Abingdon 2001
(500 ap doubles, Book 2)
After the Wargames Draw-Rigging scandal, we rock up in Abingdon to say a big "hello" to fellow Nottingham absconders (and Top Ten finishers in this competition in 2000 ), Keith & Wayne ! Luckily for us both, out of a possible 10 teams we could each have met in round one, amazingly we are drawn to play each other (although apparently only after a hasty reshuffle involving some of the teams whose opponents were yet to show up, all so that the competition could start promptly 25 minutes before the official start time....) :-)
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What a surprise ! | 
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The initial lineups look interesting |
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Huns face off against against Carrthaginian & Numidian cavalry, as the spearmen look nervous and the Gepids ride to the rescue | 
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Wayne The General is left hanging as the Hunnic LH
(S) & Cv (S) close in...
(this photo requires closer inspection...) |
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As the Gepids steam to the rescue, and the Warband start to tee up on the Auxilia - almost there - what a nice time to get two 1's eh.... | 
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Well - come to think of it, it all seems to be going just fine thank you very much....that letting the whole army go out of control was clearly a good idea after al... |
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Mick failing to ride down Warband in the open.... | 
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Splat ! - no more CinC's command I'm
afraid...and no Gepid losses !
(9:1 to the London Boys !) |
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Game 2 - vs a Bactrian thingy. Easy - avoid the smellies and the Bw, and nail the Kn (X) with our Kn (F)..... | 
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"Doctor Confidence" leads the charge. Elephants don't count as support for mounted troops ! |
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Dave Fairhurst personally leads the charge, as his Kn (X) wreak horrible revenge for their crushing defeat at the same venue last year . Clearly our strategy of Kn (F) being better has just been proved erm, unlucky... | 
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My Warband lose it big time as they rush up a rough hill
into Auxilia - and get cut down to a man. With them goes our hopes, the
CinC's command, and the army.....
(10:0 defeat for the London Boys) |
