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Edmund_Blackadder wrote: ↑Fri Dec 31, 2021 4:01 pm

iandavidsmith wrote: ↑Sun Dec 26, 2021 6:20 am [quote=Edmund
Challenges -
Beroia for iandavidsmith password Bero

Hi Edmund , the password did not seem to work, tried
different versions to no avail.

Apologies Ian, not sure what happened. I've reissued with Bero password again. Hopefully it will work this time
EB
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It worked this time ,
Ian

fogman wrote: ↑Sat Jan 01, 2022 9:47 pm Happy new year to all! Approaching 4 years on this historical journey and many many more to come I hope.

Happy New Year and thanks for all the work and all the interesting scenarios.

Beroia

Londo Byzantines 14/46 - allendeuce Pechenegs 50/48

The Pechenegs chose to retreat into the laager from the very start, but some of them got trapped in front of their wagons. To make matters worse, Byz got some lucky disruptions against the laager units. And then the Sardaukar, err I mean Varangians, floated down on their suspensor belts, and it was all over.

Nocera

Londo Rebels 45/52 - Ian Galactic Empire 42/41

This was very even until the last turn, in which the final wave of Rebel cavalry beat the weary and over-stretched Royalists. So the Rebel Alliance won - but yet again, Chewbacca missed out on a medal!

I'm about half-way through my final game of the round with Edmund.

ROUND 31: DYNASTIC ENTANGLEMENTS

States became more established and secured in the second millennium AD, making possible long distance trade and diplomatic contacts. With the Church frowning on consanguineous marriages, kings were looking farther afield for prestigious consorts. One extreme case was Henry I of France (r. 1031-1060) seeking and gaining the hand of Anna of Kiev. More typically, they were looking across the border for dynastic alliances. Such was the case of Scotland and England, and Hungary and Byzantium. The arrangement however often led to political interference and casus belli, as witnessed by the bloodletting at Northallerton and Sirmium.

NORTHALLERTON 1138 AD
https://www.militaryhistorywithfog.com/ ... on-1138-ad

SIRMIUM 1167 AD
https://www.militaryhistorywithfog.com/sirmium-1167-ad

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CHALLENGES

NORTHALLERTON 1138

English vs Scots
Fogman vs Londo
Iandavidsmith vs Edmund
Londo vs Mcfcivo
Edmund vs Fogman
Mcfcivo vs Allendeuce
Allenduce vs Iandavidsmith

SIRMIUM 1167

Romans vs Hungarians
Fogman vs Mcfcivo
Iandavidsmith vs Londo
Londo vs Edmund
Edmund vs Allendeuce
Mcfcivo vs Iandavidsmith
Allendeuce vs Fogman

FIrst named initiate challenges.
No fog of war, no double moves

Battle Result:
Beroia for password Bero
Nocera for mcfcivo password Noce
Result -
Beroia:
Romans (Edmund) 24/46 vs Pechnegs (iandavidsmith) 51/48
Edmund 10.6
iandavidsmith 5.2
Ian took a defensive approach with his horse archers dropping back and acting in a supporting role to the heavy foot wagon laager. As a result, the majority of the horse archers survived the carnage to fight another day. However, the 'Roman' armour protected them from the arrows and they wore down the laager and the weaker markers interspersed with them to grind out a win.

The key decision for the Pechnegs seems to be whether to send their horsemen forwards and use them as melee cavalry or to fall back and use them as horse archers. They are supposed to be horse archers and part of the laager counts as good defensive foot, so falling back looks logical. But the scenario makes a defensive win very difficult for the Pechnegs as it requires them to rout about 20 enemy units, whereas if they forget their bows and charge, they can pick up most of the 24 points on offer from the "tactical markers" and then rely on their swordsmen skill to counter the Byzantine armour.

Thanks for the game Ian.

Edmund_Blackadder wrote: ↑Sun Jan 16, 2022 11:42 am The key decision for the Pechnegs seems to be whether to send their horsemen forwards and use them as melee cavalry or to fall back and use them as horse archers. They are supposed to be horse archers and part of the laager counts as good defensive foot, so falling back looks logical. But the scenario makes a defensive win very difficult for the Pechnegs as it requires them to rout about 20 enemy units, whereas if they forget their bows and charge, they can pick up most of the 24 points on offer from the "tactical markers" and then rely on their swordsmen skill to counter the Byzantine armour.

