tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200264491716229162024-03-05T14:13:04.684-08:00Peana di piombo - Lead Paeanun tentativo per descrivere la recente passione per il wargame antico / a shot to describe recent passion for ancient wargaminglucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-60280715418523063732013-12-17T01:54:00.002-08:002013-12-17T01:54:44.340-08:00Paper buildings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This post shows my first and rough attempts to use paper buildings for scenics. On the web you can find plenty of them both free and to pay. The ones I used are free (or at least I hope…).<br />The reason why I decided to use them and not to scratch build the scenics was due to the need of a couple of new BUAs for my DBA solo-campaign. I didn’t have enough time for working on them, so I printed out those elements and here follow the results: a greek temple and a generic village.<br />
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<i>Ciao a tutti, in questo post vi volevo mostrare i primi esperimenti di
utilizzo dei papercrafts per arricchiri il mio tavolo di gioco. Su web
se ne trovano a migliaia, di tutti i tipi davvero. Non so quanti di essi
siano realmente legali, spero almeno questi utilizzati da me…<br />Ho
deciso di usare modelli in carta perche non avevo tempo di mettermi a
fare le cose per bene, mi servivano urgentemente 2 nuove BUA per la
compagnia in solitario che sto facendo a DBA.<br />Ed ecco i risultati: un tempio greco e un villaggio generico.</i><br />
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<i><br /></i><br /><br />Some considerations: <br />1) If well prepared they can really show off on the board<br />2) What seems easy to do is not. What seems difficult is quite easy. For sure I need more and more exercise. There are, most of all in the temple, some gross mistakes.<br />3) Never mind about the scale you find them, they are easily resizable to your need, the only cons being the difficulties in assembling it at little scales.<br /><i><br />Un paio di considerazioni a chiudere:<br />1) Nel momento i cui siano realizzati bene possono davvero essere una bella alternativa agli altri elementi scenici<br />2) stranamente cio che appare semplice diventa difficile e cio che sembra difficile in realtà non lo è. Sicuramente ho molto molto da imparare, ci sono degli errori madornali.<br />3) interessante il fatto che la scala non sia un problema perche si possono ridimensionare alla bisogna.</i><br /></div>
lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-76621335353111594242013-12-10T04:58:00.003-08:002013-12-10T04:58:30.758-08:00Book review n.1/2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><b>Signori e mercenari. La guerra nell'Italia del Rinascimento</b></i></div>
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Definitively a must be read book for all interested in warfare from the second half of XIV till the end of XV century. It is perfectly written. It includes all the protagonist who walked around Italy in those centuries, their armies, some of their tactics and an accurate description of how the condotta invention informed the war in Italy. It’s a fundamental book also for having torn off a lot a false myths circulating on that period. Hundreds of details on specific campaigns and battles, even if not very thorough.<br />
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<i>Sicuramente un libro da comprare e leggere per chiunque voglia comprendere meglio le dinamiche, le ragioni e le modalità di combattimento degli eserciti italiani dalla fine del ‘300 alla fine del secolo successivo, periodo in cui il modello di riferimento era quello della famosa “condotta”. Tanti protagonisti, battaglie e informazioni rendono il libro molto interessante e mai pedante. Sicuramente non è molto approfondito a livello di singolo episodio ma da un libro che vuole inquadrare il fenomeno nel suo complesso non si puo pretendere.</i><br />
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lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-91982937850902331832013-11-11T09:41:00.001-08:002013-11-11T09:41:11.374-08:00The Tyrant Conquests turns 1-5<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The DBA solo-campaign has started.<br />
The Tyrant has started his conquest plans throughout Sicily and Magna Graecia. The army has been gathered and besides the standard formation has a reserve of 1Cv, 1Art, 2Lh and 1Ps. <br />The strategy selected was to defeat immediately the Carthaginians, which are considered the most perilous enemy. The first two turns have seen the army pass through the friendly nodes of Gela and Selinous. Some minor events happened and, consequently, the Tyrant decided to attack Motya resolutely.<br />
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<b>Turn 3 Carthaginans (attacker) vs Syracuse (defender)</b><br /><br />A very aggressive, and incautious, Carthaginian General push forward on his right flank with all the mounted to press the left flank of the Syracusan phalanx. The hoplites kept the ground on the river bank and stopped the enemy plan, while in the center the Artillery kept at distance the African spears. A foolish attack brought the two chariots to death. One of which was the General.<br />
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<br /><i><b>Carthaginians 2 – Syracuse 0</b></i><br /><br />Galvanized by the great and no-costly victory the Tyrant, after a break turn given to the festivity, moved to Carthage itself. <br />
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<br />The Syracusans landed near the city, garrisoned by some veterans. The remaining African army arrived from a wood trying to get contact as soon as possible.<br />The Tyrant moved his army in a half-circle formation, with the hoplites facing once again the mounted and the artillery covering the right flank against fast troops. In the meantime 2 bases were devoted to the city conquests (without success).<br />This battle was much more tougher for Syracuse: artillery and Tarantines have been lost. But the loss on the other side were much more high: one chariot, numidians light horse, Spanish auxilia and two city spearmen.<br />
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<br /><i><b>Carthaginians 5 – Syracuse 2</b></i><br />
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<br />At the end of the turn the Tyrant had the opportunity to recover all the loss.<br />
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<br />He’s now able to continue his victorious march.</div>
lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-84729597685640415162013-11-06T06:56:00.002-08:002013-11-06T06:56:41.676-08:00Book reviews / Recensioni di libri<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Given my indolence (and incapacity) to write interesting and useful reviews (the last one done is back to march, if you are curious they all are <a href="http://peanadipiombo.blogspot.it/search/label/books" target="_blank">here</a>) I’ve decided to provide you, for every read book, with some quantitative parameters which take in consideration the following factors:<br />
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- <b>In-depth historical analysis</b>: how much information on the related historical period the book provides?<br />
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- <b>Military history details</b>: how many specific details are provided (i.e. armies, weapons, battles, tactics, etc.)?<br />
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- <b>Iconographic support</b>: how many pictures, plates, maps, etc and of which quality?<br />
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- <b>Wargaming interest</b>: in which way and to what extent the information included in the book could be useful for our wargames (i.e. army composition, battle or campaigns to recreate, etc.)?<br />
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To each factor will be given a score of 1 to 6<br />
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An overall score to the book will close the “review”.<br />
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I hope that this method could give me the opportunity to continue speaking of my readings and you something interesting<br />
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<i>La mia pigrizia, ma anche titubanza, nello scrivere recensioni dei libri che leggo ha fatto si che non abbia piu scritto nulla da svariati mesi (l'ultima lo scorso marzo, <a href="http://peanadipiombo.blogspot.it/search/label/books" target="_blank">vedi</a>). Ho pensato quindi ad un modo piu semplice, e spero comunque utile, per darvi qualche riferimento ai libri che sto leggendo. Ho identificato una serie di fattori di interesse ai quali verrà attribuito un punteggio da 1 a 6, ovvero:</i><br />
<i>- approfondimento storico generale: quanto informazioni di contesto vengono fornite</i><br />
<i>- aspetti di storia militare: quanti dettagli specifici sono forniti (eserciti, soldati, armi, tattiche, battaglie, ecc.)</i><br />
<i>- apparato iconografico: quantita è qualità di immagini, mappe e illustrazioni</i><br />
<i>- interesse per il wargame: quante delle informazioni contenute nel libro possono trovare un utilizzo sui campi di gioco (ad esempio nella composizioni di un esercito, nella craezione di battaglie storiche o di campagne, etc.)</i><br />
<i>Ad ogni fattore viene attribuito un punteggio che va da 1 a 6.</i><br />
<i>Viene poi dato un punteggio complessivo.</i><br />
<i>Fatemi sapere se in questo modo le recensioni possano risultare utili. </i><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">After some
times of research I’ve finalized my campaign to be played solo with DBA. A
couple of site provided me with great suggestions and ideas to draft it: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jay's 'Solo Wargaming' blog: rules for a
micro-campaign, available here: <a href="http://solowargamer.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/micro-campaigning-part-ii/">http://solowargamer.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/micro-campaigning-part-ii/</a>
</b>and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Steven rules and ideas at this
