Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Samnite versus Camillan Roman Basic Impetus Game











I've just finished painting another unit for my Samnites (see photos above) and thought I would try a solo Basic Impetus game with them against my Camillan Romans out in the shed. I bought these A&A and Gripping Beast figures second hand and although they were painted it still took a fair bit of work to get them to a reasonable standard. Most have LBM shield transfers, except for some of the back ranks, which include some rather dodgy hand painted, swastika type shield designs! I think the Italian officer figure was a freebie from an old Ancient Warfare magazine subscription offer.

In the game I gave both sides an extra medium cavalry unit (CM) each and I had to draft in a unit of Velites for the Romans as I didn't have enough painted Leves as skirmishers. The Romans were the attackers and didn't have too much trouble at all against the Samnites. The Samnites caught the Roman Leves who failed to evade early in the game and later also managed to rout one Roman cavalry unit, including the Roman commander. Apart from that it was pretty much a Roman one way street!



View of the table with armies deployed


Samnite right flank near the wood


Samnite left flank - between a rock and a hard place!


Opposite end of the table


Both armies advance


The Linen Legion are the Samnite reserves in the centre


Samnite cavalry skirt the woods


The armies get closer


Samnites charge the Leves who fail to evade


Roman Hastati and Principes charge


Samnites are driven back


Roman Cavalry rout Samnite Cavalry


Samnite army is about to rout

12 comments:

  1. Fast game but beautiful armies! I love your Samnites.

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    1. Thanks Jonathan, they're a very colourful army, hopefully next time they will do a bit better...

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  2. A nice looking game with beautiful and colorful units Cyrus!

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    1. Thanks Phil, I hope they do better next game.

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  3. Two lovely looking armies,I guess the Samnites aren't as resilient as Romans,are their cavalry better?
    Best Iain

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    1. Thanks Iain, they're not too bad in BI list but the Romans are all HI whereas the Samnites are all LI and both cavalry are the same MC.

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  4. Wonderful looking game with beautiful troops - just love the look of Samnites/Oscans.

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  5. Thanks Dean, that's why I like them as well, all the shield designs, colourful tunics and helmet crests, plumes and feathers.

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  6. I'd love to see more close-up shots, those cavalry look ace!

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    1. Thanks fmb, there are some close up shots of them on an earlier post on the Samnites.

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