Dream terrain

[FierceKitty]

Greeks against Persians; river in spate right down the middle, giving me a very secure flank for my hoplites. Mmmmmmmmm.....

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Surely that would allow the Persians free range with their arrows. Remember a completion game were my Persians had a hill with a marsh in front, and woods to each side. Lasted 3 moves, entire Greek  army routed.

IanS 

[FierceKitty]

I had no trouble telling off some peltasts ready to deal with any outflanking forces that tried to cross. In fact, they did try, and lost three elements drowned. Peltasts never needed to get up close enough to be shot at.
Maybe your stream was narrower?

[O Dinas Powys]

 

Greeks against Persians; river in spate right down the middle, giving me a very secure flank for my hoplites. Mmmmmmmmm.....

Have to say I first interpreted that description as:

GGGG

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PPPP

Which is what I think Ian is getting at!

Surely that would allow the Persians free range with their arrows. Remember a completion game were my Persians had a hill with a marsh in front, and woods to each side. Lasted 3 moves, entire Greek  army routed.

IanS 

So, I presume you actually had:

   ~ GGGG
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   ~ PPPP

[FierceKitty]

Correct. The former layout wouldn't have guarded a flank very well.

[O Dinas Powys]

Correct. The former layout wouldn't have guarded a flank very well.

Took me a moment to work that out though