challenges youngr (Babylonian 626-539- Median Allies 626-550)

PW: youngr

Division D

Rob123 (Carthiginian-Hannibal in Africa) defeated GGarynorman (Jewish) 43-17

Division D

Rob123 (Andalusian 756-1049AD with Spanish allies) challenges

Doyley50 (Anglo-Danish 1017-1041AD)
Macedonczyk (Arab Conquest 638-684AD)

Password for both 2020

PM's sent.

Division A

harveylh - Arab 1000-313BC defeats Ulysisgrunt - Cypriot 680-550BC with Greek allies 680-461BC, 62-58

The Arabs are back! Not my kind of army, but if I had not selected them, our defending Biblical champion, ianiow, would have had them again. I would rather play Arabs against ianiow than have him use Arabs against me. 

A great game by Ulysisgrunt. If the terrain hadn’t favored me, I believe he would have won and it was very close as the score indicates.

(3-1)

Group B

Schweetness101 (Frankish 751) beat oscarius (Viking 790) 53 - 26

Div C

Karvon - (Numidian 55bc-6AD with Roman allies) defeated MikeMarchant (Seleucid 302-301BC with Lysimachid allies) 55-28 for a 4-0 victory.

Mountains sealed off the Seleucid left flank and a large forest their right. A large forest lay on our own right flank with a hamlet on the edge facing the mountains. A bit beyond that, a large swathe of rough ground lay along the foot of the mountains on a lower ridge line. A large patch of rough ground was in about the middle of the field.

We deployed our assorted medium foot, Spanish, Numedian and Roman, in the forest on our right as well as our lone legionnaire and elephant. We deployed a line of mixed light horse and light foot across the field with our horse held back in reserve in the center. We hoped to wear down the enemy with our skirmishers and spread them out a bit as they chased them around, then unleash our massed medium foot on a few unsuspecting victims.

The Seleucids deployed in the center between the woods and mountains with pikes in the center, their horse on their right and elephants held back behind the pikes. A few medium foot were on each flank and light foot skirmishers deployed across their front.

We aggressively engaged the skirmishers and horse with our own lights all along the line. We saw off most of their lights and routed both elephants with missile fire when they charged in support of the surviving lights. The Seleucid horse got the better of our opposing lights, killing or driving off board most of those in their immediate area. We did shoot some of them up pretty good though first. In the center, the pikes and mediums took up the chase of our lights and their formation broke up as they surged in different directions. One especially aggressive phalanx chased a series of light foot well beyond its compatriots ending up next to the hamlet and forest where our mediums were waiting.

Our lights pelted the pikes as the mediums moved out to surround and engage. This of course drew the rest of the Seleucids after and a hot fight broke out around the hamlet. The Seleucids brought their victorious horse from their right to support their pikes right below the hamlet. We threw out more medium foot to fix the horse and survived their initial charges. We then sprung our elephant which proceeded to stomp horse after horse from the flank, sweeping them all away in short order. The first pike finally broke as did a supporting medium foot and the Seleucid army broke shortly after.

The final scene

Group B

GDod (Anglo-Saxon) beat (oscarius) Viking 53 - 22
GDod (Viking) beat (oscarius) Anglo-Saxon 60 - 45

Both were a tight slogging match with luck playing a hand in the results.

I am sorry but I do not know the answer to your question about your PM facility. I suggest you raise it in the technical forum.

Div B

desertedfox - Greek 227-146BC with Roman allies 280-220BC challenges

edb1815 - Carthaginian (Hannibal in Africa) 202BC

oscarius - Seleucid 166-125BC Parthian allies 250BC-225AD

PW = 4321

PM sent.

Division C

General Shapur - Sassanid Persian 350-476AD with Kushan allies 130BC-476AD defeats MikeMarchant - Arab Bedouin 300-636AD: 46:12

A terrible place for a battle, hills and rough and 2 cavalry based armies.

Division C

General Shapur - Jewish 64BC-6AD with Roman allies 105-25BC defeats Garokan (Indian) : 41:13

On a knife edge for a few turns - but the Jumbos the indians brought collapsed thankfully - but it could easily have gone the other way.

Division D

baldrick52 - Viking, Ireland 790-899AD
bomber23 - Polish 966-1057AD with Viking allies 900-1049AD
Brenmusik - Welsh 600-1049AD
Doyley50 - Anglo-Danish 1017-1041AD
grumpydaddy845 - Viking 790-899AD
Macedonczyk - Arab, Conquest 638-684AD
Rob123 - Andalusian 756-1049AD with Spanish allies 900-1049AD


I have put up a challenge (my army: Dailami with Armenian allies) for each of you in game.

Password: Dailami

Each one has also been sent a PM of the challenge.

Cheers,

Swuul

Division A

dkalenda - Kingdom of Soissons beat Schweetness101 - Kushan 56-14

dkalenda - Kingdom of Soissons beat paulmcneil - Ancient British 44-15

Division D

Rob123 (Roman) defeated bomber23 (Kingdom of Soissons) 61-56

(3-1)