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Division A

ConstantinIX - Byzantine 551-578 AD beat rbodleyscott - German Horse Tribes 260-492 AD with Dacian, Carpi 107-380 AD allies : 61-35

A interesting game against an army mostly built around lancers and a swarm of skirmishers. Thanks for fighting till the end whereas you can have evaded my slow motion army to gain the draw.

IMO, would be cool to have a very large option too Classical Antique would be my choice, as there were some truly large battles in that era, and it would indeed give new perspective to armies such as the Galatians

Swuul wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:36 pm IMO, would be cool to have a very large option too Classical Antique would be my choice, as there were some truly large battles in that era, and it would indeed give new perspective to armies such as the Galatians

No, that won't be happening in the FOG2DL.

Division B

elrawen - (Kyrenean Greek 630-461 BC) defeted edb1815 (Egyptian 570-525 BC with Kyrenean Greek 630-461 BC allies) 64%-44%

A great victory, because I was afraid at the begining by terraian and army composition, but I made a plan and it worked!. Casualties were hight at the begining, but slowly things were on my favor. Still, at the latest turn (we were 59-37) he rally 3 units and routed 3 mine puting the game (50-44) lol.

Well played and good luck on your next games!

Ludendorf (Hannibal in Africa 202BC) challenges Triarii (Jewish 64BC to 6 AD with Roman 105-25BC Allies)

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Division A

Ludendorf (Hannibal in Africa 202BC) beat Nosy_Rat (Indians 500BC-319 AD) 62-38%.

This was a tough game for me, despite Nosy_Rat's Indians arguably being in a mismatch against my army of massed up medium infantry and heavily armoured veterans. In the end, I was able to shatter the archer line before the cavalry and chariots could get around the flanks of my army, although I handled my skirmishers extremely badly.

I voted no. I like having the mix of medium and large armies and people can choose which sections to join.

Well played

Congratulations , do you still think your army choice was maybe too powerful ?

As one of your victims, well done!

Division B

ConstantinIX - Arab Conquest 638-684 AD defeats Nijis - Fatimid Egyptian 978-1073 AD 50:23

Thanks for the game.

SLancaster wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 9:07 pm I voted no. I like having the mix of medium and large armies and people can choose which sections to join.

Perhaps we could mixed it up further by alternating the divisions that have 1600 points in any one season. Classic Antiquity is 1200 this season and next it is 1600, then 1200 etc....allows players that prefer one or the other to enjoy different ages or try different list/strategies within the same ages based on a increase/decrease in points. Variety supports engagement.

I've decided to concur with the no vote. A mixture is good. If there is a difference in how size affects elements of the battle, then we want a good variety of battle sizes.

Division D

Rob123 (Carthaginian, Hannibal in Africa 202BC with Numidian 341-56 allies) challenges Bluefin (Syracusan 280-211BC)

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nyczar wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 10:13 pm

SLancaster wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 9:07 pm I voted no. I like having the mix of medium and large armies and people can choose which sections to join.

Perhaps we could mixed it up further by alternating the divisions that have 1600 points in any one season. Classic Antiquity is 1200 this season and next it is 1600, then 1200 etc....allows players that prefer one or the other to enjoy different ages or try different list/strategies within the same ages based on a increase/decrease in points. Variety supports engagement.

Well, I think we can say that the idea of 1600 points supports your engagement! You would like to see all the sections have 1600 points as you said. That is your choice and preference.

Sometimes things just happen without any logic or defined plan. I did ask someone the other day why Classical and Late Antiquity have 1200 points and the other two sections have larger armies. It just happened. I prefer smaller armies so I might prefer all the sections to be 1200 points if it was up to me. As things stand, we have a mix and probably it is for the best.

I haven't actually played that many games with 1600-point armies as I have always played in the Classical and Late Antiquity sections. It doesn't mean that in the future I will still prefer 1200-point armies, we will see!

Division A

desertedfox - Achaemenid Persian 545-481 BC challenges

ianiow - Kushite Egyptian 727-656 BC and

Nosy_Rat - Cimmerian 750-600 BC with Thracian 680-461 BC allies

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Division D

SLancaster (Lysimachid 320-281 BC with Seleucid 302-301 BC allies) defeated Bluefin (Syracusan 280-211 BC) 67-54.

A really, really tough battle. We were close all the way through it. 30-30, 40-40 and then I just managed to break a few units on the very last turn to clinch the win. If I manage to win the division it will be because I was able to win on the last turn here. Elrawen is smashing everyone so he probably has the advantage and good luck to him and all in the division. It has been a good season of play.

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Division A

ConstantinIX - Byzantine 551-578 AD beat Triarii – Arab, Bedouin 300-636 AD with Byzantine 579-599 AD allies 62-33

It's was war as usual but Arab cavalry broke my left flank and several enemy cavalry units were suddenly roaming in my back. What was an organized front line became a mess of several chaotic fights where individual units were struggling for survival and to avoid deadly flanking attacks. By luck rather than skill, my fanatized units survived whereas my opponent was much less lucky

Having played a fair number of large and very large battles, I would definitely not want to see this for all divisions. I stopped playing in EM because it was switched to 1600 pts a couple of seasons back.

I don't mind playing the occasional large battle, but they are too time consuming for a whole slate of games for me. Furthermore, for league play, I think they skew in favor of lists with more options; the swiss army lists get more powerful as they can tailor more than those lists with fewer options.

Yes, you have to remember that players have nine games to play for just one section. Some players do play in three or four sections but many only play in one or two sections because of time constraints. Making all the sections have larger armies may suit some but not everyone.