PUN4 Carthage vs Syracuse

Carthage takes on Syracuse now. Jack took the Syracusan's & was on the defence. He set the table up with some woods, rough & a very large hill dominating one side of the board (sorry DBA purists!). Fortunately for me, I got the table edge he wanted! This time no Elephants, Carthage had a large Cavalry contingent. Jack opted for a defence of the bottleneck between the woods & rough. Against this Carthaginian Spears & Tribal Warband would be deployed. As Hannibal was cruelly cut down in our last battle, his brother Mago would be the new General. His ability would be the 'Divinity' option, which would allow one die roll to be 're-rolled' due to him being a devout follower of the Carthaginian Gods. Could the Carthaginian Cavalry sweep round the flank?

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The initial set-up & planned line of attacks.

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The Carthaginian Horde arrayed on the hill.

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Numidian Light horse advance.
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Jacks PiPs are poor, they would be throughout the game.

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Carthaginian Psiloi race for the rough ground.

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Ooooo Mummy! The Syracusan Light Horse are in for a scrap.

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Jack deploys the Syracusan Cavalry.

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Back go the Syracusan Light Horse.

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The battle develops into two distinct areas, the Infantry scrap in the centre & the Cavalry scrap on the Syracusan right.

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The Syracusan Spear is caught deploying.

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First blood to Carthage, down go two Spears to Warband!!

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The Syracusan king has to plug the gap. Jack retreats the Spears.

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The left flank would prove to a very dull affair, Jack just didn't have enough PiPs to exploit it.

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The Syracusan's steady the line in the centre & force back the Carthaginian Hordes.

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Evens in the Cavalry scrap!

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A Gallic Warband sneaks through the woods.

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Dum de Dum de Dum........ What's all the fuss about?

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Whoops, Warband vs Cavalry, another kill for Jack. General Mago gets ready....

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The Syracusan Cavalry is facing annihilation.

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General vs General, Jack throws in everything, knowing the end is in sight.

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It's no good though, Victory for Carthage!!!!!

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Poor PiPs killed Jack in this one, strangely mine have improved during the last few games. Those extra sacrifices to the Dice Gods must be paying off... A smashing little game, you can't beat DBA for these great little battles.

That puts the Romans in the lead of the Campaign, Carthage & Gaul coming next. Whilst poor little Syracuse is in the 'wooden spoon' position. Can Syracuse pull off a dramatic victory against Rome in the next round?

PUN3 Rome vs Gaul

Game 3 in our Epic Punic Saga! General Scipio's victory celebrations, after beating the Carthaginians are cut short. News has arrived that the Gauls have built a fleet & crossed the Med in order to give the Romans a sound thrashing!!

Jack took the Gallic Horde & was the attacker. I took the Polybian Romans. The table had a tricky river running down one flank & some hills on the other. DA Roman Plan, hold the bottleneck between the river & hills. Sneakily I placed some units on the other side of the River. Lo & behold, Jack placed his Cavalry on that side of the board..... How would it go?

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The Battlefield & plan of attack.

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The Heroic Roman Cavalry go scout for Gauls!

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Jack takes the bait & off go the Gallic Cavalry

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Oh I do like the look of this Roman Battle line!

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WAAAAAAARRRGGH! Crazy Gallic Nutters getting a sun tan in the desert!

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It would be a two pronged Gallic attack.

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Back go the Roman Cavalry, on come the Gallic Horse boys.
In a last ditch bid, Chieftain Virdumarus tries to help out, but succeeds in being stranded.

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Down goes one Gallic Cavalry, the other is repulsed.

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The Romans attack & the other is swept away!

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The wild hairy Gauls get closer!

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In they go minus their Chieftain!

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Virdumarus is left helpless & can only watch....

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Off go the Roman Cavalry.... To pillage the Gallic Pig & Goat camp.

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Roman meat grinder tactics hack down a Gallic Warband & the rest recoil.

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CHARGE!! Scipio orders the line forward & is rewarded with victory.

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Nice view of the final battlefield.

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Scipio's position. HAIL SCIPIO!!!!!!

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Nice one, victory for the Roman meat grinder. Though splitting up the Gauls made it very easy, plus having your General float around didn't help!
UP next, Syracuse versus the Carthaginians...

PUN2 Rome vs Carthage

Round 2 of our Punic Campaign, Jack took the Carthaginians & I the Polybian Romans. The Polybians would be the attackers so Jack set up the table. A nice open table, with a couple of hills & a rough piece of terrain. He went with a centre of Elephants flanked by Warband & Spears on the other. To face this I went with an 'odd' cutting edge of Psiloi, I just couldn't help taunting Jack with the possibility of being 'Quick Killed' by them.....

Plus we've also created some DBA markers, which will be used from now on. They'll help with the photo taking.

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The initial battlefield, Scipio versus Hannibal!!!

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The Polybians advance


Hannibal urges on the Carthaginians

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Slight advantage to Jack on the right

Trumpets, bugles, fanfare....

The lines clash

In go the Special Psiloi Elephant hunters....

General Scipio piles in, he has the 'Scrapper' ability (+1 to combat)

The Roman Cavalry are in for a hard time.

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Back go the Carthaginian Spear

Ha!! Back go the Gallic Warband, Jack was counting on these to break through.

One of them is cut down by the Romans.

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MMMM... The Psiloi plan is pants... They promptly leg it back!

Recoils all round...

Scipio takes out another Carthaginian,

in go the Roman Blades to fight the Jumbo's.

Jack fights back!

Hannibal plugs the gap, but it going to be a clash of Generals.

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At last, a kill for the Carthaginians.

Even the Carthaginian Psiloi get stuck in...

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The Warband get ready to take the flank.

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Mega Clash, who would be the master?

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Recoil... Recoil...

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HOWEVER.... Scipio cuts down Hannibal.... Victory to ROME!!

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Nice one, after a long break way, it was good to play a nice simple game. I like the Polybian Romans, they are tough foe to beat, all those Blades. Anyway that puts the Romans & Gauls in line for a mighty clash. Now, the Carthaginians limp back to their capital with the body of Hannibal. A new General will have to be elected for the rest of the campaign....

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