Correct. The tactical markers are an indication of the tactics to follow to maximize points, and stick to the historical flow. The laager was always a last line of defense when everything else has collapsed, unlike the Hussite wagons that were part of the tactical set up. It’s always helpful to play a hot seat game (human self vs human self) to test out unusual tactics.

Challenges

Northallerton
vs Londo
pw: standard

Sirmium
vs Mcfcivo
pw: belgrade

Challenges up for

Jim, Northallerton pw - Deuce
Ian, Sirmium pw - Smith

cheers,

Andy.

Victory for me at Sirium vs Ian

44/56 plays 74/70

Att Edmund Challenge posted
NORTHALLERTON 1138
English vs Scots
Iandavidsmith vs Edmund
password - Edmund

Results for Sirmium; Romans defeat Hungarians
Allendeuce (Romans) 40/56
fogman (Hungarians) 73/70
allendeuce 10.4 points
fogman 7.1 points.
Good game, fogman, and thanks.

Result
NORTHALLERTON 1138
English vs Scots
Iandavidsmith Scotts ( 56/66 ) defeats V=Allenduce Eglish ( 56/54 )
Iandavidsmith : 10.3 pts
Allenduce : 8.5 pts

Great Game

Hi all!
I forgot to post this result;
Northallerton;
Scots (allendeuce) 54/54 = 10.0 points
Defeats
English (mcfcivo) 59/66) = 8.9 points
As usual, Andy, great fun game!
Jim aka allendeuce

Challenges up ...

mcfcivo - Northallerton - pw mcfc

2 challenges and a result.

Challenges:
Northallerton for Fogman, password Fogman
Sirmium for Allendeuce password Allendeuce

Battle Result:
Nocera:
Rebels (Edmund) 51/52 vs Royalists (Londo) 42/41
Edmund 10.2
Londo 9.8

There are some games where you think you are going to lose and this is one where I thought I had lost until I read the battle report.

The Royalists took an early lead in the battle of the marker men, but when the cavalry got involved, the Rebels started to turn it round and looked like winning before all their troops arrived. Then it swung back again to the Royalists. Then two turns without changing the score, before the Royalists built up a solid lead. Then, the dice turned again until on their turn it was down to two die rolls, both of which went against the odds giving the Rebels an unlikely win.

Thanks for the game Paul. I was convinced you had won it!

Hi everyone! Am I the only one who's having problems logging into FOG? I haven't been able to log in for a couple of weeks. I either get an error message when I click on 'Multiplayer', or I get a login box that doesn't accept my longtime username and password.

I tried changing my network - using a cellphone as a wifi hotspot - but that didn't help. Could this be something to do with increased cyber attacks since the Ukraine invasion? Or has Slitherine finally pulled the plug on FOG 1? I hope not!

Cheers,
Paul.

I had code 57 for a few days. Had to retype my password in the slot (which is normally filled in). Write to slithering support if problem persists.

and when you're in, put up the Sirmium challenge for Edmund too.

At the moment, I'm not even able to get to the login box. When I click on Multiplayer, I get "Sorry, could not connect. Reason: OK (Code 0)". I'll contact Slitherine support.

ROUND 32: AGAINST ALL ODDS

In the later 1170s, both Lombardy and the kingdom of Jerusalem were confronted with the invasion from a much stronger foe than they were, respectively emperor Frederick 'Barbarossa' and Saladin. Yet against all odds, they triumphed.

LEGNANO 1176 AD
https://www.militaryhistorywithfog.com/legnano-1176-ad

MONT GISARD 1177 AD
https://www.militaryhistorywithfog.com/ ... rd-1177-ad

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CHALLENGES

LEGNANO 1176 AD

GERMAN vs LOMBARD
Fogman vs Mcfcivo
Iandavidsmith vs Londo
London vs Fogman
Edmund vs Allendeuce
Mcfcivo vs Edmund
Allendeuce vs Iandavidsmith

MONT GISARD 1177 AD

AYYUBID vs FRANK
Fogman vs Edmund
Iandavidsmith vs Fogman
Londo vs Allendeuce
Edmund vs Londo
Mcfcivo vs Iandavidsmith
Allendeuce vs Mcfcivo

FIrst named initiate challenges.
No fog of war, no double moves