LORDS OF THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN circa 550

[fogman]

it has only happened once to me and i had to finish the melees but put up the score at the start of the turn. but it doesn't matter since we don't keep scores or rankings here. just a detail, especially since you, eric, don't like to put up any description of the battle

[ericdoman1]

I very rarely put up any description because I can not remember the games I play in.

especailly if I am playing quite a few at the same time.

[uheng1997]

Return match

ericdoman1 (Maurikian Byzantine) 29/36 vs uheng (Avars early) 39/36

Very close game. I could have lost 4 more bps in my final turn.

The battlefield featured a wooded area ringed by high ground on the Avar right and open ground on the left. Avars massed their lancers in the open and MF on the right. The MF headed for the wooded area and was promptly run over run by better Byzantine MF supported by a little cavalry. on the left the Avar lancers trashed the Byzantine cavalry, but a few stubborn Superior lancers held out long enough to prevent the Avars from coming to the rescue of their beleaguered right. The problem for the Avars was that their MF was light spear only and the Byzantine MF was light spear, sword.

[uheng1997]

Return match

turk1964 (Maurikian Byzantine) 34/34 vs uheng (Italian Ostragoths) 23/38

Battlefield divided by two roads lined with trees. Ostragoths split cavalry into left wing and right wing with infantry in the middle. Byzantines had similar set-up. Ostragoths were victorious on the left and in the center, but lost the right. the right wing held long enough for the Ostragoths to gain the victory.

Cheers, good game Turk.

[Mike48]

To my opponents,

Sorry for the delay but after an update of Windows 7 I have had a message: "incompatibility of the program...": impossible to connect!
I don't know on what I have clicked but now I think my PC is OK.

So for the turn 2 is it the same army?

Thank you for the help.

Mike.

[fogman]

To my opponents,

Sorry for the delay but after an update of Windows 7 I have had a message: "incompatibility of the program...": impossible to connect!
I don't know on what I have clicked but now I think my PC is OK.

So for the turn 2 is it the same army?

Thank you for the help.

Mike.

Vous devez lancer vos quatre defis and accepter les defis qu'on vous a lances. lisez ce qui precede, a commencer par le message qui marque le debut du deuxieme tour lundi dernier. a present vous devez utiliser l'armee que votre adversaire a utilisee contre vous la premiere fois. par exemple, mes lombards se battaient contre vos ostrogoths au premier tour, maintenant c'est vous qui jouez avec les lombards et moi avec les ostrogoths. cela est valide pour toutes vos parties, a moins que vous ayez la meme armee que votre adversaire (il y a un cas de ca).

[Mike48]

Merci Fogman,

Je vais appliquer.

Mike.

[uheng1997]

Return match

rexhurley (Maurikian Byzantine) 34/34 vs uheng (Gepids) 38/42

Battlefield featured a large three level hill on the Byzantine baseline. Gepids massed all their cavalry on the left in an attempt to overwhelm the Byzantine right; hoping that the HF contingent could hold whatever came from the right. The Byzantines came off the hill on the left and a cavalry duel started in earnest. The outnumbered Byzantines where doing well, but something happened along the way and the superior numbers of the gepids began to turn the battle. In the end the Gepids prevailed, but most of the remaining cavalry was chewed up. On the right the Byzantines easily swept away the small Gepid Cavalry contingent and began chewing into the HF. In the end the Gepid right held long enough and did enough damage to secure a victory.

A very close game.

Cheers, good game rex.

[iandavidsmith]

iandavidsmith(Rebel Lombards) 40/40 win
vrs
fogman (Lombard Empire) 34/37

The Rebels where able to intercept a courier and steel the top secret plans
to the Empires new Strategy battle plan. Thus they where able to take advantage of
the Empires "lack of vision" to devastating effect destroying nearly a quarter of the Empires
army with only a slight bloody nose themselves.Upon the arrival of the empires new Battle Lord to the feild
caused a great upset very nearly grasping the victory from the Rebels. When all hope was lost a lucky
"one in a million" shot enable the rebels to claim victory on that day.

