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