Slitherine

Hi guys -sorry for the break in transmission, life has been a bit hectic but normality is resuming. I'm hoping to get the next season under way later today.

Thanks for the offers of help and if in future it looks like I'll be incommunicado or limited for time, I may well take you up on those kind offers!

Cheers,

Keyth

Scores for Spring are up on the 1st page, as are details of mercenary armies. Two attacks this season, so game on!

Ok here we go then. SPRING 1026 Challange

Mercinaries have taken up the call of Lord Turk and have been ordered to attack............Batesmotel

Challenge up for Batesmotel password=mercinary

Cheers Turk

Can I use mercenaries for both attacks or just one?

I'll have to see where to use them if I can use them only once.

Only once from what Keyth has indicated.

While we are waiting for the final results for Spring, I'll give you some advance warning for Summer. You will be choosing two opponents to fight, and may optionally use a 'foreign mercenary army' for one of the battles - these armies will be from SAS. You must declare in your challenge if you are using foreign mercenaries, but you are not required to say which list. FM armies may not have ICs. Just to reiterate, use of an SAS list for one of your challenges is entirely optional.


Cheers Turk

Yep, Turk is right - the original post was clearer than the 'News Update', my apologies. I'll clarify it now!

As a dumb question, can foreign mercenaries be hired for defense or only used in an attack? Keth's note seem to imply using them for an invasion but figured I would double check.

Chris

batesmotel wrote:As a dumb question, can foreign mercenaries be hired for defense or only used in an attack? Keth's note seem to imply using them for an invasion but figured I would double check.

Chris

The intent was for them to be used on the offensive, but I'd agree that the wording was pretty vague!

Spring 1026 Attacks
keyth
macsen

Passwords are keyth and macsen.

Prepare your defences.

Spring 1026 first attack:

macsen - Mercenary army

password: phlewis

Spring 1026

turk1964(Latin Greek) 47/44
batesmotel(Ghaznavid) 23/41

The mercenary Latin Greeks of Lord Turk have been successfully repulsed by the Ghaznavid defenders of the Thrakesion theme. The mercenary camp was captured and one commander (FC?) was killed. The valiant Ghaznavid CinC (FC) fell in the final moments of the battle.

Chris

Well played Chris! Those Elephants scared the hell out of my Knights mounts and they refused to fight. The remains of that army have been sent home without payment and we shall never see them again

Yes i believe you killed a Field Commander.


Cheers Turk

My mercenaries march on Aristides (pw Aristides)

My non-mercenaries march on Turk (pw Turk1964)

The great Lord and King of Chaldia throws some bones
on the table and sees himself frolicking naked through the green
green hills of Langobardia. Generals are called , armies march assembled.

ATT Tiavals
Challenge Posted
password = Tiavals

Gee, hope the rest of us don't have to see that!

iandavidsmith wrote:The great Lord and King of Chaldia throws some bones
on the table and sees himself frolicking naked through the green
green hills of Langobardia. Generals are called , armies march assembled.

ATT Tiavals
Challenge Posted
password = Tiavals

keyth (Abassid) 27/32
Turk1964 (Saminids) 39/39 (lost one FC)

No camps looted. Interesting and hard fought battle, with dismounted Abassid lancers trying to hold off the Saminid Dailami clones on my right while my lancers and Dailami went to work in the centre and on my left. It very nearly ended a turn earlier, but Turk held on and battered me in the final turn. Well played, good fight

macsen wrote:Gee, hope the rest of us don't have to see that!

iandavidsmith wrote:The great Lord and King of Chaldia throws some bones
on the table and sees himself frolicking naked through the green
green hills of Langobardia. Generals are called , armies march assembled.

ATT Tiavals
Challenge Posted
password = Tiavals

You know you do , i send you a postcard

Macsen, please challenge above.

My victims this season will be Keyth and Tophat*. Pw: aristides

* Mercenary attack!

I have hired some mercenaries who march on Batesmotel (password batesmotel)

I will march upon keyth (password keyth)

macsen