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Thanks for your suggestion! I don't own Epic but I have it on P500. So I'll probably play it here in the future.

Hello! I do have the C&C:Medieval base game and also the Crusader expansion on P500. I have played it a few times and I quite like it. So once I'm done with Ancients I'll probably continue with Medieval on this channel. I want to play through all available Ancients scenarios first through. Thanks.

Bonjour! Yes, the Greeks really need some boost in this one as only having 6 units is a very thin orange line. :-) Cool scenario, but I think the Middle Gate scenario is more fun! Thank you for watching!

I had to re-watch the last part of my play through of this as it was a while ago now. And yes, it seems the Carthaginian right flank cav has some problems with coping with the Romans. But in my general opinion it is a very even oob. Anyway, I really love the Punic War(s) scenarios! I will some day return to them, maybe with another system. Thanks for watching and also for sharing your AAR!

@@AlmostSolitaire je pense que je vais changer de période pour ma prochaine partie, avant d'y revenir ! je suis en train de regarder ta vidéo des thermopyles et bien envie de tenter cette bataille. toujours un plaisir de te regarder, merci de ces partages

Those are the best games! :-) Thanks for watching!

Haha, I get it. You are most welcome here though - board games are fun too!

Ouch, I hate it when I miss these leader loss checks...and knowing it will happen again and again. :-/ Good points regarding the cavalry. I was struggling with how to use them and where to place the unit. Your suggestion sounds like a good one! I guess I was a bit scared with rolling bad and losing the cav after that. Thanks for watching!

Both sides went in 100% on the Pompeian right flank.

A real heavyweight bout! 🥊

It was a nice experience to play it. Not a super balanced game but a great way to experience the struggle the reds had to cope with, especially after the Germans entered the stage. I have not played any other game from the designer - but I would be happy to try out Freezing Death at some point. Totally understand the regular job "problem" - that is the main reason why I can't play games and record the amount of videos to post here that I'd like to. :-) Thanks for watching!

Regarding 14:23: Problem is that the lights could evade (even though only one hex). I think that is why I chose the other unit to attack. Regarding 18:28: Excellent point! That is how it should have been done. Thanks for watching!

Yes Double Time is probably the most wanted card in this game for the Caesarians!

Fufius never even left his camp on the right. He got totally stunned by the swift landing and raid. The cards were for sure in favor of Pompeyans this time. Thanks for watching!

That is an interesting idea! I might try that in case there is a situation where the card selection gets too ridiculous. :-) Thanks for the tip and for watching!

I blame it on Fufius on the Cesarian right! He obviously slept through this one, leaving his troops confused on whether to assist in the defense of Brindisium or stay close to the camp. :-) Thanks for the kind words, I honestly think my camera is doing most of the job stabilizing the shooting. But sure I try to move the camera more gently than I did previously. Cheers and thanks for the visit!

Thank you! More to come!

Hello! Thank you for your kind words! Some comments to yours (I hope I will not disappoint you too much): 1) I sure know this system well. Still I make mistakes and forget about things every now and then, as you will see if you watch the videos and as others comment upon. 2) You will notice that I have been testing out different solo rules, even one of my own in the earlier Ancients videos and in the Great War. In my later videos I have settled for using GMT's/Stuka Joe's solo system. I do it because find it satisfying to not know what card I might be able to play the next turn. 3) Well, that is VERY kind of you. Again you will find my doing the opposite as well - reckless cavalry charges is my trade mark! :-) In due time my plan is indeed to play Medieval and Napoleonics. And also others from the C&C family. Again, I hope my answers did not disappoint you too much - and welcome to the channel!

Indeed! Somehow very satisfying when that happens. Thanks for watching!

I really enjoyed this one. Fun and as you wrote a more close affair than first thought. Thanks for watching!

Yes, very aggressive Numidians. The Gallic/Hispanic cav did not wait for the charge orders, they just went straight in. :-)

Hi Paul! Happy to hear you found this channel, welcome! It's a pity that the English translation is kind of sloppy done. I feel they could get a wider audience to their products would they do a proper translation. About returning to Husaria. I'm a bit on the fence here. To be honest I have some issues with the system and how it represents battles. For me they have been a slug-fest until the last man standing. No army morale (other than the combat modifier thing - which I like) affecting a rout level and the games are usually very long in turns. So in that sense I'd say "no". BUT, I heard there is a Poltava battle game coming and I probably cannot resist that temptation. :-) Thanks for watching!

@@AlmostSolitaire I just ordered Poltava and Kalisz, and they told me Kliszow is in development.

Nice! I did not know that a Kliszow game was in the works. That's even more interesting that Poltava tbh! Thanks for the info!

Nice, a solid Caesarian victory there! Thanks for watching!

Thank you! Yes I wanted some uncertainty for when the First Strike can be played, still more likely that a heavier unit plays it rather than a light. Also if a leader is nearby it increases the changes for it to trigger. Thanks for the visit!

