Started off the night with a game of Hannibal. I played the Romans and Bruce played the Carthaginians. I started off aggressively, bringing in Longius from the south via the sea to attack Hannibal. It was an unmitigated disaster!!! I think we came into the battle with 8CUs each and I ended up with 2 and Bruce had 7. And that was the best battle I had all night. I tried at least 6 times to take on Hannibal and slow the onslaught (which I had read was the best way for the Romans to win).
In retrospect, the Romans need to play a lot more cautious, even, perish the thought, withdrawing sometimes. Screw Roman honor! Build up some troops, spread out the Generals and pick my fights.
I also need to figure out how to take advantage of using the PC chips, Bruce was constantly taking over my provinces, but I never seemed to have the time. I ened up losing most of Italy before I just conceded.
We have decided that next Wednesday, I will play the Cartheginians and see if I get a better handle on the game.
After that, I needed something light. We pulled out a new-to-us game, En Guarde! A quick and fun card game where you play swashbucklers!! I really enjoyed this, and it should be interesting with more than 2 players. Beware the Pistol!!! and keep your Poise! It was very stylistic and a lot of Princess Bride quotes were flying! We played 3 full games I think and had a lot of fun.
Thanks Bruce.
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