OT2021 Round 4

Game 2

GomJabbar (Roman): 6 Banners

stephent (Britons): 2 Banners

This second game started similar to the first with the Romans advancing boldly across the river on their right flank. One Roman Medium advanced too far and got surrounded and eliminated for the first Briton medal. The Romans retaliated with a Line Command on the now out of position Britons and eliminated a Warrior unit and their leader. The remaining Warrior on the Roman right was down to 1 block but attacked the full strength Roman Medium with a leader and paid the price. It was now 3 to 1 medals for the Romans. The Romans continued pushing on the right and reduced 2 Auxilia units down to minimal blocks. The Britons counter-attacked in the center with Caratacus and 2 Warrior and 2 Auxilia units. Another Roman Medium unit was defeated and a Light left with one block left but the Roman counterattack reduced Caratacus' Warriors down to 1 block and he had to retreat. A well-played Darken the Sky by Britons had terrible dice rolls. 22 dice were rolled and the only result was a flag on the 1 block Light unit which was actually quite beneficial in the end to the Romans, getting it out of harms way.
A final push by the Romans on the right eliminated the 2 battered Auxilia and forced a Light to flee to the board edge. The Britons then went into a hedgehog around Caratacus with a Double Time but to no avail. We had to adjourn the game at that point and then come back later for the finale. It was a very short finale. A Roman Counter-Attack card copied the Double Time and allowed the Romans to surround the 3-block Light on their board edge with a Auxilia and Medium+Leader. 7 dice needing 4/6 sides to score a hit were very good odds. The Light fell to the Auxilia's 3 dice. A win for the Romans.

Thanks Stephen for the games. That was fun!