Yes. If one were playing against an opponent I guess you need a really good hand to take the initiative and advance down the valley. Could be a good game but also a very slow starting one when both players just staring out each other while waiting to gather a nice hand. Thanks for watching!

The Dice Gods and as well the Card Gods turned their back to the Caesarians. As you pointed out the Caesarians not being able to respond in the center at a crucial time felt to me like the big deciding point. They were just too exhausted here to have any effect on the outcome. We'll see next time if Curio will be able to rally his troops for the final showdown at the Bagradas river! :-) Thanks again for watching!

The Pompeians could have waited for a better card indeed. For the narratives sake let's say that the order was given for the whole line to charge down but only their left flank obeyed it. :-)

Yeah it is far from balanced! I even changed the special rules to at least randomize the selection of Numidian units to activate - with the purpose of balancing it a bit. Still felt like a certain Roman victory. Not sure adding dice would do much either to be honest. Remember that two of the dice results are bad for the Numidian player (in retreating or losing blocks). I've used the same camera as in the last playthroughs, so nothing new there. Happy to hear that the image quality was better. Maybe I accidentally changed some camera setting to the better. :-D Thanks for watching!

Nice that you did find a copy the first expansion! Really hard to get nowadays. I remember Marathon as a nice scenario, please share your AAR if you like. Thank you very much for tuning in!

A solid Pompeian victory there. Not that solid of a Cesarean victory in my game. Had his assault up the hill failed to win the game, Afranius could have retaken the hill and held it. But some lucky rolls (e.g. the last leader loss check) did it for Caesar. Thanks for watching!

Agree on that. Had not the Pompeian leader fallen in the last leader loss check they might very well have launched a counter attack up the hillock. Caesar's bunch would be in much trouble trying to retake that again.

Indeed similar to the Pratzen heights scenario here. Here though both sides would have wanted to get up there first. Pompeans won that race, and Caesar had to take a risk and conquer it by attritional attacks. Had Afranius had time to respond they might have won the game. But the Gods smiled at Caesar this time. Thank you for your support and for watching!

Yes. I usually aim to get Auxilia onto the hills because they fight as good (counting dice) as any heavier type up there. Here it seems though the heavier guys will need to fight for the hills - on both sides.

Yes! The Rubicon has been crossed, and so has the Sicoris. :-)

Thank you very much for your kind words! I do own CC:N and I love it, but strangely enough I have never played it solo as of yet. I have played quite a few games against an opponent at my local club. I have also tested the epic variant once - great fun. I hope to play it solitaire too eventually with the CDG Solo System - and if/when I do I will post the replay here. Don't worry about the english, we are in the same situation - me being a Finnish player. :-)

Hi, I bought CDG SOLO SYSTEM and i played the firsts of the basix game : a real pleasure, a lot, it's a very good system to play solo ! I juste receive expansions 1 2 3 (i had a lot of difficulties to find this games...now i search expansion 6). I'am going to play with a lot of happyness i tinks and i will watch yours videos ! Great job, thanks a lot @@AlmostSolitaire

No sorry, I do not own any of the Onus games. But I have checked them out. Would be nice to try them out some day.

Seems you had a very even game! Thanks for sharing your AAR & for watching!

Happy to hear that you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and see you next time!

The big C did it again! Thanks for watching!

Yep a solid line of Gallic warriors awaits them...but on the other hand they have Caesar! Parts 2 & 3 have good action - I can say that much without spoiling the story. :-)

Vercingetorix was badly missed on the Gallic side. He would have injected the needed energy on their right. Romans were successfully executing their plan both on the map and outside of it - pinning Vercingetorix in battle away from Gergovia. Roma invicta! Thank you for watching!

Yeah, Caesar can be a beast if he is in the right place. We'll see if he can inspire his men to assault the plateau before Vercingetorix appears in the Roman's flank. This can go either way! Thanks for watching!

The influence of the dice gods is strong in this game. One should also not forget to pray to the card gods! :-) Thank you for visiting!

True that! I have to say that even though I did enjoy playing it, it is not my favorite scenario. At least not with the solo rules. Maybe funnier playing player vs player. Thanks for watching!

Behold Crassus the Great! Everything went the Roman way this day. The issue with the lost camera capture I suspect is the camera overheating. I have seen that before and it just freezes and stops recording. Too bad I did not notice that when recording. Thanks for watching!

Indeed an event flow Crassus would have paid a lot of his fortune for. :-)

History will indeed change its path. Crassus the Great will be looked upon with jealousy by Caesar and Pompeius. A looming civil war ahead? Thanks for the visit!

Thanks for the kind words! I'm very happy that you like my play throughs. Thanks for watching!

Yes. Feels a bit like C&C: Medieval where cavalry does most of the work.