Sorry, I completely forgot to report the results (we played May the 23rd).


Game 1

spleen1980(Sertorian): 6 Banners

Andygor (Roman): 4 Banners


Game 2

Andygor (Sertorian):  6 Banners

spleen1980 (Roman): 5 Banners

I was really lucky, especially on Game 1 where I killed 2 leaders: it was quick and brutal.
Game 2 was much more tense. My opponent played really well, I think luck just made the difference.

 

I am sorry, forgot to post.

Match 2

Marco (Roman) - 3
Gileforn (Sertorian) -6

That was a quick but a good battle. Thanks to Marco!

   

Game 1

g1ul10 (Sertorian): 6 Banners

GomJabbar (Roman): 5 Banners

The Romans advanced boldly on their right with some success but got themselves over-extended and paid the price. The Roman medium infantry in the center advanced more cautiously and made good progress until the Sertorian heavy got involved. The heavy infantry won the day. On the Roman left very little happened except for some exchange of arrows and sling stones. A darken the sky by the Romans had little impact.

 

Game 2

GomJabbar (Sertorian): 6 Banners

g1ul10 (Roman): 4 Banners

This time I, as the Sertorians, avoided over-extending and kept my lines intact. The Romans again over-extended on their right and were decimated for it. The Sertorian lights kept their distance and made effective use of their range. On the Roman left, the Sertorian light cav got overzealous running after a retreating light slinger and got trapped by the river and eliminated. Near the end of the battle, the Roman mediums formed tight ranks but left 1 full strength medium without a retreat path and in range of a line of light Sertorians. A Sertorian Line Command allowed 5 lights and a heavy to attack the medium unit with 15 dice. The Roman medium miraculously survived with 1 block left. But on the following Sertorian turn a light bow finished it off for the win.

Thanks, g1ul10 for the games. That was fun. Sorry for the slow-ish play.

 

In both games, my dice and especially cards were vastly superior.  Despite these disadvantages, Gonzo played both matches very well, and was on the verge of turning the tide in both.

Game 1 - After a back and forth beginning, I feared I was doomed when I lost Sertorius to go down 3-2.  Fortunately my cards allowed me to both keep the pressure on and counterpunch when the Mediums were brought up into the fight.

Sertorian - Travis - 6
Roman - Gonzo - 4


Game 2 - An amazing hand of cards allowed me as the Romans to put pressure on the Sertorian lines, prioritize knocking out the Heavies, and then keep pushing the remaining light infantry units back to the map's edge.

Sertorian - Gonzo - 3
Roman - Travis - 6

Game 1
Cavie  (Rome) - 6 banners
Alister (Setorian) - 3 banners

A lot of movement to the middle and firing from each side for 3/4's of the game.  Finally a Double Time was played to send the game into a frenzy.  Two more double times (one counter attack) followed to send the game to it's ending.

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GAME 1

mk20336 (Rome): 5 Banners
Greg O (Sertorian): 6 Banners

That one saw a quick lead from the Sertorian forces (attacking warriors were quickly dispatched) and incredible chase from Roman side - the accuracy of Bowmen and Slingers was incredible. In the end, when I though it might in the end turn to Rome side Greg attacked and got the last point. Very exciting game!

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GAME 2

mk20336 (Sertorian): 6 Banners
Greg O (Rome): 3 Banners

A different game than the first one. I definitely had worse archers as I was loosing badly the range combat contest. And then both sides clashed with Romans again giving way to what seemed inferior rebel forces. The game disintegrated into the couple of separate, isolated skirmishes in which the Sertorian cavalry charge finished the game.

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Many thanks to Greg for playing in some very crazy hours for both of us just to make the deadline!

Quite similar to to my duel with Stanislav. After that Stanislav , me and Greg would have the same amount of points and Greg could be my next opponent. Especially first game was similar in Fortune's wheel turn.

