Monday, 20 November 2017

An introduction to SAGA

I am also catching on on blogs a bit. I have been introducing a new wargamer to a range of different games over the last few months, playing something different and expanding his knowledge and hopefully enthusiasm. So far so good we have played a range of games and our latest game saw him being introduced to Saga. I am keen to get him to a point where we can play with my Crescent and Cross collection but the earlier boards are considerably easier to play so we played a Viking Vs Saxon game. After a brief intro we set to...nothing to serious but a fun game involving rolling dice and a glass or two of wine. I didn’t take masses of photos.
The overall set up, six points each side....
The Saxons prepare to defend their village against the invaders
The Vikings advance down the left avoiding the Saxon archers
In the end though the Saxons win through..
I haven’t put him off yet 😀
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16 comments:

  1. Phil20 November 2017 at 20:51

    A wonderful table, great atmosphere!

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  2. Zabadak20 November 2017 at 20:52

    Suoerb looking game

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  3. Steve Williams20 November 2017 at 21:01

    With a table like that, who could resist?

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    1. Matt Crump21 November 2017 at 06:35

      Thanks Steve my new gamer does seem reasonable keen 🙂

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  4. Phil Robinson20 November 2017 at 21:27

    Great pics, toys and a fine looking table, what's not to like. Wonderful.

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  5. Michal DwarfCrypt21 November 2017 at 06:48

    Great atmoshere! Feel dark ages on the photos :)

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    1. Matt Crump22 November 2017 at 20:31

      Thanks Michal....I think I need a few more though as I seem to keep rolling out the same stuff !

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  6. Nord21 November 2017 at 09:03

    Good times. Good time to start learning the game with version 2 just around the corner?

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    1. Matt Crump22 November 2017 at 20:32

      Not sure about version 2 I hope it isn’t just a way of generating income..the current rules aren’t that problematic, although they can always be developed .

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  7. David21 November 2017 at 12:06

    Nice table, shame about the rules though.

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    1. Matt Crump22 November 2017 at 20:34

      Well as you know the dungeon offers a broad church of experience gnomes and Saga 🙂

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  8. Anonymous22 November 2017 at 11:06

    If you ever bring SAGA down to Scruton (and can secure for me an invite), I'll happily let you introduce me to the game!

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    1. Matt Crump22 November 2017 at 20:35

      I would always be happy to share a game Roy, and when my life settles down (if ever) I would like to get back to the Old Guard

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  9. caveadsum147122 November 2017 at 15:34

    Lovely looking village and figures, keep meaning to try SAGA sometime (in my pile of rules gathering dust! )
    Best Iain

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    1. Matt Crump22 November 2017 at 20:37

      Not everyone’s cup of tea, basic rules easy to learn but hard to master, the activation process adds a unique strategic element without in my view loosing the essence of wargaming.😀

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