"SAGA AAR: Byzantines raid an Anglo Dane village." Topic

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trailape	18 Jan 2013 11:12 p.m. PST
Hi Guys I've just posted another SAGA AAR. This time Anglo Danes commanded by my 14 years old daughter Hayley defend a village against my raiding and rampaging Byzantines Visit my BLOG here: link Comments are welcomed of course. Cheers trailape.blogspot.com.au
Huscarle	19 Jan 2013 6:02 a.m. PST
Æthelflæda would be proud, nice looking game & excellent report too.
cfielitz	19 Jan 2013 11:21 a.m. PST
I hope my daughter's interested in gaming with her dad lasts as long as yours!
Landgraft	19 Jan 2013 10:56 p.m. PST
You have to love the one guy who held down the fort to close out the game. The scene of thinking you scared them off only to realise the army showed up behind you springs all too readily to mind!
SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER	20 Jan 2013 12:54 a.m. PST
Lovely Byzantines! Glad she had fun!
trailape	20 Jan 2013 4:24 a.m. PST
BTW, the Anglo Danes are actually (for the most part) my Saxons / Franks that I usually use when playing TFL's Dux Britanniarum.
Come In Nighthawk	21 Jan 2013 2:06 p.m. PST
Nice report; nice battle. Good on ya! Hayley Trailapesdóttir! Umm, scratching my head though… I was thumbing through my copy of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, trying to find a reference to a Byzantine raid on Engle-land???
trailape	21 Jan 2013 2:58 p.m. PST
Umm, scratching my head though… I was thumbing through my copy of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, trying to find a reference to a Byzantine raid on Engle-land??? The Byzantines at the time only chronicled their victories,.. :(
CooperSteveOnTheLaptop	21 Jan 2013 3:28 p.m. PST
Check out '500 AD' by Simon Young. Procopius records Justinian sent gifts to British Kings. If they had plans to reconquer Western Europe a cunning ploy could be to reconquer a corner of Britain & use it as a jumping-off point for landings on the continent
Tin Soldier Man	22 Jan 2013 3:20 p.m. PST
Looks fun. My real issue with Saga is that every time I play it nearly everyone dies. Usually with the warlords Duking it out at the end.
trailape	22 Jan 2013 3:31 p.m. PST
It is very 'Gamey'. Fun, but not what I'd call an historical simulation.

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