Thinking, playing Latrunculi & Petteia like the ancients

[Anonymous]

I'll discuss what I find works....but you will realize you know it already.<br>
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I like to keep one flank against the board edge, a strong centre that I use to push the enemy by use of mass and 1 or 2 hoplites on the other flank to slow any enemy flanking movement. The two hoplites that slow the enemy flankers will rarely stop any enemy incursions. All they do is buy time to eliminate the hoplites my phalanx has trapped and then enables the phalanx to turn and face the new threat.<br>
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Against an opponent who uses a long front this formation is useful for disrupting a formation:<br>
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1 ......X X<br>
2 X X X X X<br>
3 ........X<br>
4<br>
5 H H H H H H H H<br>
6<br>
7<br>
8<br>
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If it is X's turn, there will be multiple momentums occurring as the phalanx moves into the enemy phalanx.<br>
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First phase: movement prior to momentum<br>
1<br>
2 ......X X<br>
3 X X X X X<br>
4 ........X<br>
5 H H H H H H H H<br>
6<br>
7<br>
8<br>
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2nd Phase: first momentum<br>
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1<br>
2<br>
3 ......X X<br>
4 X X X X X<br>
5 H H H X H H H H<br>
6<br>
7<br>
8<br>
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3rd phase: 2nd momentum<br>
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1<br>
2<br>
3 .........X<br>
4 ......X X<br>
5 X X X X X H H H<br>
6 H H H H H<br>
7<br>
8<br>
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4th phase: mass<br>
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1<br>
2<br>
3<br>
4<br>
5 X X X X X H H H<br>
6 H H X X H<br>
7 ......H X<br>
8 .........H<br>
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That ends X's turn, with the enemy formation split.<br>
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Next I'll discuss how capture works. <p></p><i></i>