MEG Pacto

Hi All

Third game of the MEGathon and I faced off against Socrates.

The Bahrain after two close losses faces Gauls of some short.

Socrates had 7 Tugs of Heavy foot short spear, Devastating charger, melee expert

1 Tug of chariots, 2 Tugs of cavalry and some Tugs of javelin men

the table had some gentile hills and on one I anchored my archers as to get the uphill advantage (I would need it vs heavy foot)

I again out scouted.

Round 1

I moved my right as to have all the advantage I could get from the hill

while my left (cavalry and some foot) pressed forward

Socrates moved his heavy foot up at the best speed he could

Round 2

I had taken positions on the right while on the left I was ready to strike

Socrates continued to move the heavy foot

Round 3

I charged in on the left. I hit a Tug of javelin men with one cavalry on the front and one on the side while the third cavalry hit the chariots

Round 4

Socrates heavy foot charged me it was a bit to his advantage on the charge and the it equaled out in the melee.

But my cavalry after killing of the javelin men and the chariots was in position to hit the heavy foot on the side. Socrates cavalry tried to hold me back.

Round 5

Socrates made 2 gaps in my line (his heavy foot is strong) but my cavalry won me the battle. 

MEG Pacto

 

Hi All

Second game of Saturdays MEGathlon my Bahrain vs Later Crusader (a Historical let's say match up)

My list same as in the first game had 13 Tugs and 1 Sug

My Opponent a Veteran war gamer with eons of experience (Thodoras) had 9 Tugs and 1 Sug (3 Superior knights and 1 average knight).

The game started with neither of us wanting terrain and only a rough hill falling on the Crusader side .

I out scouted my opponent and we set up. I had all of my Heavy foot up against his knights and mix foot infantry, while my cavalry was set up to exploit a gap that existed between the hill and the enemy battle line on the other side i had archers moving to take the side of the crusader.

Round 1

We both moved up as to charge each other

Round 2

The knights came cursing in unsupported (as they did historically), my spear men held in the impact but started taking casualties in the melee.

My cavalry moved in to take the enemy side as did my archers

Round 3

The knights broke through killing of 3 Tugs only the average knight was held.

My archers and cavalry were in place to charge the sides of the enemy.

Round 4

My foot charged the enemy foot from the front while the cavalry on one side and the archers on the other side hit the enemy.

The archers killed of a Knight that had taken casualties

Round 5

Disaster struck

one of my Tugs was hit by superior knights and it broke in the following KaB tests i lost 3 more Tugs (they were 1 or 2 hits from braking and the yellow dice as i am average is brutal)

 

A very nice game with lots of side/flank hitting and brutal KaB tests.    

MEG Pacto

Hi All

On Saturday we had as part of the Global MEGathon 2020 our Athens event.

We played MEG Pacto and had 3 rounds (games).

My First game was vs George who apart from a good friend is also my sons god father.

I had Bahrain Qarmatian vs his Joseon Korean.

My list was simple

8 Tugs of Heavy foot with long spear, integral shooters and shield cover

3 Tugs of Flexible cavalry with long spear (unprotected)

2 Tugs unprotected Bow

1 Sug of bowmen

George had

2 Tugs of shooters (one was superior and skilled)

4 Tugs of Foot with Pole arm and artillery

2 Tugs of horse archers (skilled0

1 Tug of cavalry Charging lancers

I won the scouting and George started setting up first  I opted to put all my cavalry in flank move.

George put his foot anchored to a gentile hill and his cavalry on the other side.

Round 1

I moved the bulk of my foot to attack Georges foot while I keep 3 Tugs to hold off his cavalry

George only moved his cavalry.

Round 2

I got the Red card i needed for the flank move to enter

I moved my foot even more towered Georges foot while Georges cavalry was now threatening my side

Round 3

My cavalry entered the table in skirmish formation while my foot hit Georges foot

Georges cavalry hit my foot on the side and things were not looking good.

Round 4

After some initial bad luck (I lost 2 out of the 3 cavalry Tugs from bowmen) my last cavalry Tug hit Georges foot from the side and destroyed 4 Tugs of foot.

My side had all but crumbled by then (I had lost 2 Tugs of spear men and only had 1 Tug of Bow vs 3 cavalry Tugs in the open)

Round 5

George was phasing played and we only had 2 combats we both were one Tug from breaking (one was in Georges favor one was in my favor) George picked the one in his favor and broke my army.

 

A very nice game with lots of dead and suspense