Round 4 looms, on 27/45 points, I need a good result to get anywhere; and after a very very dodgy Peri Peri chicken wrap from the local newsagents, I was up against Nik and the bête noire of this army, horse archers!
I hate horse archers...
Anyways... Not many shots on this game, you'll see why.
Hold on, not Romans; is that allowed?
The table was dense again, and Nik played the open territory card. I got a decent selection on my baseline
Yup, my cards REALLY hate me!
I had two options, come out and fight, or hide in the town and woods in shield cover.
Our turn one discard pile. The cards didn't like Nik either.
I went with a come forwards and pivot. My exceptionals were being pin cushioned by Nik's bow fire. Nik is throwing innumerable cavalry round the town, Must work out a way to beat these things...
I spread out my superiors to plug the gap to the town, and slowly trudge forwards under the weight of arrows and shield cover.
Now that is a hand of interest!
An angled view, showing Nik's envelopment of the town. My cavalry were pinning between the camp (fortified) and the town.
It's all getting a bit tight, we are down to the pushing each other about stage. If I can keep Nik occupied, without him resorting to Paul Cummins-esq chaos theory, I might get lucky and catch one.
My superiors in an eight position themselves well enough for a charge, and drop shield cover. Nik had six white dice shooting, and this is the result.
Fair to say, my face blanched. My Superiors were shot (literally).
Oh NOW you want to be nice cards!
My superiors try another charge, only six dice again, he could not repeat it this time.
OH COME ON!
A legion with one loss come out of the town, and is destroyed in one charge (four reds and four greens, fur skulls and four wound, yup they will be dead).
With my superiors gone, I have an open flank in the centre. This let his six of chariots flank a legion, and break it in a charge, then a second unit, then a third. Four units in one charge phase, on top of the superiors was game over.
(0-15)
The all conquering chariots, well played Nik.
So, maybe I could have hidden in the town, but that would be boring.
Great game, Nik was one spawny guy!
27/60 for the weekend, and 8th out of 12 overall, four great games, just wish the last two could have been a bit luckier! ;)
I hate horse archers...
Anyways... Not many shots on this game, you'll see why.
Hold on, not Romans; is that allowed?
The table was dense again, and Nik played the open territory card. I got a decent selection on my baseline
Yup, my cards REALLY hate me!
I had two options, come out and fight, or hide in the town and woods in shield cover.
Our turn one discard pile. The cards didn't like Nik either.
I went with a come forwards and pivot. My exceptionals were being pin cushioned by Nik's bow fire. Nik is throwing innumerable cavalry round the town, Must work out a way to beat these things...
I spread out my superiors to plug the gap to the town, and slowly trudge forwards under the weight of arrows and shield cover.
Now that is a hand of interest!
An angled view, showing Nik's envelopment of the town. My cavalry were pinning between the camp (fortified) and the town.
It's all getting a bit tight, we are down to the pushing each other about stage. If I can keep Nik occupied, without him resorting to Paul Cummins-esq chaos theory, I might get lucky and catch one.
My superiors in an eight position themselves well enough for a charge, and drop shield cover. Nik had six white dice shooting, and this is the result.
Fair to say, my face blanched. My Superiors were shot (literally).
Oh NOW you want to be nice cards!
My superiors try another charge, only six dice again, he could not repeat it this time.
OH COME ON!
With my superiors gone, I have an open flank in the centre. This let his six of chariots flank a legion, and break it in a charge, then a second unit, then a third. Four units in one charge phase, on top of the superiors was game over.
(0-15)
The all conquering chariots, well played Nik.
Great game, Nik was one spawny guy!
27/60 for the weekend, and 8th out of 12 overall, four great games, just wish the last two could have been a bit luckier! ;)
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