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Onomarchos versus Philip of Macedon

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 Warhammer Ancient Battles (WAB) - Phocian Greek versus Rise of Macedon Army - September 2021 View from the Macedonian right flank.  Note the sacrificing priest. So...time for the return match. Philip of Macedon and his young, upstart son, Prince Alexander, were out to teach those impious, temple-robbing Phocians and their over-paid mercenaries a lesson! I've always liked the idea of a Phocian army (that, or a Syracusan) since my WRG 6th Edition days.  Here was a chance to actually use one (using the list from the Alexander the Great WAB supplement). Again, we opted for no scenery - just an open plain so that we could focus on learning the rules. DISASTER STRIKES! However, the night before I did something really, really stupid.  Doing production-line varnishing, I put a tray of freshly sprayed Phocian Epilektoi onto the top of the washing machine.  It hadn't clicked with me that the machine was on.  I left them there while it went through a spin cycle! I heard the crash and fou