The Ballad of Bradicles
Bacon? Part 1
As Eeyoricles continued to study the map, Bradicles picked up his helmet and tossed at his brother’s head. Eeyoricles was able to grab it just in time.
“You need to be properly dressed for today’s activities” intoned Bradicles in mock seriousness. “You need to put on a good show for the men”. Eeyoricles just grunted and strapped on his helmet as he thought to himself, I’ll show my brother something.
Overview of the battlefield following pre deployment scouting. Scenario is foraging duty with two herds of pigs as the objectives. Left to right, a unit of javelin armed Pezhetairoi, two blocks of pike, a unit of slingers and in the woods another unit of javelin armed Pezhetairoi. Behind the main line a unit of Hetairoi with Eeyoricles to the left and Bradicles to the right. TimToo in the back with 3 fate dice. Bradicles recognized his foe. Those damnable Romans with their heavy cavalry. Well, he’d have a surprise for them today. He wondered if Eeyoricles would seek revenge on them this day.
Brett”s Romans deployment. Left to right, light javelin troops, allied Italian tribes, Roman heavy infantry and hidden behind the building a unit of light javelin infantry and to their right the cavalry and further right more heavy infantry. 
Massed Macedonians looking positively purple for a Phyrric force. 
At the end of turn 1 the lighter Roman troops have moved under the cover of the stone enclosed field to threaten one of the objectives. 
The Roman center also advanced with it’s flanks guarded by the building and the field. 
Meanwhile the Roman right flank holds back. They seemed to be intimidated by something. I wonder …
That’s why the Roman right hesitates. A large unit of outrageous fortune, with slings no less, and a particularly pesky unit of Pezhetairoi managed to infiltrate the woods and put the second herd of pigs under threat. I wonder if there’s a plan? Bradicles watched his brother lead the left flank while he watched the right. He smiled to himself as he saw the Roman right hesitate. Things were going to plan!
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