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At this point, we have officially played twelve games of PPP, and the rules have ran very smoothly the past few games. This season (2010-2011), I have again made a few simple rule changes in an effort to speed play. Clearly, one major problem which has emerged with larger armies is longer game length. While a medium-sized game typically takes about four hours, these larger games have been lasting over five hours. Ideally, a game should last four hours at most.

I should also note that we are getting a number visitors to this website who are not play-testers for our group, so if you are a visitor, please drop me a line and say hello. I am just wondering if there is much intrest in these rules outside of our small group of players. My e-mail is dukedoms at hotmail dot com.

GAMES FROM OUR CURRENT SEASON (Winter 2010-2011)

Date Played	Players	Duration/Turns	Forces	Losses	File
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GAMES FROM OUR FIFTH SEASON (Winter 2009-2010)

Date Played	Players	Duration/Turns	Forces	Losses	File
Sun, 31 Jan 2010	Greek Colonists=Alex Celts=Matt Ref=Michael	4 hr. 42 min. 19 turns	Greek Colonists = 2,448 Light Infantry = 608 Heavy Infantry = 1,840 Cavalry = none Celts = 2,336 Light Infantry = 544 Heavy Infantry = 1,536 Cavalry = 256	272 -- 11% 160 -- 26% 112 -- 6% n/a -- 0% 1,392 -- 60% 352 -- 65% 784 -- 51% 256 -- 100%	battle12.pdf

GAMES FROM OUR FOURTH SEASON (Winter 2008-2009)

Date Played	Major Lessons	Players	Duration/Turns	Forces	Losses	File
Sat, 3 Mar 2008	Lines of heavy infantry moved too slowly to impact, but the Carthaginian left flank was in the midst of collapse at game's end.	*Persian = Michael, Matt Carthage = Alex, Lars	4 hr. 58 min. 11 turns	Persian = 5,895 Carthage = 5,160	Persian = 15% Carthage = 31%	battle11.jpg
Sun, 10 Feb 2008	We did take a break for lunch, so the game appears more lengthy. If those darn elephants hadn't gone wild and crushed all those Persians on the left flank, then the game would have gone better for the Persians.	*Carthage = Alex Persian = Michael, Matt	6 hr. 46 min. 10 turns	Carthage = 5,552 Persian = 6,096	Carthage = 16% Persian = 52%	battle10.jpg

GAMES FROM OUR THIRD SEASON (Winter 2006-2007)

Date Played	Major Lessons	Players	Duration/Turns	Forces	Losses	File
Sat, 17 Mar 2007	(1) Bad dice luck can reduce morale, but allowing the enemy access to your rear can compound bad dice luck.	Persian = Alexander Greek = Lars* Ref/Observer = Michael	4 hr. 56 min. 8 turns	Persian = 3,335 Greek = 3,360	Persian = 35% Greek = 33%	battle9.pdf
Sat, 14 Jan 2007	(1) Large well deployed forces are difficult to defeat (2) Deploy elephants to prevent opponent from fully using cavalry.	Celt = Alexander Persian = Nate Ref/Observer = Michael	3 hr. 19 min. 5 turns	Celt = 1,890 Persia = 3,494	Celt = 31% Persian = 8%	battle8.pdf

GAMES FROM OUR SECOND SEASON (Winter 2005-2006)

Date Played	Major Lessons	Players	Duration/Turns	Forces	Losses	File
Sat, 11 Mar 2006	(1) Whenever possible, utilize land features to protect flanks, (2) it is best to deploy your forces in a manner where they engage equal or lesser opponents. Sending light infantry and skirmishers against heavy infantry will almost always result in a victory by the heavy infantry. The story of David and Goliath is compelling because it is atypical — Goliath should have won, so don't expect half-naked infantry to hold the line against heavy infantry. (3) Remember, elephants are unpredictable and can easily cause your army more trouble than aid.	*Spanish = Alex Carthage = Matt (Nate)	4 hr. 20 min. 11 turns	Spanish = 1,280 Carthage =2,032 + 2 elephants	Spanish = 19% Carthage = 89%	battle7.pdf
Wed, 28 Dec 2005	(1) Cavalry can advance quickly ahead of the main line, but they can easily become surrounded by an enemy with a greater number of cavalry. (2) Skirmishers have a great potential if deployed and employed properly. When facing opponents who cannot move toward them or poorly armored units, over time, they are quite effective in producing enemy losses. One must maintain their own skirmishers to protect from enemy skirmishers.	*Persians = Michael Carthage = Alexander	5 hr. 4 min. 14 turns	Persians = 2,432 Carthage = 2,944	13% 17%	battle6.pdf
Sun, 16 Oct 2005	(1) Persian Immortals are quite annoying with their continual barrage of arrows; not producing many enemy losses, but a continual nuisance.	*Persians = Michael Celts = Alexander	3 hr. 56 min. 9 turns	Persians = 1,696 Celts = 1,696	32% 39%	battle5.pdf

GAMES FROM OUR FIRST SEASON (Winter 2004-2005)

Date Played	Major Lessons	Players	Duration/Turns	Forces	Losses	File
Sat, 30 Jan 05	(1) Do not allow heavy infantry to become surrounded with skirmishers.	Carthage = Alexander *Numidia = Matthew, Lars Ref/Observer = Michael	4 hr. 36 min. 12 turns	Carthage= 1,472 *Numidia = 1,000	Carthage = 28.3% Numidia = 4%	battle1.jpg
Sat, 26 Feb 05	(1) Skirmishers are vital to protecting flanks, so it is important to retain enough to protect your flanks. (2) Hoplites in close order should use terrain when possible to protect their flanks.	Carthage = Alexander Greek Colonists= Michael Observer = Jey	2 hr. 19 min. 11 turns	Carthage = 1,408 Greeks = 1,312	Carthage = 19.3% Greeks = 20.7%	battle2.jpg
Sun, 20 Mar 05	(1) The initial deployment of your forces can have a major impact upon the game. (2) Unless a force is advancing, enemy skirmishers pose a serious danger if your skirmishers are locked behind heavy infantry.	Carthage = Matt Iberian-Celts = Alexander Ref/Observer=Michael	4 hr. 15 min. 17 turns	Carthage = 2,304 Iberian-Celts = 1,408	Carthage = 17.4% Iberian-Celts = 12.5%	battle3.jpg
Sun, 24 Apl 05	(1) Again, skirmishers can exploit exposed/unprotected flanks. (2) The notion of "sacrificing" a portion of your forces can present disaster when the morale checks from the losses can literally break your army.	*Iberian-Celts = Alexander Carthage = Michael	3 hr. 19 min. 12 turns	*Iberian-Celts = 1,216 Carthage = 2,400	38.2% 45.3%	battle4.jpg

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