Middle Imperial Romans vs Vikings - posted by Russell Briant, 4 June 2022

Rolling back the years, today I played a most enjoyable game with Peter Dunn at Warlords today.

400 point game saw Pete’s None angrier Aggressive Early Vikings invade Passively Aggressive Middle Imperial Rome.

As a later Anglo-Irishman would say of a battle, it ‘twas a near run thing.

Didius Julianus broke the invaders with half an ME spare from his legions breaking in turn.

A most fun game with perhaps first table appearance of Temple Julii baggage on the table bought luck to the unlucky Emperor..

Pete’s miniatures are all old school Foundry. It’s arm day every time Pete carries them in their toolbox. 

[Admin: a selection of pics from the game - lots more on the FB post]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/824840264342234/posts/2083920348434213/

Deployment underway.

Praetorian column moves to form up the Roman left and shake out in front of the BIG band..

Julianus leading the main Roman force seeks to isolate and eliminate the middle Viking command.

Beautiful distraction. The Viking landing wing.

The Viking BIG command. Fast blade raiders leading Blade O Huscarls.

Pete advised this command needed to be broken to break the army.

Portentous words….

Woody difficult hill separated the BIG Viking command from their merely Large middle command….

Viking baggage. Wonderful.

Spoiler alert. Praetor Genialis and his equities sacked this.

• Vincent Cholewa

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  Many thanks for posting, Russell, and great to see Pete playing again. The Viking commands were big, bigger and on boats?

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    Vincent Cholewa aye

    

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• Phil Malthus

  Sad to see the Innocent Tourists have their summer holiday disruped by the vi;le imperialists. They were just there for the shopping, after all

  

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  • Russell Briant

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    Phil Malthus Ha! Half the crowd had forged tickets to the Colosseum….

    

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      …and when asked by the authorities to disperse, they started this barbaric war dance….

      

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      Russell Briant OK now THAT is definitely a war crime

      

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    Phil Malthus Bringing culture to the cultural desert.

    

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• Peter Dunn

  Really enjoyable game thanks Russell Briant. Always felt the Romans had the edge as your terrain placement effectively meant the Vikings were fighting you with 300 points - Huscarls effectively sidelined the whole game.

  Thought my raiders held up well for 5-6 bounds vs the Praetorians. But in the end S beat F

  Great way to spend a day’s gaming