site: <a href="http://www.balagan.org.uk/war/dbx/index.htm">http://www.balagan.org.uk/war/dbx/index.htm</a></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I adjusted their
rules as appropriate and the result is the following. I need you for any
comments or amendments you may consider appropriate.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Solo campaign</span></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">NB: this refers to
Syracusan army, but with minor changes can be adapted also to the Carthaginian
side or others.</span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">You start
with:</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A
force of 18 elements (the 6 more can be freely selected amongst the official
troops list)</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">NB: Wb can be recruited only
after having defeated a Carthaginian army</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Random events and
movement</span></u></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">a) homeland uprising </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">b) other events in homeland</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">c) movement</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">d) campaigning</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">a) homeland uprising</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">At the start of each turn, in which the general is far form its own
capital, throw a D6 to test the risk of a homeland uprising. Every turn passed
away in a continuative way from the homeland increase this risk, which also depend
on the campaign results, according to the following table:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Turn away from capital</span></div>
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<td style="background: #D9D9D9; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.55pt;" valign="top" width="34">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">1</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #D9D9D9; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.55pt;" valign="top" width="34">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">2</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #D9D9D9; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">3</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #D9D9D9; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">4</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #D9D9D9; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">5</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #D9D9D9; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">6</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #D9D9D9; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">7</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #D9D9D9; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">8</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #D9D9D9; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">9</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #D9D9D9; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.85pt;" valign="top" width="48">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">10</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #D9D9D9; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.25pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+10</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.85pt;" valign="top" width="164">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Risk</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.55pt;" valign="top" width="34">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">#</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.55pt;" valign="top" width="34">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">#</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+1</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+1</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+1</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+2</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+2</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+3</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+4</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.85pt;" valign="top" width="48">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+5</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.25pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+6</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.85pt;" valign="top" width="164">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">If winning in the last turn</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.55pt;" valign="top" width="34">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">#</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.55pt;" valign="top" width="34">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">#</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">#</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">#</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">#</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+1</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+1</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+2</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+3</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.85pt;" valign="top" width="48">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+4</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.25pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+5</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.85pt;" valign="top" width="164">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">If loser in the last turn</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.55pt;" valign="top" width="34">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">#</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 25.55pt;" valign="top" width="34">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+1</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+2</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+2</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+2</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+3</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+3</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+4</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 30.2pt;" valign="top" width="40">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+5</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.85pt;" valign="top" width="48">
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+6</span></div>
</td>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+6</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">If the result is 1-6 = no uprising</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">If the result is 7 (or more) = uprising, the general must get back
within 4 turns or he will loose. (in this case rules as for letter d) are not
applied).</span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">b) other events in
homeland</span></b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In case no uprising has been occurred the general throw a D10 with the
following result:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">1-2: War on other front = 3 elements to go (chosen randomly)</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">3-4 : Reinforcement (applicable only if out of homeland) =2 elements to
arrive (chosen randomly amongst the following: Sp, Ps, Cv, Art)</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">5-6 : Money arriving = +50 gold</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">7-8: Money to be sent = -50 gold</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">9-10: Religious festivity/Olympic = no action permitted</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">c) movement</span></b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The general moves from 1 junction to another per turn to confront the
enemy and defeat it.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">d) campaigning event</span></b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">After the movement throw a D6 and check the following result:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">2: Disease – two elements not available for current turn(determine
elements at random).</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">3: Barren Lands – no effect, no further action.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">4: Easy Plunder #1 – 50 gold pieces handed over by locals.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">5: Easy Plunder #2 – 100 gold pieces handed over by locals.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">6: Desertion – one element lost for ever (determine element at random).</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">7: Hostile Force Encountered – battle will be joined with hostile force
as defender.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">8 and more: Hostile Force Encountered – battle will be joined with
hostile force as attacker.</span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Modifiers to apply are the following:</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Movement in a friendly junction</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+1</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Movement in a neutral junction</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+2</span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Movement in an enemy junction</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+3</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Junction (city)</span></i></b></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Status</span></i></b></div>
</td>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Carthago</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Motya</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Panormus</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 41.5pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Enemy</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.55pt;" valign="top" width="105">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Morgantina</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Entella</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 41.5pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Neutral</span></div>
