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| Indians on the left, Persians on the right |
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| Opposite end of the table |
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| Persian cavalry and Greek hoplites |
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| Indian right flank |
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| Darius, Persian cavalry and Kardakes |
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| Indian left flank advances |
On Wednesday afternoon Garry and Craig came over to my place and we played a Pacto sized Mortem et Gloriam (MeG) game out in the shed. Craig and I commanded the Indians, while Garry commanded the Late Achaemenid Persians. The Indian left flank got off to a bad start with the four horse chariots and elephants charging Greek hoplites, only to be routed in the same turn. After some desultory shooting by the Indians in the centre, the Persians closed in combat. The Indians tried the same tactic on the right flank but the Persian cavalry ran away. At this point we ran out of time but with both sides committed in combat, the Persians definitely had the upper hand.
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| Armies close |
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| Indian chariots and elephants charge Greek hoplites |
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| Indian chariots and elephants are broken |
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| Indians shoot in the centre |
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| Indian chariots and elephants charge |
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| Persian cavalry run away |
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| Final turn the Persians have the advantage |
Excellent looking armies sir!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal, they’re both very colourful.
DeleteGreat looking game!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Thanks Christopher, it was fun to get the Indians and Persians out for a game.
DeleteGreat looking game with beautiful troops as always! Have yet to see these rules played in our local gaming group(s). Looks good though!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean, it's designed as a 15mm competition set but works fine for 28mm too, you do need a lot of bases and figures even for Pacto.
ReplyDeleteLovely looking armies, to be fair you had just painted the Indian reinforcements so it was bound to end badly for them!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain, always the way, newly painted troops get thrashed!
ReplyDeleteWonderful game from the simple elegance of the sand terrain to the lovely figures and, of course *elephants* and *chariots*!!!
ReplyDeleteRegards, James
Thanks James, fun armies even though we ran out of time.
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