Battle report French vs Crusaders

[He Who Is Nameless]

We have been learning Warmaster Ancients at the CACK club for some time. Each game has gradually moved us toward being familiar with the rules, so we can play without having to refer to the rules to see if we can do this or that. In this game I think we got it right and had a really jolly (if wacky) time. The errata has also really improved game play.

Had another big game last night, two players per side and 1500 points a player, so 3000 points per team. I got so 'into' my side of the battlefield I am afraid that I will have to leave the other flank to others to describe (although we will be having pictures for this game).

Some pictures of the armies involved:




Our opponents discuss their plan


Whilst on my right, Mark my co-general, is calm


On my side (the left of our army) initially nothing went right and all my command rolls to move stuff kept being fluffed. So I was faced with this massive enemy force attacking me and no way to move. But just as it got within shooting distance everything went right, I kept on passing my command rolls whilst the enemy (Jason) fluffed his and indeed rolled fumbles, putting his troops where he did not want them to be.

One of my units of knights lead by my CinC, seized the opportunity, wiping out an enemy unit of knights and a unit of light cavalry for no loss. On the next turn they charged and wiped out some xbows, whilst the xbows supporting infantry were taken out by a unit of pikes attacking from the rear. A further advance from the knights severely damaged another unit of spears before my (lightly damaged) knights retired to the safety of a hill.

This is the moment when my knights gain the top the of the hill and are about to annihilate the crossbows struggling up the hill (the light cavalry bottom left of picture are also mine).


Now this is where it gets really wacky, Jason attacks with a unit of knights lead by his own CinC. They wipe out my pikes with a flank attack, taking no losses. Then charge up the hill into my damaged knights, get beaten in combat, pursued by my own knights who themselves are down now to one base. In the pursuit my knights wipe out Jasons knights, killing Jasons CinC (and so beating his army) but if they got lucky they could have killed both my knights and my own CinC, we rolled the dice and lo, they did not cause even a single wound! Convincing victory on my side of the table and the weirdest combination of die rolls I have ever seen.

But on the right, our forces crumbled under the massed attacks of enemy infantry


We were using all the rules including the new errata and they really work well.

I am sure that this will be added to by some of the other players on the tabla and as said photos are coming as well.

[Bishop Lord]

Of the above battle...Every tale has two sides,and this is mine.one battle four players 1500pts (Crusaders,El Cid vs Italian Condotta ,French Ordnance) each giving 3000pts a side and it looked and played Bl**dy Great. I got first turn and advanced with every thing apart from 2 units of serjeants on my right (they failed Ld tset) and 2 units of pilgrims they just stayed where they where (unit last turn when they could be bothered to advance). Then in his turn Justin failed to move anything. In my 2nd turn I advanced with 2 units of crossbow with spear in rear support and shot killing a stand of light cav and driving back the reminder to the table edge.In his next turn Justin shuffled some troops about and put a unit of light cav close to my xbow/spearblock and failed to shoot with his cannons. In 3rd turn it all went pear shaped I blundered with the command on my knight block adn they had to charge Justin's light cav thus exposing my flank to his battle line and there the fate of my army was sealed,pretty much as the good man has described apart from his cannons failed again...But the tale doesn't end there as my team mate on my left won in the same turn so the game was a draw as both armies withdrew simultaneously. ( this is a brief discription of a battle where there was more action that would be better veiwed with photos, taken on Ruths camera phone because Justin forgot his so hope fully you can see the game in all its glory soon).

Oh and this..on a hill I had 1 stand of x/bow left, so what did he do? charged it with one full unit of knights, one unit of pike and a unit of light Cav.Overkill? not for the BUTCHER that is MrTaylor

Jason

[Bishop Lord]

WEY HEY!! photos added only just noticed

Jason