How about the bittermost defeat so far in the demo?
My Arcoscephalian pride and joy army got smashed by Marignon prophet and his starving band yesterday. I had around 90 units, companions, hoplites, hypaspists, heavy cavalry and a band of raptors, commanded by 5 mages who were all in the hall of fame and my prophetess. Marginon fielded 120 units, 99% of them his national ones, a few royal guards, pikeneers, swordsmen, man-at-arms, and about half of them were crossbowmen. The first spell his prophet casts is flaming arrows. Whoopsie...
Only about 20 units managed to get away, and none of my prized commanders, although they did pay dearly in hand-to-hand infantry due to mind burns. And this was only a turn after my Nataraja lost the other eye as well to the second arrow that ever hit him since the start of the game....
[ November 04, 2003, 13:46: Message edited by: HJ ]