Trying to get as many games as we can before my son (and last game partner) goes back to college
War & Conquest: Macedon v. Carthage - 3000 points
Well, what other dice are you going to use fo ran Ancients game?
View from Carthage left - the Macedonian right wing. Some overlap between photos
Macedonian center
Macedonian left wing
Left flank
Center
Carthage right flank
Opening moves - Numidians skirmish with Thracians and Greek light cav on the Carthage right
Prodromoi lancers try to run down some Balaeric slingers (they evade)
But crash into supporting infantry (African vets on the left, Spanish on the right).
It did not go well for the lancers
Gaulish cavalry contend with a unit of Thracian light infantry
On the Carthage left - Spanish med cav tangle with Thessalian cav.
The Spanish won - but it took awhile.
Alexander (far right) & his companions about to make quick work of the Spanish heavy cav
Duel of skirmishers: two units of Numidians v Agrianians
Alexander has turned a flank - but Hannibal has him cornered
The scrum in the middle. Alexanders phalanxes will do better than the Romans did
Having beat off the Gaulish lt cav - the Thracians now have to fight the heavies
Although the overall battle goes good for Alexander - things don't look good for him personally
On the left - a understrength unit of Gauls takes on Greek Hoplites;
On the right a titanic struggle between Hannibal's African vets and Alexander's Hypaspists.
The hypsters would eventually win - but it took several turns.
The end of Alexander: pinned by African vets, he is flanked by Spanish Lt Cav
Hannibal bought it himself a turn or so earlier
This is what happens when your 22 year-old son hexes you as you roll the dice:
In the end - a fairly convincing victory for the Macedonians
A great time for all
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