Three

 For the third post of the year I fought a Mini Campaign using 3x3 Fast Play Portable Wargame rules again. I was quite expecting it to go to three games, but as it seemed drawn at two I stopped there, leaving things open for a re-match.

The Map

The Empire, tired of raiding parties playing havoc with the economy, have sent a force across the wide river to give the local tribe a bloody nose. As this involves quite a lot of logistics, the barbarians have had time to get a force of their own together and marched to meet the enemy.

The First Battle

The two armies arriving

The Barbarians take the initiative 

Evenly balanced

The Empire begin to push back

but run out of resources and must fall back instead

The second battle

A reinforced Barbarian Army chases the Empire force to the nearest town where they also gain additional numbers.

The confident Barbarians attack

but are repulsed

and now the Empire is on the offensive

The Barbarians are driven off with few crossing the river at the end of the day