The Ballad of Bradicles
General thoughts on Game 1, Season 2.
Both my Pezhetairoi with javelins got wiped out to no effect. Both times they were on the receiving end of an attack instead of being the aggressors. The Roman cavalry was a tough, big and scary unit so not to surprising but I thought he’d actually go around the field rather than through it. When the slingers activated to take on the Hastati they would’ve probably been better off going after the Equites to put more fatigue on them.
The Hoplites survived but seriously underperformed versus the Principes. They’re just a tanky unit and tough to budge. The slingers were able to break up their formation but they just reformed and I couldn’t capitalize on it.
My opponent played his Samnite allies to perfection as nd capitalized on their Guerilla rule by assaulting into the woods where my Pezhetairoi were lurking. I’d have been better off initiating combat as my poor armor means I’ll take casualties but my average fight skill means I can at least inflict casualties too if I start a fight.
In general I really like the Clash rules but do wish there was an index and a terrain chart. I’ll probably make a terrain chart for myself and post it up here.
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