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| Romans are ambushed on the Via Valeria |
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| Opposite end |
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| Italians play a Double Time card |
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| Romans counter attack |
On Sunday out in the shed I played a solo Command & Colors Ancients (CCA) game. The scenario was from the Social War in 90 BC, where a Roman force under Perperna was ambushed on the Via Valeria pass, by an Italian force under Publius Praesentas. There were quite a few special rules and a reduced card deck for this scenario, check out the CCA site if interested:
https://www.commandsandcolors.net/ancients/maps/71-roman-social-wars-90-bc-88-bc/202-x59-via-valeria-90-bc.html
It's probably best played solo, as the Romans don't have much of chance. The Italians got off to a flying start playing a Double Time card (one of two in their hand!). The Romans counter attacked moving away from their column on the road which hampered their ability to fight back. The Romans suffered heavy casualties at the front of the column, their efforts merely delayed the inevitable result, with the Italians wining easily 6-2 victory points.
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| Heavy casualties at the front of the Roman column |
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| Romans have no chance |
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| Italians win easily 6-2 victory points |
