A Sumer Lullubi?

 Today we had a game of Midgard with just Lawrence, Tony and myself, so I brought down my Akkadians and Lullubi (Zagros Highlanders) to see if I could squeeze a victory from the poor Lullubi, who had nothing heavier than Armour 2!

Lawrence fancied the Akkadians, I the Lullubi, so Tony diced which side he would join, and he became an Akkadian!. My Lullubi got to be attackers so the Akkadians had choice of side. We both diced for 'Omens', and Lawrence got a Rep Point, I diced a 6 AGAIN, just like the first time I used my Lullubi, so got 3 Rep, but another of my heroes got to be 'Fated'.

(NB: sorry the lighting made some of my pics a bit yellow green!)

The table at game start, Lullubi to the left, with strong Light Infantry on either wing.

I began by sending my lights to take out the single Akkadian slinger unit in the wood.

On my left, I sent a swarm of lights to try and outflank the Akkadian right.

The Akkadians sent their battle carts and light infantry (NIM , which means 'Flies' in Akkadian, quite appropriate for skirmishers!)

The Akkadian centre moved forward.

Their Battle carts were kept in reserve...leery of getting shot up by my archers.

Back on my right, my lights pushed forward, but were unable to damage the NIM.

My lights on the left were similarly ineffective, only slowing the NIM's advance. 

On the right, Lawrence sent his Formed Archers to help his left, and they quickly damaged my slingers, and the 'Fated' Hero with them too!!!

The same happened on my left, where the Akkadian NIM devastated one of my Archer units and wounded the other 'Fated' Hero with them!!!

My lights managed to outflank the NIM slingers in the wood, but I brought up two warbands in support.

Both centres seemed happy to glare at each other.

I brought 2 warbands behind my skirmishers to counter the Battle carts, who were threatening my light infantry.

My light infantry finally drove the NIM from the wood.

Unfortunately, I failed 2 evade attempts and got caught by the Battle carts and an Akkadian Spear unit!!!

I had tried to damage the NIM with my archers and slingers with no effect, but when they shot back my slingers dissolved!

Back on the right despite being partially in a wood, the Akkadian archers killed my Hero with an arrow!

No surprise, the Akkadian Battle carts treated my Javelinmen as a 'speed bump'!

The Spearmen failed to destroy my archers! - this wouldn't last...

My warband caught the Akkadian Formed Archers!, behind them, my Javelinmen caught those cursed NIM slingers.

In the centre, my Commander in Chief used his 'With me!' to get a lot of my warbands to charge in concert.

My poor left wing was unable to do anything.

Those brave archers finally broke and ran from the Akkadian spearmen!

In the combat in the centre, Lawrence got the double ravens, so was wounded.

I had 2 Impetuous units against the Royal Guards, so surely I would win, right?

At least my warband destroyed the Akkadian archers!

The Akkadians were breaking through my centre, and there was nothing I could do to stop them!

Those pesky NIM slingers finally got caught and destroyed, but still managed to damage my Javelinmen!

The Akkadian Battle Carts smashed my Archers, and the unit who was in support range after the front unit had evaded, also broke! Disaster!

In the centre, one of my Warbands was beaten easily by a spear unit.

On my left, I just had two Warbands to face the Akkadian right.

The Akkadians had broken through my centre, a critical moment.

The Akkadian second line hit and beat my Warband after their victory over the Formed Archers.

My light infantry charged them in rear, giving my Warband a fighting chance!

In parts, my Warbands were matching the Akkadians.

On my left, I matched the Battle Carts with my warriors.

I beat one of the Akkadian spear units in the centre.

Next to them I beat the Royal Guard, but my victorious unit broke too!

One of the two Warbands I had fighting the one spear unit was destroyed, at least the other was still fresh.

Another double death, one of my Warbands and an Akkadian spear unit.

The Akkadian NIM destroyed one of my Warbands on my left with shooting!

My other Warband killed the Battle Carts though!

In the centre, an Akkadian 2nd line unit charged my supporting unit, and we fair gutted each other.

The Akkadian C-in-C had held my C-in-C after the royal guard had broken, and a spear unit had come to his rescue! My Hero fought well but was overwhelmed and killed!

My remaining Warband in the 2 on 1 fight made short work of the Akkadian spear unit.

This was the end of turn 5, and we were both out of Rep!

Only on the right did I have a coherent force.

