Barsoomian HOTT

Geoff requested some Barsoomian HOTT the other week, and yesterday we finally got around to it last night.

In the first game he took the Green Martians and I took the city of Gathol. I defended.

I sent my thoat riders around to the left, supported by a flier.

I also advanced my blades, as Geoff had his warriors on a nice hilltop position.

The opening clash was between the cavalry and honours were about even, with one element lost each.

The Martians charged in the centre ...

... and broke through.

The Gatholian navy came to the rescue.

The battle broke up a fair bit at this stage as I tried to reorganise my left flank and Geoff tried to push enough warriors through to challenge my stronghold.

Geoff's hero general finally dealt with some Gatholian blades that had been holding him up, and took on a Gatholian warship, pushing it back.

Both sides had now reformed at ninety degrees to their original lines.

The Green Martian hero destroyed the Gatholian airboat but some lesser warriors fell to give Gathol a very close 12-11 victory.

In the second game defended with the city of Jahar, whilst I attacked with the mostly aerial Black Pirates.

The Pirates have an impressive line of four airboats. I hurled them at Jahar's line of blades.

The outnumbered Jaharian navy skulked behind its ground troops.

They were only engaged when the Pirates smashed through the ground troops and attacked them directly. And at that point they were destroyed.

Even Phor Tak's disintegrator ray was unable to stop the Black Pirate fleet, and his loss spelled the end of Jaharian resistance.

The Black Pirates won this one 13-0. It was not a good day to be a Jaharian.