Christmas Presents...

Well, a merry Christmas to one and all, and may Santa fill your stockings with all you desire (ooh, er).

Now, for your Christmas gift from me, the ‘official’ first draft of Polemos: Polemous:

Polemos:Polemous: 490 – 330 BC

	Offensive		Defensive
	Ranged	Close	Ranged	Close
Hoplite	0	4	4	4
Peltast
Greek Cavalry
Light armed
Persian infantry	2	3	3	3
Persian cavalry
Light cavalry
Elephants
Pike
Scythed cariots
Archers

Tactical factors:
-1 hoplites less than 8 ranks deep.
+1 hoplites more than 8 ranks deep (per 4 ranks)
+1 Persian infantry with shield wall in first round of combat.
+1 advancing into combat or following up.
+1 ‘the best’ (Immortals, Spartans)
-1 ‘the worst.

And finally, click here for something a bit uplifting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZTl5jZOsjQ&feature=related