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Armchair Heroes vs Cry Havoc

Kroche (Vikings Ireland w Irish) drew with Challenge1 (Vikings Ireland w Scots Irish)

It was a tense game with Challenge1 in the lead, but through attrition the scores levelled up.

Took my 23rd turn with around 2 hours to go and the score was Kroche had lost 36% and Challenge1 32%.

Challenge 1 took his final turn this morning and I took mine when back from work.

Final score was Kroche lost 36% and Challenge1 lost 51%

Game is a draw no doubt. No slow play on my part. Servers were down on Wednesday early evening and late evening when we had 4 turns left I think. I took my 23rd turn within a few minutes of Challenge1 taking his turn.

Kroche challenges Geffalrus

Viking (Ireland) w Irish allies vs German w Polish allies

Pw semi

Pm sent

klay challenges IMC

challenge posted
password: hitite
PM sent
a civil war!

SEMI FINAL RESULTS

Semi Final results now complete.

The semi final match-up was as below.
All games completed by 23:59 0n 4th December.
Note the scoring system is as for QF and as set out in the rules thread.

Concluding Semi final results at 2400 4th December have Pershing's Pikes and Tang qualifying to meet in the final.
A rematch as both qualified from Group A in the Group Stage.

Furor Gallico and Armchair Heroes meet in the 3rd 4th place playoff.

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SEMI FINAL RESULTS

Results as of 18th November 2023

feuillant1017 Ottoman Turkish 1430-1500 AD

challenges

Sennacherib Hungary 1441 w Serbian 1380

PW: WTC2023

klayeckles wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:22 pm klay challenges IMC

challenge posted
password: hitite
PM sent
a civil war!

No pm received.

harveylh (German (City NW) 1488-1500 + German (Feudal) 1490-1500 allies) defeats Stones1985 (Portuguese 1320-1399), 65-49

Good game. Losing the German CinC at a critical juncture almost won the Portuguese the battle.

Recorded

eric (Egyptian) defeats nyczar (Egyptian), 55 - 29

nyczar was unlucky with a number of double drops, which enabled me to win the game, probably more quickly than it should have been.

I had more foot than nyczar which was an advantage.

Recorded

SEMI FINAL RESULTS

Results as of midnight 23rd November 2023

First update - no results yet in for semi-final 1 but semi-final 2 is very tight with 4 points for each team and a slim 10 damage point difference in favour of Armchair Heroes who have inflicted 104 on Pershing's Pikes and lost 94 themselves.

klay eckles defeats IMC 52 to 15

the two armies were separated by a deep valley and stream. mine had a few more shooters and more range, and was able to apply them more rapidly...soon i had an overwhelming missile advantage,forcing my opponent to look for ways to engage in melee while under fire. his chariot drivers left their loincloths at home, disrupting at every stray arrow shot...leading to many disruptions and chaos. GG, and a fun one for the two commanders to try and solve.

Recorded

LuciusSulla defeats Bodhran 43-10

The Hittite bow chariots operated separately from their infantry force, enabling the Sumerian to surround and defeat the Hittite infantry and end the game before the bow chariots managed to make any meaningful impact.

Recorded

SEMI FINAL RESULTS

Results as of 1400 27th November 2023

Second update -
Semi-final 1 has one result with victory in Period 1 for LuciusSulla putting Tang four points ahead of Furor Gallico but with three games to complete nothing is decided.
In semi-final 2 a second four point win for Pershing's Pikes (Klayeckles in Period 2) puts the Americans in a strong position. Armchair Heroes must win the last game by a margin of greater than 27 damage points to beat Pershing's Pikes to the final.

TaBai defeats random27 44-18

Dailami infantries held the line on the left flank,while the lancers supported by elephants and skoutatoi defeated Arab cavalries on the right flank.

thanks for the good game.

Recorded

GCD defeats Dim30 69-27

thanks for the good game.

Recorded

Kroche Viking (Ireland) w Irish allies drew with Geffalrus German w Polish allies 37% loss to 46% loss.

German lancers restricted the movement of the Vikings for much of the match. Things started to open up for the Vikings on the far right, but deadly missile fire had eliminated that threat by the match end. Some tough melees just to the left of centre were won by the Vikings at the very end, but by that time the Viking centre was a spent force and had partially broke. A good game which was cagey in the first half and got progressively more intense. Well played to Geffalrus and best of luck to Pershing's Pikes for the final. GG

Recorded

Kroche wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 10:08 pm Kroche Viking (Ireland) w Irish allies drew with Geffalrus German w Polish allies 37% loss to 46% loss.

