Ancients Campaign Turn 1 - Game 3 Mascula 217 BC

The third campaign battle will take place in Africa where one Roman army has landed. When setting up these battles both sides are still limited to seven units. To reflect the situation were one side has additional forces, such as in this case where Carthage has two additional armies, they will get for each additional army a rally card to replace no effect cards in their chance card deck (notes on chance cards here). If both sides are evenly matched then there would be no additional rally cards.

Campaign map

The order of battle will be...

Rome:

• 4 x heavy infantry
• 2 x light infantry
• 1 x heavy cavalry

Carthage:

• 3 x heavy infantry
• 2 x light infantry
• 1 x light cavalry
• 1 x heavy cavalry

The terrain set up was decided by terrain cards and the tabletop prepared. Dice decided the Roman army would deploy on the side with the rocky terrain. Then both sides then diced to see who would begin their deployment. The highest score deciding to go first of second. Carthage won and decided to go second. See here for deployment rules.

The Roman forces deploy their first line, two heavy infantry in the centre front line with light infantry on either side and cavalry on the left. The rocky terrain in the centre constrains the number of units they could deploy in the centre forcing their heavy infantry to be in the first line.

Carthage deploy their light infantry and light cavalry in first line on the flanks.

Rome deploys their second line and remaining heavy infantry in the centre.

Carthage deploys a unit of Gauls and heavy cavalry on the right flank.

With all Roman units deployed the Carthaginian remaining units, both heavy infantry units, in the centre third line. The plan is to attack the right flank and wait for the Roman centre to advance.
 

All deployments are finished

All is ready for a game and to finish the campaign's first turn.