</td>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Segesta</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Katane</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 41.5pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Enemy</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Gela</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Selinus</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 41.5pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Friend</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.55pt;" valign="top" width="105">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Rhegium</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Thurii</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Kroton</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 41.5pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Enemy</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Cosentia</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Laos</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 41.5pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Neutral</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Taras</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 41.5pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Friend</span></div>
</td>
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Obtaining 8 and more means battle with the army occupying the junction. </span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In case this result happens in a Neutral junction throw a D6 for the reaction:
1-3 it attacks, 4-6 it leaves your army pass. Apply the following modifiers: -1
if your army has between 10-12 bases, -2 if your army has between 8-10 bases.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In case this result happens in a Friend junction select the closer
enemy.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Battles</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Follow the preferred solo rules. </span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Get 12 elements from your surviving army as per official army list
options (don’t exceed maximum bases allowed). Any remainder are assumed to be
garrisoned somewhere.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">You cannot deploy a 12 element based army by using non authorized<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>troop typology, even if available in your
army and even if the authorized bases do not reach the 12 bases.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">As for the terrains apply as follow:</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Junction</span></i></b></div>
</td>
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Terrain typology</span></i></b></div>
</td>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 57.5pt;" valign="top" width="77">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Carthago</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108.0pt;" valign="top" width="144">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Littoral</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Motya</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108.0pt;" valign="top" width="144">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Littoral</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 57.5pt;" valign="top" width="77">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Panormus</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108.0pt;" valign="top" width="144">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Littoral</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 57.5pt;" valign="top" width="77">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Morgantina</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108.0pt;" valign="top" width="144">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Hilly</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 57.5pt;" valign="top" width="77">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Entella</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108.0pt;" valign="top" width="144">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Hilly</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 57.5pt;" valign="top" width="77">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Segesta</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108.0pt;" valign="top" width="144">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Arable</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 57.5pt;" valign="top" width="77">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Katane</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108.0pt;" valign="top" width="144">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Littoral</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 57.5pt;" valign="top" width="77">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Gela</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108.0pt;" valign="top" width="144">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Littoral</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 57.5pt;" valign="top" width="77">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Selinus</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108.0pt;" valign="top" width="144">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Littoral</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 57.5pt;" valign="top" width="77">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Rhegium</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108.0pt;" valign="top" width="144">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Littoral</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 57.5pt;" valign="top" width="77">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Thurii</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108.0pt;" valign="top" width="144">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Arable</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 12;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 57.5pt;" valign="top" width="77">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Kroton</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108.0pt;" valign="top" width="144">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Littoral</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 13;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 57.5pt;" valign="top" width="77">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Taras</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108.0pt;" valign="top" width="144">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Littoral</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 14;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 57.5pt;" valign="top" width="77">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Cosentia</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108.0pt;" valign="top" width="144">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Hilly</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 15; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 57.5pt;" valign="top" width="77">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Laos</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108.0pt;" valign="top" width="144">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Arable</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">If your general <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">wins</b> the
battle he receives <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">100 gold</b> pieces
as tribute from his defeated enemy. </span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Dice for each of his lost units, with a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">40%</b> chance of recovering them (i.e. 1-4 on a D10 throw)
immediately. If not the have to be considered lost for ever.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">For each victory the general can hire (at the cost of 75 gold) local
mercenaries according to the following table:</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="center">
<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev: .5pt solid windowtext; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 480;">
<tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;">
<td style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 77.4pt;" valign="top" width="103">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">NP Armies</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 57.5pt;" valign="top" width="77">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Cities</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108.0pt;" valign="top" width="144">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Troops available if a city has been occupied</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 77.4pt;" valign="top" width="103">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Carthaginians</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 57.5pt;" valign="top" width="77">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Carthago</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Motya</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Panormus</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108.0pt;" valign="top" width="144">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Ps</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 77.4pt;" valign="top" width="103">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Carthaginians</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 57.5pt;" valign="top" width="77">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Anywhere</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108.0pt;" valign="top" width="144">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Wb</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 77.4pt;" valign="top" width="103">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Sicels and Sicans</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 57.5pt;" valign="top" width="77">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Morgantina</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Entella</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108.0pt;" valign="top" width="144">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Ax</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 77.4pt;" valign="top" width="103">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Sicilian Greeks</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 57.5pt;" valign="top" width="77">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Segesta</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Katane</span></div>
