Spartans versus Athenians Midgard Game

 

Spartans and Athenians deployed

Opposite end

Forces advance

Spartan medium cavalry rout Athenian light cavalry

Last Wednesday afternoon Craig came over and we played another Midgard game out in the shed. The armies were Spartans and Athenians of the Peloponnesian War. Craig was the attacker with his Athenians and I was the defender with my Spartans. Craig's Athenians had three heroes, eight hoplite units (warriors heavy infantry), two peltast units (warriors heavy infantry with missiles), three skirmisher units (two slingers, one archers) and two light cavalry units (light riders scouts). My Spartans had four heroes, four Spartan hoplite units (warriors heavy infantry), three allied hoplite units (warriors heavy infantry), two Skiritai units (skirmishers light infantry), two skirmisher units (slingers), one Spartan medium cavalry unit (heavy riders medium cavalry) and one Spartan light cavalry unit (light riders scouts). 

Craig had chosen the Omens trait for one of his heroes but rolled a one and immediately lost two reputation tokens! It was not looking good for the Athenians from the outset and their luck with dice didn't improve. The Spartan medium cavalry with attached hero routed an Athenian light cavalry unit and accounted for the other light cavalry unit later in the game. The Spartan light cavalry were shot up and eventually destroyed by the Athenian slingers. Back in the centre the two Athenian peltast units were routed by the Skiritai and allied hoplites who also eventually killed the attached Athenian hero. By the time the Spartan hoplites charged in the centre, it was all over, the Athenians had lost their final reputation token. It was a good win for the Spartans, the first I can remember, we've played a lot of ADLG games, but the Athenians had really terrible luck the whole game.

They line up a charge on the other
Athenian light cavalry unit

Skiritai chase evading skirmishers

Spartan allied hoplites rout Athenian peltasts 

Spartan medium cavalry rout
Athenian light cavalry

Spartan hoplites charge in the centre but
the Athenians have lost their final reputation token

Hatti versus Wilusa Midgard Game

 

Hittites and Trojans deployed

Opposite end

Hittite right flank

Hittite left flank

Trojan right flank

Chariots advance

Trojan chariots charge, Hittites countercharge

Last Sunday Rick, Gary, Rob and I met down at Vikings Club in Lanyon for the monthly meeting of the Canberra Regional Wargames Group. We played a Hittites versus Trojans Midgard game, with Rick and Gary commanding the Trojan defenders and Rob and I commanding the Hittite attackers. The two forces advanced, skirmishers exchanging fire, then the Trojan chariots charged and the Hittite chariots countercharged. Sarpedon, the Lycian king and Trojan ally, was killed, an early casualty. 

In the centre the infantry closed in combat and the chariot combat continued. Eventually the Hittite chariots were destroyed and the now unattached Hittite hero evaded. On the Trojan right flank some spearmen finally managed to catch the Hittite chariots but the Hittites had the advantage in the infantry combat in the centre. A Hittite spearmen unit with attached commander was able to rout the Lycian warriors to finish the game.

Sarpedon is killed

Skirmishers shoot

Infantry close in the centre, chariot combat continues

Hittite chariots are destroyed, Hittite hero evades

Trojan spearmen finally catch Hittite chariots

Hittite archers and Trojan chariots both turn and face

Hittite spearmen rout the Lycian warriors,
finishing the game

Amorite Kingdoms Chariots

 

Here are two Amorite Kingdoms chariots from the time of King Hammurabi of Babylon (c.1792 - c.1750 BC) that I painted about fifteen years. These are Warlord Games figures. 

Etruscan Cavalry

 

Here are some Etruscan cavalry that I've just finished painting. The figures are all by Aventine Miniatures with LBM shield transfers. I posted photos of some Samnite cavalry earlier in the month with the same backdrop but realised this was a duplicate post and deleted it! Anyway I’ve finally finished some Etruscan cavalry, and have started work on more Aventine figures, this time 1st Class Etruscan hoplites.

Late Roman Infantry - Prima Flavia Gallicana Constantia

 

Here are some Late Roman infantry from the archives. These are the Prima Flavia Gallicana Constantia, a pseudocomitatenses unit listed in the Notitia Dignitatum as part of the Magister Peditum’s infantry roster but assigned to the Magister Equitum’s Gallic command. Here’s the link to Luke Ueda Sarson’s site listing them, for those that are interested:

lukeuedasarson.com/NDprimaFlaviaGallicanaConstantia.html

This is an entire box of the Gripping Beast plastics with command figures, spearmen and rear rank archers that I painted about ten years ago when they first came out. The shield transfers are all LBM/Victrix.

Hellespont 321 BC - Command and Colors Ancients Game

 

Initial deployment view from
Eumenes' cavalry on the right flank 

Initial deployment view from 
Craterus' cavalry on the right flank 

Pharnabazus's Persian cavalry attack Craterus' cavalry

Side view

Pharnabazus' Persian cavalry lose two
units and are forced to retreat

On Sunday Rick, Gary, Rob and I met down at Vikings Club in Lanyon for the monthly meeting of the Canberra Regional Wargames Group. We played a Successors CCA game, the scenario was the battle of Hellespont in 321 BC, Eumenes versus Craterus. We diced for sides, Rob and I commanded Eumenes’ army and Rick and Gary commanded Craterus’ army. This was a quite an evenly matched scenario, Craterus had the advantage in pike, while Eumenes had the advantage in cavalry. Craterus moved first and had five command cards and Eumenes had six command cards. The only change I made, was the addition of an extra commander, so there was one in each of the three sections - left, centre and right for both sides.

Pharnabazus' Persian cavalry attacked Craterus' cavalry on Eumenes' left flank. This didn't go quite according to plan and two units were destroyed and the remaining unit forced to retreat. In the centre Craterus' light infantry charged Eumenes' auxilia and the pike on both sides moved closer. Pharnabazus' cavalry tried again and charged Craterus' cavalry, killing Craterus and destroying his cavalry. The game was level pegging but would be decided with the pike in the centre. In the end Craterus' pike won a tense and hard fought game with 6-5 victory points.

A Greek priest examines the auguries

Light infantry charge auxilia and the pike close

Pharnabazus' Persian cavalry try again,
Craterus is killed and his cavalry destroyed

Eumenes' cavalry advance

The game is decided with the pike in the centre

Craterus' pike come up trumps with a tense
and hard fought win 6-5 victory points