Saga – More Viking Bondi
I’ve already shown some of these guys, but here is the remainder of my 6pt force. In total it’s a Warlord, three units of Hirdmen (of which a unit could double as Berserkers), two units of Bondi and a unit … Continue reading
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The Raid on Wallei: Game 2 (Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK5jq2WcbN0
Here’s a Battle Report for Game 2 of the campaign… That was another fun game of Saga. Again, very tactical and satisfying. Until next time, Owen
The Raid on Wallei: Game 1 (Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFORNwc19OI
Here’s a Battle Report for Game 1 of the campaign… Phil wrote some excellent fiction to compliment the battle report here. I’m really enjoying playing Saga – it’s a fun and tactical game that doesn’t take too long to play, … Continue reading
The Raid on Wallei: A Mini-Campaign for Saga
Background In 901AD a band of Norse-Gaels under the leadership of Harald Hvitbeinn are ‘gone a viking’ in Northumbria. Travelling up the river Ribble and its tributary the Calder the Vikings are attempting to reach the monastery of St. Paulinus … Continue reading
2012 Wargames Audit: Saga and Bolt Action
This post continues the Audit series for 2012 and looks at a couple of new kids on the block – Saga and Bolt Action. Saga Saga kind of crept up on me. I wasn’t looking for another historics game, but … Continue reading
The Battle of Maldon: Game 3 (Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uju0-eCA2qY
Here’s the battle report for Game 3 of the Battle of Maldon campaign (Game 1; Game 2) – Wow – what a tight game! Here is the turn-by-turn breakdown of the VP scoring. I don’t think the Vikings secured quite … Continue reading
Saga – Viking Bondi
I finished these guys last night. Definitely not by best work, but they’ll do. The rims on the shields could do with a bit of darkening. This is my first of two units of Bondi – the second unit of … Continue reading
The Battle of Maldon: Game 2 (Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqH564gb-1Q
Here’s the battle report from Game 2 – I’m looking forward to Game 3, though it’ll be a couple of weeks before I get to play it as Phil and I will be playing a Warmachine/Hordes campaign next week when … Continue reading
The Battle of Maldon: Game 1
For our second game of Saga Phil (checkout his initial impressions of Saga on his blog) and I decided to start a three game campaign using the rules posted on Saga Tapestry for The Battle of Maldon. Game 1 represents … Continue reading
Saga – My 1st Game
So, there were two firsts last night – my first game of Saga and the first time I played a wargame for the first time online! I’ve been using VASSAL for a few years to play a couple of different … Continue reading
Saga – Painting 28mm Vikings (Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YMDkuGBJkQ
I was chatting to a colleague a few weeks ago during a meeting in Milan and she said he boyfriend had an interest in painting models. I decided I’d make this video as a brief introduction. Here are the colours … Continue reading
Saga – Viking Warband
Here are the first 4pts of Saga Vikings. I built these guys from a box of Gripping Beast Hirdmen and the bowmen are old GW Bretonnians. There are 23 models painted so far – the Warlord, 4 Berserkers, 8 Hirdmen … Continue reading
Making Your Own Saga Dice using Address Labels
I was inspired by this post to make my own Saga dice. The first thing I did was order some blank-faced dice from (unsurprisingly) blankdice.co.uk. The dice I ordered were white (as I’ll be printing onto white label sheets) and … Continue reading
SAGA – Skirmish Warfare in the Dark Ages
I have eight assembled Hirdmen on my desk, a pile of blank sided dice and a battle board to scrutinise. It can mean only one thing – I’ve succumbed to the new Viking-age skirmish game SAGA! Watch this space, Owen