A Duel in the Snow

A few pics from today's game. Another encounter between the Romans and the Germans and seeing as it's the last game John and I will get before the new year I decided to make it a little festive....!

Just a plain cloth and some Lemax pines from the garden centre. 

We used our version of the Neil Thomas Classical rules, which we've now modified quite a bit. However we like the simple systems and the fact that we can crack on with the game and not have to worry about what's on page 6, paragraph 3, except when uphill or in bad going, on a Tuesday, if wearing a bobblehat.

This time the Germans fought not as warband, but as heavy infantry. This put them on a par with the legions except for their armour.....quite an important distinction. The heavy armour of the Romans eliminated about a third of their hits and eventually this wore down the Germans and slowly their battle line was reduced. Although they can be victorious on the flanks, against the auxiliaries, the Germans just can't break the legions.  A great game all the same though!

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