Slitherine

NeroWolfe Ptolemaic 217-167 Won against mejobo Antigonid 320-301BC
Result: 22%-47%

Division B

jaerho Scots-Irish 50 BC-476 AD
defeats
rockmanbob123 Frankish 496 AD - 599 AD

43-8

Division C

SirMichael (German 888-932)

challenges

wulf85 (Rus 960-1053 + Vikings)

password = wolf

pm sent

Division A

Kroche Ancient British 60BC-80AD w Roman 24BC - 20% loss
defeats
frederic02 Hephtalites 350-570 AD with sassanid 350-476AD - 47% loss

British and Roman infantry took a defensive position and generally held firm against the mounted archers. Some intense skirmishing on the flanks bloodied both side with a number of superior nomad light horse fighting on until auto break. British left wing had the largest concentration of troops from both sides and Roman horse and British chariots broke the Hephtalites on this wing to gain the victory. The Hephtalites had broken through the other wing, but no time to turn back to help their comrades. GG

Dark Ages divisional results through Sept 5, 2025
Please check your results as I have been known to transpose cells in the spreadsheets

Captainwaltersavage Portuguese 1200-1319 AD with Berber (Marinid)

defeats

random27 byzantine 1155-1204 + crusader 1155-1291

61:46

A desperately hard fought battle which swung backwards and forwards.

Could have gone either way but the Portuguese held it together just long enough to squeak a victory.

Division B

Indibil Palmyran 258 AD - 273 AD with Arab 312 BC Defeated
rockmanbob123 Frankish 496-599

40-11

My records show I've lost three games.

Defeated by Triarii 45-17, random27 46-20 and, the one I don't think has been reported, Garokan 47-21.

All have been recorded. Thanks.
Harvey, Dark Ages Administrator

Division A

markleslie Khorasanian 821-1003 AD with Dailami 928-1055 AD defeats Morat Frankish 751-887AD with Saxon (Continental) 51-19.

Turn 2
Bloody big hill in the middle pretty much dictates the battle to come.


The Franks eagerly advance, what can the Khorasanians do but open their arms and step in for the embrace.

Turn 9
The centre mostly holds while the arms seal the deal.


Another tough slog versus Heavy infantry and Lancers, fortunately Elephants and flank attacks proved enough.

Salute!

Division C

excubitor (Byzantine 600-649 AD) - vs - ulysisgrunt (Frankish 751-887 AD)

excubitor won: 55-26

A steep hill with rough ground on its plateau dominated the center of the battlefield. A huge forest on the left of the Franks' side provided hiding grounds for their troops, while their right side was a huge, flat valley. The Frank general quickly realized that his army’s lack of light and medium infantry favored the Byzantine army (allowing them to dominate the center of the battlefield). For this reason, the Franks deployed an army comprised mainly of huge numbers of “superior” cavalry and “superior” heavy infantry and no missile units at all. The Byzantine army consisted of cavalry with equal quality but significantly inferior in numbers, a lot of missile units, while the Byzantine infantry had no ‘superior’ units at all. As the Franks massed their elite army on the huge valley on their right, the Byzantines were taken by surprise as they had spread their units along the full extent of their frontline. The Byzantines immediately realized that the Franks would easily smash the Byzantine left and destroy the rest of the Byzantine army piece by piece. To avoid this scenario, the Byzantines decided to reform their frontline to a line vertical to their initial front, hoping that their troops would stand a chance by fighting on the high ground of two small hills. This was a race against the advancing Frank cavalry. The 2 Byz infantry units that did not manage to properly align their front with the hill sides were quickly routed by the French. However, the French infantry did not succeed in breaking more than one infantry unit on the right of the Byzantine army, and they were gradually outflanked and routed by the Byzantine medium infantry and archers. The French cavalry pressed very hard on the Byzantine left, and a couple of cavalry units managed to break through, but the Byzantines managed to stop them before reaching the Byzantine center. As the French lost all but one infantry unit situation became hopeless for them. It was a great game where the final Byzantine victory was clear only during the last two rounds.

Div A

Nijis (Poles 1455-1500 + Hussites) defeats random27 (Poles1386-1454 + Taborites), 61-33.

The royalists fielded a somewhat larger army, though less well-equipped with cannon than the Hussite-allied baronial force. The baronial forces shattered the Hussites in the middle, but the royalists' numbers turned the tide on the flanks.

Season progress

3 games in Div C not recorded as having started yet
dragmio vs Asterix
Nerowolfe vs Asterix
NeroWolfe vs ulysisgrunt

Division Tables - 7 Sept update

Division C: Classical League: 681BC - 25BC

Result

IMC Antigonid 320-301BC + Greek 460-281BC Allies has beaten vakarr Bithynian 297-74 + Galatian 280-63 allies.

Final score was 63% v 58% in favour of IMC

A win for IMC….just. A very close game.

Thanks for the game.

Ian

Division B: Dark Ages period of 600 AD - 1000 AD.

Result

IMC - Rus 960-1053 with Viking 900 has beaten Grahamed - Andalusian (756 - 1049AD) with Spanish (718-899)

Final score: 62% to 35%

A win for IMC

Thanks for the game

See you soon.

Ian

Division B: Dark Ages period of 600 AD - 1000 AD.

Result

IMC - Rus 960-1053 with Viking 900 has beaten Rob123 - Indian Rajput 650-1049AD

Final score: 47% to 15%

A win for IMC

Thanks for the game

See you soon.

Ian