</td>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Sp</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Sicilian Greeks</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Selinus</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Sp</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Rhegium</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Thurii</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Kroton</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Cv</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Sp</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Ps</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An enemy to be considered defeated and consequently no more active on
the map must be defeated twice.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">If your general <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">loses</b>, he
forfeits <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">100</b> gold pieces to the
enemy – this is drawn from his reserve. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">If he is unable to pay then his troops will be taken into slavery, any
gold he does possess will be seized, and he will be sent home in disgrace. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">If he is able to pay, dice for each of his lost units, with a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">20%</b> chance of recovering them (i.e. 1-2
on a D10 throw).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">He is then free to continue with his expedition (but see ‘Troop Levels’
below).</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Troop Levels</span></u></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A general can still do battle with 8 elements, if he remains with less
the campaign is concluded.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">So, once general’s troop level drops below 12 elements (i.e. enough
elements to constitute one field army) he may continue to advance until he
encounters a hostile force in the hope of picking up some easy money along the
way. However, if he does run into hostile troops then he could pay 100 gold
crowns to placate the enemy (1-2 on a D6 throw) and then immediately turn for
home or arrange for the battle (3-6 on a D6 throw).</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Victory</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Victory is obtained in the following case: defeats of Carthaginians,
Sicilian Greeks and Magna Graecia.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PS: the system is easily adaptable to the Carthaginian side, with some
minor and logic modifications.</span></div>
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lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-25948898559896527812013-07-16T09:17:00.000-07:002013-07-17T01:55:59.965-07:00Samnites vs Gauls Solo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dear all, just some pictures of (not so) recent solo DBA battle: Samnites vs Gauls, ie Ax vs Wb.<br />
A sweeping Italic victory. <br />
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lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-349228696100730262013-05-28T13:06:00.000-07:002013-05-28T13:06:00.716-07:00His Majest Negus Negesti Menelik II and his army<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Abyssinian army, at the maximum of his power in occasion of the Eritrea colony invasion, numbered thousands of soldiers, coming from all the regions of the empire leaded by their Ras. It was a well-organized army equipped with modern and efficient weapons, both guns and artillery.</div>
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In my HOTE version it represents a timid reproduction of what crushed the Italians in Adwa.<br />
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Miniatures (15mm) are <a href="http://www.tinsoldieruk.com/" target="_blank">Tin Soldier</a>, except from Shooters which are <a href="http://www.irregularminiatures.co.uk/" target="_blank">Irregular Miniatures</a>.<br />
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<i>L'esercito abissino all'apice della sua potenza durante la campagna di invasione della colonia Eritrea contava decine di migliaia di unità combattenti provenienti da tutto il territorio dell'impero guidati dai loro Ras. Si trattava di un esercito ben organizzato e dotato di buone ed efficienti armi (sia fucili che cannoni).</i><br />
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<i>Nella mia versione per HOTE rappresenta una pallida riproduzione di ciò che annientò ad Adua gli Italiani. </i><br />
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<i>Le miniature (15 mm) sono tutte </i><a href="http://www.tinsoldieruk.com/" target="_blank">Tin Soldier</a><i>, eccetto per le unità di fucili che sono </i><a href="http://www.irregularminiatures.co.uk/" target="_blank">Irregular Miniatures</a><i>.</i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The whole army</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">At the
time of attack the parasol of the commander-in-chief serves as the direction of
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><i>Il parasole del Negus, oltre ad essere uno dei tanti simboli regali, serviva anche per identificarne la posizione in battaglia.</i> </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Negus Neghesti, his bodyguards, royal and holy symbols</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ebalgumè! Ebalgumè! Falcia! Falcia l'erba tenera<br />
Galla horsemen </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Negus Royal guards</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warbands: soldiers, Ras and trumpeteers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abyssinian shooters</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abyssinian artillery</td></tr>
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The HoTE army list for the Abyssinians is the following:<br />
1 x General (the Negus)<br />
4 x Shooters<br />
4 x Warbands<br />
1 x Artillery<br />
2 x Riders<br />
1 x Horde<br />
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Tot 24 points<br />
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this list comes from the one suggested in Hote rules</div>
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lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-65746680516531985102013-05-27T05:54:00.003-07:002013-05-27T05:54:41.032-07:00Royal Corps of Colonial Troops / Regio Corpo Truppe Coloniali<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The Italian Royal Corps of Colonial Troops was a pefect mirror of a Nation born only 18 years before: great bravery, ambition, approximation and dilettantism.<br />
Adwa represented the natural ending of a foolish path of heroic deeds, big battles and something more than little skirmishes both against Abyssinians and Dervishes (the only who never won against us).<br />
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For my battles with HOTE the Italian army draws inspiration from the troops operating in our colony around 1893-1895, before the arrival of reinforcements form Italy, destined to die within the Adwa’s ambas.<br />
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All the miniatures are <a href="http://www.tinsoldieruk.com/" target="_blank">Tin Soldier</a>, except warbands and cavalry which are <a href="http://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/" target="_blank">Essex</a>.<br />
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<i>Il Regio Corpo delle Truppe Coloniali ha rappresentato tutto cio che l'Italia stessa ha rappresentato sin dalla sua nascita 18 anni prima: grande coraggio, ambizione, approssimazione e dilettantismo.</i><br />
<i>Adua ha rappresentato la naturale conclusione di un percorso folle che aveva visto il nostro esercito compiere atti eroici, grandi battaglie e piccole scaramucce sia contro gli Abissini che contro i Dervisci (gli unici a dire il vero a non averci mai sconfitto).</i><br />
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<i>Per le mie battaglie di HOTE l'esercito italiano prende ispirazione da quello degli anni 1893-95, prima che arrivassero i rinforzi dall'Italia, destinati a morire tra le ambe di Adua.</i><br />
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<i>Tutte le miniature sono <a href="http://www.tinsoldieruk.com/" target="_blank">Tin Soldier</a>, eccetto per le warband e la cavalleria che sono <a href="http://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/" target="_blank">Essex</a>.</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The whole army</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The headquarters</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bersaglieri on the left and our brave Ascari on the right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Habab warbands, our islamic allies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Penne di Falco, our indigenous cavalry force</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6k2hB3eqjkHzurPI4sPJJpLhUh94zeNjxpiplxlzlI9KOz4VzYgH26u46EKj6NNYiERMOvtv84wNc4PcFg9sVuOb4ECsyV6M6IgvVwsI6ydM6yGbPI4OXG4w8Lly_kJGsbLRamFW-rQ/s1600/Italians+Mountain+Guns+and+crewmen.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6k2hB3eqjkHzurPI4sPJJpLhUh94zeNjxpiplxlzlI9KOz4VzYgH26u46EKj6NNYiERMOvtv84wNc4PcFg9sVuOb4ECsyV6M6IgvVwsI6ydM6yGbPI4OXG4w8Lly_kJGsbLRamFW-rQ/s320/Italians+Mountain+Guns+and+crewmen.JPG" height="127" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ascari mountain guns</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8dubnzVrPKO4a7NWIKvXVCQP3Ieb_2uL0m9tT_tEW4TeCIa6O230L2Nfhx0N2ez17j7WiJG6cwjXQ_ih_Mn6rEvh8tCXVxtBt4Pe0JoYd8TBAhbLG17r1B-MNqeyFKDpixoN8CAMZg/s1600/Italians+Ascari.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8dubnzVrPKO4a7NWIKvXVCQP3Ieb_2uL0m9tT_tEW4TeCIa6O230L2Nfhx0N2ez17j7WiJG6cwjXQ_ih_Mn6rEvh8tCXVxtBt4Pe0JoYd8TBAhbLG17r1B-MNqeyFKDpixoN8CAMZg/s320/Italians+Ascari.JPG" height="149" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ascari</td></tr>
