Ilorca OT2020
Mike Stanley (scipio1zama) played the Romans – won 6 banners, lost 25 blocks
Togan Alper played the Carthaginians – won 5 banners, lost 32 blocks
Hills and broken ground make for weakened attacks and a longer game, but we sure had fun. Most of the battles took place in the center, swirling around those hills and broken ground. I lost 5 of my 6 Roman units in the center, while he lost both Warriors and an Auxilia – and 2 LC from his right, but not before they took out my 1-block HI and MI, damaged in the earlier battles. His third LC was badly damaged, and withdrew to the rear rank, and the fighting switched over to the Roman right. After an exchange of pila, our HI and MI advanced to meet, and I was able to get 3 hits on a Carthaginian HI, but couldn’t take him out. Facing 2 HI with a leader, I thought I was in trouble. Unfortunately for Togan, the end saw the Carthaginians with two Right Flank cards, two Medium Infantry cards and a Mounted Charge – none of which were helpful. I was able to eliminate the damaged HI for the 6th banner in a close-fought, tense and exciting game.
Vassal hiccupped part way through the game, and unbeknown to me, My LogFile stopped running when I re-synched.