DDBA Mongols vs Teutons/Poles Part2

Right, the conclusion to our Mongol vs Poles/Teutons game.....

Mongol Light Horse split up, some engage the Teuton Turcopoles.

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Oh No.... Here it goes. The Teutonic Knights get first blood.

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Now there's a gap in the Mongol Line.

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On the other flank the Mongol Light Horse have open space.

Jack places a lone Polish Light Horse on sentry duty.....

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Now this is a situation I've been through before.

The Teuton 'Steamroller' gathers pace, two more kills to the brethren.

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Jack doesn't want to be outdone by his sister, the Polish Knights kill two more.

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At last the Mongol Light Horse reach the Teuton/Polish camp....

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Stalemate on the flank though... The combats fizzle out.

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I ready the Mongol Cavalry....

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EErrrr... Bad odds for the Polish Light Horse.

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The centre of both armies stare across at each other....

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RaHoo! At last the 'Dice Gods' shine down on the Mongols.

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Teutonic Knights in full flow...

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Bad odds for the Mongol Lights.... But help is on the way.

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The Polish Light Horse leg it big style. I taunt Jack...

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Rahoo! I forgot, you get 4 kills for capturing an enemy camp in Double DBA.

The game is all to play for now. Though it's too late for 'Uncle Ogedai'...

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Come on... Mongol Light Horse race to surround the Polish Knights.

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I taunt the Horrors, that Mongol victory is coming.....

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Battle overview from behind the Teuton/Polish side.

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....Ggggrrrr! Now Jack & Amy are smiling again.

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....GGGGGRRRRR!!! Another Mongol Loss, 1 to go for the horrors.

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This is it! The Polish knights are surrounded.

The Great Mongol Victory is coming.....

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The Mongol Cavalry manage to gang up on a lone Teutonic Knight.

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Oh too late, Mongol Light Horse race to attack the Teutons...

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One Kill more for the Mongols....

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RaHOO!! It's now evenly matched....

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.....but with a typical outcome, the 'Dice Gods' abandon me for the final combat.

Jack & Amy are victorious, they let me know it as well!

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Good game, good game. Though it would of been a sneaky win if the Mongols had got that one. Both Jack & I forgot that capturing the enemy camp is worth four elements in DDBA. That changed things when we realised half way through. Still I can't take anything away from the Teuton & Polish Knghts, they did the damage. I should of got the Mongol Lights to encircle the enemy much quicker than I did, it could of made a big difference.

DDBA Mongols vs Teutons/Poles Part1

Oh dear, we've been neglecting this site in favour of DBA with guns on our other blog. Not to worry DBA purists, here's a clash between the Mongols & an alliance of Teutonic Knights with the Poles. Inspiration for this one due to this lovely piccy from Tim Newarks book 'Barbarians'.

We did plan on doing a mighty BBDBA East versus West clash between the Mongols & Teutons/Poles/Germans, but the battle line for the Western forces was just 'too big' for the table. Ah, maybe one for the future.

The Mongols have never performed very well in our previous games. Looking at this one, I can see the Teuton/Polish Knights steamrolling the Mongol Light Horse. To give the Mongols a slight edge, we extended the Command Radius for them & added 4 elements of Spears. These would be dismounted Mongols & local vassels, whose only function would to sit on the hill & draw in the opposition. The Teutons are Amy's favourite army, so she would command them. Jack took the Poles.... So yours truly had the Mongols.

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The Battlefield from the Teuton/Polish side.

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The Mongol army..........................The Teuton/Polish army.

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'Ahhhh.. I love the smell of Mongol Spies burning in the morning'

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Our snazzy Teuton Camp.

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Woa! Plan of attacks.

The Mongol plan. Try & entice the Knights into the centre between the Marsh & Hill. Mongol Light Horse, would then encircle them & then the slaughter would begin.....

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The advance begins, Mongol enticement begins.

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Amy's Teutons take the bait.

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The Light Horse race for the flanks.

Amy's Turcopoles would try & plug the gap.

In the centre the Mongols retire.

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Jack doesn't want to be left out. The Polish Knights advance.

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Which Light Horse would be victorious?

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Have the Mongol Light Horse retreated enough?

In goes the Teutonic Steamroller....

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Next time find out how the combats went........ :o(