Stanislav27 (Macedonian) - Talonz (Spartan) 5-7
Talonz (Macedonian) - Stanislav27 (Spartan) 4-7
Thanks a lot for the extension of the deadline. For the two of us, it was definitely worth it. Two thrilling and extremely bloody battles. Especially the first one became a huge, bloody brawl very early on with Talonz slaying a Macedonian leader early on and keeping the pressure until the very end. Yours truly attempted a "clever maneuver", feeling certain that the nameless Spartan leader would be chased off the field AND count as a victory banner. Yours truly, however, had misread the rules and thus missed a chance for Antipater to steal the glory by attacking Agis' weakened unit. Talonz was effective in the mop-up operation and seized victory immediately thereafter.
The second one was a more tense affair with action all over the field. The decisive moment was when the well-organized Spartan line withstood a powerful charge by the Macedonian infantry, scored a number of hits on the battle back and then immediately followed up with a charge across the line. Talonz never got to use his Clash of Shield, but did succeed with an audacious cavalry charge on the Spartan right, routing the startled medium cavalry. The depleted Spartan units in the left and centre re-organized however, withstood a final, desperate charge by a Macedonian medium infantry and won the day in the end.
Thanks a lot to Geoff (Talonz) for two tough, but very fun matches!