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1 year 5 months ago #4453 by Mark-McG
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I haven't had a chance to use the new module, but if the module is the problem, revert to the previous version.

 

"I will either find a way, or make one."
attrib to Hannibal Barca

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1 year 5 months ago #4454 by BrentS
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I've had feedback from Mark (RiverWanderer) and the issue may have been that there are two end turn buttons, one in the player's card window, and one in the main game toolbar.....the first just ends the turn, the second ends turn and draws a card. I thought I was using the card window toolbar only, but it's possible that sometimes I wasn't (habit from previous modules is that the end turn button is in the main toolbar window).

One to watch out for.......although I wonder, Mark, if it might not be better to simplify and have one end turn button only to avoid these sorts of mistakes. If that's where things went astray I'm sure I won't be the only one.

Brent.

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1 year 5 months ago - 1 year 5 months ago #4455 by BrentS
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I haven't had a chance to use the new module, but if the module is the problem, revert to the previous version.

 
I think we have a solution but I've also offered Daniel this option.

Brent.
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1 year 5 months ago - 1 year 5 months ago #4460 by BrentS
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I’ve corresponded with Daniel, hoping he’d have a change of heart, but unfortunately he’s confirmed he won’t continue. 

I’ll report our match as it was a good one, despite the module issues, and deserves an AAR. 

BrentS (Armenian) 6 banners 

Cap (Roman) 7 banners 

Rome played a perfect early game, making a slow, patient, deadly advance. The Armenians occupied the hill on their right wing with an Auxilia and formed a firing line with their range 3 units on their left, preparing a Darken the Sky……that randomly went into the discard pile due to the technical issues with the card draw. Things went further south for them from there as Rome destroyed the Auxilia occupying the hill with ranged fire and put the squeeze on the light Armenian left flank cavalry, forcing them to evade to their baseline. Some escaped, one died. This left the Armenians with an empty left flank and half their hand now dead Order Left cards…..never a good look. 

It’s an interesting challenge playing an army with one leader against an enemy with two or more. Mobility is key and Tigranes really got his step count up. First to the right flank until it was forced back and went quiet, then back to the centre, then a Double Time to the left flank to bolster it against complete collapse, then back to the right flank to join the cavalry for a desperate move to try to salvage the battle. 

The dramatic culmination of the battle came when Tigranes advanced his main cavalry force on the right. Sometimes this is a feint to divert the enemy from pressing a weakened position and Rome ignored (or couldn’t respond to) the Armenian cavalry and continued their push against the crumbling Armenian left. Usually the correct move but this time it wasn’t a feint. Tigranes went all in with two consecutive Cavalry Charges, a desperate play to get something out of the battle. It was successful, killing several Roman units and Lucullus on a leader check and coming to within one banner of victory. The counter was inevitable and Rome cut off the cavalry retreat paths, wiped them out and put Tigranes to the harrowing test of a leader escape, which he survived. 

With banner count at 6 apiece, Tigranes advanced his infantry for the possibility of a win but his unit was killed on a 4 hit battle back from a Roman heavy, giving the Romans victory in a dramatic and closely fought battle. 

Despite our technical issues I really enjoyed this battle. It’s an interesting challenge trying to manage an army with a single leader. You have to put him in danger and it’s a disaster if he’s killed but thankfully that didn’t happen to Tigranes this time. 

This was probably a very good result for the Armenians but nothing is certain in C&C. It was set up for an interesting second battle.

Brent.
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1 year 4 months ago - 1 year 4 months ago #4472 by taliapharaoh
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Marco (Romans) 7 banners  23 blocks lost
Travis (Armenians) 5 banners  30 blocks lost

After winning 7-4 in game one, I didn't think it would be too hard to get a few banners early and pick my spot for a climactic rush to get the banners I needed for an overall victory.  I was completely mistaken.

Marco outclassed me in this matchup throughout, anticipating my moves and keeping me off balance with various movements on the right and left as well as getting the better of the ranged exchange (despite getting only 1 hit on a well-played DTS card).  After reacting to his moves, I decided to try to bait a trap and perhaps set up a multi-turn advance with my cavalry, but his battle-back rolls were tremendous and left me with several weakened units. In desperation, I advanced two doomed one-block units in the hopes of weakening a unit or two, and drawing out a possible FS card. The sacrificial lambs fell, but ultimately did their job in the process.  

However, when Marco advanced on my cavalry and scored a double helmet on an evade, I feared all was lost.  Fortunately, I was able to garner some amazing rolls in a four-banner turn with a desperation charge, and forced his leader to evade through my HC, which scored a lone hit and secured the victory.

Again, Marco played it perfectly, but I fortunately got the rolls when I needed them most.  An excellent pair of games against an excellent opponent.
 
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