GAME 1

mk20336 (Rome): 5 Banners
Greg O (Sertorian): 6 Banners

That one saw a quick lead from the Sertorian forces (attacking warriors were quickly dispatched) and incredible chase from Roman side - the accuracy of Bowmen and Slingers was incredible. In the end, when I though it might in the end turn to Rome side Greg attacked and got the last point. Very exciting game!




GAME 2

mk20336 (Sertorian): 6 Banners
Greg O (Rome): 3 Banners

A different game than the first one. I definitely had worse archers as I was loosing badly the range combat contest. And then both sides clashed with Romans again giving way to what seemed inferior rebel forces. The game disintegrated into the couple of separate, isolated skirmishes in which the Sertorian cavalry charge finished the game.




Many thanks to Greg for playing in some very crazy hours for both of us just to make the deadline!

Game 1
spleen1980 (Roman) 6
Andygor (Sertorian) 4
Game2
spleen1980 (Sertorian) 5
Andygor (Roman) 6
 

Logfile from first game against Stanislav27.
Polonus100 (Sertorians) - 6
Stanislav27 (Romans) - 1

All according to the planes. Light forces weakened Romans, who were to attack. Too bravely, because have broken its own line in advance. Double Time in answer activated two Heavies with Sertorius with L and A. Roman center and after that right wing collapsed.

 

a reminder that the deadline is 6th June, so there is a week left to play matches

Match 1

Twan (soul1st) (Sertorian): 6 Banners

Tony (atony77) (Roman): 0 Banners

The Romans attacked the Sertorian center, but a lot of light infantry cards (including Darken the Sky), softened them up. The Sertorian side had enough luck with the cards and the dice to  crush the Romans.

Match 2

The points go to Tony because I am unable to to play the second match before the deadline.

Many thanks to Tony for an entertaining match.

Match 1
Bangla (Sertorian) 6 banners
Dawnreader (Roman) 3 banners

Sertorians advanced most of the troops with line command. Romans attacked in the center with Warrior and Medium infantry and sertorians hit back hard with Heavies destroying a Warrior and reducing MI to one block. Romans advancing with line command all Mediums - sertorians LIs evading and one HI is lost. Last heavy with Sertorius itself attacks and now romans have 3 units down to single block. Roman Warrior trying to kill one block HI with Sertorius and failing miserably no hits in 2 attacks with 6 dices and ... died from a battle-back attack. These unlucky rolls influenced heavily on the future course of the game. Sertorius with a single block HI and two LIs attacked and killed 3 roman MIs which were all down to one block previously. 5 - 1 in favor of Sertorius. Then it was a long hunt - sertorians tried to kill  2 lights on the roman right (bow and slings). Romans double-timed in the center and killed one Auxilia and one LS. But the next attack destroyed the last needed MI of romans. 6 - 3. Sertorius proved himself as a battle-hardened general - with his HI bagged 4 banners delivering final blows.

Match 2
Bangla (Roman) 1 banner
Dawnreader (Sertorian) 6 banners

Initially, both sides were firing with no luck. Then sertorians advanced with line command. Romans counterattacked with the same command, sertorians LIs evaded. Sertorius going forward with heavies - one roman MI is dead and second down to 2 blocks, but one of HI is down to a single block as well. Romans command to medium troops - two Warriors and 2 MIs. Warrior rolls against Sertorius - no hits! Battle back and this is a kill! Second Warrior killed one block HI. Bonus attack and two banners - Sertorius retreated safely evading two romans MIs. Sertorius attacks against full MI and this is a kill, then advance and bonus attack against 2-block MI and one more went down. 4 - 1. Romans gathering their lights from flanks towards the center. Sertorius attacks 3-block Warrior and yes, this is a kill. Then was some maneuvering. Sertorians pushed on their left against romans LIs trying to get the last banner. And yes, Sertorius advanced and took out the last needed banner - 3-block MI. Once again Sertorius in his full glory and this time he brought all 6 banners with some help from others.

