Gallery 2023
Archive photographs from the club Yahoo group can be found using the link here
Archive photographs from the club Yahoo group can be found using the link here
My thanks to Harry for contributions to the Sword and Spear pictures
Greek cavalry and Companions on the Macedonian right were hard pressed by swarms of Paphlagonian and Persian horse but eventually broke through the morass and rode down the Persian commander. Alexander anchored his left flank on a marsh to protect against envelopment, and here his Thessalians were subjected to wave after wave of Persian cavalry and Satrapal Guard supported by hoplites. All pretty much bounced off however, and eventually the Persian commander on this flank also got himself killed. Darius' foot guard did good work in dispersing the Macedonian prodromoi with archery and were then subjected to repeated charges by Alexander and his companions in an attempt to break them.
This was eventually done but it was a damn close run thing. In the centre both Greek and Persian hoplites more than held their own against the dreaded phalanx but did not have the hitting power to make the breakthrough the Persians so sorely needed. With the dispersal of his apple bearers Darius, unusually the only Persian commander left on the field, decided to call it a day.
Actually a very decent and interesting set of rules. My main quibble is that the flexible movement system makes it rather too easy to find an enemy flank.Â
Thanks to Ewan for additional photos of his Battlegroup NORTHAG game
My thanks to Stephen and Stuart for contributions
My thanks to Harry for the photos
Thanks to Pete for the pictures below
My thanks to Stuart for providing additional pictures of the LRDG game (credited below)