Through the Ages, Series 1 Round 4, 20 October 2022

 

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Through the Ages, Series 1, Round 4

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145BC and the Polybian Romans invade the eastern extremities of the fast-fading Macedonian empire, meeting a Graeco-Indian army in the Hindu Kush.

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Romans from L-R (bottom to top): Ax, Bd with Numidian ally behind, supported Cv and more Ax. GIs L-R (top to bottom): Lh, Cv, Bw, El with Pk left and right, PkF with Ax left and right and Kushan ally behind.

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The Greeks had an ideally placed small rough hill for their Pk and Ax to occupy, but then Bob doubled on the deployment dice, meaning he could start closer and grab it. Without a secure hill, the Kushan ally didn't like the situation and became unreliable. And that, essentially was it.

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The Kushans definitely did not want to play ball.

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Bw come across.

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Romans manoeuvre around the hill.

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Three 1s in a row for the Kushans.

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Greek Cv chase the enemy Ps while the Lh head off around the hill. Roman Cv go back and forth for a bit before returning to try and intercept Greek Cv.

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Roman Bd start to chomp Indian PkF.

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Greek Pk move up to intercept Roman Cv while Lh continue on around towards the Roman reserve (SpS).

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Finally, the Kushans decide to help the beleaguered infantry.

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But their LhF get chased off by the Numidians who have had all day to get into position. Sigh

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Not much else happened except for the PkF command eventually breaking.

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15-10 to Bob. Although Roman Bd will always chop up any Greek foot, it would have been a much more hotly contested battle had the deployment dice not pulled a fast one - Cv battle (with Lh and Bw helping the Greeks and Ax helping the Romans) in the middle and bigger infantry fight the other side of that hill. Uphill, the PkF command (the smallest Greek command) might have lasted longer.

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C'est la vie.

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25/10/2022, 07:44

Phillip

The treacherous d6s strike again! Was the ally paid to join in or attacked?

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25/10/2022, 08:40

Bob

Pips were spent to activate it. Otherwise, it might have changed sides

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Phillip

ooh you lucky devil

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25/10/2022, 09:08

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I think I spent 3 PIPs 3 times in the first 4 bounds before getting that 5. I did skip one bound to move the elephant and Sod's Law dictates the ally would then have rolled a 5 or 6, but it got another 1.

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Phillip

expensive ally!