The decisive battle of Caesar's Civil War saw him square off against his old ally Pompey the Great. Knowing he would lose a straightforward clash of arms, Caesar gambled everything on a bold stratagem.
36
Labienus
4
Doubles
Attack
Pair
Caesar's Horse, Sulla
1 hit.
Screen
Pair
Sulla
Pompey's cavalry and auxilia, protecting his left flank. His right was anchored by the Enipeus River.
217A
♥
Pompey
6
★
( 5 / 6 )
Attack
Sulla, Domitius
1 hit per die. 1 self.
Counterattack
Pair
Sulla
1 hit.
218A
♦
Metellus Scipio
6
3 / 4
Attack
Domitius
1 hit per die. 1 self.
Absorb
Pair
Cilicians or Pompey
Suffers hits.
219A
♦
Cilicians
6
1 / 2
Attack
Antony
1 hit per die. 1 self.
Counterattack
Pair
Antony
1 hit.
220A
♦
Antony
4
★
5 / 6
Attack
Cilicians
1 hit plus 1 hit per die. 1 self.
Counterattack
Cilicians
1 hit. Suffers 1 less hit per die.
221A
♣
Domitius
4
★
3 / 4
Attack
Metellus Scipio
1 hit per die. 1 self.
Counterattack
Metellus Scipio
1 hit. Suffers 1 less hit per die.
222A
♣
Sulla
4
★
( 5 / 6 )
Attack
Pompey
1 hit per die. 1 extra hit if Fourth Line is in play.
Counterattack
Pompey
1 hit. Suffers 1 less hit per die.
223A
♠
Caesar's Horse
2
1 / 2 / 3
Screen
Pair
Pompey, Labienus
Caesar knew his outnumbered cavalry would be driven off the field by their counterparts under Labienus. Cleverly, he peeled off some of his infantry to form a fourth line hidden behind his horse. Once his horse was routed, the fourth line surprised Labienus, then turned into Pompey's undefended left flank, routing an army that outnumbered Caesar's nearly two to one.