Slitherine

Div B

Trogilus - Pergamenes 190-129 BC and XLegione - Galatians 280-63 BC fight to a draw 57-52

(2-2)

Div A

Cunningcairn - Carthaginians (Hannibal in Africa) 202 BC beat nyczar - Greeks 227-146 BC by 70% to 42%

Division C

Geffalrus (Athenians) defeats MikeMUC (Persians) 41-13. Good game to my opponent.

A long line of Armored Hoplites marched across perfectly flat terrain, weathered the storm of arrows, and then smashed into the Persian Sparabara like a ton of bricks. The army geographers earned their pay that day for finding that battle site. Even the most pessimistic soothsayer would have been hard pressed to deny the obvious suitability of the ground for my army.

Division A

markwatson360 (Lydian) defeats stockwellpete (Carthaginian) 20-8, Carthage surrendered.

Division C

Najanaja - Carthaginian (Hannibal in Italy) 216-203BC beat Zardoz02 - Lysimachid 320-281 BC 63 - 39

Division C

jjaquemond (Soisson) Defeats ulysisgrunt (German Gothic) 55-28

My limitanei fought well above their point costs...and some (unexpected rain..soggy ground??) helped fend off the cavalry charges time and again -The dice were very kind to me on this one.

Div B

rexhurley (Arab City States challenges the following:

Bluefin - Visigoths 419-621 AD
Morbio - Bosporans 84-11 BC
oscarius - Lombard 493-567 AD
Trogilus - Roman 197-284 AD

Password = Bashme PMs sent

Division A

pantherboy (Achaemenid Persians) beat harveylh (Romans) 54-27

Div D

SLancaster (Seleucid 124-63 BC) defeated Herode_2 (Kingdom of Soissons 461-486 AD) 45-19.

Thanks for the game!

Division B

SpeedyCM (Greeks 460-281 BC) challenges XLegione (Galatians 280-63 BC)

PW- XLegione
PM sent.

Division A

rbodleyscott (Cypriot) challenges set up for:

klayeckles (Assyrian)
nyczar (Urartian)
Nijis (Achaemenid Persian)

PW: mordor

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Division A

stockwellpete (Carthaginians) drew with rbodleyscott (Cypriots) 10-4 after 12 turns.

(0-0)

Div B
sunnyboy (Urartian 681 -585 BC) beat devoncop (Egyptian 664-571 BC), 63 – 53
A wild fight that could have gone either way, the Egyptians proving themselves to be slightly more fragile than the Urartians ...... which is really saying something!!! Thanks for an enjoyable game!

(3-1)

Division B

XLegione - Galatians 280-63 BC challenges paulmcneil - Armenian, Tigranes 83-69 BC

PW: paul

PM sent

Division A

harveylh - Sassanid Persian 591-628 AD challenges dkalenda - Hun, Sabir 463-558 AD, password “dkal”, PM sent.

Division C

Geffalrus (Athenians) defeated gamercb (Thracians) 53-4. Good game to my opponent.

Thracian mobility was limited due to the coastline taking up about a quarter of the field. The two armies eventually clashed along a shallow stream after the Athenians drove back the Thracian light horse and peltasts. In the grueling face to face melee, the armor advantage and dense formation of the Athenian armored hoplites ultimately won the day.

Div C

deve (Ptolemaic) beat Najanaja (Carthage) 55-3

Division C
cromlechi - Pontic 110-85 BC defeats Ulysisgrunt - Germanic/Gothic Horse Tribes 260-476 AD 44-17

Thanks for the game

Division C

Geffalrus (Athenians) defeats Barrold713 (Babylonians) 42-3. Good game to my opponent.

Next to feel the wrath of the armored hoplite were the Babylonians. Raw hoplites marched out to the flanks to neutralize the cavalry by standing in front of them and hurling insults, while the main line marched through the usual cloud of arrows before giving the offending massed archers a big ole hug. Two units of sturdy royal guard gave the Athenian hoplites a bunch of bloody noses, but they were eventually overwhelmed by the armored avengers once the hoplites got done murdering their friends.

Things are going well so far, but on the horizon are a few army lists with their own hoplites that might cause problems..........

Division C

Geffalrus (Athenians) defeats greekiraklis (Egyptians) 43-5. Good game to my opponent.

Athenian armored hoplites vs Egyptian armored hoplites + a dozen other unit types. The Egyptians advanced with weighted wings of massed archers, chariots, and spears while the center was held by chariots and armored hoplites. Rather than be surrounded, shot up, and flanked, the Athenians did an abrupt oblique to engage the advanced right wing ASAP. Once again, massed archers were crushed by metal clad Greek men, who then turned on the now isolated Egyptian heavy infantry.

One hoplite army down, three more to go..........