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| Galatians left, Early Seleucids right |
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| Opposite end of the table |
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| Seleucid right flank |
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| Seleucid centre |
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| Seleucid left flank |
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| Galatian right flank |
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| Galatian centre |
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| Galatian centre |
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| Pisidian allies on the Galatian left flank |
On Sunday morning I played a solo Pacto sized Mortem et Gloriam (MeG) game out in the shed, with the Early Seleucids taking on the Galatians. The armies advanced and were quickly in combat with the Galatian cavalry routed by the Seleucid Companions on their right flank. Meanwhile on the opposite flank the Seleucid line cavalry were routed by the Galatian chariots and combining with the cavalry threatened the Seleucid right flank. The Galatian warriors charged home and were soon engaged in a prolonged slogging match with the Seleucid line. The game seemed quite close and hard fought with wounded and killed commanders on both sides. The resilience of the Seleucid pike with three rather than two bases a unit was vital and in the end they won convincingly 15-4.
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| Armies advance |
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| Galatian cavalry charge Companions |
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| Galatian cavalry are routed |
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| More charges on the Seleucid left flank and centre |
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| Casualties slowly mount |
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| Galatians suffer |
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| Galatian cavalry and chariots break though on the left |
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| They threaten the Seleucid pike's flank |
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| Galatians break |
Fantastic minis and great looking battle!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal it was a fun game.
ReplyDeleteCool looking bash!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray, I thought the Galatians would do better, maybe next time...
ReplyDeleteGreat looking game, are pikes especially resilient in this rule set?
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain, bigger units are, in the Pacto format most units are two bases but pike are three, so break on four hits rather than three. In all versions units break on more than half casualties, skirmishers more than a third.
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