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The HoTE army list for the Italians is the following:<br />
1 x General<br />
2 x Shooters (Italians)<br />
5 x Shooters (Askari)<br />
2 x Artillery (Mountain Gun)<br />
2 x Riders (Askari lancers if fighting The Mahdi) or 2 x Warbands (Habab)<br />
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Tot 24 points<br />
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this list comes from the one suggested in Hote rules</div>
lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-34121434863574157392013-04-02T07:12:00.000-07:002013-04-02T07:12:39.258-07:00Kitet Serawit, Mita Negarit!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On September 17th, 1895, the great negarit war drum on the grounds of the Palace was beaten continuously beginning at dawn. the following proclamation in the name of Menelik II. "Assemble the army,beat the drum (Kitet Serawit, Mita Negarit!)".<br />
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<i>Il 17 settembre 1895 il grande tamburo da guerra del Negus Menelik II usciva dal palazzo imperiale per percorrere tutto il paese a proclamare: "Raccogliete le truppe, suonate il tamburo" (Kitet Serawit, Mita Negarit!). L'etiopia si preparava alla guerra con gli Italiani.</i><br />
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Without Menelik's proclamation of war mobilisation i.e. kitet serawit mita negarit, no Ethiopian would have gone to Adwa to fight against the Italian invaders.<br />
<br />These great kettle-drums was used only in special ceremonies that the king held: to usher in the new year, to make special announcements, to call the people for the beginning of harvest, to call the Rasses and advisors for a counsel of war, or to march the army into war... etc. Some more info <a href="http://www.meskot.com/drum2.htm" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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<i>Questi grandi tamburi (in bronzo e pelle di bue) venivano usati nelle piu importanti cerimonie tenute dai re etiopi: il nuovo anno, per l'inizio del raccolto, per radunare i Ras in vista della guerra e come visto per la chiamata alle armi. Alcuni infomazioni interessanti le trovate <a href="http://www.meskot.com/drum2.htm" target="_blank">qui.</a></i><br />
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<br />"The mobilization of the Abyssinian army takes place very quickly, which considering the bad roads and the fact that in peacetime most of the army is dispersed at their homes, is especially remarkable. Mobilization, either general or private, of separate military leaders, is announced with beating of kettle drums -- nagarits -- in squares and marketplaces and at the courts of commanders of provinces ".<br />
Excerpt from: FROM ENTOTTO TO THE RIVER BARO (<a href="http://www.samizdat.com/entotto.html" target="_blank">here</a>). An account of a trip to the southwestern regions of the Ethiopian Empire 1896-97 by Lieutenant of His Majesty's Life-Guard Hussar Regiment Alexander Bulatovich.<br />
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<i>In un interessantissimo "reportage" del 1897 il militare Alexander Bulatovich, al seguito della corte e dell'esercito di Menelik II racconta: "La mobilitazione dell'esercito abissino era molto rapida, il che, considerando le cattive condizioni delle strade e la dispersione delle "truppe" sul territorio, è un fatto incredibile. La mobilitazione sia dei generali che delle truppe è annucniata dal battere di tamburi nelle piazze e nei mercati, cosi come nelle corti dei governatori provinciali". Il testo integrale in inglese si trova <a href="http://www.samizdat.com/entotto.html" target="_blank">qui</a></i><br />
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I suddenly discovered that anyone produces a really suitable figures to use. So I've decided to try my first conversion using Milliput.<br />
I've began with a Tin Soldier Ethiopian cavalryman and I've changed arms and hands (taking those of a Museum Arab).<br />
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<i>Purtroppo ho scoperto che nessuno produce una figura che potesse fare al caso mio. E quindi mi sono detto perche non provare a crearla con il Milliput?</i><br />
<i>Sono partito da un cavaliere etiope della Tin Soldier e gli ho messo braccia e mani di un cavaliere arabo della Museum.</i><br />
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After that I've created the kettle-drum. It has been not so difficult even if I'd could do a better job...<br />
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<i>Dopodiche ho crato il tamburone. Non è stato cosi difficile da plasmare, certo avrei potuto fare un lavoro migliore, ma per la prima volta mi accontento.</i> <br />
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lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-31001213486914346052013-03-23T04:12:00.000-07:002013-03-25T03:29:57.790-07:00New entry / novità in arrivoBy chance. <br />
I don’t remember why and how I arrived to BoardGameGeek (<a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/wargames" target="_blank">here</a>) and most of all how I fell in love with this different way to wargaming. I refer to the “board warg<i></i>ame” or wargames in 2d: hex & counters.<br />
There’s a world out there and many possibilities to play solitaire. BGG for this aspect is incredible. So many information, pictures, comments and reviews. I think that you can loose yourself by trying to read and know all the games which are there.<br />
In any case I thought to give war boardgames a go.<br />
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First the whishlist, which is heavy based on solitaire playability:<br />
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Peloponnesian War <br />
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Sa Battalla <br />
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War Galley <br />
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Wings Over France <br />
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Guelphs and Ghibellines<br />
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Field Commander: Alexander<br />
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Breakthrough: Cambrai<br />
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PATHS OF GLORY<br />
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Clash of Giants II Ypres - Galicia<br />
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Great War at Sea: The Mediterranean<br />
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Strafexpedition 1916 <br />
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Risorgimento 1859<br />
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Braccio da Montone<br />
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VaeVictis n°103 Syracuse<br />
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Zeppelin Strategy & Tactics magazine #159<br />
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As you can see quite an heavy whishlist, which considering the prices will remain as it is for a long time…<br />
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Besides those I’ve got the opportunity to find in my house a copy of Adua 1896 a game magazine (Alea iacta est), go <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20705/adua-1896" target="_blank">here</a>. This will be my first test.<br />
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Furthermore I get from a shop these two old (Italian) games:<br />
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I Mille (1982) go <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/26977/i-mille" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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San Martino 24 Giugno 1859 (1980) go <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20999/san-martino-24-giugno-1859" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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What can I say. The impression is very good (I mean in general), counters, maps, the tactic level to deal with and the historic reconstruction of specific events (which is one of the aspects not easily covered by DBA for example).<br />
Now let’s see how is the play impression.<br />
In any case I’m happy to have enlarged my interests.<br />
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<i>Non mi chiedete come mai e perche sia finito a perdermi su Boardgamgeek (<a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/wargames" target="_blank">sito</a>). Fatto sta che ci ho passato parecchie sessioni di studio nelle ultime settimane e mi sono accorto che c’è un nuovo mondo da esplorare: quello dei wargame a 2 dimensioni, ovvero pedine ed esagoni, tanto per capirci.<br />Mai avrei detto che mi potessero interessare, sai con le meraviglia di un campo di battaglia fatto con le miniature, delle (a volte) squallide pedine di cartoncino che possono fare.<br />Ma invece no. L’effetto è stato l’opposto. Ed eccomi qui a studiare e preparare liste di desiderata. Spazio tra l’antico e la prima guerra mondiale, tutti giochi o nati appositamente per il solitario o con regole per o con possibilità di giocabilità in solitario:<br /><br />Peloponnesian War <br /><br />Sa Battalla <br /><br />War Galley <br /><br />Wings Over France <br /><br />Guelphs and Ghibellines<br /><br />Field Commander: Alexander<br /> <br />Breakthrough: Cambrai<br /> <br />PATHS OF GLORY<br /><br />Clash of Giants II Ypres - Galicia<br /><br />Great War at Sea: The Mediterranean<br /><br />Strafexpedition 1916 <br /><br />Risorgimento 1859<br /><br />Braccio da Montone<br /><br />VaeVictis n°103 Syracuse<br /><br />Zeppelin Strategy & Tactics magazine #159<br /><br />Tanti, e purtroppo, alcuni molto molto cari. Vedremo…<br /><br />Nel frattempo mi sono ricordato di avere in casa una copia di Adua 1896 contenuto nella rivista Alea iacta est. Date un’occhiata <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20705/adua-1896" target="_blank">qui </a>per altre foto. Sarà il mio primo campo di prova.</i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqJvdxt7WvIMenWmYl0H9eWf4pcWJRVx_V1NtA48afcGG39wDOywwGYJHEwIefo-tE0FZL5sebCV_h8OnSZh4iNm73MvSb3zi3tQZ_k8NYqQPqmzsc8jxnBulsYBPAFRMejWN1bUjOQ/s1600/mille.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><i><br />Infine in un negozio ho trovato a ottimo prezzo queste due vecchie e italianissime (in quantoa produzione) chicche:<br /><br />I Mille (1982) <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/26977/i-mille" target="_blank">qui</a></i><br />
