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5 years 9 months ago #2576 by Mark-McG
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OT 2018 Round 4

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5 years 9 months ago #2577 by BrentS
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Mark, do we need a forum thread to be able to upload attachments to posts? This is an "article" and I don't seem to be able to do attachments......I wanted to post the rankings and we'll need to upload game logs.

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5 years 9 months ago #2578 by Mark-McG
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The article has a forum thread flowing from it (as you can see here).

If you post from the article, you can't add attachments, but you can add once in the Forum side. I often type up the report, post it, then go and add the attachments later.

Why this is so I can't say, one of the oddities of web design, but easy to work around.

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5 years 9 months ago - 5 years 9 months ago #2580 by BrentS
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Attached are two documents for the rankings from the end of Round 2 and Round 3 (the current standings). Didn't do one for Round 1 as everybody on the same points had equal strength by default.
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5 years 9 months ago - 5 years 9 months ago #2582 by BrentS
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Getting the ball rolling.....

Round 4 Megalopolis

Game 1
BrentS (Sparta) 7
Tomek (Macedonia) 4

A very tight match that could have gone either way. It started on the Spartan right flank with ranged attacks and cavalry skirmishing causing attrition until a Spartan Darken the Sky forced the Macedonian light cavalry off the field with a double flag. However, a Mounted Charge counter by the Macedonian Medium Cavalry forced my both cavalry into flight and down to 1 block each. The Macedonians moved the action to the centre, advancing two Auxilia to pepper my hoplites but they had no leader support and I took the opportunity to Double Time my phalanx into them, killing one and knocking the other down to 1 block. The Macedonian line duly advanced and hammered mine. I played the Clash of Shields I'd been holding for this moment and the Macedonians Counterattacked it....for a total of 3 hits in 15 leader supported dice between us.....Clash of Daisies :). With our centres shattered and standing at 3 to 4 banners each, we rushed to consolidate. I was able to get my broken cavalry in from my right flank next to a leader, rally them and then advance them to within striking distance of the Macedonian lines...this proved critical. The Macedonians used a Line Command to move up, with a probable winning attack to follow. With an Order 2 Centre the Spartan Medium Cav penetrated through a gap in the Macedonian line, joined by a detached leader, to attack the weakened units sheltering behind, killing a 1 block Warrior and 2 block Medium Cav for the final 2 banners.....luckily, because he would have been cut off the next turn. Great game with lots of drama, strong play by Tomek and bold, desperate plays. Looking forward to part two tomorrow.

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5 years 9 months ago #2583 by Mark-McG
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I'll be travelling between 8-22 June, which will effect my internet access. So please bear with me regarding any questions or updates.

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5 years 9 months ago - 5 years 9 months ago #2584 by Tomek
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Round 4 Megalopolis

Game 2
Tomek (Sparta) 7
BrentS (Macedonia) 3
What glory and sorrow brought that day. At the end Sparta won the battle but the noble Agis was dead and the victory didn't change much. It was short and vicious affair. The sacrifices bought Sparta the favor of the Gods and they were given powerful cards (Mounted charge, two line commands, Command medium and command mounted). With such gifts and a formed battle line there was not much to plan - straight ahead. Spears , stones and arrows were flying both ways but it was a battle to be decided by the clash of the shields. The spartan king died, but then a miracle happened and the old Antipater also followed, as well as his two taxis. it was over.
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5 years 9 months ago #2588 by Cavie
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Round 4 - Megalopolis

Game 1
Cavie - (Spartan) 7 Banners
Michal - (Macedonian) 2 Banners

Game 2
Cavie - (Macedonian) 7 Banners
Michal - (Spartan) 4 Banners

In both games the Spartan right flank/Macedonian left flank saw most of the action. The hills on that side of the field were fought over and most of each battle was decided there. Michal suffered very bad dice on both games and on that side of the battlefield also ended up losing leaders in both games due to my good dice. Hoplites got a chance in each game with the a Mounted Charge order which was fun to see. The 5th block on the special hoplites was a factor as well.
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5 years 9 months ago #2589 by Armada01
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Round 4 Megalopolis

Game 1
Armada01 (Sparta) 7
Gottoman (Macedonia) 5

Macedonia advance on their Right flank and Center while Sparta Reacted. Sparta played 2 mounted charges and 2 I am Spartacus and was able to eak out a win.

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5 years 9 months ago - 5 years 9 months ago #2591 by stormwalker
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Round 4 scipio1zama vs stormwalker

Match 1
scipio1zama (Macedonian): 6 banners
stormwalker (Spartan): 7 banners

This was perhaps the most intense and the longest CCA battle that any of us have ever played! The battle took us 3 hours to finish.

Both armies began with the same idea in mind: harass the enemy with ranged fire attacks with a hope of scoring an easy banner or two. Well, after about an hour Mike pointed out that we were "getting nowhere fast..." with this tactic. At this point, the Spartans lost their patience and decided to attack by playing the Double Time card. Not a bad idea. The only problem was that it failed miserably. The Macedonians withstood the attack, counter attacked and decimated 4 Hoplite units together with their leader. Following those heavy clashes the score was 5-0.

At which point, the Macedonians did something unexpected: they pulled back their slightly weakened heavy forces and decided to secure the last two banners by returning to the initial tactic of harassment. Again not a bad idea and something that those more experienced players tend to do quite often. At first, all was going well for the Macedonians: a cavalry clash on their left wing gave them yet another banner and pushed the remaining Spartan light forces towards the edge of the board. And then the tide started to turn. Thanks to a string of Order Light Troops and Order Center cards the Spartans managed to regroup and started gaining the long-awaited banners. This change was partially due to the just-the-right cards and partially due to some very unlucky rolls as the dice seemed to conspire against the Macedonian army. The Macedonians tried to dispatch one more Spartan unit, most of which were reduced to a single block, but to no avail. The score was 6-5. With a final combination of the Double Time-First Strike-Double Time cards and naturally a bit of luck the Spartans secured the last two banners.

Mike, thank you for playing. This was the most demanding game I have ever played!

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