[Growltigga]

I have just had one of those beautiful moments that make playing wargames worthwhile.

Kiev is one of my provinces and is garrisoned by 3 units of Trebizond archers, 1 unit of Byzantine infantry, 1 unit of naptha throwers, 1 unit of Kataphraktoi (under Prince Andronicus, the adulterer and coward) and 1 unit of Alan cavalry.

The sneaky wretch of the King of Hungary (who is a right aggressive toe rag I can tell you) invades with a very large force indeed (about 850 men).

The battlefield is a river with 2 bridges, my infantry blocks one, the cavalry rides over the other. Mr Hungary sends his cavalry over the bridge to be slaughtered by my archers and under the swords of my infantry. The cavalry blocks each other and it is such a pleasant sight to watch the rain of arrows decimating him (I play with unlimited ammo). Having lost the bulk of his cavalry, Il Duce of Hungary sends in his infantry who frankly gets slaughtered by the arrow storm before it even reaches my troops.. in disarray, he cant do much as my katapraktoi hit him from behind and roll up what is left of his forces, he flees and the alans just run him down..

total loss to me 14 men. Total loss to him 798.

Marvellous (and this is on the hard setting)