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<i><br /><br />San Martino 24 Giugno 1859 (1980) <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20999/san-martino-24-giugno-1859" target="_blank">qui</a></i><br />
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<i><br />Che dire come prima impressione? Mi piacciano, le pedine da ritagliare e muovere, le mappe su cui farle scorrere (c’è una grossa componente feticista in tutto cio) ma soprattutto il fatto che si stiano riproducendo eventi storici (fatto che spesso mi lascia insoddisfatto del DBA).<br />Vediamo pero una volta messa mano ai dadi quale sarà il giudizio.<br />Per il momento sono contento di aver trovato un nuovo campo di interesse.</i>lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-8264679692401942962013-03-21T03:30:00.000-07:002013-03-21T03:30:14.461-07:00La Battaglia di Adua<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Avrei voluto riportare qualche frase di questo bellissimo volume, o meglio testimonianza, per farvi percepire il pathos che per oltre 500 pagine vi accompagna. <br />
Avrei voluto riportare gli ordini di battaglia, dettagliati e completi, di tutte le spedizioni e scontri da Saati ad Adua.<br />
Avrei voluto riportare le note personali, critiche e sofferte, dell’Aiutante di Campo Emilio Bellavita.<br />
Ma non ne sono stato in grado. Troppo materiale. Davvero.<br />
Il libro “La battaglia di Adua” è una pietra miliare per chi sia interessato alla nostra prima storia coloniale. Venne scritto negli anni ’20 dal Capitano Bellavita che fu in Eritrea e fu al fianco del Gen. Dabormida il 1 marzo ad Adua, scampando miracolosamente al massacro di quel giorno.<br />
Il volume ripercorre tutto: dall’acquisto della baia di Assab alla definitiva normalizzazione della Colonia Eritrea a inizi secolo. Il cuore del volume sono ovviamente quei 16 anni che portarono ad Adua, concentrati di tutto ciò che il meglio e il peggio del nostro Paese poteva mettere insieme.<br />
Gli errori, le intuizioni, gli eroismi inutili, la politica, le debolezze dei singoli, le speranze. E dal punto di vista militare, bhe, tutto ciò che si può aspettare da un soldato: dettagli tecnici, manovre, analisi dei corpi d’armata, strategie e tattiche.<br />
Il fatto che sia un testo scritto da un testimone oculare lo pone su un piano scivoloso, quello dell’imparzialità, a differenza di quanto uno storico esterno agli eventi sarebbe in grado di fare. Ma al contempo crea con il lettore un legame assoluto di empatia, trascinandolo tra le ambe e in mezzo al fuoco nemico, portandolo a parteggiare per quel Generale o per l’altro, perdendosi, come capitò a loro, tra una politica assurda e una generale pressapochezza.<br />
E’ incredibile come ciò che successe in Eritrea e le migliaia di morti italiani, eritrei ed abissini apparisse già allora cosi dissennato, agli occhi di testimoni oculari e protagonisti. E non con il comodo e saggio senno di poi….<br />
Compratelo.<br />
E. Bellavita, La Battaglia di Adua, Gherardo Casini Editore, 2012<br />
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<i>“La battaglia di Adua” is a milestone for studying the Italian activities in Eritrea and Ethipia at the end of the XIX century. Suddenly is not translated in English, it would deserve it. It has been written by Capt. Emilio Bellavita aide-de-camp of Gen Dabormida in Adua, during the massacre of the 1st of march 1896.</i></div>
lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-91062509529226290682013-01-30T04:00:00.001-08:002013-01-30T04:00:18.442-08:00Sybaris flooded. Again / Sibari distrutta dall'acqua. Ancora<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybaris" target="_blank">Sybaris </a>one of the earliest of all the Greek colonies in Magna Graecia and the most dominant power in the region during the 6th Century is living again its destruction. After the battle of Traies (vs Croton, <a href="http://www.ancientgreekbattles.net/Pages/51132_BattleOfSybaris.htm" target="_blank">here</a>) in 510 BC Sybaris was plundered and razed by turning the river Crathis its course to inundate the city.<br />
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Today, once again, mud and water cover it. Firemen and volunteers are trying to move as fast as possible to save it. But it’s not yet enough.<br /><br /><br />Dopo più di 2500 anni <a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parco_archeologico_di_Sibari" target="_blank">Sibari </a>sta rivivendo il suo più antico incubo. Una marea di fango e detriti portati dal Crati l’ha completamente sommersa. Cosi come era successo dopo la <a href="http://www.instoria.it/home/LafinedisibariII.htm" target="_blank">battaglia del Traente</a> persa con i Crotoniani. I quali vincitori deviarono le acque del fiume per cancellarla per sempre.<br /><br />Leggete l’<a href="http://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2013/01/30/news/parco_sibari-51553700/" target="_blank">articolo di Repubblica</a> per farvi un’idea del rischio che stiamo correndo.<br /><br /><br />lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-20800935222790754472013-01-17T03:27:00.000-08:002013-01-17T03:27:00.257-08:00Sincerely I’m not so satisfied with the result. When I thought about my Samnites camp I had a different vision. After I realized it I found it not so responding.<br />In any case this represents the place where, according to Livy, the Legion Linteata took its famous oath before fighting Romans. <br />Livy wrote (Book 10, 38): “<i>[5] there, at about the middle of the camp, they had enclosed an area, extending approximately two hundred feet in all directions, with wicker hurdles, and roofed it over with linen. [6] in this place they offered sacrifice in accordance with directions read from an old linen roll. The celebrant was one Ovius Paccius, an aged man, who claimed to derive this ceremony from an ancient ritual of the Samnites which the forefathers of those present had formerly employed when they had gone secretly about to get Capua away from the Etruscans. [7] on the conclusion of the sacrifice, the general by his apparitor commanded to be summoned all those of the highest degree in birth and deeds of arms; and one by one they were introduced. [8] besides other ceremonial preparations, such as might avail to strike the mind with religious awe, there was a place all enclosed, with altars in the midst and slaughtered victims lying about, and round them a guard of centurions with drawn swords. [9] The man was brought up to the altar, more like a victim than a partaker in the rite, and was sworn not to divulge what he should there see or hear. [10] they then compelled him to take an oath in accordance with a certain dreadful form of words, whereby he invoked a curse upon his head, his household, and his family, if he went not into battle where his generals led the way, or if he either fled from the line himself or saw any other fleeing and did not instantly cut him down. [11] some there were at first who refused to take this oath; these were beheaded before the altars, where they lay amongst the slaughtered victims —a warning to the rest not to refuse. [12] when the leading Samnites had been bound by this imprecation, the general named ten of them and bade them choose every man another, and so to proceed until they had brought [p. 509]their number up to sixteen thousand. These were named the “Linen Legion,” from the roof of the enclosure wherein the nobles had been sworn, and were given splendid arms and crested helmets, to distinguish them from the rest</i>”. Text from <a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/">http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/</a>, <a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0155%3Abook%3D10%3Achapter%3D38" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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<br /><br />Ok non è esattamente quello che avrei voluto ottenere, ma tant’è. Ora i miei Sanniti sono provvisti di un campo particolarmente significativo: quello in cui secondo Livio prestò giuramento la mitica Legio Linteata. Questo il resoconto di Livio (Libro 10, 38): “<i>Al centro dell'accampamento, venne tracciato un recinto delimitato da picchetti e assicelle e ricoperto con una tela di lino, che misurava circa duecento piedi tanto in lunghezza quanto in larghezza. All'interno del recinto celebrò i sacrifici attenendosi alle indicazioni di un antico libro rilegato in lino il sacerdote Ovio Paccio, un uomo molto avanti con gli anni, che sosteneva di aver desunto quel rito da un'antica usanza sannita, praticata un tempo dagli antenati quando avevano concepito il progetto di strappare Capua agli Etruschi. Concluso il sacrificio, il comandante in capo ordinò a un banditore di convocare gli uomini più in vista per ascendenti e valore, facendoli venire uno per volta. L'intero apparato della cerimonia era allestito in modo da suscitare negli animi timore religioso: contribuivano a questo effetto soprattutto gli altari al centro del recinto integralmente coperto, le vittime sgozzate intorno agli altari e i centurioni in cerchio con le spade in pugno. I convocati venivano fatti avvicinare agli altari, più come vittima che come effettivo partecipante al sacrificio, e dovevano giurare di non rivelare quanto avevano visto