Finals, part 2
Mark - French - 8 banners 26 casualties
Tarheel - Prussian - 5 banners 35 casualties
The reverse match required me to win 8-3, and lose less than 22 blocks. A pretty high bar.
My initial hand did little to help, but initial maneuvering began. Push came to shove when the French Light cavalry moved up with range of the Prussian HA. So the Prussian cavalry charged, and eliminated one LC on the French Right, but did badly on the Left. Not a great charge, but not really setup too well either. At this stage, my best card was Counterattack, which isn't uncommon. The French counter charge was miserable, rolling 14 straight misses in a row. Brad then played a 2nd Cavalry charge, which was slightly more miserable, 15 misses in a row, though some flags pushed back the French. Overall, a pretty bizarre series of events.
The game moved on, with all the action on the French Right. One desperate card after another to repel the Prussians, but eventually this resolved 6-4 in French favour.
Here the game got very odd indeed. I had to win the scenario 8-3 at least, and if I could force the Prussians out of the towns, I could reduce the Prussian banner count. I had lost 17 blocks, so it was possible. So I didn't want to win the scenario yet, OTOH, Brad was trying to lose quickly. Weird play ensued, but in the end I lost too many blocks and another banner, so I finished it. 8-5
Logfile in 2 parts because I lost connection.
An congrats to Brad on a good win. Wish the first game had gone a bit better.