Slitherine

Morat wrote: Tue Jan 13, 2026 6:58 pm Div A

Challenges up for

Bagatrix1805 Arab Conquest 638 -684 AD
Hari72 Byzantine 988-1041


PW: goth

PM: on its way

M.

Never received the PM, have it been sent? I see the challenge only now. I will accept it tomorrow

Division C

Maeglyr's Byzantines defeats alexhstandish's Russo-tatars [ 64 - 51 ]

The immensity of the Pontic steppe has never been studied seriously. In 1374, perhaps, two expeditionary forces, Byzantine and Russo-Tatar, met there. The soldiers of both sides really liked to make maps.

We thus saw many riders enthusiastically walking around the entire battlefield, collecting valuable data, rather than fighting.

Finally, the Skoutatoi, some wet-blankets, eventually pushed part of the Russian cavalry to the northwest to fight.

A close battle that was determined by the randomness of some pursuit routes, and a final reckless charge of Byzantine archers on foot, which put an end to the Russo-Tatar cartography.

Some fun, here ! Thanks for the game, Alex !

DIVISION B

armchairbaron Philistine 1166-801BC plus Syro-Canaanite 1207-1100BC allies army

challenges

rockmanbob Skythian 750-551BC

and

SawyerK Babylon 890-729BC plus Neo-Hittite/Armeaan 890-700BC army

Passwords are in your post

rpadilla1988 Roman 197-284 W Armenian allies (331bc-284ad)

challenges

Garokan Axumite 100-970 AD with Beja 250

pm sent.. questioning whether Garokan would like to play ranked or not

Div A

Nosferatu (Croatia) defeats Pantherboy (Rajput) 51:23

Div A
tyronec Portuguese 1200-1319 + Berber.
challenges
Captainwaltersavage (English)
pw TDC9

I have set up a couple matches:

Div B

IMC English 1272-1319 AD with Welsh vs Swuul Scots (Isles and Highlanders) 1050-1319 with Norwegian 1155-1319
Password: sent

w2512494748 Italian (Ghibelline) 1200-1319 w German vs Swuul Scots (Isles and Highlanders) 1050-1319 with Norwegian 1155-1319
Password: sent

Div B

alexmike1 challenges snooky51

pm sent

Captainwaltersavage Ptolemaic 55-30 BC with Roman

Defeats

frederic02 Pyrrhus 280-275BC

40:11

The armies faced off on opposite sides of a deep stream with some rough ground in the centre and low hills to the left. The Ptolomaic forces managed to guess wrong when it came to face off against the Pyrrhic forces. Some rapid readjustments were required to sneak across the river on the left. Large numbers of cheaper troops won the day as my centre tried to fend off the phalanxes and the masses of mediums managed to flank the Pikes. A rally of some brave medium spears tipped the balance.

Div. B

Rob123 Khorasian 821-1003AD with Dalami allies defeated alexstandish German with Magyar allies 56: 30

Div. B

Rob123 Khorasanian 821-1003AD with Dalami allies challenges IMC Dailami 928-1055AD with Khorasain allies

PW Dail

PM sent

Division A

Stones1985 (Dabbuyid) beat snooky51 (Rus with Bulgar Danube) by a score of 41 to 12.

Thanks for the game.

Division B

angusosborne (Antigonid) defeats frederic02 (Pyrrhic) 46-17

We fought on a narrow battlefield between mountains and and the sea. The Antigonids marched past the mountains and took control of some rough high ground on the Pyrrhic side. Having done that this became a straight up fight between pike phalanxes and ours were better quality

Division B

angusosborne (Antigonid) defeats CaptainWalterSavage (Ptolemaic) 62-37

We both had pretty good defensive positions, but agreed to march off them and meet in the middle. Ptolemaics had much the better of the skirmishing, but then I broke through on the right flank, although it wasn't decisive, Then I had one great turn on the left flank where I got the matchups going my way. It was still a hard fight in the middle, but by the end the Ptolemaics had little left but light troops.

div a

snooky51 Rus 960-1053 w/ bulgar (danube)
challenges
Hari72 Byzantine 988-1041

pm sent

Div B

SimonLancaster (Byzantine + Arab) defeated Garokan (Axumite + Beja) 60-41.

Difficult match against a good army. Thanks to Garokan for the game and I am sure he will do well in this division.

Div B
Bagatrix1805 Egyptian 1149-1069
drew with
Chris Townsend Egyptian 1200 - 1150
at the end it was 60% losses on my side and 62% on Chris's so i guess a draw , i cant even say the Egyptians held the field as it was all Egyptian.
I am not as eloquent as Chris and his reports but I will say it was a bloody good game and in my opinion a fair result.

Thanks to all opponents and the organiser for this TDC9 my Bronze age games are now finished.

Division C

Chris Townsend's Kingdom of Soissons 461 w/ Germanic Foot Tribes defeat ulysisgrunt's Western Hunnic 376 59 to 33.

The Kingdom managed to choose a favourable battle ground - water protecting their right flank and woods protecting their left, with space in the middle to deploy their heavy infantry. The Hunnic cavalry (75% archers, remaining lancers) left their infantry behind and charged forward. They quickly won the light cavalry battle on the Kingdom's extreme left flank, and also managed to exploit some holes to get some units through on the beach, and the lancers punched another hole. However, in typical fashion, the victorious cavalry took too long pursuing, and the horse archers got bunched up and kettled between the advancing infantry, the sea and some difficult terrain. Victory was secured by some of my initially defeated cavalry rallying.

Good game!

Division D

Sawyerk leading the Seleucid 166-125 BC army with Jewish ally

defeated

Indibil and his Seleucid 205-167 BC army

by 69-37.

This was a very tough battle, and I was fortunate that his battle line shifted alignment, allowing me to develop some flank attacks. I never want to face four Veteran Pikes again.

Division B

I have set up a battle between my Egyptians 1200 and alexmike1's Syro-Cannanites 1207 w/Egyptian 1149 allies. Hopefully the map will be suitably non-European!

PM sent with password.

Chris