Slitherine

Weekly round-up
There were wins for harveylh (Jewish Revolt) and Nijis (Palmyran) in Division A this week. youngr (Jewish Revolt) has taken a clear lead in Division B with 4 straight wins this week. His closest challenger is devoncop (Spanish Sertorius) who has 2 wins from 4 starts. oscarius (Lombards) has also won his opening match. greekiraklis (Byzantines) has started with 2 wins in Division C to top the table. jjaquemond (Kingdom of Soissons) is in second place with a win in his opening match. In Division D there have been a number of very close matches that have been scored 3-1 rather than 4-0. However, sunnyboy (Germanic Horse Tribes) has had 4 decisive wins to establish a very commanding lead with his closest rivals already 12 points behind!

Unbeaten runs of 3 matches or more
youngr (Division B) 4 matches
sunnyboy (Division D) 4 matches

Match completion rate (45 matches in total to be played in each division)
Division A - 2 out of 45 matches completed
Division B - 8 out of 45 matches completed
Division C - 4 out of 45 matches completed
Division D - 8 out of 45 matches completed

Player of the week
youngr (Division B) and sunnyboy (Division D) who both won 4 matches this week.

obs

Weekly round-up
Just two matches completed so far in Division A which resulted in wins for GDod (Hepthalites) and markwatson360 (Byzantines). In Division B youngr (Romano-British) started off with 3 successive wins but he has now been pegged back with 2 defeats. rexhurley (Moorish) is currently second with 2 wins from 3 starts and melm (Sassanids) has won his first two matches. Geffalrus (Bretons) is the early pace maker in Division C with 2 wins. Also with 2 wins is greekiraklis (Byzantines) but this is from 4 matches. deve (Sassanids) and lydianed (Indians) have also both made winning starts.

Unbeaten runs of 3 matches or more
No-one at the moment

Match completion rate (45 matches in total to be played in each division)
Division A - 2 out of 45 matches completed
Division B - 10 out of 45 matches completed
Division C - 6 out of 45 matches completed

Player of the week
melm (Division B) and Geffalrus (Division C) who both made an unbeaten start with 2 wins this week.

Division B

Youngr (Jewish Revolt) beat Morbio (Bosporans) 40-10

A bad match up for the Bosporans plus terrain that helped me


Post by Morbio » 10 Feb 2019 14:52

Yup, only about 25% of the field was suitable for HF and lancers, which meant I had to sit at the rear or my deployment zone for many turns until the Jews arrived... this was the period when my army performed best When the lines met it was horrible carnage with imatation legionaries, warbands and theureophoroi all suffering against superior zealot charges

Weekly round-up
harveylh (Medians) has triumphed in the only two completed matches in Division A this week. We have two players in a hurry in Division B. XLegione (Phoenicians) has 4 straight wins to top the table while Cunningcairn (Lydians) has 4 wins from 6 starts to go second. GDod (Syracusans) has also won his opening match. There are heroic goings on at both ends of the table in Division C. greekiraklis (Egyptians) has started very powerfully with 4 straight wins and leads deve (Lydians) by 4 points. lydianed (Assyrians) is third with a win in his opening match. At the bottom of the table Barrold713 (Babylonians) has set off in determined pursuit of another wooden spoon to add to his collection (Biblical is a new section this season).

Unbeaten runs of 3 matches or more
XLegione (Division B) 4 matches
greekiraklis (Division C) 4 matches

Match completion rate (45 matches in total to be played in each division)
Division A - 2 out of 45 matches completed
Division B - 9 out of 45 matches completed
Division C - 11 out of 45 matches completed

Player of the week
XLegione (Division B) and greekiraklis (Division C) both with 4 wins this week.

Division C

MikeMUC (Achaemenid Persians 545-481 BC) beat gamercb (Thracian 680-351 BC) 48-17

The first Sunday round-up is now posted. Just to explain the charts in the "arrange your matches here" threads to the many new players we have this season . . .

If you look at this chart, you just need to read across the chart to see how players have got on in particular matches. So, for example, deve has beaten Barrold713, cromlechi and General Shapur (all showing as 4 points won) and has lost to desertedfox (shown as zero points won). The other matches in deve's row are either in progress or have not started yet.

div Challenges for herm and SLancaster pw = greek, pms sent

Group 2

Tolbiac

IMC (Franks) beat Nosy_Rat (Germans): 53%v 28% Much closer than it looked. Thanks for the game.

Ian

Division A

markwatson360 (Lydian 550-546 BC) defeated ahuyton (Phokian 550-461 BC) 53-28

Division A

harveylh - Romans 105-25 BC defeats rexhurley - Graeco-Bactrians 250-130 BC, 63-49

The terrain favored the Graeco-Bactrians. However after that luck entirely favored the Romans. A very good and close good that was not won until the very last turn before nightfall. This battle proves it is better to be lucky than good! Romans had fragged C-in-C elephant rally and beat opposing elephant, lancer, and MI with the help of a flanking MI. Romans had raw legions pull back in face of pikes and lancers several times without any morale failures. They also fought very well. My worthy opponent guessed my secret. When as a Roman player you make your sacrifice to Jupiter you use real virgins. But be very afraid of the Graeco-Bactrians in future games as they are due extraordinary luck and my next sacrifice to Jupiter is for them!

Division B

youngr (Romano-British) beat IMC (Visigoths) 57-23

youngr wrote: ↑Sun Feb 10, 2019 10:18 am Division B

Youngr (Jewish Revolt) beat Morbio (Bosporans) 40-10

A bad match up for the Bosporans plus terrain that helped me

Yup, only about 25% of the field was suitable for HF and lancers, which meant I had to sit at the rear or my deployment zone for many turns until the Jews arrived... this was the period when my army performed best When the lines met it was horrible carnage with imatation legionaries, warbands and theureophoroi all suffering against superior zealot charges

Division B

XLegione Phoenician - 681-539 BC defeats sunnyboy - Urartian 681-585 BC 41% - 11%

Div B

Cunningcairn - Lydian 550-546 BC beat Jagger2002 - Carthaginian 550-411BC by 62% to 47%

Re: Biblical: winners post your results here . . .
Post by Jagger2002 » 10 Feb 2019 17:33

Here is a peak at my lessons learned notes from my loss to Cunningcairn's Lydians:

1. Do not make mistakes. VERY IMPORTANT!
2. If even one Lydian Lancer breaks free to roam the countryside in the rear, time to PANIC!
3. Three perfectly formed units disrupted, one after the other, as each withdrew one hex. Maximus Toadius, I don't care if the men thought long gray cloaks looked cool or not, giving them the cloaks was definitely a bad idea.

Hopefully my notes will help others in these dark days.

Well played game by Cunningcairn and watch out for his Lydian Lancers in open countryside.