Marco: Sertorian - 6
Gileforn: Roman - 3

The game started with the Romans Line Advancing ahead, but the Sertorians answered with a Darken the Sky which proved devastating, reducing two MI's to single block units  and also damaging a Warrior. The Romans then advanced with Warriors on the right, destroying an LI and heavily damaging Herennius' Militia unit. Battle continued on the right, with the Sertorians losing another Light to Warriors on a Sparticus command. Battle moved to the center on another Roman Line Advance, with the Sertorians also using a Sparticus command to bring their heavy units to bear. A Clash of Shields by the Romans was thwarted by a First strike, and the ensuing Line Advance by the Sertorians destroyed an MI and a Warrior. The score was now 3-2 for the Sertorians. More battle on the right, as the Romans tried some risky attacks with heavily damaged MED units which cost them both units in battle back attacks. The Roman leader also fell in a single die Leader check, closing the game at 6-3 Sertorians. Ultimately it was the opening Roman Line Advance, followed by the excellent (read: lucky) Darken the Sky by the Sertorians which set the course of battle for this game.
 

Here are the logs files for scipio1zama vs Milla.

Match 1
Scipio1zama (Sertorians) 6 banners
Milla (Romans) 3 banners

Initial clashes, mostly ranged fire, damaged both Roman Warriors and several Sertorian LI Including one eliminated. But the Sertorian HI took out one Warrior and reduced the other to a single block. Ranged fire and melees with evasions consumed more turns. Then in quick succession the Sertorians used a Mounted Charge and an Order Mounted to chase the Roman left flank long-ranged light units to and then across the river. Then a Sertorian Line Command led by two HI with leaders started a big melee in the center, damaging both HI but costing the Romans a MI. A Roman Rally accomplished nothing, allowing a Sertorian Clash of Shields to take out two MI (including one with 4 blocks) and a LB. Score now stood at 5-1. The next Roman attack ran into a First Strike from a HI, reducing the Roman 4-block MI to 1 block. The Romans quickly killed both HI, but a final Sertorian Line Command allowed enough pot-shots at the 1-block MI to take it out for the 6th banner.

Match 2
Scipio1zama (Romans) 6 banners
Milla (Sertorians) 2 banners

My first Roman play was a Leadership card that saw a Warrior get 4 hits (all swords) on a Sertorian LI that could not evade. I wisely (and uncharacteristically) did not advance my Warrior. Four more melees, all on the Roman right, cost the Romans a MI and a Warrior and cost the Sertorians an Aux and a HI reduced to 1 block. The score stood 2-2.

After a Sertorian advance in the center, Roman Medium Troops killed the Sertorian HI on the right and broke up the Sertorian center. A Sertorian Outflanked play produced a lucky Roman battle back that killed the MC. A triple retreat roll against the remaining Roman Warrior w/leader (he only had to take one of the retreats) allowed him to attack again next turn and kill the other Aux AND Sertorius himself for the 5th and 6th banners.

My opponent was valiant, but I was blessed with good cards and good dice rolls.

Stanislav27 (Sertorian): 6
Polonus100 (Roman): 4

Thanks to Michal for two good battles. Michal will post a summary of the first one, which he won.

In this one, the Sertorian forces were fortunate to survive a relatively early Double Time by Roman Warriors and Medium Infantry in the centre. The unlucky attack failed and the warriors were swiftly dispatched thereafter. The Sertorians raced to a 3-0 lead, but the time spent on saving units on the far right (Roman left) proved costly, as the weakened Roman medium infantry regrouped smartly. The Sertorians gambled it all on winning the battle in a single turn (I felt the gamble was justified by my poor performance in the first game, this being my only chance of snatching two tournament points). The assault almost worked, but Sertorius could only get to 5-0. The Romans now pounced on the overextended Sertorian army and ruthlessly reduced the deficit to 5-4. However, the final Roman move failed. A very unlucky Spartacus roll made it difficult to win the game, and Sertorius personally won the 6th victory banner on the battle-back.

Thanks again, Michal. Definitely a deserved victory. I went way too "YOLO" in the first battle and defeat suits me right.


