A Thrashing in Thrace: Galatians vs Macedonians, Part 2

The Macedonians start Turn 8 on their Left flank with a charge into the rear of the Galatian Horse; they score a hit but the Galatians shrug it off. 

They prove unwilling to attack again this turn. 

Switching to their right, the Companions refuse to budge,. even with the urging of General Periandros!

Thracians attack the Warband to their front; they hit but the Warband saves; their battle back results in an unsaved hit on the Thracians. One more, and it will be lost!

The disordered Blue phalanx attacks the opposing (also disordered) warband; it fails to hit, even with the sacrifice of it's Hero; the Warband also misses on the Battle Back. 

Archers on the hill gather up arrows, but an attempt by the disordered Thracians to pull back fails. 

The final command is the Macedonian left center. Slingers shoot into the rear of the Woody Warband, scoring 2 hits; they can save only one. The Slingers gather more rocks. The Yellow phalanx pulls back. The White Phalanx attacks the Warband to its front, and hits; The Warband fails to save, and misses on its battle back. 

 Oops - forgot to check for the Galatian General... Drunemetron is hit and killed instantly! 2 Galatian Victory Medals are lost. 

The Slingers shoot the rear of the Woody Warband again, and score a second unsaved hit. "Whenny woody wonky!"

White Phalanx attacks again; they miss, as does the battle back by the Warband. 

Situation at the end of Macedonian Turn 8. 

Left flank Galatian cavalry fail to activate, leaving their rear areas vulnerable!

Bitorix leads his Warband in a charge into the flank of the Blue phalanx; they score a hit; General Autodikos is untouched, at least by the enemy, but the phalanx cannot save!

Smertomara has no smiles as a second flank charge has no effect upon the phalanx!

The warband with 2 hits pulls back, and then successfully rallies off a hit!

Smertomara attempts a 3rd flank charge, but even his Leadership cannot manage to pull it off against Autodikos and his boys. 

Porky says: Weakened woody Warband waffles it's wally woll. 

Galatian cavalry tries to fight its way through the Companions; worried about their posteriors, the attempt fails. 

Overview, end of Turn 8. 

Thracian LC charges the rear of the Galatians, scoring 2 hits; only 1 is saved. 

Hippolochos and his Companions charge, and scatter the Galatian cavalry - 2 Victory Medals lost. 

White phalanx attacks but misses; they suffer an unsaved hit on the battle back. Slingers reload. Yellow phalanx rallies off a hit. 

Autodikos and his boys pull out of a right spot, whilst the Thracians and the hilltop Warband trade ineffective blows. Archers shoot at  the Galatian cavalry, but miss. 

The blue pike's rally attempt gets one of their rocks off,  but their second attempt flops, even with Autodikos lending a helping hand. 

The phalanx tries a third attempt, but just can't get a rock off again. 

Periandros and his Companions make for the Galatian baseline, but the horse are too tired to go more than one move. 

Table overview at the end of Macedonian Turn 9. 

Left center - both Warbands slide back onto the flanks of their respective phalanxes, but are unable to attack this turn. 

Left flank Galatian cavalry finally bestirs itself to counter the threat to it's rear, but cannot do more. 

Slingers move up hoping to counter their opposite numbers. The wittle Warband that wouldn't - didn't. No longer having a 4th command, Galatian Turn 9 is over!

Eagle's eye view of the filed at the start of Turn 10. 

Having vanquished their opposing cavalry, Hippolochos and his men maneuver to get back to the fight. 

Slingers move onto the flank of the weakened warband, but the  left Center can do no more this turn. 

Center right, Autodikos and his boys rotate to their right, and are no longer exposed. Thracians attack the Warband; they hit but the Warband saves; Warband hits but the Thracians save. Kind of like a dosie -do at a square dance!  Archers shoot at the Galatian Cavalry in the woods, and miss again.  

Companions move further into the Galatian rear, but seems uninspired at General Periandros' attempts to hurry them along!

Overview, end of Macedonian Turn 10. 

Galatian Left Center - the targeted yellow phalanx lets looses a big sigh as the Warband pulls an Ace and fails to strike their flank, also thus ending the turn for that important command!

