Battle Report - Saga Age of Hannibal

 Hello Folks,

Time for another battle! This week playing some Saga with Ahe of Hanibal, my Greeks (pike type) vs Duncans Republic of Rome 3d printed army.

Went for the random mission and got:

Bleak moor

Refused flank

Until Dusk

A good day to die

Carnage

So prettycmuch played on the short edges, goal to have less of your army murdered then the opponent. Duncan was the first player, but the mission specficied the opponent to go first.

Here's the set up, kind of squeezed by the terrain, as pike phalanxes don't do well in rough ground. But that's what elephants are for I guess.

My turn, just shifted uo a bit. Phalanx are slow and only 3 dice so can't do much.

Roman's advance in tight formation. Interestingly we have 2 pretty similar armies of defensive infantry.

Phalanxes inexorably advance poking the Roman's for a few kills.

The Roman's first manhole charges in, urged on by Scipio. They throw allot of dice in attack but I have as many in defense so a bit of a push. I'm pressed back but only a couple of greeks go down.

This aggression made floppy the elephant very made so he trampled those Roman's into the ground. I then advance again bring the line back and more chipping away with pikes.

I think thus turn the Roman's mostly rested and got set up again. 

My turn and once more the elephant beat up a unit. I think only a few kills, but he got that last hearthguard with a composted bow on the way in so it worked out. Left exhausted thou.

Roman's turn and the ommedatly take him out with pillium, that causes a rampage but both units avoided casualties.

Greeks again, thus turn the companions cab gets a go, beating up another Roman unit. And lucky pike poking take put the last hearthguard. 

With most of my warriors still in place and the back of the Roman army broken Scipio gives up and goes home.

No need for the mathematics phase as we have a clear Greek win.

For my part this was a great game, if a bit onside. But both armies really felt like they should, the Greeks really feel like an impossible to charge wall of pikes, with some cav on the side to murder things.

The Roman's had a hard time, but they had some really cool abilities as well, I think they are the most Romany army yet in saga if that makes sense.

Crusades still my fav but age of hanibal is fun, some meat armies. 

Thanks;

Mike