The Dustbin

[paulmcneil]

Division B

paulmcneil Ancient Brits beat Cunningcairn Bosporans 62:36

[Geffalrus]

Division A

Geffalrus (Antigonids) defeats Sennacherib (Pergamenes and Greeks) 9-0 via honorable surrender.

In an attempt to counter the superior unit choice variety of the Pergamenes, the Antigonids decided to go big with pikes, elephants, and horse skirmishers. In turn, the Pergamenes went big with cavalry, Thureophoroi, and foot skirmishers. The Antigonids attempted a fancy flank march that had the effect of drawing the thureos out of their rough ground defensive position and onto the open ground. With a prayer to all the gods, the Antigonid pikes swung around and advanced on the thureos with elephants in support. Unable to wrap around the Antigonid line, the thureos were forced to engage the phalanx frontally. A brave Pergamene general charged his opposite number in a thureos vs. thureos clash.........and was immediately speared in the eye for his troubles. His death disordered the neighboring thureos and shocked the Pergamene commander. This, combined with the Cataphracts failing a fall back roll and then getting promptly charged by the Antigonid elephants, convinced the Pergamene general that all hope was lost.

Good game to my opponent who was undone by some particularly terrible luck.

The Pergamene line in dire straights as raw thureos and disrupted regular thureos find themselves locked in melee with fresh pikes.

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[Sennacherib]

I have Lost one general on first round of impact on more than 50% of my games so far, each time i have more chance to win and loose with death of my leader and close friends drop too of course. Please give me the chance percentage of this !

Well done Geffalrus !

[paulmcneil]

Division B

paulmcneil ancient brits beat IMC romans 44:15

[edb1815]

Division B

edb1815 - Rus 960-1053 AD with Bulgar ally challenges melm - Andalusian 756-1049 AD

Psw = Spain

pm sent

[SimonLancaster]

Div D

SLancaster (Indo-Greek 175 BC-10 AD with Indian 500 BC- 319 AD allies) challenges Questar17 (Carthaginian 235-146 BC with Syracusan ally).

Password is tony.

PM sent.

[MorkinTheFree]

Biblical – Division A
MorkinTheFree - Lydian 687-551 BC challenges Cunningcairn - Hebrew 681-586 BC with Egyptian 664-571 BC ally , password is 1234, PM sent.
MorkinTheFree - Lydian 687-551 BC challenges ianiow [9.67 (10)] - Arab 1000-313 BC , password is 1234, PM sent.
MorkinTheFree - Lydian 687-551 BC challenges nyczar [3.98 (1)] - Assyrian 681-609 BC with Egyptian 664-571 BC ally , password is 1234, PM sent.
MorkinTheFree - Lydian 687-551 BC challenges sunnyboy [4.94 (3)] - Lydian 687-551 BC with Greek 680-551 BC ally , password is 1234, PM sent.
MorkinTheFree - Lydian 687-551 BC challenges XLegione [5.53 (6)] - Achaemenid Persian 550-546 BC , password is 1234, PM sent.

[SnuggleBunnies]

Division A

SnuggleBunnies (Thracian (Getae) 680-330BC) defeats nyczar (Assyrian 681-609 BC with Egyptian allies) 41-12

GG

[harveylh]

Division A

harveylh - Kyrenean Greek 630-461 BC with Libyan 549-301 BC ally defeats MorkinTheFree - Lydian 687-551 BC, 62-50

A game that went back and forth. Steep and rough hills made strong defensive positions both for the Greek left flank and the Lydian left flank. The Greeks attacked the Lydian center and initially made good headway but the Lydians counterattacked in the center and attacked the Greek left flank. Both centers were nearly wiped out with reserves from both armies flanks continuing the fight. The Greeks won the battle of the hill on their left flank and this was the difference. Very good game.

(3-1)

[stockwellpete]

The first Time Control Check has now been completed and everyone has passed.

The second Time Control Check will be in 2 weeks time on November 5th.

[MikeMarchant]

Division C

Challenge up:

MikeMarchant (Seleucid 124-63 BCE - Allies: Jewish) challenges Tresantes (Pyrrhic 280-272 BC) - Password: SPQR - PM sent

Best of luck, Tresantes.