German lancers restricted the movement of the Vikings for much of the match. Things started to open up for the Vikings on the far right, but deadly missile fire had eliminated that threat by the match end. Some tough melees just to the left of centre were won by the Vikings at the very end, but by that time the Viking centre was a spent force and had partially broke. A good game which was cagey in the first half and got progressively more intense. Well played to Geffalrus and best of luck to Pershing's Pikes for the final. GG

A brutal battle indeed. I thought I had you perfectly locked down with my lancers, but you did a good job of squeezing through the cracks and putting pressure on my few infantry units in what was otherwise mostly a cavalry and foot archer force. Those huscarls were too tanky and numerous to take down, and I mostly had to settle for the more brittle Irish support staff (no offense to the modern Irish, of course).

SEMI FINAL RESULTS

Results as of 2400 30th November 2023

Third update -
Semi-final 1 has another two victories for Tang. GCD and TaiBai adding to the victory in Period 1 for LuciusSulla. This puts Tang into the final with an unassailable 12 points to 0. Although there is one game to complete before 4th December Tang have qualified at the expense of the last WTC winners.
In semi-final 2's deciding game Armchair Heroes pushed Pershing's Pikes but despite causing more damage the game finished as a draw. This closely fought semi final finished with Pershing's Pikes qualifying with 10 points (two wins and a draw) to Armchair Heroes 6 points (one win and a draw). a draw while win the last game by a margin of greater than 27 damage points to beat Pershing's Pikes to the final.

Congratulations to Pershing's Pikes and Tang who meet in the final.
Armchair Heroes and Furor Gallico face off in the third/fourth place play off.

Congratulations To Pershing Pikes and Tang for reaching the final.

WTC FINAL AND 3rd 4th PLAY-OFF CHALLENGES

This thread is for posting challenges for the WTC Finals and for the play-off for 3rd and 4th place.
There is a different thread for results.
Congratulations to all 4 teams for reaching this stage.


The Final
to decide Champions and Second Place for 2023 is

China 1 - TANG
LuciusSulla Sumerian/Akkadian 2192 w/ Elamite 1800
GCD Seleucid 166-125BC + Jewish 163-111BC
TaBai Dailami 928-1055 AD with Armenian 885
feuillant1017 Ottoman Turkish 1430-1500 AD

vs

USA 2 - Pershing's Pikes
nyczar Egyptian 945-720BC
klayeckles Neo-Hittite/Aramaean 890-with Hebrew 862
Geffalrus German 933-1049 with Polish ally
harveylh German (City NW) 1488 with German (Feudal) 1490


The Play-off
to decide Third and Fourth Place for 2023 is

France 2 - Furor Gallico
Bodhran Hittites 1275 + Mittani
Dim30 Macedonian 320 + Greek 280
Random27 Umayad Arabs 685-750 AD
Sennacherib Hungary 1441 w Serbian 1380

vs

UK & I 3 - UK Armchair Heroes
ericdoman1 Egyptian 1149 to 1069 BC.
IMC Neo-Hittite 890-700 w Phoenician 800-690 BC
Kroche Viking (Ireland) 900 AD w Irish allies
Stones1985 Portugese 1320

The rules are here https://www.slitherine.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=112674

Either player may initiate a match by posting a challenge in this thread and by sending a PM to their opponent.
Battles can begin on the 5th December, and are expected to finish by 22nd December, 23.59 UK time

All matches will select "Open Battle" for the scenario type.
All battles will use 1200-point armies’, players will choose
• a “Medium" army
• a “Medium" battlefield,
• Potluck terrain
• 24 turns

If a match is set-up incorrectly for any reason, then it must be re-started as soon as possible.

Both players must agree to re-start a match within the first three turns if they believe the terrain is likely to produce a sterile match or a draw. The maximum number of re-starts permitted for a single match is two.

For the KO stages we will use the old Digital League system

4 points - for a win where the losing player has not scored 50% or more.
3 points - for a marginal win where the losing player has scored 50% or more.
2 points - for a tie where both players score 60% or more, or for a draw where a player has scored at least 25%
1 point - for a marginal defeat where the losing player has scored 50% or more.
0 points - where a player has not scored 25% or more.
To win a game a player must always “rout” the opponent’s army. A "rout" occurs when an army breaks and 60% of its original troops are routed or dispersed, or if 40-59% of its original troops are routed or dispersed and the opponent has lost at least 25% less.

If both teams have equal points at the end of each stage then the team who has won most games will win. If still equal, the team with the better score difference will win. If still equal it will have to be a toss of the coin.