Etruscans versus Camillan Romans Midgard Game

 

Armies deployed from the Etruscan side

From the Roman side

A tribune and equites on the Roman left flank

Etruscan cavalry on the right flank

Equites on the Roman right flank

Last Sunday Rick, Gary and I met down at the Vikings Club for the Canberra Regional Wargame Group's monthly meeting. We played an Etruscans versus Camillan Romans Midgard game, with Rick and Gary the Roman attackers, I was the defenders with the Etruscans. It was pretty quiet at the club, as a lot of people were away playing comps, in the two day Anzac Cup event at the Australian Defence Force Academy. Allan and Rodger came over and watched our game and provided much needed advice/instruction on the rules. The two sides were fairly evenly matched and we wasted no time getting down to brass tacks. 

Cavalry combat on both flanks went the way of the Etruscans. A tribune was killed and both Roman equites were destroyed, the bonus reputation tokens earned by the Romans for first charges were quickly gone. The infantry combat in the centre would decide the game as usual. The Roman infantry charged but Gary had his usual bad luck with dice and the Etruscan infantry were able to route several units. The Etruscan army commander was killed and several Etruscan infantry units were at half strength. On the left flank the Etruscan cavalry with an attached commander charged a Roman leves unit which was risky as they were half strength with two out of three stamina gone but they were able to finish the leves off to end the game.

Etruscan cavalry left flank

Equites are destroyed

Charge and countercharge on the Etruscan left

Roman infantry charge 

Action on the Roman left flank 

Roman leves are destroyed, Etruscans win the game