Rome v. Pontic Kingdom at Black Hills

Rome: Chris & PeterC
Mithradites' Pontic Kingdom: Jim

Deployment was a command group at time as dice drawn from bag BA style.  The Romans are on the far side.  The Ponts are outnumbered, but have more & better cavalry.  The Romans got most of the early dice out of the bag allowing Mithradites dictate the deployment. he chose to concentrate his cavalry on the right opposite the weaker Roman horse.

The Romans advanced in echelon leading with their tight.  Mithradites also advanced immediately, but holding his left back.  First contact was Pontic Heavy cavalry v. Roman foot in the centre.

The Pontic cavalry charge against the legionaries was blessed with hot dice & smashed hole thru the Roman centre.  Their second line then wheeled left to flank the adjacent infantry. On the right the rest of the cavalry have made contact.  On the left the Romans have charged home against one phalanxe, but not yet reached the other one.

On the left the end phalanx has been broken, but in the centre nthe Romans pinned in front by the phalanx & attacked in rear by cavalry ahs been destroyed. On the right the Roman cavaly is only just holding on.

The victorious Romans on the far flank have turne to move to assist their comreades, but its too late.

An fine example of a good plan backed with hot dice being irressistable.