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Rampage 2011

Page history last edited by Rob Brennan 12 years, 9 months ago

> Again Rampage is a slightly different format from the norm in that we use the 3
>points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss.With the traditional scoring
>used alongside as a tie break.
>
> No swiss draw all pre-drawn by Mr Mather who is not biased in the least and of
>course has a warped sense of humour and been know to play to the crowd.
>
> My army was Illyrian with 2 24 ME commands and a small 17.5 coomand and baggage
>of 3 for a 240 point army of 68 point 5 ME.
>
> Game 1 was against Toby's Thracian. see what I mean about playing to the
crowd.
>
> Most of the terrain fell on Toby's side with a large hill on on his right flank
>a gap then a smaller hill. He deployed a large group of PsS with some AxS on the
>large hill with LH on his right. He had LH in the gap and again a mix of PsS and
>AxS on the small hill.
>
> I then deployed my strongest command of LH and AxS to attack the latge hill, my
>small command of 4 wide 3 deep AxS facing his LH in the gap and then my other 24
>me command facing the gap and a bit of the hill and covering my furthest right
>in the only terrian I had was 4 PsI in ambush in some rough going.
> My plan was simple. Storm the hill and centre gap and refuse the right flank.
>So when half the LH in the gap redeployed away from the gap between the hill and
>moved to Toby's left flank because to be fair my right flank did look open.
>Obviously I had no idea if Toby suspected any ambush sneakiness but it appeared
>to play into my plan.
> It was then my Turn 1 and my left flank horse with overlaps from my Ax attacked
>Toby's deeper formation of horse. Luck was with me and a couple of LH died
>almost immediately. And my Ax would be in combat on the hill in the next go.
> Toby then came off the smaller hill to try and exploit my apparent right flank
>weakness. But there was no weakness there and some por dice rolls saw the losses
>mount on Toby's faltering attack. Meanwhile my attack at the gap gathered
>momentum and my deep formation eventually got the breakthrough it needed to
>exploit to the right and left which then cost Toby's attacking wing to break and
>dishearten his large hill command which shortly afterwards succumbed to mounting
>losses although it did seem to fight harder once the chips were down.
> Great game, great opponent.
>
> Game 2 Me vs Tim C's Skythians.
>
> Same format as before , My CinC on the left nad small command in the middle and
>my weaker 24 me command on the right.
> Tim only deployed 2 commands so 1 on a delayed or flank march.
> I advanced quickly to contact hoping to exploit Tim's missing command before it
>appeared from wherever it was going to appear.
> This meant however that my strongest command was too far to the left of the
>fighting and some nifty manouvering by Tim left my centre punching air and left
>him to concentrate most of his 2 commands on my right hand command. It quickly
>became disheartened. Tim's reserves then came on once again slowing my CinC's
>ability to support the right. Meanwhile my centre command was having limited
>success and at least causing some losses on the Skythians.
> A series of poor pip dice nad dogged fighting by my right flank meant it stayed
>tottering on the edge of breakpoint for a number of turns.
> Both myself and Tim were surprised when last bound was called. No more movement
>and just finish combats. At which point my right hand command broke but the game
>ended a draw and a point a piece.
>
> Game 3 Me vs Ray B with a brilliant Phyrric army.
>
> Not much to say about this one. As defender I deployed in a strong defensive
>position using the rough and difficult hills in my deployment zone. Ray deployed
>more or less only facing my right and centre. I swung a left hook out and held
>my centre and right. Then the most amazing display of marching in circles
>happened in front of the Illyrans. At one point it looked like a pike column
>front was going to actually join on to its rear. But seriously Ray redeployed
>into an ad hoc L shape and I launched a 3 pronged attack with my 3 LH and 16 AxS
>and 6 Ps facing his 3KnF and 8 pike with 2 lH behind. My CinC attackied the
>corner of the line forcing that to either conform or accept overlaps and my
>right attacking his massed Pike expecting losses but with plenty of supoort to
>get at the Pike flanks.
> I enjoyed the manouvere part as we both jockeyed for position but it meant the
>fighting was just starting as the game finished and I think the phyric losses
>were a Kn and Ps against my loss of 1 or 2 AxS.
>
> Again a great day. Thanks to all my opponents and to Dave M for organising a
>splendid weekend.

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