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| Romans on the left, Carthaginians on the right |
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| View from the Carthaginian lines |
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| View from the Roman lines |
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| Velites attack Carthaginian Elephants |
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| Carthaginian right flank |
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| Roman left flank |
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| Velites are forced to retreat |
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| Marcius with Principes and Triarii |
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| Scipio with Principes and Hastai |
Last Wednesday night Rick and I met down at the Vikings Club and played a Second Punic War Command and Colors Ancients game. The scenario was the Battle of Ilipa 206 BC in Spain with Scipio taking on Hasdrubal Gisgo. Rick commanded the Romans while I commanded the Carthaginians. Although the Carthaginians out numbered the Romans by a single unit in the scenario, they were up against it with only four command cards and a single commander, compared to the Romans six command cards and two commanders. In the end the Romans won a decisive victory with seven to two victory banners. The game followed the actual historical result with the Romans winning on both flanks while the Carthaginian centre was stranded.
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| Action on the Carthaginian right flank |
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| Carthaginian centre |
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| Hasdrubal Gisgo and Libyan spearmen |
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| Gallic cavalry and Carthaginian elephants |
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| Spanish Scutarii and Caetrati attack |
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| Gallic cavalry attack Velites to no effect |
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| Roman cavalry account for Numidian cavalry |
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| Carthaginian elephants are destroyed - the final nail in the coffin! |
