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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.
Apparently God plays dice, contrary to Einstein.
ReplyDeleteThe 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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