Jackson Gamers' 20mm Ancients Game
Two Battles on the Egyptian Frontier
Our Ancients game, played on April 4, 2009.

Photo by Ed Sansing

A view of Jim Pitts' Egyptian forces in the center of the field, advancing, straining to come to grips with the Assyrians who had violated the Egyptian border..

This was our eighth game for the year 2009. We played this at Jay Stribling's home in Jackson Mississippi on the first weekend in April of 2009. Our rules were our own Pharoah Rides to War. Jay Stribling ran the game and was a player also.

We used Eric Teuber's 20mm "Scruby" army originally painted in the 1970s. Jay Stribling has touched up the paint where needed and added a few newer units, but it is still Eric's old army.

The game began a little after 10am. It proceeded so swiftly that we were able to conclued the game and break for lunch (Authentic ancient Egyptian Pizza) about 1pm. Then we played a second game after lunch.

In the first battle Jim Pitts, Bill Hamilton and Ed Sansing were the Egyptians, while Sean Pitts, Jay Stribling and Phil Young were the invading Assyrians. In the second action, the armies and the sides of the table were reversed with Jim, Bill and Ed being Assyrian commanders, and Sean, Jay and Phil leading the Egyptians.

Photo by Ed Sansing

Early in the first game, The Egyptian forces of Ed Sansing speed forward, led by light chariots and a general in the single chariot flying the blue pennant.

Photo by Ed Sansing

In the center, Egyptian led by Jim Pitts move forward. It had rained only days earlier and there were marshy areas on the battlefield, green with the recent precipitation.

Photo by Ed Sansing

In the center of the Assyriant line, Heavy chariots and heavy infantry move forward. These chariots are specialized for melee rather than the lighter Egyptian chariots, designed for speed and firepower.

Photo by Ed Sansing

Anothere view of Jim Pitts Egyptians in the center. Nearest to the camera, on the small hill, are some more of Ed Sansing's light Egyptian troops. In our rules, light troops may speed over hills and through rough terrain.

Photo by Ed Sansing

Another image of the Assyrian center with Stribling's forces. Shown are two units of heavy chariots, two units of armored bowmen and two of armored melee foot.

Photo by Ed Sansing

another fiew, a turn later as the Heavy Chariots of the Assyrians take the lead. The chariots shown with pennants are generals.

What were you all fighting about?

Each side had three possible sets of victory conditions, and they were assigned one at random by randomly choosing a slip of paper with the listed victory conditions. This kept either side from knowing what their opponents were up to.

Interestingly, both sides choice turned out to be" "Kill - destroy the enemy" without realizing that the enemy also had picked that one.

Photo by Ed Sansing

The Extreme eastern edge of the battlefield. The obelisk marks the border. The rocky rough area closest to the camera is impassable to the chariots. Ed Sansing's forces are on the left, with just the lead unit of Phil Young's Assyrian horse Archers shown on the right.

Photo by Ed Sansing

A few Egyptian archers are shown partially sheltering behind the obelisk. A unit of Nubian spearmen can be seen on the hill to the right.

Photo by Ed Sansing

In the center, a unit of Egyptian chariots has fired, and pulls back to the rear, sheltering behind some foot archers. Moving behind the chariots, to take their place come the Sardian Swordsmen.

Photo by Ed Sansing

To the west, on the Assyrian left, the Assyrian Guardsmen move up. The Egyptian chariots to their front are pelting them with arrows.

Photo by Ed Sansing

In the Center, here is a view past the obelisk. The Assyrian chariots crash into Nubian light spearmen and a unit of slingers. The General in his chariot. with white pennant flying, rides with the Assyrians.

Photo by Ed Sansing

Photo by Ed Sansing

Photo by Ed Sansing

So, Who won this battle?

The Egyptians did. Their arrow-storm tactics attrited the Assyrians and units began leaving the field due to cumulative casualties. The Assyrians had accumulated 14 victory points by destroying the forces of the Pharoah. The Egyptians had earned 11 points by game's end by doing the same. The will of the Assyrians had been broken - the points did not matter. They had lost their cavalry and had no other forces fast enough to deal with the Egyptian chariots. They could not face another turn of the shower of arrows.

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