Hi All
Had 2 great games of MEG Maximus in the Tournament
we had in Palini on Saturday
First game was my Sassanids vs Maurician
Byzantine (5 out of 12 participants had Byzantine lists)
I used a list which had Elephants, Cataphracts,
Dailamy (5 TUG), and Cavalry with bows
My opponents had 4 Tugs of Skoutatous (LS), 3
Tugs of Byzantine cavalry, Some Moor ally and a few loose Tugs for use in
terrain.
I was beaten in the terrain and scouting and
had to deploy 100% of my army (happened in both games in the tournament).
I set up 1 Tug of Bow cav and an elephant on my
left flank, the Dailamy Ally in the center and next to them the cataphracts the
elephants and the rest of the bow cav, on the far right I had my Dailamy guard
moving via some terrain.
My opponent sent a skoutatous Tug along with 2 Tugs of Byzantine cavalry on my
left, his loose foot on some terrain in the center and then Skoutatous and the
ally. He kept 1 skoutatos and 1 Byzantine cavalry in reserve.
I started by moving the Ally via the terrain in
the center while on my left my cavalry advanced as to pin the enemy horsemen
until the elephants could come. On the right the lack of good card on my
enemies ally caused him to move slowly and I managed to get all my cavalry 1 BW
from him.
Tunr 2
I charged on the right on his ally (1 Tug +3 Sugs horse all of them) and I managed to catch 1 Tug and 2 Sugs. In the center the Dailamy ally moved up and on the left he charged my cavalry and I countered with the elephants.
Turn 3
I turned my cavalry on the left as to be ready
to flank the 2 Byzantine Tugs fighting the elephant. In the center the Dailamy
turned 1 Tug to the left and 1 Tug to the right while 2 remained facing the
enemy Loose foot (1 tug of bowmen + 1 Tug of Short spear). In the right my
cavalry was pressing forward and only 1 Tug of Byzantine cavalry was in my way
for the camp.
Turn 4
My cavalry on the left charged the rear of the
cavalry that was fighting the elephants. In the center my enemy charged the
side of one of my Dailamies with the bowmen while I charged both his loose foot
with my other 2 Tugs. On the right the Dailamies that had turned charged a Tug
of Skoutatous from the side while my Sup cataphracts charged from the front.
In the end of the turn I had lost 2 Tugs of
elephants while my opponent had lost 4 Tugs and 2 Sugs
Turn 5
I only needed to kill of the bowmen which were
fighting my Dailamy so I played safe, pulling back wherever I could
The game ended with me breaking my opponent but
losing 3 Tugs in the game