o sentito in quel punto. Mediante una formula intimidatoria venivano costretti a giurare che sarebbero state maledette le loro persone, la famiglia e la stirpe, qualora non fossero scesi in campo là dove i comandanti li guidavano, o avessero abbandonato il campo di battaglia, o ancora vedendo qualcuno darsi alla fuga non lo avessero ucciso su due piedi. All'inizio alcuni che non accettavano di prestare questo giuramento vennero passati per le armi davanti agli altari, e i loro cadaveri distesi tra le vittime servirono poi da monito agli altri affinché non si tirassero indietro. Quando poi i nobili sanniti si furono vincolati con questo giuramento, il comandante fece i nomi di dieci di loro e ordinò che ciascuno di essi scegliesse un altro uomo, e questi un altro ancora fino a raggiungere la cifra di 16.000. Quella legione, dalla copertura del recinto all'interno del quale la nobiltà aveva consacrato se stessa, venne chiamata linteata. A quanti ne facevano parte vennero consegnate armi sfavillanti ed elmi crestati, in modo da distinguerli in mezzo a tutti gli altri</i>.” Test tratto da <a href="http://www.sanniti.info/">www.sanniti.info</a>, <a href="http://www.sanniti.info/livio10.html" target="_blank">qui </a><br />lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-18785943337835762182013-01-12T07:07:00.000-08:002013-01-12T07:07:53.667-08:00Hieron helmet exhibition / La mostra sull'elmo di IeroneWith an embarassing delay I want to wish you my friends happy new year. <br />I want to start the new year with a couple of topics. <br />In this first post I illustrate my visit to the exhibition, anticipated <a href="http://peanadipiombo.blogspot.it/2012/10/hieron-helmet-in-back-home-lelmo-di.html" target="_blank">here</a>, of the Hieron helmet. Besides the helmet, which is worth the ticket (and the trip) for its value and significance, there were plenty of things exposed, thanks to the curators work aimed at providing visitors with a wide range of relics connected to ancient Sicily warfare: weapons, armors, daily life objects related or illustrating warfare and a very interesting exposition of ancient coins showing warriors. All of them enriched by detailed panels. <br />I’m very grateful for the work done by the Museum, that was for sure a great cultural initiative.<br />Now some picture taken there.<br />
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Con grande ritardo vi faccio gli auguri di buon anno cari amici. Ci sono un paio di cose che vi voglio mostrare. In questo primo post vi faccio vedere alcune foto di una mostra molto interessante che ho visitato a Siracusa dopo Natale, di cui vi avevo anticipato la notizia <a href="http://peanadipiombo.blogspot.it/2012/10/hieron-helmet-in-back-home-lelmo-di.html" target="_blank">qui</a>.<br />A parte l’elmo in sé, il cui valore e significato è tale da giustificare il biglietto, devo ammettere che i curatori hanno cercato di offrire uno spaccato alquanto diversificato di cosa fosse la guerra nell’antica Sicilia: armi e armature, oggetti di uso quotidiano attinenti o riproducenti la guerra e una interessante selezioni di monete antiche sulle cui facce erano rappresentati guerrieri. Molto ben scritti i pannelli, cosa a dire il vero rara. In conclusione una bellissima iniziativa culturale.<br /><br />lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-1808028540887902882012-11-28T03:11:00.003-08:002012-11-28T03:11:30.763-08:00Podcasts (only in italian for the time being)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Ho sperimentato con grande soddisfazione che mentre si dipingono le miniature è particolarmente bello sentire dei podcast di storici che sanno anche comunicare bene ed efficacemente.<br />
Ho raccolto un po di link per me e per voi. Li trovate qui: <a href="http://peanadipiombo.blogspot.it/p/podcasts.html">http://peanadipiombo.blogspot.it/p/podcasts.html</a><br />
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Naturalmente mandatemi quelli che potrei aver perso per strada.<br />
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lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-17375999814955214862012-11-22T04:32:00.000-08:002012-11-22T04:32:40.544-08:00Syracusan vs Samnites Solo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Another solo battle using Solo DBA for DBA Version 2.2 developed by Richard Lee and available in <a href="http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/soloDBAdevelopment/">http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/soloDBAdevelopment/</a></div>
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This time Syracusans faced the newly Samnites army in a battle which appeared easy for the Greeks due to an almost empty ground, with only one bad going in the center.</div>
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But a very distract general, poor PIPs and bad dices, caused an ignominious defeat. Here follow some pictures about it.</div>
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<i>Sempre usando le regole per giocare in solitario DBA scritte da Richard Lee e disponibile sul gruppo yahoo <a href="http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/soloDBAdevelopment/">http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/soloDBAdevelopment/</a> ieri sera mi sono immerso in uno scontro greci sanniti. </i></div>
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<i>Sembrava facile per i Siracusani. Solo un elemento di bad going e tanto spazio per le falangi per schiantare le povere Ax sannite.</i></div>
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<i>La realtà invece è stata diversa: un Generale perlomeno distratto e una sfiga bestiale ai dadi hanno portato al trionfo le genti osche, umiliando i greci. </i></div>
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<i>I Samniti cercano di guadagnare velocemente il bosco da cui poter attaccare il campo o il retro del fianco sinistro greco</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> The improvident Syracusan Gen organizing the first line. But errors have already been made in other zones.<i> </i><br /><i>Lo sciagurato Gen Siracusano cerca di riorganizzare la prima linea,
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Samnite Gen (on the right) decided to personally participate in the clash, facing Syr mounted forces (and it will be the winning decision). <i>Il Gen Sannita decide di buttarsi nella mischia per affrontare le cavallerie greche. Questa scelta segnerà il punto di svolta della battaglia</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tarantines fled and secured the back of their useless Gen. <i>I Tarantini in fuga dal Gen Sannita cercano di proteggere il retro del loro generale, ma verranno presti raggiunti e uccisi</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fight for the farm. It ended with Greeks slain to the farm's wall. <i>Lo scontro per la conquista della fattoria. Opliti e arcieri verrano presto schiacciati contro i muri dai guerrieri sanniti</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The end, Samnites won an important outpost on the coast, it will be difficult for Syracuse to put them back to the see. <i>E' finita, i Sanniti sono sbarcati e sarà dura ora ricacciarli a mare</i></td></tr>
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lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-48939390395649956082012-11-06T14:03:00.001-08:002012-11-06T14:03:59.180-08:00Frontinus Stratagem of the week<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Book 2. IV. On creating panic in the enemy's ranks.<br />
12 Against overwhelming forces of the enemy's cavalry Croesus once opposed a troop of camels. At the strange appearance and smell of these beasts, the horses were thrown into panic, and not merely threw their riders, but also trampled the ranks of their own infantry under foot, thus delivering them into the hands of the enemy to defeat.<br />
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Libro 2. IV Come creare il panico nell'esercito nemico<br />
12 Creso contro la formidabile cavalleria nemica oppose un branco di cammelli: i cavalli impauriti dal loro aspetto e dall'odore che emanavano, non solo disarcionarono i cavalieri ma scomposero anche le fila della propria fanteria e le offrirono alle mani del nemico per la sconfitta.</div>
lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-40886395530727116872012-10-31T07:21:00.000-07:002012-10-31T07:22:17.379-07:00Hieron helmet in back home / L'elmo di Ierone di nuovo a casa<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
What an incredible opportunity, an exhibition not to be missed!!!<br />
Until next 6 of January 2013 for celebrating the loan of the helmet with the dedica of Hieron to the Museo Archeologico Regionale ''Paolo Orsi'' of Syracuse, an exhibition about the evolution of the Ancient Greek military equipment will take place. <br />
In 474 BC Hieron I, Syracuse's king, responded to an appeal from the Greeks at Cumae and defeated the Etruscans in a naval battle. The poet Pindar described this victory as 'freeing Greece from slavery' in a poem written in honour of Hieron's success in the chariot race of 470 BC at Delphi. This Etruscan helmet was captured at the battle. The inscription translates 'Hieron, son of Deinomenes, and the Syracusans, [dedicated] to Zeus Etruscan [spoils] from Cumae'. It was then deposited in the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia as a dedication to the god.<br />
If you’re intentioned to visit Syracuse don’t forget to ask, it’s my second town.<br />
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Dalla <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Museo-Archeologico-Regionale-Paolo-Orsi/283936668310859" target="_blank">pagina FB</a> del Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi<br />
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“Cari Amici,<br />
come certo sapete è in corso presso il Museo Archeologico Paolo Orsi la mostra “Apò Kumas. L’elmo di Ierone dal British Mu seum”. E’ dedicata ad un oggetto di valore storico straordinario, che evoca uno dei periodi più affascinanti della storia di Siracusa, quando nel V secolo a.C., con Ierone, la dinastia dei Dinomenidi toccò il punto più alto della sua potenza militare e della sua vivacità culturale.<br />
