2007 Open Season

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This year years results so far - 1000pts of WAB with no general and hopefully a different result this time round given all Steve's crowing from last year. Republican Romans and Persia both scoring highly at the moment, a good deal of it at my expense though i think i've got the hang of this manipular formation stuff now...

Sparta!

Okay so 300 wasn't actually all that as a film but it was pretty much inevitable that we'd want to recreate it at some point. In the end we settled for 2500pts apeice with the Spartan hoplitess deploying as a single 1250pt unit lead by Leonidis and supported by 1000pts of peltasts and Theban hoplites.

The first few turns saw duncans persian cavalry threatening the Thebans on the Spartan left flank whilst his archers came forward to ensure we were definitely fighting in the shade. Frustratingly his levy infantry kept well out of reach and all the Spartans could realldo was hold the centre. On the left the Thracian light infantry came forward in a mad rush to intercept the cavalry, a gamble that very nearly paid off but in the end the cavalry managed to grind them down and persued them from the field.

Towards the end Dunc managed to flank the massive spartan unit with his Immortals, eventually supporting them with his levy in the final few turns whilst his light cavalry broke into the rear. Whilst the Spartans typically held their ground, the Theban hoplites, held down by heavy armour and threatened by flanking cavalry were unable to move in to provide support and the game ground on with few decisive moments - in the end we had to settle for a somewhat unsatisfactory draw but we'll kick of the 2007 season with a 1000 pt league - this time with bloody turn limits....

Historically accurate phalanx formation. Ahem.

Veni vidi vici

Right, quick update as it's friday and steve wants some pictures of his all-conquering Romans on here which are currently cutting a swathe through both me and duncans warhammer ancient armies...so much so we've had to concede he got the best of us in 2006 but here's to the new year

Can't believe Feb is here already but we've done well for getting some gaming in, with Steve continuing to prove himself the daddy of WAB he's registered for this years tourney in Nottingham where he'll likely get some stiffer opposition than my picts who seem to be developing a nasty habbit of waiting till they've almost won the day before fleeing to the hills in screaming panic. Skirt wearing lassies.

In the intrests of preserving some gaming dignity in the face of multiple defeats me and Dunc had the idea of a quick 500 pt game with a randomly generated (D20) army from the list below:

1 Roman (Roll further D6): 1-2 Republican (Hannibal) 3-4 Imperial (Rulebook) 5-6 Late (AoA)

2 Spanish (Hannibal)

3 Numidian (Hannibal)

4 Early Gaul (Hannibal)

5 Ligurian (Hannibal)

6 Persian (Roll Further D6): 1-3 Achaemenid Persians (AoA) 4-6 The end of Persia (Alexander)

7 Hittite (Chariot Wars)

8 New Age Egyptian (Chariot Wars)

9 Isrealite (Chariot Wars)

10 Assyrian Or Babylonian (on 4+)(Chariot Wars)

11 Trojan and Mycenaean Greek (Chariot Wars)

12 Ancient Chinese (AoA)

13 Nomadic Hordes (AoA)

14 Barbarian (WAB Rulebook)

15 Carthaginian (Hannibal)

16 Greek (On D6 5+ may be mercenary list from Alexander) (AoA)

17 Macedonian (Alexander)

18 Indian (Roll D6): 1-2 Main list, 3 Classical Indian, 4 Mountain Indian, 5 Republican Indian, 6 Mauryan Indian (Alexander)

19 Frontier Horsemen (Alexander)

20 Thracians (Alexander)

No characters, elephants or warmachines are allowed, obviously the facing armies can be by agreement but this gives the opportunity to try out different lists. Our first game took less than an hour and I did finally manage a win...

Also managed to get some photo's on here; my 8th army Motor company for Flames of War which are about halfway towards 1500pts so might have them finished by next month.