Saturday, April 27, 2013
Battle of Montgisard
Broke out GMT Games' Infidel, which I've had for a while, and put counters on the board for the Montgisard scenario. Historically, in 1177, a tiny Crusader force under the sixteen-year-old King of Jerusalem, Baldwin the Leper, came across a much larger invading Saracen force under Saladin. The Saracens were tired from marching and unprepared for battle. Although outnumbered by something like 6 to 1, the Crusaders merely paused for a quick prayer, then attacked. With the King leading the attack personally, they broke through the whole Saracen army, destroying 90% of it and nearly catching Saladin himself. The game AAR went pretty much the same way.
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Apparently God plays dice, contrary to Einstein.
The scenario design made it hard for the Saracens to do much--which was fine, since if they were capable of bringing much of their force to bear, they'd have squished the tiny Crusader force. For a solo game as the Crusaders, it's a race against time; if you take things slowly and cautiously, the Saracens will get it together and you'll be in a world of hurt. Very much a case of "who dares, wins".
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