Fall In '08 Round Two

My Teutonic Knights versus Matt Iverson's Abbasids.

Things looked pretty good at deployment. Unfortunately he had the first move and events took a quick turn for the worse.

Despite the result, I think the Teutonic Knights are capable of defeating the Abbasids. Just not on this day. Definitely not on this day.

The Abbasid Left

The Abbasid Right

My left (a turn or so into the battle)

My right flank

It was a very frustrating battle at this point. I'm down advantages everywhere. Matt's initial advance took away my chance to get at his cavalry with my knights. My only hope is for my knights to break through his supported spearmen. The spearmen are poor, but he's put his general in the front rank. Matt then proceeds to roll lots and lots of sixes.

Futility

Matt's Abbasids win 25-0. I don't think I killed a single stand.

Had I gotten the first move, I think I could have avoided the spearmen and hit his cavalry. Unfortunately he jammed me from the beginning and I was forced into bad matchups.

I learned a lot from the fight. Matt was a very gracious opponent and helped me out with a lot of rules questions.

Son, it seems like you need some help. From now on, the Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order will be your personal instructor.