TRiPlE AlliANcE AztEcS c. 1473 BCE - Great Escape Games

Calmecac (House of the Rope) Warrior Priests Models per unit: 12-30
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open 12 4+ 1 2 5+ 4+ 1 5 5 7
Weapons: Various weapons counting as Long Spear
Armour: Light Armour (ichcahuipilli), Shield (chimalli)
Special Rules: Mixed Formation
Upgrades: Up to a half of the unit may be upgraded to Suit Warriors at a cost of 8
pts per model. They have HTH 4, DL 6 and ML 7.
Up to 1 in 6 suit warriors models per unit may be upgraded to Coyotl
at a cost of 9 pts each. They simply each contribute one extra
attack die each. They are otherwise treated as normal suit warriors.
Suit Warriors and Coyotl may add atatl (treat as javelins) with the
limited missiles unit rule at a cost of 1 pt per model.
There may not be more units of Calmecac than Telpochcalli in the army.
This entry represents units raised from the various Calmecac schools (House of the Rope),
who were for noblemen.
Support
For each unit selected from the Core section one unit may be selected from the Support
section or Skirmish section. A maximum of 4 Support units may be chosen.
Up to 2 units of Quachiqueh/Cocoyoh Models per unit: 6-15
ORDER MR SHOOT ATTACKS HTH ARM KILL HITS DL ML PTS
open 12 4+ 1 4 5+ 4+ 1 7 8 27
Weapons: Obsidian Sword (maquahuitl) - counts as hand weapon
Armour: Light Armour (ichcahuipilli), Shield (chimalli)
Special Rules: Elite Swordsmen, Scouts, Relentless
Upgrades: May add atatl with the limited missiles unit rule for 1 pt per model.
This entry represents the elite warriors whose entire life was devoted to war. They
chose this rank instead of taking a command. Quachiqueh (single Cuachic) came from
Telpochcalli units and Cocoyoh (single Coyotl - Coyote) are their counterparts from
Calmecac units.
Units of Quachiqueh or Cocoyoh may only be chosen if no suit warriors have been
upgraded to Cuachic / Coyotl in any respectively Telpochcalli / Calmacac unit. A Cuachic
unit may not comprise more models than one fifth of the total of Telpochcalli suit warriors
in the army. A Coyotl unit may not comprise more models than the number of Calmecac
suit warriors in the army. Cuachic and Coyotl may not be part of the same unit, they
must be grouped into to separate units.
Up to 2 units of Order Warriors Models per unit: 6-18
ORDER MR SHOOT ATTACKS HTH ARM KILL HITS DL ML PTS
open 12 4+ 1 4 5+ 4+ 1 7 8 22
Weapons: Obsidian Sword (maquahuitl) - counts as hand weapon
Armour: Light Armour (ichcahuipilli), Shield (chimalli)
Special Rules: Elite Swordsmen, Steady
Upgrades: May add atatl with the limited missiles unit rule for 1 pt per model.
Order Warriors represent either Eagle Warriors (quauhtin) or Jaguar Warriors (ocelomeh).
Their members are mostly issued from the Calmecac.
There must be at least one Calmecac unit present in the army in order to take Order
Warriors. The number of Calmecac plus Order Warrior units must not be greater than the
number of Telpochcalli units.
Skirmish
For each unit selected from the Core section one unit may be selected from the Support
section or Skirmish section. A maximum of 6 Skirmish units may be chosen.
Skirmishers Models per unit: 8-15
ORDER MR SHOOT ATTACKS HTH ARM KILL HITS DL ML PTS
Skirmish 12 4+ 1 2 n/a 4+ 1 5 5 7
Weapons: Sling, Improvised Weapon
Armour: None
Special Rules: None
Upgrades: May exchange sling for self bow (tlauitolli) at no cost.
May add shields upgrading ARM to 6 at a cost of 1 pt per model.
Tributary City Skirmishers Models per unit: 8-15
ORDER MR SHOOT ATTACKS HTH ARM KILL HITS DL ML PTS
Skirmish 12 4+ 1 2 n/a 4+ 1 4 4 6
Weapons: Sling, Improvised Weapon
Armour: None
Special Rules: None
Upgrades: May exchange sling for self bow (tlauitolli) at no cost.
May add shields upgrading ARM to 6 at a cost of 1 pt per model.
The number of Tributary City Skirmisher units may not be greater than the number of
Skirmisher units.
Allied Otomi Skirmishers Models per unit: 8-15
ORDER MR SHOOT ATTACKS HTH ARM KILL HITS DL ML PTS
Skirmish 12 3+ 1 2 n/a 4+ 1 5 6 10
Weapons:
Armour:
Special Rules:
Upgrades:
Self Bow, Improvised Weapon
None
Allies
May add shields upgrading ARM to 6 at a cost of 1 pt per model.
The number of Otomi Skirmisher units may not be greater than the number of Skirmisher
units.
Allies
Up to 30% of the points available may be spent on Mixtec allies.
Triple Alliance Aztec Allies
Allied armies may take the following Aztec troops as allies. Allies are subject to the ‘Allies’
special rule (see page 101).
Up to 1 Tetehcuhtin sub-commander
1-2 units of Telpochcalli (House of the Youth) Warriors
Any number of Reservists/Tributary City Troops
Up to 3 skirmisher units drawn from :
- Skirmishers
- Tributary City Skirmishers (must have less than Skirmishers)
- Allied Otomi Skirmishers (must have less than Skirmishers)
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