Re: [GZG] Point Systems

["John Atkinson" <johnmatkinson@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/4/06, Eric Foley <stiltman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The Greeks were ludicrously outnumbered by the Persians at Marathon, and
> won.
> Alexander the Great was outnumbered by Darius III at both Issus and
> Gaugemala, and won.

In both those cases, the "points cost" of the two sides were a lot
closer than it looks--the Persians went for bucket-loads of garbage
troops intended to swamp the opposition by sheer numbers.  Every one
of the Greek line infantry was wearing an expensive hoplite panoply.

John
--
"Thousands of Sarmatians, Thousands of Franks, we've slain them again
and again.  We're looking for thousands of Persians."
--Vita Aureliani
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