Best Wishes

Mike

[MikeMarchant]

Division D

Challenge up:

MikeMarchant (Ancient British 60 BCE-80 CE - Allies: Roman 24-196) versus Barrold713 (Palmyran 258-273 AD) - Password: SPQR - PM sent

Best of luck, Barrold.


Best Wishes

Mike

[KiFi]

Division D

Artillery caught the Cataphracts early and stalled a great attack. Thanks for the game Kifi. All the best Lunecastle

The artillery units were the foundation of a great defense against the Persian cavalry. Regards, KiFi.

[MikeMarchant]

Division D

MikeMarchant (Ghaznavid 962-1187 CE - Allies: Turkish) defeated Garokan (Byzantine 963-987 AD): 64/47

An interesting for sure. A large collection of disconnected rough patches dominated the centre left of the field and two large, slightly disconnected woods sat in the Byzantine deployment area.

I deployed a lot MF in the rough ready to advance, hopefully to the woods, with a couple of quick dashed over open ground, and my cavalry and elephants sat slightly to the right of the MF facing open ground, with a decent separation from the woods ahead.

Very little of the Byzantine army was visisble to the Ghaznavids at the opening stages, just a little HF and cavalry to the left of me MF. My MF advaced through the rough towards the woods and I depstached my LH to scout, hoping to find the rest of the Byzantine army. My cavarly and elephants remained in situ, not wanting to advance until I had some idea of the Byzantine dispositions.

No sign of the enemy early on, and my scouts found only LF in the woods. I sent a light cavarly force to my left flank to counter his cavalry threatening my MF's flank and the Byzantines won the early exchanges. My MF advanced into the woods, fought off masses of LF (with difficulty) and then came round to flank the Byzantine HF through the woods. The rest of my cavalry and my elephants hurried to my left flank to pin the Byzantine HF, allowing more flank and rear attacks from my MF and to turn the tide in the horse war the Byzantines were winning. It was clear by this stage that the remaining Byzantines had been hiding behind the woods and as they came around to join the fray my elephants got in amongst the enemy cavalry, fir neutralising and then routing, them.

Eve at the later stages of the battle, Byzantine LF were still streaming out of the woods, but pesenting more of an annoyance than a threat. The Byzantines on my left flank were routed and my forces turned to the centre, where a new enemy advance had taken place between the two woods. As my forced there were about to crumble, the reinforcement from my left flank turned the tide and it was game over for the Byzantines.

Really interesting battle, and Garokan was unlucky at the end of the day. Could easily have been a very different result.


Best Wishes

Mike

[Morbio]

Division B

Morbio (Roman 105-25 BC with Numidian/Moorish 55 BC- 6 AD allies) posted challenges for;

herm - Roman 199-106 with Spanish ally
IMC - Macedonian 320-261 BC with Greek ally
lydianed - Samnite 355-272 BC plus Gallic ally
Najanaja - Pontic 110-85 BC
phoyle3290 - Carthaginian (Hannibal in Italy) 216-203
Ulysisgrunt - Jewish 167-164 BC

PMs sent.

[Morbio]

Division B

Morbio - Roman 197-284 AD with Arab 312 BC - 299 AD ally posted challenges for;

General Shapur - Kingdom of Soissons 461-486 AD
IMC - Roman 24 BC–196 AD with Sarmatian ally
NikiforosFokas - Sassanid Persian 477-590 AD
paulmcneil - Ancient British 60 BC-80 AD and Roman 24 -196 AD Ally
sunnyboy - Hunnic (Western) 376-454 AD with Germanic/Gothic Horse Tribes 260-492 AD ally

PMs sent

[paulmcneil]

Group D

paulmcneil beat iandavidsmith 56:29

[Breogan]

Division C

Breogan (Gothic) defeated GDod (Jewish) 55%-28%

[XLegione]

Division A

XLegione - Samnite 355-272 BC with Gallic 300-101 BC ally defeated Sennacherib - Pergaméne 190-129BC with Greek ally 227-146BC 62% - 41%

Ciao

[Triarii]

Any one else struggling with commiting game turns tonight? 23.55 GMT 23/10/2019.