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MichaelCollinsHimself10 Sep 2020 12:52 a.m. PST

Some photos of my first battle of Mantinea scenario… and the test game of that scenario.
I decided there would be two optional starting points for this game.
Either an even, face to face deployment, allowing armies to line up opposite one another… like this:

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Or the historical deployment pictured below:

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Using the historical deployemnts, the two sides clash and the Spartan left comes under pressure!

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Towards the end of the scenario test, the Spartans have won the day, but the Brasidans are routed.

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