17 - Chaeronea

Chaeronea
2 August 338 BCE
Philip II
Cards 92A-96A
Morale: 1
Greek Alliance
Cards 97A-101A
Morale: 3
If Polyaenus is to be believed (a big if!), Philip isolated the Greek left with a faked retreat, while the teenaged Alexander destroyed the famous Sacred Band of Thebes and smashed the Greek right.
17
Alexander
4
5/6
Attack
Sacred Band, Thebans, Allies
1 hit per die.
Screen
Pair
Sacred Band, Thebans, Allies
92A
♥
Left Phalanx
4
★
(1-3)
Attack
Thebans, Allies
1 hit per die. 1 self per action.
Absorb
Pair, Voluntary
Center Phalanx
When target suffers Hits, this unit suffers them instead.
93A
♥
Center Phalanx
4
★
(2-4)
Attack
Allies
1 hit per die. 1 self per action.
Absorb
Pair, Voluntary
Left Phalanx or Right Phalanx
When target suffers Hits, this unit suffers them instead.
94A
♦
Right Phalanx
4
★
(3-5)
Attack
Athenian Right, Allies
1 hit per die. 1 self per action.
Absorb
Pair, Voluntary
Center Phalanx
When target suffers Hits, this unit suffers them instead.
95A
♦
Philip's Hypaspists
2
Doubles
Attack
Pair
Athenian Left, Athenian Right
1 hit.
Screen
Pair
Athenian Left, Athenian Right
This Formation ALWAYS suffers one less Hit when Attacked and NEVER suffers more than one Hit in any given Attack.
RETIRE
96A
♦
Athenian Left
4
(3)/(4)
Attack
Philip's Hypaspists
1 hit per die. 1 self per action.
Screen
Pair
Philip's Hypaspists, Right Phalanx
PURSUIT
97A
♣
Athenian Right
4
(5)/(6)
Attack
Right Phalanx, Center Phalanx
1 hit per die. 1 self per action.
Counterattack
Pair
Right Phalanx
1 hit.
98A
♣
Allies
4
(3)/(4)
Attack
Center Phalanx
1 hit per die. 1 self per action.
Counterattack
Pair
Center Phalanx
1 hit.
99A
♣
Thebans
4
(5)/(6)
Attack
Left Phalanx, Center Phalanx
1 hit per die. 1 self per action.
Counterattack
Pair
Any enemy attacking it
1 hit.
100A
♠
Sacred Band
2
1-2
Attack
Left Phalanx, Alexander
1 hit per die.
Counterattack
Pair
Alexander
1 hit. This unit suffers TWO less hits and never more than one.
101A
♠