Madaxeman.com Report from Badcon 09 - Meet the Spartans!

madaxeman · Post by **madaxeman** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:15 am

My match reports from Badcon are now all posted at www.madaxeman.com

Includes games vs Dom Roms, Graeco-Bactrians, Selukids and EAP (using Spartans)

Additional Mylene Klass content as well as post match comentary from Leonidas and Hannibal

Tim

nikgaukroger · Post by **nikgaukroger** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:16 am

The army list links need sorting - Hannibal will not be pleased at this lack of attention to detail

madaxeman · Post by **madaxeman** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:42 am

No - I think you'll find they are all working just fine

If anyone who went to Badcon ants to add in their own army lists to the Wiki, its very easy to do ...

tim

nikgaukroger · Post by **nikgaukroger** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:57 am

Seleukid is still coming up as page not found ...

Quintus · Post by **Quintus** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:05 pm

Another enjoyable read.

It was also good to see the return of Hannibal as a commentator.

(It's a pity about all the adverts though...a bit like watching SKY.

)

SirGarnet · Post by **SirGarnet** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:06 am

Having faced a Spartan army, I agree the armoured spears are the meat of the army and punishing frontally - needed to face off pikes and legionaries, although the protected hoplites are nice for facing cataphracts as you did. I like how you managed to push LH off the table against the GBact - will cite that as an example unless I learn of a better one.

Cranky old Hannibal is right about the fight against the Seleucid pikes. We all know the temptation of wanting to use a good attack plan because we can even though patience may be preferable. I would like to think that in your place natural caution would have had me push success on the right while setting things up to catch the Pikes in a vise if they came out but not venturing in.

At least the uncontrolled charge rules clearly work as intended!

Mike

MARVIN_THE_ARVN · Post by **MARVIN_THE_ARVN** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:56 pm

Nice report!!!!

madaxeman · Post by **madaxeman** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:51 pm

Quintus wrote:Another enjoyable read.
It was also good to see the return of Hannibal as a commentator.
(It's a pity about all the adverts though...a bit like watching SKY. )

Now, this time around I can blame my opponent for his excessive promotion of hair care products

madaxeman · Post by **madaxeman** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:54 pm

MikeK wrote:Having faced a Spartan army, I agree the armoured spears are the meat of the army and punishing frontally - needed to face off pikes and legionaries, although the protected hoplites are nice for facing cataphracts as you did. I like how you managed to push LH off the table against the GBact - will cite that as an example unless I learn of a better one.

Cranky old Hannibal is right about the fight against the Seleucid pikes. We all know the temptation of wanting to use a good attack plan because we can even though patience may be preferable. I would like to think that in your place natural caution would have had me push success on the right while setting things up to catch the Pikes in a vise if they came out but not venturing in.

At least the uncontrolled charge rules clearly work as intended!

Mike

I probably need to go back and add to that report - one mistake I missed including was we managed to disrupt the cataphracts, but forgot to follow them up as they bounced off. They then managed to turn round and do a "Benny Hill maneuver" to escape from our belatedly pursuing spearmen. Other than that however I don't think we really had the opportunity to get hold of / kill any more units over on that side of the table (and we only got 2 I think in the battle in the RGo area), so we did need to take on the pikemen at some stage to go for a material victory and especially for the +5 points for a army break.

tim

Robert241167 · Post by **Robert241167** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:57 pm

I did mention to Myleene, I mean Jon on Wednesday at the club that he had got a mention in your despatches Tim.

ColeF · Post by **ColeF** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:20 pm

Nice report.

Love the pianist in the middle.