Managed to get three games of Impetus in over the Christmas Holidays.
Game One
First game went for the classic Punic war match-up. I played Roman, my brother Carthaginian.
Classic Roman deployment with legions in the centre, cavalry on the wings.
The Carthaginian centre with heavy infantry and elephants.
Unbelievably the Carthaginian General gets promoted and the Roman General demoted on the same term. Is it an omen or over-confidence?
Light Cavalry clash on the wings.
Roman legion smashes through the Spanish Infantry breaking their command.
Roman general contemplates his victory.
Game Two
I went with the same Roman army against a later Macedonian
army.
Macedonian Phalanx ready to meet the Roman Legions
View of the centre before both lines clash.
This time the Roman legions cant the impact on the dense wall of pikes who steam roll over them and break the Romans.
Game Three
This time my brother played the Romans and i went with a later Seleucid army.
Pikes, elephants and scythed chariots, whats not to like.
Roman Legions advance forward.
A little duel develops on the flank where Seleucid light infantry stop the Romans from outflanking them.
The scythed chariot charges forward to glory only to be destroyed by a storm of pilums.
The elephant manages to flank one of the Roman units who advance to far forward. This is the only casualty that the Macedonians cause and the battle ends a draw.
At the end of three fun and close fought battles the honour remains even with one win, one loss and a draw each.
