Through the Ages, Series 1 Round 1, 29 September 2022

 

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Through the Ages, Series 1, Round 1 (of 12)

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Early Northern Barbarians invade the Neo-Assyrian Empire

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Barbarian CnC arrives early and has to delay things while awaiting the rest of his army (aka staying off the table to not get killed).

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Phillip

So not much of an invasion as such?

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Lh ally sweep around (although I cannot find them in the list). Ps take the central rough hill.

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Barbarians show Assyrians how to fight and take over the hill.

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Chariots make progress by the other rough hill. Lh and Cv press home attack on the other side.

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Notice how the Barbarian CnC in chariot bravely attacks the Assyrian CnC, but his wingman dies. Barbarian then fights his way out of trouble. What a hero.

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Delayed command failed to roll a 4, 5 or 6 in any of bounds 1-5. Finally arrived in bound 6. Flank march rolled 6 in bound 4, but then 1 in bound 5, so could not come on until bound 6 (and only just with a roll of 2).

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By the end of Assyrian bound 6, the Barbarian CnC had lost 13 of 40 ME.

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Later arriving commands decided they were going to just adopt defensive positions in the hills.

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Assumed the CnC’s command would break if the game continued, but it would take a long time to kill another 20.5 ME to rout the Barbarian army (450 points, 120 ME).

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15-10 to Bob

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