Galatian cavalry actually manages to catch up to the Companions, and charge them from the rear, scoring a hit upon them!

Right Center: Veteran Warband (red bead) rallies off a hit. 

What more can one expect from the woosies in the woods, who fail to activate yet again!

End of Turn 10 - My what a big hole you have in your Center, Macedonian men!

Yellow phalanx withdraws successfully again. Slingers attack the Warband in the flank; they score z hit , but the Warband finally does something right, and saves! White phalanx attacks and misses. as does the Warband, even with their Hero assisting. 

Slingers attack again but have no effect on the wobbly warband. The yellow phalanx cannot gain the flank of their enemy, even with Leocharis roaring  with encouragement. 

Left flank cavalry move back into relevance.

Finally showing some hustle in their bustle, Periandros and his Companions loot the Galatian camp - 3 Galatian Victory Medals are surrendered!

Thracians attack and hit, but the Warband saves, missing on the battle back. Archers shoot and miss. Seems like deja vu all over again!

Autodikos and his boys pull back again, but they cannot get another rock off. 

Positions at the end of Macedonian turn 11. 

Sensing that they have been pressing their luck with 2 hits, the hilltop Warband pulls back, hoping to rally later. Their brother unit makes 2 rally attempts, succeeding on the second - they are back to full fighting form! 

Another successful Galatian rally!

Moves by the Galatian left flank cavalry under Bitorix.

Right Center, another badly wounded Warband withdraws; it companion unit fails to advance. This leaves the woody wonders wery wulnernable. 

Situation, end of Turn 11. 

Companions charge the enemy LI Javelinmen, who fail to evade. 

The Companions miss on their attack, resulting in the Javelinmen moving rearward anyway. Thereupon they are charged in the flank by the Thracian LC. 

Once, twice, three times - and finally the Javelinmen are ridden down! 1 Victory medal lost. Companions wheel to threaten the the rear of the woodlings, but can go no further this turn. 

Slingers try the flank attack again... and fail to hit again! White phalanx rallies off a hit. Yellow phalanx faces left to put a stop to more flank attacks. 

Companions are camping out, and do mange to face the approaching Galatian horse, but fail to rally. 

Thracians rally, but the archers cannot find any more arrows. 

Battlefield at the end of Macedonian Turn 12. 

The witless wonders in the woods finally get themselves turned around, the warband on the hill faces to counter the threat to its flank, and the veteran Warband advances.

Left flank Galatian cavalry charges archers on the hill (with some help by General Bitorix); they fail to evade, but save the hit that the cavalry scored upon them. 

Out of command try a difficult maneuver, but fail. 

It takes a couple of rounds of combat, but Smertomara and his warband mange to land a hit on the blue Phalanx. 

With a General replay, they manage a 3rd round, but this time it is the Warband that takes the hit! 

Warband makes a difficult diagonal attack upon the Thracian infantry, and both wind up suffering a hit. 

Another warband rallies off a hit. 

Veteran Warband moves up, then charges the yellow phalanx in the flank. After many cards are played, the phalanx suffers one unsaved hit. 

Situation at the end of Turn 12. 

Ganging up on the woodland weaklings isn't enough to finish them off!

Another attack by the Companions also misses the mark. The Thracian light cavalry chuck javelins, reload, wash and repeat, etc., but have no effect on the opposing warband, either!

White phalanx move up onto the flank of the warband, and the slingers fail to impact the wobbly warband yet again!

Nothing last forever, and the Slingers *finally* wash away the warband. This costs 3 Galatian Victory medals... but they have only 2 remaining. 

Victory to the Macedonians! The battlefield at the  end of the game. 

Macedon still had 4 Victory Medals left. 

Macedonian losses were fairly heavy... 10 Victory Medals.

By contrast, half of the 14 VM lost by the Galatians were from the loss of Generals and camps. Thus they suffered lighter actual troop casualties, but the disorganization and demoralization caused by the loss of leadership and supplies proved decisive. The Galatian threat to Thrace is ended... at least for now!