New Empire - Turn Three (330-320 BC)

Situation at the end of turn two

The revolt dice land 4-1, meaning Bactria throws off Persian rule.

This is the second turn in which Andy's Macedonians are led by the great captain Alexander. They start by attacking Mesopotamia, but a 1 means the invasion fails despite Alexander's +2 modifier. A second attempt also stalls, but it is conquered third time lucky, as it were. Andy then conquers Persia, just - the die landed as a 2. Andy revealed his original intention had been to try to capture the Persian homeland Parthia, but with only one campaign left, goes for the easier option (Parthia, being a homeland, has a -1 modifier, despite Alexander's great-captain status) of Armenia, succeeding with a 3.

Richard's Carthaginians are drawn next, attacking Gallia despite there being -1 modifiers for operating outside of Carthage's original empire and for independent Gallia being in tribal ferment for the first 10 turns. He rolls a 5, narrowly failing.

I again fail to consolidate Roman control of ITALIA.

Finally Reg attacks Persia, succeeding in reconquering it thanks to rolling a 5.

The Persians have held off the Macedonian onslaught, at least for now, but my Romans are yet to get going in the west