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Re: There Can Be Only One Tournament III! Round 3
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 7:31 pm
by tyronec
The Scots got the short end of the stick, only 1 win, while the Welsh carried the other 4. Interesting as I thought it would be more even, or possibly in the Scots' favor depending on terrain. They seemed to have the better line infantry. Any thoughts?
I think the Scots were the better army because their extra superior infantry are better value than the Welsh cavalry.
In my battle I tried to get around the flank with the Cavalry but it was too difficult and think I got just one flank charge from them when it was too late to matter anyway. What swung the battle was my crappy infantry doing a bit better than his crappy infantry.
Maybe if you had smaller armies and an open map the cavalry would earn their points.
Do we get team 6 next round, have played the other two ?
Re: There Can Be Only One Tournament III! Round 3
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 8:17 pm
by devoncop
Aetius39 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 4:25 pm
The Scots got the short end of the stick, only 1 win, while the Welsh carried the other 4. Interesting as I thought it would be more even, or possibly in the Scots' favor depending on terrain. They seemed to have the better line infantry. Any thoughts?
I will post the new round up tomorrow, as it's late here.
Aetius
I also expected the Welsh to be the weaker side which is why (as the weaker player of our partnership) I picked them. The Cavalry did make a big difference in my game.
Re: There Can Be Only One Tournament III! Round 3
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 8:21 pm
by devoncop
tyronec wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 7:31 pm
Do we get team 6 next round, have played the other two ?
Oi...We don't want Team 10 ! Far too strong for our motley crew
Re: There Can Be Only One Tournament III! Round 3
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 8:23 pm
by carpenkm
the scot infantry advantage wasn't significant enough in our match and the medium foot can hold really well at times. I was forced to divert quite a few units to keep the cav at bay and eventually ran out of units to hold then off. Cav was the big difference to me - maybe even the threat of them getting round the back was enough.
Re: There Can Be Only One Tournament III! Round 3
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2022 12:57 pm
by Aetius39
ROUND 4 - Viking Invasion of Wessex: Battle of Ashdown
The Vikings have not been too nice to the Anglo-Saxons; they have taken most of England, and now threaten to conquer Wessex as well. Can the Last Kingdom hold off the invaders, and maybe even inflict a devastating defeat?
Armies: Anglo-Saxon 871-949 AD vs Vikings 790-899 AD
Team 4 vs. Team 10
kronenblatt (Vikings) vs. devoncop (Anglo-Saxons)
Stew (Vikings) vs. Aetius39 (Anglo-Saxons)
Team 3 vs. Team 6
Holien (Vikings) vs. tyronec (Anglo-Saxons)
random27 (Vikings) vs. carpenkm (Anglo-Saxons)
The above teams are fighting each other Round 3. Please talk to your partner and decide which army each of you will take, and then pm me your choice. Only 1 person from the team has to pm me. As soon as both teams matched against each other send me their choices, I will post them and you can start the battle!
The Anglo-Saxon player will set up the game:
Large/Wide (1600)
Map is Northern European Hilly
Open battle
No allies for either side.
There is no re-rolling of the map.
Re: There Can Be Only One Tournament III! Round 3
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 2:31 pm
by devoncop
Hi Aetius
Have sent you a couple of PM's re the next round but not sure they are reaching you as they are still in my outbox.
I am taking the Saxons and Stew the Vikings.
All the best
Ian
Re: There Can Be Only One Tournament III! Round 3
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 3:32 pm
by Aetius39
Aetius (Anglo-Saxons) vs. Stew101 (Vikings) game set up.
pw is TCBOO
See you there!
Aetius
Re: There Can Be Only One Tournament III! Round 3
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 3:42 pm
by devoncop
devoncop (Anglo Saxons) challenges Kronenblatt (Vikings)
Password : spears
PM sent
Re: There Can Be Only One Tournament III! Round 3
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2022 9:58 pm
by carpenkm
carpenkm challenges Random27 (encore!)
password - random27
Challenge is up
Good luck. May you trip on your viking beards and impale yourself on your own spears
Re: There Can Be Only One Tournament III! Round 3
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2022 10:04 pm
by Holien
Funny you should mention that...
