Thinking, playing Latrunculi & Petteia like the ancients

[Anonymous]

Turn 1: X moves 5 hoplites down one and H moves its phalanx up one.<br>
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1 . . . . . . . X X X<br>
2 X X X X X<br>
3<br>
4<br>
5<br>
6<br>
7 H H H H H H H H<br>
8<br>
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Turn 2: X moves 3 hoplites across. H just moves.<br>
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1 ..... X X X<br>
2 X X X X X<br>
3<br>
4<br>
5<br>
6 H H H H H H H H<br>
7<br>
8<br>
<br>
Turn 3: X moves a single hopite in row 1. H just moves.<br>
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1 X ......X X<br>
2 X X X X X<br>
3<br>
4<br>
5 H H H H H H H H<br>
6<br>
7<br>
8<br>
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Turn 4: X moves two hoplites in row 1, one square left.<br>
H just moves<br>
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1 X ...X X<br>
2 X X X X X<br>
3<br>
4 H H H H H H H H<br>
5<br>
6<br>
7<br>
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