Crustinuts has broken with tradition and has marched into the Arverni territory in the middle of winter,hoping to defeat Litelmix,and end the Gallic revolution quickly.
Top photo shows the terrain map,and the moves hoping to be done by the auxiliary troops,who are looking for a bridge that deserters from Litelmix,has informed them of.Bottom photo shows board before any movement.
The battle for the bridge is about to begin!!
Both sides ordered their flank cavalry to engage,supported by infantry,whilst the main troops stood and watched,awaiting the outcome of the Bridge battle!
The aux. troops eventually won the battle and drove the warbands off the board-the smoke signal was lit,and the main bodies moved into contact-but what of the flanks?
Well,both flanks saw the aux. infantry wiped out,but also the Gallic cavalry were wiped out!What a tussle! This left the Roman cavalry free to threaten any forward movement by the Gauls!!
Top photo shows the main lines advancing onto each other,bottom photo shows the Roman threat,which was taking place on both flanks.Litelmix has sent his third line of "Youths" (of very little fighting ability) to hold up the Aux. troops under Arsolius,who are now threatening the Gallic rear.
Top shows the "Youths" getting "knocked about" by the Aux. troops-bottom shows the first lines engaged,with the Gallic second line being slaughtered by the flanking troops!!-this is brilliant stuff(I think!)
In the top photo the Gauls have been "pila'd"(is that a word?) and are now being treat to the "Gladius shuffle" which they did not like!!-bottom photo shows the warbands being dispersed by the Roman cavalry-this was the end of the battle!
About to be surrounded,the Arverni army ceased to exist!But.......................
Litelmix managed to escape and fled Northwards to seek the protection of his distant relative,the king of the CARNUTES tribe,Pickenmix(they don't get any better do they?)
However Crustinuts and Arsolius went into winter quarters to plan the next campaign which would have to be against the Carnutes tribe in Northern Gaul.
Another excellent solo game... many thanks for posting these. Although I don't always get a chance to comment they are much appreciated.
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Hi Mike,glad to see you're still with us!-Thanks for comments,I'm really enjoying these solo games,using simplistic rules is right down my street-keep reading and keeping well.
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Clearly you're made from the same stuff as Mark Anthony! Well done the Romans. Love your colouring in of vintage images too. Tinting even. Will you be adding reinforcements to either side whilst they weather the winter? Cheers, Chris :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Chris,some are coloured by my fair hand,others are photo-copied straight from a book on Alesia,which is full of these Victorian type prints-funny you should mention "reinforcements"!!!!!!
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Illustrated scenarios? I told you John that there is a ready market for your lovely scenarios and with illustrations its an even better idea.I hope you have copies of all your scenarios because I can see me and you doing alright out of the idea.
ReplyDeleteYo Robbie-I am keeping an illustrated "diary" of this campaign(which seems to keep growing day by day) so you never know! I can't remember going into partnership with you,what do you mean "me and you??"
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Brian
ReplyDeleteDon't you think they'd make a lovely business couple
Could call it "hobby harmony"
Paul,more like "Bonnie and Clyde" or Laurel and Hardy!!
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Could you go into Partnership with Robbie? What's his role Public Relations !!!
DeleteIt could work,as long as he didn't talk!!
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Great game John - as always your character names are inspired!
ReplyDeleteAhoy Matey,THE WIFE thinks I've lost the plot,and so do I at times!!!-glad you enjoyed the write-up of the game-my camera doesn't like taking photo's with a white background,so I think that's the last of Winter Campaigning!!Cheers
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