"Battle of Marathon" Topic
5 Posts
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the Ancients Battle Reports Message Board
Areas of InterestAncients
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Link
Top-Rated Ruleset
Featured Showcase Article
Featured Profile Article Yesthatphil is the winner of the June 2015 contest with this wonderful entry.
Current Poll
|
| williamb | 05 Aug 2015 10:19 a.m. PST |
This past weekend I hosted the Battle of Marathon at the Western Front game convention.
Battle report and pictures at
link |
Frederick  | 05 Aug 2015 10:58 a.m. PST |
Serves 'em right for invading the sacred soil of Greece Nice report |
| kallman | 05 Aug 2015 1:41 p.m. PST |
One of the advantages of 6 and even 10 mm is you really can put on some HUGE battles in a small space. Nice battle report. |
Old Glory  | 06 Aug 2015 10:01 a.m. PST |
Although I think the game looks great --what kind of tactical decisions would have to be made in the game? Each army just advance straight on and then roll dice?
regards
Russ Dunaway |
| williamb | 06 Aug 2015 11:22 a.m. PST |
Quite true Russ. One of the problems of refighting an historical battle where enough is known of the dispositions of the troops. The Persian side did have some options as to where they placed their troops. The Greeks thought about drifting to the right, but didn't. The game was an introduction to the rule system and had three new players, Chris having participated in several previous games at other conventions. Historically hoplite battles do tend to be pretty much a straight advance against the opposing force with some additionalpossibilities when cavalry and light troops are present. The game also provided an opportunity to use the Persians and hoplites |
|
