"How would you rate Saga?" Topic

A Awesome game
B Good Game
C Meh
D I don't like it (for whatever reason)
E I can't vote because I never tried it

D

A/B

E--don't have it.

However, when I was preparing to take up medieval minis again, I considered it, but the high cost of the rules and the battle-boards for each faction turned me away from it toward Lion Rampant (and maybe back to Pig Wars for some things).

Solid B. Some of the factions' abilities are "gamey" but the battle boards are an innovative way to give different forces distinct flavor without a plethora of special rules you have to look up every turn.

A/ B also.

I agree with Jlundberg's summary.

A/B

A

Fun and bloodshed. If you want historical accuracy that's a different question

V2 rules play a bit better and are better balanced – however has put off a lot of people who already had v1

John

B. Gives a good game, but with heavy bias towards the game end of the war game spectrum.

E

D I was very please to see it on the recent poll.

A

C. I have a Norman "army" and the guys I game with have armies for Saga as well. Everyone got excited about it for 2 months, and then we never played again. We played a total of 5 games….. Butterfly gamers are a bigger problem…lol

E – no interest.

B. I played it once at a convention and really enjoyed it.

C.

E

No opinion as never played.

B/C but more C I think. I played a few games without prior knowledge of the mechanics or gameplay and completely thrashed my more experienced opponent. That right there set off some red flags because no decent ruleset should let a general as poor as myself win that easily. All joking aside I just felt "meh" when playing it and didn't feel like I was doing anything that felt the period.

B, based on experience with "A Fantastic SAGA"-- a fan- based riff on the historical game. I enjoyed the mechanics of the orders boards.

C

B- for me. Not bad and one of the first skirmish sized wargame I've played.

E

E no interest in it

A, entering my 11th year of playing it and not tired
Alex

E No interest.

D. Lot of work for what it gives in play.

A – innovative, gamey, and fun warband-sized battles.

D. The battle boards and special rules for each faction make it too gamey and creates a lot of arguments. The rules are not as tight as they could be.

B

B – C
Version 1 was GREAT! Version 2, not so much.

B: It's a fun game and, as others have said, innovative, but resemblance to history seems largely coincidental. With 2ed., I prefer the fantasy Saga version to the historical.

A for Dark Ages and other historical supplements.

D for Fantasy. Doesn't work that well as lists are 'philosophies,' not army lists. So Skaven and Dwarves use the same battle boards.

B
But getting Dice is a problem and they are a silly price. It has also been a problem getting some of the rule supplements.
I actually prefer Dan Mersey's games for Dark Ages/early medieval, but nobody I know will play those games.

Solid B. But have gone away in favour of Saga Magic the best iteration of the system.

B. As people have said it is just plain fun. Don't look to hard for historical accuracy and you will be fine.

Joe

A good B, but the SAGA magic version is outstanding.