416 Abruttius (251 AD)

Abruttius - 251 AD
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416 Abritus (251 AD)

Just played this solitaire last night and it came down to a Roman cavalry charge that netted them 2 banners, and a 6-5 win. Very exciting and balanced scenario.

"Imperial Legions rule is in effect for both armies."

Why both armies? Surely only applies to the Roman army.

probably an error, but since Imperial Legions applies only to Medium & Heavy Infantry, it is defacto Roman only.

Hi everyone,

Just one quick question:

A light unit is on a marsh and wants to evade; does it have to stop (while evading) on the adjecent hex?

Thanks for your time,
Erik.

Erik Uitdebroeck wrote:

A light unit is on a marsh and wants to evade; does it have to stop (while evading) on the adjecent hex?

 

no

www.commandsandcolors.net/ancients/the-g...ains/1074-marsh.html

Evading (and retreat) are not normal moves

Thanks for the quick reply.

Erik.

Our group played this six times, with four wins for the Goths and two for the Romans - in other words, in line with the stats above. However, one Goth win was 6-5 and could have gone either way, so with a following wind the Romans have a chance. The key is not to be afraid of moving into the marshes as the die roll reductions nullify the Goth warrior advantage when fighting Roman auxilia. It's a good scenario and relatively short, with no game of ours running beyond 40 minutes.