My first time playing against MarkMcG, it was a pleasure!
Battle 1: The disagreement opened with some pretty extensive skirmishing by both parties, followed by Mark pressing in with his right wing. I was lucky enought to get a double time card on the initial draw, and sent in four warrior and Crixus into the center of his slightly dispersed army. He was able to crush them, at some attritional cost. The battle then devolved into a slogging match, with me sending one forlorn light cavalry to finish off a wounded Roman light infantry. Moments later they fell themselves by being pocketed by the victorious Romans.
Mark (Romans) won 6 banners, lost 16 blocks
Ken (Carthaginians) won 2 banners, lost 29 blocks
Battle 2: The battle again opened with skirmishing, until Mark swung the left flank of the warrior infantry (including Crixus) against the Roman right. Bloodied but unbeaten, the Romans rallied and counterattacked, with Crixus falling in the warrior retreat to a very (un?)lucky blow. The Romans again pressed the right and center with a timely line command and leadership cards. Mark decided to unleash the Warriors, who were again beaten back in a war of attrition. Pressed from the right and left, the leaderless Slave army disintegrated.
Ken (Romans) won 6 banners, lost 16 blocks
Mark (Carthaginians) won 1 banner, lost 28 blocks
It is a tough scenario for the Slave army, with your main strength in glass hammers pinned against impassable terrain, but we had a very close pair. I was definitely helped along by the double time card as the Carthaginians, a line command card as the Romans, and the lucky shot at Crixus. One die throw different and it would be Mark's pair.
Thank you again for the tournament and games!