My game is underway with Tyronec. An uphill struggle....
Taking a break in Somerset back on it Tuesday night...
Re: There Can Be Only One Tournament III! Round 3
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 3:36 pm
by devoncop
For info Kronenblatt has yet to pick up my challenge.
Re: There Can Be Only One Tournament III! Round 3
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 9:02 pm
by kronenblatt
devoncop wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29, 2022 3:36 pm
For info Kronenblatt has yet to pick up my challenge.
True, sorry about that. Will pick it up shortly.
Re: There Can Be Only One Tournament III! Round 3
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 2:45 pm
by tyronec
tyronec (Anglo-Saxons) defeats Holien (Vikings) 47-9
Score 98-9
The Angles had the advantage of a hill which proved too much for the invaders.
Thanks for the game.
Re: There Can Be Only One Tournament III! Round 3
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2022 10:52 am
by carpenkm
Carpenkm beat Random27 46-15
Another win for the Saxons. The shield walls met, but superior numbers proved decisive. Good match.
Re: There Can Be Only One Tournament III! Round 3
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2022 5:33 pm
by devoncop
devoncop (Saxons) beat Kronenblatt (Vikings) by 64 to 42.
Tough match that the Vikings had the advantage in early on but the Saxons pulled iit back.
Points : devoncop 82
Kronenblatt 42
Re: There Can Be Only One Tournament III! Round 3
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 7:44 am
by Aetius39
Aetius (Anglo-Saxons) defeats Stew (Vikings) 66-52
There was a long hill in the middle of the map, and most of the fighting took place on and around the sides of it. An old-fashioned shieldwall battle, with a lot of flanks and autobreaks on both sides. In the end, the Anglo-Saxon left held longer than the Vikings', and prevailed. Tough fight, and gg Stew!
Aetius - 74 points
Stew - 52 points
Re: There Can Be Only One Tournament III! Round 3
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 8:02 am
by Aetius39
Round 4 Results:
Promoted to Thegn:
devoncop / Stew
82 + 52 =
Total = 134
Aetius39 / kronenblatt
74 + 42
Total = 116
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Demoted to Scullion:
random27 / tyronec
15 + 98 =
Total = 113
carpenkm / Holien
91 + 9
Total = 100
Re: There Can Be Only One Tournament III! Round 3
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 8:06 am
by Aetius39
Round 4 is finished, and the Anglo-Saxons swept the Vikings 4-0. I expected it to be more even, as the Vikings had better front line troops (superior and armored), but terrain probably had something to do with at least a few of the games. Anyway, congrats to the Anglo-Saxons
Re: There Can Be Only One Tournament III! Round 3
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 8:22 am
by Holien
Hi as suspected we did not make the cut and I was hoping Tyronec and Random might have got through but I guess we both nailed one another.
So I will be cheering on the blues and two's... Neee Naaa
Go to it lads...
Thanks for running the tournament and it gave some great fights.
Cheers
Re: There Can Be Only One Tournament III! Round 3
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 8:28 am
by Aetius39
ROUND 5 - Viking Power Broken in Ireland: Battle of Clontarf
The Vikings have had a presence in Ireland for quite some time now, but many of the Irish are sick of the yoke, and hope
to break free. Is there a man brave enough to lead the Irish into throwing the Vikings back across the see, or will the Vikings stay and the island be renamed 'New Sweden'?
Armies: Irish 900-1049 AD vs Vikings (Ireland) 900-1049 AD
Team 4 vs. Team 10
Aetius and kronenblatt
devoncop and Stew
The Irish player will set up the game:
Large/Wide (1600)
Map is Northern European Agriculture OR Northern European Wooded (player setting up chooses)
Open battle
No allies for either side.
There is no re-rolling of the map.