 

Mark-McG  (Sertorians)- Azzy (Roman) 1-6The battle began very carefully. Both sides had approximately the same cards and exchanged shots from the flanks, however, without much success. Apparently, heavy rain during the match is to blame))) My key card was Clash of Shields
But in order to get closer, there were not enough cards. Apparently, the opponent's too. The useless shelling continued. After Line Command I realized that something is brewing, perhaps( Duoble Time)



And I decided to move the troops under the first blow in the center, but to cover the generals. My plan worked. Mark killed only one MI, but my Clash of Sheild was cruel. Without HI my legions were unstoppable.


Mark-McG  (Roman)- Azzy (Sertorians) 1-6
The second game was not that interesting. It was a blitz krieg. The combination of First Hit and Double Time made the game. The Romans could not stand the blow to the center. God of dice also was with me.
 

 

Round 3, Game 2 :
Daniele C – Sertorians : 6
Stephen t – Romans : 5

Sertorians starts with fire from lights troops causing retreats of Romans bowmen on both flanks, but no more than this. Romans response is a bold advance of medium troops and early close combat in the center causing the first losses in the Sertorians light ranks (0-2). This allows Sertorians heavy to enter into combat and get the first banner killing a medium (1-2). What follows is a bloody fight in the center where Sertorians lose another light and the Romans a medium, the leader attached to it and two warriors (5-3).
The battle calms down and lights on both sides starts to fire again causing Sertorians to lose a heavy (5-4).
The last part of the battle sees Romans advancing at double time killing the last Sertorians heavy on the field. Now the battle is tied (5-5) and near to end.
“Victory or Death!”, cries Sertorius, ordering the Nameless Leader to charge with his cavalry Fridius’s medium that falls under the hooves of the horses.
6-5 is the final result.
Final thought from Sertorius: I’m not Spartacus, and I should not pretend to be (one blue and one red out of 5 dice)
Thanks to Stephen for both games.

Renaud (Sertorian) - 6 banners

David (Roman) - 1 banner

[Roundtrip: Renaud 12 - David 6]

A very tense game of CCA for a tourney. This was the return game of the Baetis River scenario, which I had won 6-5 in extremis in the first leg as the Romans. This time we played nearly 1 hour and 45 minutes and there was only 1 unit loss on each side. Except for 2 HI and 1 MC, the Sertorians only have light units (including 1 LC and 2 AUX), while the Romans have a lot of MI including 2 Warrior units, so the Sertorians need to shoot well and I didn't (as in 20 dice rolled and not 1 hit). But the Romans seemed timid (not the right cards?). Finally after 1h45, I played a Double-Time card that I had held since the beginning, bringing my two HI, including 1 led by Sertorius to contact. Now I rolled well! 3 enemy MI units vaporized, along with 1 Roman leader. Next I followed up with Inspired Leadership, and killed another enemy MI for my 6th and final VP. I didn't even have to roll my my other HI and MC attacks... 6-1. Woof!

Still no reply that I can see from Danilo on the forum PM or email? When was last contact had? Hoping all is well.

No contact with Stanislav27 from first week of May. Does anybody know, what's the matter is?

   

Round 3, Game 1:
stephen t – Sertorians: 6
DanieleC – Romans: 2
Sertorians began by opening a retreat route for their lights. Romans replied with devastating bow and sling fire on their right, eliminating a Sertorian light (0-1). There followed further exchange of missiles and then Sertorians launched mounted charge on their right, eliminating a weakened evading Roman light (1-1). The Romans attacked in the centre with MI and Warriors, with Sertorian lights evading away. A double time brought the Romans into melee with the Sertorian melee units - first strike badly damaged a Roman warrior but a Sertorian HI was destroyed (1-2). Sertorians replied with line command – a hail of javelin fire and good melee rolls devastated the Roman attacking units (4-2). With a gap between the remaining centre forces, skirmishing on the flanks resulted in two more banners for the Sertorians (6-2). Thanks to Daniele for an enjoyable game, much closer than the score indicated.

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