We gamed nearly six hours with a break for lunch. Neither of us felt gaming fatigue that often occurs with longer gaming sessions. The game swung back and forth throughout the battle. In the end, Rome won a narrow victory but we both had an enjoyable day of gaming. During the day, discussions included the possibility of Jake fielding EIR armies. We'll see! I hope to see more Impetvs games on the table.
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| The lines close while cavalry engage on the wings |
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| Slingers cover the the main Carthaginian battle line |
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| Cretan archers screen the Roman cavalry |
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| Hastati clash with Oscan FL |
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| Spanish cavalry on right wing push back Roman cavalry |
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| Spanish cavalry on Carthaginian right |
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| Action as seen from the Carthaginian right |
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| Carthaginians have initial success in the center |
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| Roman legion pushed back with heavy casualties by Libyan veteran foot |
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| Victorious veteran foot |
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| Carthaginian heavy foot press forward in a follow-up to initial success |
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| Cavalry struggle on left wing for supremacy |
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| Roman legion pushes Campanian heavy foot back behind its skirmish screen |
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| Cavalry clash on right continues in a hack and slash stalemate while infantry in the center expands |
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| Hastati vs Campanians |
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| Carthaginian cavalry attempt to win the battle on the right wing before Roman infantry can collapse the center |
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| Heavies clash in the center |
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| Heavies continue fighting for the center |
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| Princepes' view of the Libyan spearmen |
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| Triarii hit Libyan veterans while one legion scores a one-two punch against spearmen |
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| With battle continuing in the center, Allied cavalry begin to win the battle on the right wing |
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| Clash in the center |
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| Libyan veterans push deep into the center |
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| Roman right is turned! |
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| Carthaginian center is destroyed and pushes Carthaginians over the break point. Roman victory before Carthaginian horse can play decisive role |
Beautiful job with those figures, and that's a fine-looking start to your Punic War battles! Seems as if the Carthaginians were a little short of oomph in the cavalry department. Does the list allow you to adjust that and get superiority there? If not, there are probably going to be more tough battles for Carthage!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yes, the Carthaginians are short on cavalry but I threw everything I had, horse-wise, into the game. I plan to add more horse flesh for both combatants. Unfortunately, my cavalry are all Renegade and they have stopped selling. I am forced to find compatible cavalry. Any suggestions?
DeleteSorry, I'm no help - I'm strictly 15mm with ancients. Maybe Simon of Bigredbat or James of Olicanilad might be your best bets for advice?
DeleteYou had a good game there and the figures for both sides look extremely good
ReplyDeleteIan
Thank you, Ian!
DeleteLooks damn good. The board is interesting - are those gridlines, or borders between squares?
ReplyDeleteFMB
Thanks, Marcus! The game board is a series of two foot square tiles that I have been using for nearly 20 years. The "gridlines" are unintentional and are simply gaps between the tiles. I know, I bit unsightly.
DeleteVery nice report, and fantastic looking figures!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Phil!
DeleteGreat game overall. The Impetus rules are really quite simple, and allow for an entertaining game. The mechanics did not get in the way, and the game remained close throughout. If the Carthaginians had more cavalry, or had they broken through my Equites sooner, my center would have been compromised.
ReplyDeleteAs Jon noted we were getting use to the game, so we didn't use groups or large units, which could have made the action in the center more decisive and shortened the game (for better or worse).
What a fine inspirational looking table! I really need to get my Impetus armies done!!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Thank you, Christopher! I have enjoyed this exercise in building Punic War armies. Single stand elements a la Impetvs is the way to go for me.
DeleteThis is inspirational, seeing your armies on the tabletop! This makes me want to convert my puny 15mm ancient armies into 28mm. And out of DBA/FOG basing and into Impetus. Where is that magic wand when I need it?
ReplyDeleteYeah, great to get them out onto the gaming table. Seems like 2013 was the year to field and deploy new projects.
DeleteSwitch to Impetvs in 28! You know you want to...fly out and give it a try.
Some lovely looking units on display there, Jonathon!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Johnny!
DeleteGood report and some great pics!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It is always a bit difficult to reconstruct the entire scope of the battle from a few, random, photos but I think I maintained the general flow of the game.
DeleteJonathan,
ReplyDeleteRelic has some nice Numidian light cavalry and now also some Iberian light cav as well. I imagine that they'll add Gauls soon too.
A&A has Gauls and Carthaginian horse that look good, but their horses are a bit small. I swapped in Front Rank Horses to get the stature that I was looking for.
Glenn, thanks for the cavalry suggestions! I'll start my quest with Relic and see what surfaces.
DeleteThese Punic wars armies are looking perfect to me.
ReplyDeleteI would be glad to read about your opinion about my armies.
Thank you, Andre'! I will look at your armies and offer my assessment. THank you for digging through some of my old posts!
DeleteHere we go: https://sweetwater-forum.net/index.php/topic,24136.0.html
DeleteThank you! This is a forum I had no knowledge of before.
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