At the final count the Akkadians won...-4 to -5!!!

A new convert?

 Today, Phil was in Ayton, but we had Rhod and a new player, Dave. Lawrence took Rhod for a 1:1 game of 6mm mini Midgard, while I played with Tony and Dave.

We played a learning game, trying to show Dave the ropes rather than crush his Macedonians! - He had them for impetus, so were on 8cm frontage bases, perfect for matching my Hoplites. We let Dave work out his own lists, which were different from the ones I produce. It was an interesting chance to see how his Macedonians would perform! (I had to lend him my Alexander and the other Heroes as he hadn't any of his own yet!)

I was the defender, so got choice of table edge, the Macedonians deployed second.

My left, some Thracian Peltasts and slingers, supporting 4 units of Hoplites.

In my centre, I had 3 more Hoplite units.

My right had 3 more Hoplite units as well as my Cavalry, some archers and more Thracian peltasts.

Yay, my first time out using these!

On the Macedonian left, Dave had Alexander (L4 Hero!!!) 2 units of Hetairoi (Companions) and one of Prodromoi.

He had 4 units of Pezhetairoi (Pikemen) in the centre, fronted with Agrainians and other Thracian javelinmen.

On his right he had Light cavalry (Thracians) and his Thessalian cavalry under Tony.

The game began as the Companions advanced slowly towards my Phalanx.

His centre also advanced, Dave had made all his army Drilled, so they were nippy!

Tony was more circumspect, letting his Greek Peltasts go ahead to take the wood.

I advanced my left to match him, my slingers annoyed him, supported by my Thracians.

I kept my centre back.

I managed to get my light cavalry on the flank of the Hetairoi, to slow and break up their attack if possible.

Unfortunately EVERY other unit trying to move up in support of my hoplites failed their second move rolls, so I had one unit facing the Companion cavalry!

The offending dice were sent to the sin bin!!!

As expected, Alexander joined the other unit and charged my 'forlorn hope'

My men damaged the Hetairoi, but Dave's great number of dice (twice mine) managed to destroy my Hoplites in one turn!

I tried to fence in the victorious Macedonians, but my skirmishers failed to damage them.

I managed to get one Hoplite unit to second move and charged a Phalanx Taxis.

I managed to get my light infantry forward and forced the Peltasts back.

Unfortunately, my dice let me down and my hoplites were driven back.

My archers were run down by a unit of Companions, which they failed to hurt!

However, my Thracians beat Alexander's Hetairoi! I don't know how!!!

The Prodromoi had charged my Light cavalry, who evaded out of the way.

Another of my Hoplite units charged in support of my brave Thracians, and drove back a Phalanx Taxis.

On the left my Hoplite line was pushing Tony back.

It couldn't last, my Thracians disintegrated in front of Alexander!

I swung my Heavy cavalry right and charged the Prodromoi, but were beaten back as my dice failed again!

Alexander joined the battle, but chose to challenge Aristides, my C-in-C to a single combat, it lasted 3 turns before Alexander slew my leader, fortunately I lost less rep due to my 'Hero death chart' roll!

The other Hetairoi wheeled round behind my hoplites, in time to see them break the Pikemen opposite.

The next hoplite unit finally succumbed to the Macedonian Taxis.

my support rolls were very poor today, except when it didn't affect the combat outcome!!!

The pikes behind them broke though!

My light cavalry failed to get a second move and charge the flank of Alexander's Hetairoi, so my Heavy Cavalry broke!

One of my Hoplite units on the left charged and destroyed the Thessalians!

In the centre, I had 2 damaged Hoplite units take on a full Pike unit, which had been reinforced by a 'Hold Fast' success. I failed again and one unit broke.

The other Hetairoi had charged the rear of my hoplites, but failed to break them, and my Hoplites drove a Pike block into them, which broke the Pikes!

On my left my Thracians got round the flank of the Greek Peltasts and beat them.

They were soon in flight!

I lost one of my central Hoplite units as it was outflanked.

But another Hoplite unit charged the rear of the Hetairoi attacking the rear of the other one, breaking them.

Alexander was galloping over to help, as well!

At this end of my phase, we totted up Reputation, I had 1, the Macedonians -9!

I had been losing 2 per hoplite unit, the Macedonians 3 or more, and it really added up.

Fortunately, Dave is learning the system well, and did well! I think we have a new enthusiast for this excellent game!!!