MEG Pacto

 

Hi All

We had our first MEG Pacto tournament last Saturday (10/07/21) in Patra.

The local wargame club (Don Kihot) of Patra organized the very successful event.

10 players (4 from Athens) took part, 8 played all there games and 2 played 1 game each.

I took part with my Syracuse Greek army (lots of hoplites).

First game was against Greko Bactrian (Pikes and lancers)

I lost the scouting and had to start deploying units first

When we finished the set up my hoplites and Galatians were up against Pikes and hoplites. I had my Numidian ally facing some Iranian lancers and some Greek Xystophoroi.

Turn 1

We both moved up our forces. I made sure my Numidians were in shooting range of the enemy horsemen.

Turn 2

The Bactrian cavalry on my right charged against the Numidians, I skirmished and shoot them but no contact was made.

We both continued moving our infantry lines up the field and next turn charges would happen.

Turn 3

The Bactrians charged in while I only charged with some Galatians on my flanks.

The Numiadians skirmished again and were not contacted.

The impact was with hits on both sides but fortunately I only lost one base.

In the movement I managed to turn some units on the flanks as to be ready for flank charges next round.

In the melee that followed we both took hits and we both lost a unit, the moral tests that followed were not eventful

Turn 4

I charged 2 units in the flanks, the Bactrian Cataphracts charged in at Hoplites (not a good plan) and the Numidian nobles received a charge from some lancers that had taken hits.

In the impact my opponent lost a few units and the moral tests that followed cost him another unit and the game.

 

I lost 3 units while I broke the Bactrians

A very nice game vs a great player, we had actually been talking on FB for some months but this was our first game close up.