Crusades Mini Campaign: Rico vs Cargol

TURN 4 was a much better one for the Crusaders, who managed to managed to repel Sultan @cargol 's attacks on ANTIOCH and LATAKIA, inflicting two Major Defeats.

This gives the Crusaders a chance to counter-attack next turn, and will limit the Saracen faction to at maximum a Minor Victory, if they hold on to their 14 to 12 points lead on the scoreboard.

TURN 5

In the final TURN 5, the Crusaders launch their counter attack into ALEPPO and make a last-ditch attempt to recapture ACRE.

@cargol  -- battle challenges posted. 

Indeed, previous round was a disaster 🙂

Challenges accepted. 

A couple of snapshots from the battle for Aleppo.

A rather shameful incident as the contingent of "elite" Hospitaller knights are routed by just a little too much Saracen arrow fire... 🤨 

Meanwhile in the centre of the battlefield, the Crusader foot has crested a ridge and descend on the Saracen infantry and archers tucked away in some farmland... the bloody handiwork ensues (if the Crusader flanking cavalry doesn't collapse first 😆 )

TURN 5 ended with two very good results for the Crusaders ... ACRE has been recaptured and a Major Victory also claims ALEPPO for the Crusader side.

I managed to turn the tide in the last two rounds and it ended with a Minor Victory for me.

Thanks @cargol -- these battles and this simple campaign are a lot of fun -- very cut throat and with minimal margin for error. 

Good and fun campaign @rico . 

Lets see what comes next 😉 

Posted by: @cargol

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Good and fun campaign @rico . 

Lets see what comes next 😉 

I always have something up my sleeve -- I'll DM you bit later. 😎