MT62 Final, GAME 2, EPIC 004 - ZAMA
MichalK (mk20336) vs. Togan
mk20336 (Rome) - 11 Banners Won, 55 Blocks Lost
Togan (Carthage) - 14 Banners Won, 40 Blocks Lost
We just finished our second final game. What an exciting 2,5 hours it was... Let me tell you a little - the rest in the log file (it is interrupted just before last Togan attacks so really a small portion is missing)
We started slowly, I managed to put some lights to prevent dreadful Elephants in center - two of them were even dispatched. I lacked cards on left so my Med Cav was immobilized. I tried to attack with Numidians on right - the curious 3 light rolls on three 1d range shots was strange, but then I was repulsed.
I was like 3-3 when things started to get messy. Really messy - Elephants got Mounted Charge, my Light Cav on right was repulsed and it was 3-7 before I realized what is going on.
That was high time to do something - all my surplus from first game was gone. So I planned a round - which I will remember for a long time... Two Double Times plus Mounted Charge which scored me 6 points and moved the result to 9-7.
So you think it is easy now? Only two points to secure victory? And you have attack on lonely,unsupported 1 block medium cavalry, with your full-strength MC and leader? Piece of cake... unless you miss totally, and battle back wipes-out your cavalry AND leader.
Last turns was kind of cat-and-mouse, very tense play in which, somehow, I managed minimally to prevail.
I really like EPIC format - there is time, place and possibility to plan long-term, the leaders are really precious and simply, you cannot win by sheer lack due to number of banners.
Mark - thanks for another superbly organized MT.
Togan - thanks for such exciting games, pleasure to play with you!