The rules suggest starting with a 4 point force rather than the typical 6, so that's what we did. We took slightly differing approaches to the construction of our warbands with Lenin deciding to include some levy, something I decided to avoid.
The Welsh decided to take the hill in the centre straight away and I, somewhat unwisely, decided to rush in a push them off it. The fatigue I gained from the multiple actions really gave the Welsh the edge in the fight and my Vikings were thrown back with some serious casualties.
I decided to regroup and attack again.
The melding of modern boardgame mechanisms and traditional wargame rules might seem a little odd at first but we found it provided a fun game with the right feel for the period. As a result I can see these rules coming out again!
Looks interesting Al, never really heard of them before, but that's not surprising for me...
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The rules are a little pricey (especailly if you buy the custom dice) but I really like them. Which gives me a chance to get my Dark Age digures to the table - which is something I have been meaning to do for a while.
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ReplyDeleteLooks great, I was going to but didn't buy the rules at our last show we visited, the price did put me off a little so did the price of the dice that you need, but there is a site (Sorry, not sure of the address), where you can download the pics of the dice, then stick them on normal dice, this saves lots of dosh!!!
ReplyDeleteYou can use standard dice (they provide the conversion information) and you can download blank battle boards to make your own. So there are a number of options to reduce cost and/customise. But I do think the dice add to the thematic feel even if they are a little on the expensive side (and assuming you can get them!)
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