A great game !
Ian

[iandavidsmith]

Att Solly

Challenge Posted
Password= solly

good luck,
Ian

[lydianed]

lydianed (Ostrogoths) 9/38 v. Turk1964 (Maurikian Byzantines) 41/34

A game ruined by dice rolling if ever there was one. The battlefield featured a broken wood running east/west and the Mauriks parked their HF and MF bow support in the centre with sup bow and lancers on the wings. The ostrogoths had the better of the early exchanges in the centre and had the numbers to push around the right wing through some clear ground. On the left the enemy tempted the goths to charge into woods which they duly did but against expectations they broke the Maurik wing here too. After that is was simply a matter of time. The scoreline reflects the fact that Turk couldn't roll higher than a 3. Thanks for the game.

[rexhurley]

Right I'm now out of bed after 3 days of vicious vomiting induced by industrial poisioning to me and the family by the looks of it, can someone remind me who I have left to play please and with what as I am somewhat confused. Im thinking its Solly (Avars), Turk, Fogman and Mike.

Cheers Rex

[lydianed]

lydianed (Gepids) 32/38 v. Rexhurley (Maurikian Byzantine) 38/34

Pretty straightforward clash of armoured beasties. Rex interspersed his HF with his MF bow and strung them in a line as his centre and grouped his best cavalry on his right and a larger number, but inferior quality on the left. The geps started with a narrow front and expanded to meet the flanking manouevres on both sides. Both flank attacks were delayed if not defeated and in the meantime the superior quality and firepower of the gepids centre broke the foot opposite. After a while the usual swirling cavalry melee took over with rear attacks exchanged like they were going out of fashion. Geps superior numbers edged a close contest. Would like to know what "Bawaa" and "Cheezels" mean. Thanks for the game.

[rexhurley]

lydianed (Gepids) 32/38 v. Rexhurley (Maurikian Byzantine) 38/34

Pretty straightforward clash of armoured beasties. Rex interspersed his HF with his MF bow and strung them in a line as his centre and grouped his best cavalry on his right and a larger number, but inferior quality on the left. The geps started with a narrow front and expanded to meet the flanking manouevres on both sides. Both flank attacks were delayed if not defeated and in the meantime the superior quality and firepower of the gepids centre broke the foot opposite. After a while the usual swirling cavalry melee took over with rear attacks exchanged like they were going out of fashion. Geps superior numbers edged a close contest. Would like to know what "Bawaa" and "Cheezels" mean. Thanks for the game.

The man is completely deluded as to what occurred with luck he defeated us that is all, as for bawaa (crazy mad up charge sound) and cheezels (round thingy with a hole in it cheesey snack, what heathen doesnt know about them!) and a slang as in cheesey win nah well played lols

[rexhurley]

Right I'm now out of bed after 3 days of vicious vomiting induced by industrial poisioning to me and the family by the looks of it, can someone remind me who I have left to play please and with what as I am somewhat confused. Im thinking its Solly (Avars), Turk, Fogman and Mike.

Cheers Rex

okay sorted Turk, Fogman, Mike, Ian (since he hasnt challenged me), Solly since I cant see a repeat from you challenges up for you all to finish this pw : Gepids

[iandavidsmith]

Hi Rex , i will send through a challenge to you tonight.
Hope you and your family get better soon.
Cheers
Ian

[rexhurley]

Hi Rex , i will send through a challenge to you tonight.
Hope you and your family get better soon.
Cheers
Ian

no worries mate just pick up the one above and we can get to it I dont care which of us was meant to.

Cheers

[iandavidsmith]

Hi Rex , i will send through a challenge to you tonight.
Hope you and your family get better soon.
Cheers
Ian

no worries mate just pick up the one above and we can get to it I dont care which of us was meant to.

Cheers

Hi Rex , picked it up , i have a go at it tonight
Thanks
Ian

[lydianed]

lydianed (Lombards) 21/40 v. iandavidsmith (Maurikian Byzantine) 34/32

The byzantines camped themselves on a little hill, daring the lombards to come up close. Again, byzantines deployed MF and HF in the centre and covering the right wing with Superior lancers. Their left was protected by a wood in front of a hill. The lombards pretty quickly overran the byzantine right and sent their saxon allies through the woods on the byzantine left. The battle in the woods took some time but the lombards were able to throw more resources forward and force their way through. The byzantines were unwilling to come off the hill and dice with the superior lancers and so stuck it out, eventually succumbing to greater numbers with the collapse of their left. Lovin' these Lombards. Thanks for the game Ian.

[ericdoman1]

eric (lombard Early) 6/40 vs ian ) Avars) 32/32