17 - Chaeronea

Chaeronea

2 August 338 BCE

Philip II

Cards 92A – 96A

Morale: 1

Greek Alliance

Cards 97A – 101A

Morale: 3

If Polyaenus is to be believed (a big if!), Philip isolated the Greek left with a faked retreat, while the teenaged Alexander destroyed the famous Sacred Band of Thebes and smashed the Greek right.

17

Alexander

4

5 / 6

Attack

Sacred Band, Thebans, Allies

1 hit per die.

Screen

Pair

Sacred Band, Thebans, Allies

92A

♥

Left Phalanx

4

★

( 1 / 2 / 3 )

Attack

Thebans, Allies

1 hit per die. 1 self.

Absorb

Pair, Voluntary

Center Phalanx

Suffers hits.

93A

♥

Center Phalanx

4

★

( 2 / 3 / 4 )

Attack

Allies

1 hit per die. 1 self.

Absorb

Pair, Voluntary

Left Phalanx or Right Phalanx

Suffers hits.

94A

♦

Right Phalanx

4

★

( 3 / 4 / 5 )

Attack

Athenian Right, Allies

1 hit per die. 1 self.

Absorb

Pair, Voluntary

Center Phalanx

Suffers hits.

95A

♦

Philip's Hypaspists

2

Doubles

Attack

Pair

Athenian Left, Athenian Right

1 hit.

Screen

Pair

Athenian Left, Athenian Right

This Formation ALWAYS suffers one less hit when Attacked and NEVER suffers more than one hit in any given Attack.

RETIRE

96A

♦

Athenian Left

4

( 3 / 4 )

Attack

Philip's Hypaspists

1 hit per die. 1 self.

Screen

Pair

Philip's Hypaspists, Right Phalanx

PURSUIT

97A

♣

Athenian Right

4

( 5 / 6 )

Attack

Right Phalanx, Center Phalanx

1 hit per die. 1 self.

Counterattack

Pair

Right Phalanx

1 hit.

98A

♣

Allies

4

( 3 / 4 )

Attack

Center Phalanx

1 hit per die. 1 self.

Counterattack

Pair

Center Phalanx

1 hit.

99A

♣

Thebans

4

( 5 / 6 )

Attack

Left Phalanx, Center Phalanx

1 hit per die. 1 self.

Counterattack

Pair

Any enemy attacking it

1 hit.

100A

♠

Sacred Band

2

1 / 2

Attack

Left Phalanx, Alexander

1 hit per die.

Counterattack

Pair

Alexander

1 hit. Suffers 2 less hits and never more than 1.

101A

♠