Kings of the Castle Pairs

davouthojo · Post by **davouthojo** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:54 am

Battle has commenced......

pantherboy HYW English (Continental Late) with all 32 longbows, backed by armoured knights and men-at-arms @53 BPs

davouthojo Late Highland & Isles, with spearmen, HW and highlanders @76 BPs

The incumbent king won initiative and picked the battlefield with the high ground all on one side, with a continuous slope of steep and regular hills stepping down, broken by a few lakes and marshes....typical Scottish/Northern England country

Will generalship or attrition win?

dazzam · Post by **dazzam** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 6:06 am

your lucky yours has begun..CheAhn is still hiding from me..

dazzam · Post by **dazzam** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 11:11 am

damm he found me. Early Crusader for me v Byzantines for CheAhn..

CheAhn · Post by **CheAhn** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 12:12 am

CheAhn Komnenan Late 28/39 defeats Dazzam Early Crusader 59/58.

Much closer than the end result implies. The Crusaders were on track to rumble over the Byzantines but the extra heavy elite Varangians saved the day. Special mention must go to the Crusader allies, without them the Komnenans were just dead meat walking.

Thanks Dazzam

dazzam · Post by **dazzam** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 5:30 am

Well played Che..I thought I had you before the last 3 turns but my boys fell to pieces. Those Varangians are almost indestructible..glad you only had 2 of them!

pantherboy · Post by **pantherboy** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:41 pm

pantherboy (HYW English) 29/53

davouthojo (Later Scots Isles & Highlanders) 83/76

The Scottish horde has been sent packing and it is time for the next contenders (rexhurley & todd645) to step up and dictate the conditions of their challenges.

Cheers,

Steve

rexhurley · Post by **rexhurley** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:34 am

Xerxes Invasion of Greece us the liberated peaceful people of the world shall defend ourselves against your aggression and send you packing.

Both games 600 points mixed terrain.

Me Early Greek Hoplites to form a Greek Allied army based on a tabletop army I first used in real gaming 26 years ago....

. Password "Mt Taranaki"

Todd his beloved Classic Spartans. Password "Liberation"

You gents both Early Persian (a) prior to 450BC.

I'll post my challenge now and being in NZ send an email to Todd who is in the States

Many thanks and I look forward to the lesson and a lot of cheesy luck

CheAhn · Post by **CheAhn** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 9:28 am

rexhurley wrote:Xerxes Invasion of Greece us the liberated peaceful people of the world shall defend ourselves against your aggression and send you packing.

Both games 600 points mixed terrain.

Me Early Greek Hoplites to form a Greek Allied army based on a tabletop army I first used in real gaming 26 years ago.... . Password "Mt Taranaki"

Todd his beloved Classic Spartans. Password "Liberation"

You gents both Early Persian (a) prior to 450BC.

I'll post my challenge now and being in NZ send an email to Todd who is in the States

Many thanks and I look forward to the lesson and a lot of cheesy luck

Hi Rex, I'll pick up the game against your early Greeks and leave the panther to duel with the Spartans. The Persian (a) is the list for Cyrus the Great and his conquest of Median, Babylon, Anatolia and the Middle east. Xerxes invasion army is the (c) list I think but I will accept the challenge with the (a) list as requested.

rexhurley · Post by **rexhurley** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:52 am

Oh sorry about that

I had a quick squiz and was going off the dates my bad

, use what is relevant then Panther as your bro has already lined up to put me in my place.

Regards

Oh sh*t just had another look and your quite correct list c please Panther, cheahn do you wish to continue with a or have me resign and reset the challenge?

todd645 · Post by **todd645** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:45 pm

OK - my game is posted. I mistakenly missed the password on the first challenge, so stockwellpete picked it up. The challenge is correctly listed now. I look forward to it (and may the terrain gods bless me)!

pantherboy · Post by **pantherboy** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:57 pm

Challenge accepted Todd. Good luck.

pantherboy · Post by **pantherboy** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:35 pm

todd645 [Classical Spartan] 52/47

pantherboy [Early Achaemenid Persian (c)] 13/65

Greece shall be ours! Now awaiting word from my co-kjng.

Kjng pantherboy (meeeooow)

rexhurley · Post by **rexhurley** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:06 pm

Nada here got smashed 62/62, 17/57 or something like that I still had 3/4's of my hoplites intact marched across the map pillaged the baggage and was on the way back but had fritted too much on the flanks, annoying last turn see's a unit of intact good order Spartans charge a unit of 53% average good order persian spear in open, result Spartans fragment, persians nada....feek i gave up tabletop gaming for f"ed dice but its followe me here.

I'm awaiting on Klay who is new if I haven't heard anything by tomorrow we'll default sorry, Todd and I would appreciate another lesson though so if we cna go to the back of the queue yes please!

pantherboy · Post by **pantherboy** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:11 pm

rexhurley wrote:Nada here got smashed 62/62, 17/57 or something like that I still had 3/4's of my hoplites intact marched across the map pillaged the baggage and was on the way back but had fritted too much on the flanks, annoying last turn see's a unit of intact good order Spartans charge a unit of 53% average good order persian spear in open, result Spartans fragment, persians nada....feek i gave up tabletop gaming for f"ed dice but its followe me here.

I'm awaiting on Klay who is new if I haven't heard anything by tomorrow we'll default sorry, Todd and I would appreciate another lesson though so if we cna go to the back of the queue yes please!

Well just post the details of the next challenges and then I'll see you on the battlefield.

Cheers,

Kjng pantherboy

CheAhn · Post by **CheAhn** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:11 pm

rexhurley [early hoplite greek] 62/62

CheAhn [early persian (a)] 20/59

The newly conquered satrapy of Greece is now the preferred holiday destination for the Persian nobility.

Next pair, your up. Post your challenge, we are ready.

rexhurley · Post by **rexhurley** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:25 pm

Lyschi and bates your up I can't get hold of Klay sorry

Lysimachos · Post by **Lysimachos** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:08 pm

Ok boys, we are just in the middle of a brainstorming session. At the end of it the challenge will be submitted to the ruling dynasts.

rexhurley · Post by **rexhurley** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:37 pm

Klay has come back to me as well he's been busy moving house we'll play the winners of your lysch/bates challenge if that okay.

After that Todd and I would like to have another crack thanks

rexhurley · Post by **rexhurley** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:00 pm

If you guys aren't ready yet me and Klay are now he is settled into his new residence, if okay the challengers are Classical Indians v the aggressor king Alexandrian Macedonian...600pts...very crowded terrain

If you accept we'll post tomorrow as its midnight here in NZ and I'm off to bed.

pantherboy · Post by **pantherboy** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 1:27 pm

rexhurley wrote:If you guys aren't ready yet me and Klay are now he is settled into his new residence, if okay the challengers are Classical Indians v the aggressor king Alexandrian Macedonian...600pts...very crowded terrain

If you accept we'll post tomorrow as its midnight here in NZ and I'm off to bed.

Fine with me. So you'd like both my brother and me to be Macedonian or does Klay have a different setup?

Cheers,

Kjng pantherboy

PS: Pikes in very crowded terrain, nasty

but fun