Here are some pics of a game played to a conclusion in one night on Monday 8th August. We wanted another bash at Hail Caesar, and Eric kindly brought down enough Hoplites to easily manage the sample battle set in Ancient Greece from the rulebook itself.
Spartans and their allies face off against Athenians and Boetians.
Both sides moved forward somewhat tentatively, except for the Spartan unit on the right side of their battleline, which shot off in front of it's allies.
Here they are, nearest unit on the left. As it turned out they pummeled their way through not, one, but two Boetian phalanxes in short order, then turned to deal with the hated Athenians.
Meanwhile, the Athenian commander had decided to commit his remaining forces along the rest of the battleline, hoping to smash the will of Spartas allied troops and end the game before the elite Spartans returned to the fray.
The above photo shows this climactic struggle. In the end, the Spartan line got pushed back, bent inwards, even lost it's commander, but ultimately held long enough for the Athenians to tire and break off.
At this point, all of the remaining Athenian phalanx units were shaken, and with the triumphant Spartiates threatening their left flank, they decided to call it a day.
I hope you enjoyed the photos as much as we enjoyed the game! I think we'll be playing this period again next week, this time with bigger forces and thus more carnage!
Ta ta
