Slitherine

Division C

rpadilla1988 (German Imperial) defeats Garokan (Portuguese) 44-16

Interesting battle with a fat piece of terrain sitting center that was a low hill with an entire rough surface. We made lemonade out of lemons;
GG Garokan!

Division D

Bodhran (Dacian with Sarmatian) beat gamercb (Arab (City) 69 - 47

Division E

GeneralKostas (Chinese 3 Kingdoms (Wu) 222-280 AD) beat mh5064 (Chinese (Jin) 266-316 AD) 60-53

An impressive game against a tough opponent.

(3-1)

Division D for Dignified

Barrold713 (Kingdom of Soisson) defeats gamercb (Arab) 59-25

This battle was one where patience was the key and patience is a virtue my game does not have in large supply. The map was dominated by heavy woods and a large stream that would disorder most of the troop types on the map.

I was able to get a good number of auxilia on my right flank and they pressed forward with a force of warbands to clear out the heavy foot and massed archers. The center was dominated by the stream so I parked as many sub-Roman foot on the banks supported with lights to prevent any crossing.

My army was harassed significantly by light lancers pitching into their rear and flank but my dudes were able to win the melee game well enough to pull out a solid win.
Thanks for the match.
Good game!
Cheers
BDH

Division E

Lynx57 Dailami with Khorasanian allies VS LunarFoxx - Khorasanian 821-1003 AD DRAW at turn 24 55/56

Thanks you for the game , it was very fun !

(2-2)

Div A

lydianed challenges cunningcairn

Han vs Xiongnu

pw: lydianed

PM sent

Division C

Delbruck (Romans) defeats paulmcneil (Byzantine) 40-11

Division E

gort7078/Chinese defeated GeneralKostas/Xiongnu 63-47

Good Game! A lot of action!

Division C

snooky51 (anglo-saxons) defeat Morat (french) -- 61-32

Anglo-saxons were able to make the most of their successful flanking maneuver on the french right, as the french cavalry chased the routed saxon right flank a turn too far.

Division C

snooky51 (anglo-saxons) defeat random27 (navarrese) -- 61-57

Complete bloodbath, anglo-saxons had to fight uphill most of the match and when the closing bell came it was the anglo-saxons with the high ground fighting downhill at the navarrese right flank. Had I not gotten a route off a flank charge in the last turn, the scores would likely be the opposite.

(3-1)

Division F

frederic02 North Indians (650-1049 AD) beat Meroka37 Arab Umayyad (685-750 AD) 51-14

Thanks for the game.

Division A

SpeedyCM - Jewish Revolt 66-135 AD (1600) drew desertedfox - Sassanid Persian 477-590 AD with Arab (Bedouin) 300-636 AD allies (1600) 59 - 48

Thx for a tough fight.

(2-2)

Division C

Deeter (Gallic) drew with Conteshard (Roman 24 BC-196 AD with Nabatean 260 BC-106 AD allies): 52-45 as the game timed out.

Deeter

(2-2)

Div A

Triarii - Visigoth 419-621 AD with Byzantine 551-578 AD allies (1600)
Challenges

Aetius39 - Byzantine 551-578 AD (1600)
Cunningcairn - Hephthalite 350-570 AD with Sassanid Persian 350-476AD allies (1600)
Nosy_Rat - Lombard 493-567 AD with Avar 558-631 AD allies (1200)

and
Morbio - Roman 24 BC–196 AD with Arab 312 BC - 299 AD allies (1600)*
*Morbio - apologies I know you challenged me and there is a game posted but I have inadvertently delted your PM and do not have the PW.

PM & PW sent
PW first 4 characters of username.

Division A

ericdoman1 - Seleucid 166-125 BC with Parthian 250 BC-225 AD allies (1600) defeated nyczar - Roman 199-106 BC with Pergamene 262-191 BC allies (1600) 62-40

Division C

DanZanzibar (Samnite) defeats Najanaja (Roman) 60-53

It was a super scrappy affair that took until the last turn to decide the match outcome. It almost ended 4-0 and then 2-2 one turn later... but a lucky last turn gave me the win 3-1. I'm glad my opponent got a point because he deserved at least one.

(3-1)

I made it clear towards the end of Season 11, and before the start of this season, that I was going to be bearing down on slow play in the tournament after it had been increasing for the last year or so. In general terms, I feel that things have improved this season and the match completion rate in many of the divisions is really excellent. There are still a few players though who do not seem to have received the message and are well behind schedule with their matches. The second Time Control check is next Sunday (7th November) and between now and then I will be addressing the few problems that we still have. I am anticipating a couple of changes in personnel and I have reserves standing by ready to take on an extra division.

Division A

tyronec (Dailami) defeats Aetius39 (Arab Conquest) 65-50

Thanks for the game.

(3-1)

Division E

Fysh (German Imperial) defeats DirtyMark (Teutonic Order) 41 - 15

The Teutonic Order suffered an early loss of cavalry (in part because of skirmishers and in part crossbowmen hiding in the woods) and never fully recovered. German mounted crossbowmen circled behind the enemy, and while they did not do much damage, they were a constant irritation and distraction to the Teutonic forces. Meanwhile German forces engaged the enemy and fought their way up a slight incline.

DirtyMark - thanks for an exciting match!

Division E

DirtyMark - Teutonic Order 1226-1319 AD (1200) defeated Lannes - Byzantine 1040-1071 AD (1200) 55-11

Both armies came out in a line formation with the Byzantines attacking with cavalry on the Teutonic left flank and mixed lancer and elite Varangian guard troops on the right. The Teutonic Order lost an actual Teutonic Knight unit commanded by a senior Sub general on the right flank in just one turn very early on in the battle, which seemed to doom them. Dismounted Teutonic order knights attacked in the centre but large numbers of Skoutatoi units were cleverly positioned so that if one unit was attacked its neighbours could launch attacks on either side and overwhelm the enemy unit. Some low quality Baltic levies managed to hold off the Varangian Guard until a unit of knights crashed into the flank of them. The left flank attack was successfully countered and a mixture of crossbow fire and support from Spearmen allowed the Knights to cause enough casualties in the centre to win the game. The Teutonic Order lost 14% of its force some 905 men whilst the Byzantine army lost 55% of its force some 3123 men. The Byzantine commander was a gallant and tenacious enemy who soldered on until the bitter end. His main failing was not to utilize the greater firepower offered by his mixed hand to hand and archery units.