Late Republican Roman versus Mithridatic Pontic ADLG Game

 

View of the table from the Pontic side

Side view

Roman attackers advance

Light cavalry skirmish on the Pontic right flank

Roman centre with fortified camp

Pontic left flank

Last Friday afternoon Craig and Garry came over and we played a Late Republican Roman versus Mithridatic Pontic ADLG game out in the shed. The Pontic right flank was in trouble early in the game and the situation only deteriorated from there. The Pontic left flank was more successful and managed to survive and even win several messy combats with their cataphracts. In the centre the Roman legionaries gradually ground down the Pontic imitation legionaries and Galatians. It was a straightforward and convincing victory for the Romans once the Pontic left flank and centre were destroyed.

Light cavalry combat

Centre closes

Pontic right flank already under pressure

Pontic left flank is looking better

Pontic centre has gaps

Messy combat on the Pontic left

Pontics versus Late Republican Romans Mortem et Gloriam Game

 

Romans deployed on the left, Pontics on the right

Opposite end

Pontic light horse, cataphracts and cavalry

Romans defend the hill near their camp

Pontic left wing advances

Last Friday afternoon Garry came over to my place with his beloved Pontic army. He used to run the Pontics in comps back in the days of WRG 5th and 6th edition. We played a 6000 point Magna Mortem et Gloriam (MeG) game with my Late Republican Romans taking on his Pontics. The Romans deployed defensively on a hill, while the Pontics were more aggressive and had a hard time fitting all their troops on the table edge. We had a late start to the game and were pretty slow playing it as we both haven't played MeG for a while. In the end we ran out of time and the game was a draw. It was good fun to get the troops out and a highlight for the Romans was when they broke the Bastarnae. Hopefully we will get some more MeG games in soon.

Pontic centre advances

Bastarnae charge the legions

Bastarnae break

Game is a draw

Marian Roman versus Pontic Basic Impetus Game

Marian Romans on the left, Pontics on the right

Romans advance

Pontic Noble cavalry

Pontic Chalkaspides (Bronze Shields) and Galatians

Infantry close in the centre

Roman legionaries get stuck in to the Pontic infantry

Spanish cavalry

Last Sunday Garry, Gary, Craig and I met down at the Vikings Club in Lanyon for the Capital Region Wargames Group's monthly meeting. We played two games, the first of these was a Marian Roman versus Pontic Basic Impetus game with two armies and commanders on each side. Garry and Gary commanded the Pontics, while Craig and I commanded the Romans.


For once Craig had some good luck with his dice, while Gary seemed to only throw sixes when doing cohesion tests! Soon the Pontic forces on the Roman left flank were in strife. On the Roman right flank the fighting was very close until the final turn when the Pontics managed to rout the Romans. Overall it was a Roman victory as the Pontics really got hammered on the Roman left flank. In the afternoon we played a Chariots Rampant game but I will save that for a separate post.

Spanish Caetrati

Roman left flank eventually rout the Pontics

Roman right flank

Spanish cavalry retreat

The fighting on the Roman right flank is very close

Spanish Scutarii

Roman right flank routs on the final turn

Pontic Chalkaspides (Bronze Shields) hold their ground