The Tapestry is an interesting web site dedicated to the SAGA rules. Well worth a look. Link
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Showing posts with label SAGA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SAGA. Show all posts
Saturday, 11 April 2015
Tuesday, 7 April 2015
Monday, 6 April 2015
SAGA - Byzantine Vangarian Guard
Having recently been smitten by the SAGA system bug, this last Thursday was an opportunity to dust off some very old (for the most part badly painted as well) figures stored deep within my loft. In the 1980s John Savage ran a medieval campaign which prompted many of our gaming group to invest in armies to use with the Lance rule set. Myself I invested in a Byzantine army. Some years later around 2002 this army after some re-basing and re-organisation was used for several large WAB games. Now in 2015 the figures are being used again ! :) Being such a noob to the rules and still very unfamiliar with the Byzantine battleboard I decided to keep things easy for myself and opted for the simplest possible army I could come up with.
1 x Warlord - Emperor Basileus (mounted)
2 x Units if Heathguard (8 men in each) - Vangarian Guard with their trade-mark double-handed axes.
The battleboard gives a total of 15 order options, depending on troop mix. By restricting myself to the selection above, only 5 of the 15 were open to me.
So how did I do, I hear you ask. Well the answer is 'fine thanks'. I locked horns with Theo and Anglo Saxon warband in what was a slightly chaotic but enjoyable 6 player game.
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Basically I got lucky in that Theo was very restricted space wise on an over-crowded table, plus I screwed up with the rules and in retrospect realise that I awarded myself some bonus hits with the Strategikon order that I shouldn't have (not all troops were within Short). Against an enemy with more movement and or missile weapons I think I would struggle badly with this unit mix, so I'll be thinking of a different set-up for this next week.
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1 x Warlord - Emperor Basileus (mounted)
2 x Units if Heathguard (8 men in each) - Vangarian Guard with their trade-mark double-handed axes.
The battleboard gives a total of 15 order options, depending on troop mix. By restricting myself to the selection above, only 5 of the 15 were open to me.
So how did I do, I hear you ask. Well the answer is 'fine thanks'. I locked horns with Theo and Anglo Saxon warband in what was a slightly chaotic but enjoyable 6 player game.
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Basically I got lucky in that Theo was very restricted space wise on an over-crowded table, plus I screwed up with the rules and in retrospect realise that I awarded myself some bonus hits with the Strategikon order that I shouldn't have (not all troops were within Short). Against an enemy with more movement and or missile weapons I think I would struggle badly with this unit mix, so I'll be thinking of a different set-up for this next week.
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Saturday, 28 February 2015
SAGA Game At The Harrogate Wargames Club
Had my first taste of the SAGA game at the club on Thursday. SAGA for those who haven't heard about it is a skirmish figure game set in the Darkages - produced by Gripping Beast.
Up to recent I'd viewed the odd game from afar and hadn't really been inspired to try it. However a game at the club a few weeks back looked such good fun I felt motivated to ask John Savage to run a game another game so that I could join in. I dug out some very old 25mm Byzantines (mostly Irregular Miniatures) that I bought over 25 years ago, that hadn't seen the light of day for a decade I reckon (last used in a WAB game) to make up a 4 point army. After an enjoyable I must confess to being quite impressed. The rules seem pretty straightforward and even in my first game I was able get a hang of most of the basics.
I can see this is a system we'll be using for some time to come. I like the way the armies aren't that big (its a skirmish game after all), so you don't have to make a massive investment, and can actually afford to have a selection if you want to. Found a company called 'The Dice Bag Lady' that do a 6 point plastic Viking army for only £23 !
I'm definitely going to buy the rule book this weekend, and am thinking about another army to get to use as well as my old Byzantine one.
Here's a listing of the various different factions I found on the web, on the Gosford Gamers web site (Link).
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As normal here's a few pics (of one end of the table) of what was a slightly chaotic 6 sided every man for himself game :)
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Up to recent I'd viewed the odd game from afar and hadn't really been inspired to try it. However a game at the club a few weeks back looked such good fun I felt motivated to ask John Savage to run a game another game so that I could join in. I dug out some very old 25mm Byzantines (mostly Irregular Miniatures) that I bought over 25 years ago, that hadn't seen the light of day for a decade I reckon (last used in a WAB game) to make up a 4 point army. After an enjoyable I must confess to being quite impressed. The rules seem pretty straightforward and even in my first game I was able get a hang of most of the basics.
I can see this is a system we'll be using for some time to come. I like the way the armies aren't that big (its a skirmish game after all), so you don't have to make a massive investment, and can actually afford to have a selection if you want to. Found a company called 'The Dice Bag Lady' that do a 6 point plastic Viking army for only £23 !
I'm definitely going to buy the rule book this weekend, and am thinking about another army to get to use as well as my old Byzantine one.
Here's a listing of the various different factions I found on the web, on the Gosford Gamers web site (Link).
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As normal here's a few pics (of one end of the table) of what was a slightly chaotic 6 sided every man for himself game :)
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