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Ian and I tried the saga rules for the first time today, giving my Gripping Beast ansd Wargames factory figures an outing.

Took some time reading through and discussing bedfore we got into the rather different game mechanics, particularly the "battle board" and allocating our dice to the various categories. To be honest we didn't make much use of the special properties. I suspect that would come once the basic activation and movement has sunk in.

As we weren't using the (expensive) specialised Saga D6, but had marked the appropriate D6 scores on the boards the mystique of the Saga dice was exposed percetage analysis.

Once we got the hang of it we raced through three four unit games but now it's time for the re-read of the rules to see what we were doing wrong.

"Action" from the game


Anglo-Danish archers screen the Saxon Ceorls from the approaching Vikings


The Viking warlord urges his Hirdmen forwards despite a fatigue marker


Vikings close in on the Anglo Danes


In the Abbey grounds viking Hirdmen charge the Saxon Gebur Archers


Housecarls and Hirdmen clash in the stream bed