I ran my "At the Gates of Nineveh" game on Friday afternoon, right after Jim's Grunwald game (more on that anon).
Hittite players included David, Mark T., ? Robert and John M.; Assyrian players included Sam and Andy C., Mike, and ? John H.
The Hittites pressed forwards aggressively, making use of their numerous chariots! Rules were To the Strongest... of course!
The walls of Nineveh(the towers counted as fortified camps).
Close up of the Chariot Wars on the Assyrian Left. Green bead indicate Light Chariots, Red beads indicate Veteran Heavy Chariots.
Each player had both an infantry and a Chariot command.
Andy C. on the Assyrian right had bad card plays most of the game!
Hittite Chariot charges!
Situation on the ASssyrian Right.
One of Andy C's Heavy Chariots takes on Hittite Camp and then threatens another!
Open flanks here and there.
Overview, mid game.
There's a lot of space on the Assyrian right, mostly due top the elimination of almost all of Andy's commands!
Situation at the end of the game; the Hittites have 5 Victory Medals left, but the loss of the 2nd camp could have put them down to 2. The Hittites sack the Assyrian Capitol!
Some clearer views of the walls of Nineveh back home.
More troops on the walls than there were for the game. :-)
The main gate
The panels are Nisroth, Assyrian god of farming and fertility, and the Assyrian Tree of Life.
I forgot to put out two the Lamassu guarding the gates (Assyrian winged Bulls).
View from one end...
and the other.
Behind the walls
I constructed and finished the walls in the three days prior to leaving for Historicon
A few more details to finish for the future!
Another lovely looking game and I must admit to really loving the wall of Nineveh:)!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Steve; glad you liked them!
DeleteAnother super looking game, loads of loveliness on the table, really nice.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Donnie!
DeleteCongratulations on running such a stunning game! Nineveh never looks so good!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dean. I was very happy with the look of the table!
DeleteSmashing looking game. The city walls are great. Nice touch with the panels.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Richard. The panels are from Acheson Creations.
DeleteI seem to have the words of a song somewhere that says it was a city of sin, but good to see the citizens have kept its walls in good repair. Lovely stuff as usual Peter. I must have another look at Acheson's products.
ReplyDeleteThey have a lot of Assyrian themed products in particular!
DeleteChariots and city battlements steal the visual prizes :-)
ReplyDeleteChariots are always good for some "wow" factor! :-)
DeleteLooked like a great game Peter - TtS ALWAYS has open flanks - it's impossible to avoid unless you have an unbroken line across the entire table; it is a slight drawback of the hex system but it's not too bad!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Getting on the flanks isn't always that easy, and usually makes your flanks more vulnerable as well! [It's a square grid, but could be played with hexes or "brick lay" squares...]
DeleteCrackin looking game!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ray!
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