"Mesopotamia 6th Century - So Convenient for Hewing" Topic

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Ponder	17 Sep 2023 9:04 a.m. PST
Howdy, A few photos of my playtest for 'Barrage' next week. Byzantines vs. Sassanids in 6th Century Mesopotamia. The game resulted in a decisive Byzantine Victory. Played using the new, improved Big Battle variant of *So Convenient for Hewing. Photo 1 –* The battlelines deployed Photo 2 – Byzantine cavalry Photo 3 – Sassanid cavalry Photo 4 – A Byzantine surprise, a flanking force hidden behind the hill. Photo 5 – Sassanids push on the Byzantine right Photo 6 – Surprise on the Sassanid right Photo 7 – Sunset on the Sassanids, a glorious Byzantine victory! The Byzantine surprise was decisive, suddenly where the Sassanids thought they outnumbered the Byzantines --- there were two of them. I'm looking forward to ‘Barrage' next week. My game is scheduled for 10am on Saturday (9/23). Ponder on, JAS
Ponder	17 Sep 2023 9:59 a.m. PST
Howdy, Planned for 10am on Saturday at Barrage, and 7pm on Friday at Fall-In. Ponder on, JAS
rvandusen	17 Sep 2023 11:48 a.m. PST
Cool battle. Since both empires were highly literate, would they still be Dark Ages? Sorry for the nit-picking. I understand that the period is really from the fall of the Western Roman Empire until the Norman Conquest.