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| Side view of the armies deployed |
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| View of the Iceni from the Roman lines |
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| View of the Roman forces |
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| XX Valeria Victrix with Suetonius Paulinus attached |
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| XIV Gemina with a small cavalry reserve attached |
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| Veteran auxiliaries Roman right flank |
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Veteran auxiliaries Roman left flank
with a small cavalry reserve attached |
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| Britons advance |
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| Iceni warband |
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| Trinovanti warbands |
On Friday afternoon I went over to Rick's place for a game of Strength and Honour. The scenario was Watling Street, with Rick commanding the Romans. The Iceni were the attackers and we both rolled +2 on the auguries. Both forces were deployed fairly close together so it didn't take long before they were in combat. The Iceni pushed backed the Roman auxiliaries on their right flank and threatened their left flank with chariots and light cavalry. The Atrebates were very slow starters and took a couple of turns before committing to forward movement!
The Roman auxiliaries held firm and repulsed all attacks, eventually routing the chariots and one of Iceni warbands. At this stage of the game the setback and disaster cards were mounting for the Iceni but they continued in pressing the attack, pushing back the auxiliaries repeatedly. The Roman line held firm, and the Iceni were unable to break though. In the end the Romans won convincingly, but it was a really fun game with quite a few tense moments for both sides.
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| Sluggish Atrebates warbands |
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| Iceni warband with Boudicca attached |
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| Light cavalry and chariots on the right flank |
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| Iceni charge Gemina XIV |
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| Boudicca urges on her troops |
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| Auxiliaries are pushed back and flanks threatened |
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Auxiliaries repulse all attacks -
routing chariots and an Iceni warband |
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| Auxiliaries are pushed back again |
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| The Roman line holds firm |
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| Iceni break |
