Or chariots use longbows instead of composite bows for this scenario.
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Indian crew and characters riding on elephants The crew will fight normally but the elephant will no longer fight. After that, the beast and passengers may only turn in place and may not The elephant will halt from exhaustion three turns after itīegan to back up. His beast will not stomp Indian troops,Īnd they automatically part to let the elephant pass through. Is defeated in hand-to-hand or fails a Stampede check, the royal elephant will back upĢD6" towards his baseline, facing the enemy. Porus rides an extra stubborn veteran elephant, if Porus Lose their shield and must strike last if they choose axes. Thracian and Agrianian skirmishers may use axes againstĮlephants. Not normally be allowed to rally, in this case the unit continues to flee but Alexander is
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This case he will fight on! Alexander may always rally even if he is with a unit that may If they succeed, they rally on the table edge.Īlexander will always fight an elephant rather than beĭestroyed outright or flee off the table edge. If an elephant wouldįorce these units to retreat off the table edge they get a chance to rally, if they fail IfĬaught by other troops involved in the same declared charge, they will turn and fight, but IfĬaught by the elephants they may only hit on sixes with no extra weapon strength. Companion cavalry and mounted characters thatįlee from an elephant charge, stampede or Terror may attempt to rally and reform Macedonian troops, excepting skirmishers, are not Macedonian Reinforcement troops arrive on the first turn in the designated area on their The Macedonian player may decide to move Coenus forces to the OptionalĬoenus deployment area at the start of the game, this does not count as movement. The armies are deployed as shown on the diagram at the end of Hill with light woods connects to the foothills in the distance. The ground rises toward the Indian right wing and one low The game is best played on a ten foot wide tableĦ" from the river edge counts as muddy ground and a movement obstacle butĭoes not affect line of sight. With their left flank on the muddy banks of the Hydaspes. The terrain is mostly a flat sandy plain with the Indians formed If theĪrmy general is killed then command will go to the subordinate commanders. Players may only move or shoot units in their own commands, Alexander and Porus mayĭetach their own forces to other players as they see fit, but the subordinates cannot takeĬontrol of players troops, unless given permission by the commander in chief. The Macedonian side has Alexander in command, with Tauron inĬharge of the center, and Coenus leading the left wing.
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Is the army general, his Son Spitaces commanding the left wing, and the Master of Horse is One Indian player will take the role of Porus who Up to six players are recommended, three per side. Generally the Macedonian side underĪlexander is roughly based on a 1:100 ratio, whereas the Indians of Porus are less wellĭefined, with one infantry and cavalry man representing about 200 real life soldiers.Ĭhariots and elephants each represent twenty or more real beasts or mounts. The troops and units are representational in scaleĪnd are calculated to give a good game, not necessarily represent troops in balance Indian units and their stats are gleaned from the Alexander the Great WarhammerĪncient Battles supplement. Would be the first major battle between a western army and Indian elephants, and was oneĪncient Battles ruleset. The Indian King Porus met hisĪdvance at the River Hydaspes ( Jhelum ) near Haranpur in modern Pakistan.
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Of Macedonians, Persian and Indian allies and retainers. The game presented at Historicon had three players and oneĪlexander the Great invaded India in 326 BC at the head of a large army How a 'monster' game can be scaled down to a more manageable game that can involve Modeling the Battle of the Hydaspes usingīased on Alexander the Great gaming supplement's Hydapses scenario.