Nice write up on the blog. Can you give us an idea of how you got the manipluar sytem to work in the rules?
Thank you.
I didn’t do anything very special, but because my rules have very simple but clearly-defined command mechanisms and zones of control, I gave the Roman units the ability to simply exchange positions with the relevant unit behind them. Nothing groundbreaking, but it worked. The triarii also had a special rule that meant that their commander forfeited Reputation (morale basically) if that unit entered combat before the hastati or principes, thus encouraging the latter to do the bulk of the scrapping.
I will not claim to any kind of expert on the manipular system, and as several have said, we don’t really know how it worked. For a mid-size battle like this, as long as the Romans have some way of reinforcing units in the front line, I’m happy.