Monday, April 13, 2026

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 and I was the Etruscan defenders. 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. Alan and Roger 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, a half strength Etruscan infantry unit down to their last stamina point, charged with an attached commander, a Roman leves unit and 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


8 comments:

  1. Great looking game and fantastic armies!

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    1. Thanks Michal, it was a lot of fun and a pretty close game in the end.

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  2. Good looking game, two lovely looking armies.Good win for the Etruscans.

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    1. Thanks Donnie, I was pretty lucky with the dice, always helps!

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  3. Great photos of marvellous painted units, tribune was killed Etruscan army commander was killed, umm....by any chance the Roman tribune was Aulus Cornelius Cossus killed the Etruscan king and army commander Lars Tolumnius in single combat? :o) cheers!

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    1. Thanks Phil, no we didn’t do any single combats in the game, it’s very much part of the rules but it’s risky as well.

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  4. Cool looking game, good to see an Etruscan army on the tabletop.

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    1. Thanks Ray, it was good to have a game with them.

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