It is 1274 BC. Rameses II of Egypt and Muwatalli II of the Hittite empire are fighting over control of Syria. This is the campaign that led to the famous battle of Kadesh.
Kadesh
In our apocryphal battle the two armies will face up near Kadesh but deployed for battle with equal forces. What if Rameses had been warned of the approach of the Hittites by his scouts and was ready for them?
One of the largest chariot battles in history shall take place at Kadesh near the banks of the Orontes River.
Each army will also have 3 hero counters.
The battle will be fought on a 6×4 table. Maybe my new gridded battle mat will arrive in time?
Edit: My new map arrived from Deep Cut Studios so all I need are an opponent!
Finished some wood elf command figures. I just need to finish the bases. Painting with contrast paints and blue and green GW ink wash. VVV transfer to the flag.
Next I am trying something different. I had a Gundabad orc upgrade pack and thought I had best get round to using it . So I purchased some more orcs and used leadbelcher spray as a base then applied wraith bone primer by hand . Will it work ?
Phil, Bruce and Darryl tried to beat red skull. First was crossbones then absorbing man in a campaign.
Each time we beat the first version easily with no threat anywhere. Then each time all of a sudden before we can react the next version completely overwhelms us with side schemes, threat tokens, damage and minions. Ending up drawing 4 bad cards a turn it was soon over with another 2 defeats.
Link played as the elves against my evil orcs and goblins led by the Khandish King in his war chariot.
Turn one. As expected the goblins failed to move at all or even fire their bolt thrower. The elf centre rained down arrows against the advancing horde whilst the cavalry moved forward on each flank.Giant Gundabad Trolls advance towards the rough ground. The elves have taken out both Trolls through deadly archery and then finished them off by a swooping eagle attack. On the elf right flank their knights were charged in the flank by the fleet wargs. Fleet seems far too powerful perhaps. They have also driven back the Khandish king again through archery. On the far left the elven knights have driven back the warg skirmishes and smashed through the the goblin warriors . The eagle has advanced to shield the wood elves whilst they attempt to rally. The goblin sorcerer has cast a protective spell on the artillery and driven onwards by the drums the goblin deep warriors advance unde withering bow fire. Somehow they rally !The elven Knights smash through the goblin warg riders driving them back but the spider outflanks them with it’s poison fangs. Meanwhile the fleet eagle has turned the flank of the goblin bowmen and destroys both units! The orcs finally advance in the right and centre but time is running out.The goblins and orcs charge but elves and eagles hold. The aftermath. As the goblins scatter and the eagles strike at their flanks panic sets in amongst the evil horde. Victory to the elves and Link.
Enjoyed the game. The high elf army list is super powerful especially with Longbows, elven eye and fleet eagles. They also had two powerful wizards.
To the Strongest always gives a good game with lots of twists and turns. To the Stronghold the fantasy variant can be found online.
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