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| View of the table from the Almoravid side |
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| From the Spanish side |
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| Forces advance |
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| Black Guard, Berber infantry and camels |
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| Moors on the left flank |
On Thursday afternoon Garry and Rob came over and we played a Reconquista Midgard game out in the shed. We were a bit rusty with rules as we haven't played a game since March earlier in the year. Garry was El Cid and commanded the Spanish attackers, while I commanded the Almoravid Moors. Rob watched and provided rule assistance, especially keeping track of all the different general, heroic and unit traits (pp. 66-74). We used the suggested 300 point army lists in the rules (pp. 102-105).
The Spanish caballeros charged on both flanks and soon had the Berber infantry destroyed and retreating. Single combat between El Cid and Muhammad Ibn Tashfin, the respective army commanders, saw both leaders wounded and reduced by two levels. The Spanish caballeros proved very powerful with their Thunderous Charge and were able to maintain their momentum destroying Berber infantry units. The Black Guard destroyed one unit of caballeros forcing El Cid to flee to another unit. Another caballeros unit was destroyed by Berber infantry but by then Moors had lost another unit and their last reputation token.
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| Spanish right flank and centre |
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| Spanish Caballeros charge on both flanks |
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| Berber infantry are destroyed and retreat |
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| Spanish victory - another unit bites the dust! |
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Alvar Fanez alone heroically fights
the Almoravid camel riders |
Lovely looking game, sounded pretty balanced, until it wasn't! How did you think the rules played out,still got them on the shelf, haven't had a chance to have a go yet?
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Thanks Iain, it was fun. I thought the Thunderous Charge made the caballeros a bit powerful, hitting on 4+ in first combat but I was on the receiving end of it. You pay for all the traits in points and they’re all optional.
DeleteAwesome looking battle - great to see camelry there too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean, I used the camels as light riders, I have to paint more cavalry.
DeleteGreat looking game! I've been wanting to try Midguard just haven't got around to it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Christopher, it’s a fun set, once your heroes start dying it’s all downhill.
DeleteGood looking game and a big win for El Cid too! Lovely looking miniatures on the table and the game sounded like good fun.
ReplyDeleteThanks Donnie, it was a big win for El Cid, still a fun game.
DeleteGreat looking game with really cool rules for big battles!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal, it was good to play a game with the Moors and Spanish.
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