The D.A.I.S. (Dark Age Infantry Slog) System

The game mechanisms, which include elements of whist, poker and playground games, are unconventional, but the intention was not to be obscure for obscurity's sake. Its just that these simple mechanisms seemed to me the best way to create a game which (to quote Ian Greenwood, whose passion for Anglo-Saxon warfare is second to none) 'wouldn't offend the sensibilities of Viking or Anglo-Saxon devotees who like their games to look and feel like the real thing ... (and in which) ... the player himself, in the role of leader, could win or lose battles according to his ability to bluff, counter-bluff or pre-empt his opponent'.
– D.A.I.S. introduction

Designer

Andy Callan

Year Published

1983

Status

In Print

Contents

Archived online (webpage)

Basing

• A leader base consists of a leader figure and a (removable) standard bearer.
• Figures should be based in groups of about 10 on a rectangular base of a regular size.

– D.A.I.S.

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