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474 a.C. Nelle acque di Cuma, al largo della costa campana, una flotta di navi etrusche, che muove alla conquista della città greca, si scontra con le navi dei difensori. Sono navi cumane; ma il contingente maggiore è costituito di triremi siracusane, venute in soccorso a Cuma. Le ha inviate Ierone, da quattro anni tiranno di Siracusa dopo la morte del fratello Gelone. La flotta siracusana sbaraglia quella etrusca, e infligge al nemico una sconfitta così dura da scoraggiare, per molti anni, ogni ulteriore tentativo espansionistico dei “Tirreni, signori del mare” (Diod. XI, 51). E’ una vittoria rilevante sotto il profilo politico: Siracusa afferma nettamente la sua supremazia nel Tirreno meridionale e consolida il controllo delle rotte che passano attraverso lo Stretto di Messina. Ierone amplifica l’eco della vittoria, da accorto stratega della propria auto rappresentazione sul piano internazionale; affida al più grande poeta contemporaneo, Pindaro, il canto delle gesta siracusane nella battaglia di Cuma, e magnifica la vittoria agli occhi di tutto il mondo greco consacrando a Zeus, nel santuario panellenico per eccellenza, Olimpia, il bottino di armi conquistate ai nemici.<br />
Dopo secoli, dalla rovine del tempo e degli uomini, sono riemersi ad Olimpia, di quel bottino, tre elmi, tutti con la stessa orgogliosa iscrizione: “Ierone, il Dinomenide, e i Siracusani (dedicano) a Zeus (dalla preda) dei Tirreni, da Cuma”. Dei tre elmi, due sono ancora ad Olimpia; uno, rinvenuto agli inizi del 1800, è conservato al British Museum di Londra, ed è stato concesso in prestito per essere esposto nella mostra che apre al pubblico il 21 ottobre.<br />
L’esposizione dell’elmo nella città da cui era partito circa 2500 anni fa, è accompagnata da un percorso espositivo con reperti provenienti dalle collezioni del museo, alcuni dei quali in mostra per la prima volta, che illustrano non soltanto le tipologie più diffuse e la funzionalità di armi e armature nel mondo greco, in età arcaico-classica, ma anche il significato della presenza di armi in contesti particolari, diversi dal campo di battaglia; la dedica nell’ambito di santuari, la deposizione all’interno di tombe, la raccolta nei ripostigli di metallo, la raffigurazione nelle monete.”<br />
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La mostra dura fino al 6 gennaio 2013. Se volete andare ed avete bisogno di consigli fatemi sapere. Ho famiglia la!<br />
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lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-592263839079557332012-10-23T01:38:00.000-07:002012-10-23T01:38:44.335-07:00Samnites<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dear friends, at last my Samnites are ready for the battle. I’m quite happy with them. For sure I’ve got still a lot to learn but they look acceptable to me.<br />Notwithstanding the fact that they all are Auxilia thanks to <a href="http://shop.ancient-modern.co.uk/" target="_blank">Donnington </a>miniatures they seem very diversified both in poses and in equipments.<br />
As you can see from a previous <a href="http://peanadipiombo.blogspot.it/2012/10/painting-samnites.html" target="_blank">post </a>shields draw inspiration from sacred symbols of Samnites and from a Social War coin.<br />Bases have been made in a standard way: sand + glue, painted and grass (three types: 2 static and 1 tuft).<br />I have still to work on the camp but not in the next weeks.<br />
<br />So let me introduce you the most fearsome enemy of Rome.<br />
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lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-5428509005717212512012-10-22T00:50:00.001-07:002012-10-22T00:50:35.235-07:00Oxybeles ready to shoot<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />Here it is the oxybeles announced <a href="http://peanadipiombo.blogspot.it/2012/06/oxybeles-for-syracuse.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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I like it, I’me eager to use on field soon.<br />
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lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-10457316727358054732012-10-18T09:03:00.000-07:002012-10-18T09:03:08.869-07:00Painting Samnites<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
At long last I’ve taken brushes in hands to work on the Samnites. As you know one of the most interesting part of this “work” is to find out the way to paint figures: both dresses and shields.<br />As for the Samnites there are no sound and credible descriptions. Besides the semi-mithological description of Livy of Legio Linteata (which in any case I cannot ignore…..) I didn’t find any other resources (if there are please advise, you’re in time!). <br />The Campanian mural paintings (Nolae, Paestum) provide us with a good series of Samnites (better Lucani) warriors, but suddenly shields are not shown or in case they appear as plains.<br />
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<br />So for the dresses, as usual, Osprey and similar publications helped me, in addition to examples taken from other blogs.<br />As for the shields you know that I like to have something quite unique, using, once again, decals papers provided by <a href="http://www.3vwargames.co.uk/" target="_blank">VVV</a>. <br />My choice was to use mythical and religious components related to those peoples and something more historical, that is the coinage which provides a reliable example of the figurative approach of ancient peoples.<br />From one of the most famous myth of the Safineis (as they called themselves) – the Ver Sacrum (Sacred Spring) – I took the inspiration for the following images to apply to the shields:<br /><br />The wolf: guide animal for the Hirpini<br />
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The bull: guide animal for the Pentri<br />
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<br />The Safineis as all the Italics people were used to worship Heracles and I’ve discovered that the oak’s leaf is sacred to him.<br />
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Reading about the ancient roots of Samnites I’ve found that in some different temples (back to the Sabellian times) a fantastic animal was often engraved: a pricket with two heads. I’ve considered that some “traditional” warriors could appreciate to bring in battle this ancient symbol.<br />
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<br />Finally I’ve decided to use one of the better known coins of the Social War issued by the Italics Confederates: the bull (Italics) attacking the wolf (Rome).<br />
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<br />I hope in a few days to show you the outcomes.<br /><br />
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Dear all, in several forums and blogs I've seen that the news has not arrived: Strategia e Tattica is back in town, new name (Strategia Nova), new website (http://www.strategianova.it) but same old range of miniature (http://www.strategianova.it/soldatini-e-resine).<br />
I think that someone out there could be very happy.<br />
luca</div>
lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-27813453695889707062012-07-10T09:01:00.002-07:002012-07-10T09:01:52.132-07:00Museums and ancient battlefields - Syracuse 415-413 BC<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ahhh holidays!!!! I love them, even your wife is more consenting,
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summer day Eurialo Castle. Not mine poor reproduction (<a href="http://peanadipiombo.blogspot.com/2011/09/bua.html" target="_blank">here</a>) but the real one. </div>
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It`s a beautiful visit despite the most discouraging Italian
way to preserve and promote such treasures. Visit if you can and don’t worry if
there is only one decaying panel in all the site, what you`ll see and feel on
the top of that hill is incredible. Think about the thousands of soldiers passed
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The Mura Dionigiane (Dionysius Walls)<br />
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<span dir="auto">My plan was to avoid at least the fight in the center, where my Spears would be slaughtered by the Warband and to manouvre my mounted at the best: in the left-center the Cavalry should have supported the left-flank phalanx and on the right flank with Light Horse to arrive as soon as possible to sack the camp.</span></div>
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<span dir="auto">Still too many mistakes (I forgot for example the extra-PIP for bases outside Gen range) but I'm happy for the overall sensation in playing DBA. For sure a human opponent is the next step.</span></div>
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<span dir="auto">I like the casualty makers, they do not create confusion on the board, what's your idea? </span></div>
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</div>lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20026449171622916.post-77408829779996128362012-06-18T02:46:00.005-07:002012-06-18T02:47:14.061-07:00An oxybeles for Syracuse<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It’s a long time I wished to have an artillery for my Syracusan army. Finally I’ve found the right miniatures from <a href="http://www.tinsoldieruk.com/" target="_blank">Tin Soldier UK</a>. It’s a correct version, for what I know, of an oxybeles (greek word that means bolt shooter).<br />
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The miniatures has to be assembled (with some struggle) and arrives with 3 crews.<br />
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And this is the base I’m figuring out: a general (Essex) superintending shooting operations.<br />
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Some notes on ancient greek artillery technology here: <a href="http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/war/CatapultTypes.htm">http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/war/CatapultTypes.htm</a></div>lucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281106851603678456noreply@blogger.com0