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| Armies deployed |
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| Syphax's Numidians, Carthaginian left flank |
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| Roman right flank |
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| Carthaginian right flank |
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| Masinissa's Numidians, Roman left flank |
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| Scipio and Laelius command the Roman centre |
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| Early moves |
On Wednesday afternoon I played a solo Command and Colors Ancients (CCA) game out in the shed. The scenario was the Battle of the Great Plains in 203 BC, where Scipio defeated Hasdrubal Gisco, which forced the recall of Hannibal from Italy, the following year. Rather strangely the scenario had no Syphax and his Numidians on the Carthaginians side, so I added two units of light cavalry to cover that. The Carthaginians only have four command cards, while the Romans have six and they move first. It was a very one sided game, the Carthaginians never really got going and in the end were beaten very easily by the Romans 6-1 victory points. Although to be fair there were quite a few Roman units on their last block.
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| Celtiberians advance |
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| Masinissa's Numidians advance |
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| Masinissa's Numidians destroy the Carthaginian cavalry |
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| Syphax's Numidians counter attack |
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| Romans play a decisive Clash of Shields card |
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| Romans win easily 6-1 victory points |
