In what should have been a fairly easy clear and secure operation, the Italian Bande were severely handicapped by their impartial leader selection. The opposite held true for the Ethiopians, who randomly selected an 11-2-2 leader in their draw, which proved to be wildly effective.

The Ethiopians set up in a tight cluster in the villages on the south board with the uber leader centrally located so as to have a positive effect on all his troops. The Italians came in from the north and split their forces between their two under achieving leaders (6-0-0 and 7-0-0) in an attempt to envelope the Ethiopians. The initial approach was performed in textbook manner, until the assault actually began. In that turn, the Ethiopians won the initiative and surged forward to attack the right wing of the Italian advance. With the advantage of the high ground (hexes 0909, 0809, 0810) the Ethiopians were well situated to defend against the Italian thrust. In a moment of bravado, the Italians attempted the up hill assault despite the terrain (and odds) working against them, and they were brutally handled. With the right wing disrupted, demoralized, and generally despoiled, the Ethiopians swung left and gave their full attention to the right wing who were unable to penetrate into the left most area of the village. Event the arrival of Italian armored support on turn 7 did little to affect the Ethiopians, and at the end of the day, they were the masters of the village, and the Italians as well.

This scenario is a prime example of the effect of leadership in the PG system. Without a single factor in their favor, and poor morale among the leaders, the Italians were wholly unable to dislodge the Ethiopians. Every time an Ethiopian unit suffered a DIS or DEM result, their 11-2-2 leader was able to rally them on the ensuing turn or activation segment. Conversely, the Italians were unable to muster anything resembling an cohesive attack and their poor leadership left them as a broken and fleeing mass, foreshadowing battles in the desert in just a few more years.