"Anglo-Danes v. Normans - a SAGA AAR" Topic

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TWD6968	18 Jul 2012 7:44 a.m. PST
Scrivs and I fought another epic Dark Age clash over in Nether Mansfield last night. Here's a couple of teaser pics: Full report over on my blog
Yesthatphil	18 Jul 2012 7:49 a.m. PST
Good looking game, guys … Phil
clifblkskull	18 Jul 2012 8:08 a.m. PST
Nice looking game. Thanks, Clif
Rrobbyrobot	18 Jul 2012 8:39 a.m. PST
Cool stuff.
Frederick	18 Jul 2012 8:41 a.m. PST
Now that is a true Saxon warlord! Sounds like a lot of fun
Craig Ambler	18 Jul 2012 10:46 a.m. PST
Good looking game. I bought the rules the other week and am getting the earlier set tonight. Great pictures Craig
vtsaogames	18 Jul 2012 5:55 p.m. PST
Very nice.
moocifer	19 Jul 2012 5:40 a.m. PST
I am surprised by the lack of Norman Levies with their easy to gain SAGA ability of 24" shooting .. :O
TWD6968	19 Jul 2012 5:53 a.m. PST
He has a unit of serjeants with crossbows, which are IMO a better choice. I don't think you ever want/need more than a single shooting unit in a game of SAGA if you're using A-D, Norman or Vikings – Welsh, Scots and Bretons may be a different matter. Add in the fact that levy don't generate SAGA dice and I'm not convinced they're that good a choice. Especially not when playing Anglo-Danes when the inevitable Intimidation means you'll be needing to use three of your precious SAGA dice to get off a single round of six shots. Much better off spending those dice on getting your knights charging home I reckon.
TWD6968	19 Jul 2012 5:55 a.m. PST
Thanks for all the feedback chaps, glad you enjoyed it. Tom
Dexter Ward	19 Jul 2012 6:58 a.m. PST
If you use the Norman knights to spearhead your attack you'll lose in my experience. The knights fight no better than anyone else when they get counter-attacked. Normans are a shooty army, with knights to finish off the demoralised enemy. You want crossbows and bow armed levies. Remember the Norman ability to get a free second round of shooting with no fatigue, and to re-roll shooting dice. You can get 20 shooting dice per turn with re-rolls.
volkervonalzey	07 Aug 2012 1:11 a.m. PST
Very nice pics. I ned them for my castles.

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