The road to Pavona.

 The battle on the road to Pavona begins. The Tileans get the first turn and push forward.

  The first dice roll of the game sees the Tilean mortar explode!. Oh dear, it looks like a fried egg!.

We'll try a video, it might look a bit better.

Then the Tilean wizard Malvolio casts the Dark Hand of Death upon the Empire spearmen causing the demise of four men.

The armies are closing.

Tileans led by Captain Guido del Monte.

And the Empire army under Baron Manfred von Heck.

The Empire Knights having endured closing fire crash into Long Drong Slayers pirates.

Two pirates fall and one knight but the pirates don't break.

Tilean swordsmen charge into the Empire halberdiers but are soundly beaten. They flee and are cut down.

Captain Del Monte has to flee from the blood crazed halberdiers but Ricco's Republican Guard charge in to plug the gap.

On the right flank the Empire handgunners are down to half strength but still fighting.

The Empire knights break from the maelstrom of Long Drong's relentless pistol fire.

Ragged Ricco's Republican Guard with their brand new historical Venetian flag trounce the halberdiers, breaking them and cutting them down .

Long Drong and the boys get stuck in again!. They love a bit of fighting. They win this fight and the knights flee the field.

The Tilean pikemen charge into the Empire spearmen.

And roll over them. 

Von Heck and his army quit the field.

The Dwarfs are furious, they never even got a chance to get blood on their new blue jackets.

A very enjoyable evening.

I think a wee skirmish may follow as the Empire army retreats from Pavona.

Happy days.