Saga: Normans vs. Saxons

Norman Attack Repelled!

Another big Saga battle, but this time it was the Normans vs. the Saxons, which of course brings out the inevitable comments about the Saxons from the Robin Hood and Ivanhoe movies! This was a four player game with two on each side that simulated a Norman raid into a Saxon stronghold. The Normans had a mixed force of mounted, men at arms, and archers for the attack, while the Saxons were all infantry. The Saxons needed to rush reinforcements to the middle of the board to meet the Normans, thus preventing them from killing any of the villagers and/or plundering the buildings. The Normans had a simple objective: burn and kill everything in sight!
The Normans came out fast, attacking everything in sight with their mounted forces. Unfortunately, this is where the Norman players learned that they should have held them back a bit and used their special Saga dice for them. Once they were defeated the infantry had all kinds of serious issues, so there was a lesson to be learned there! In the end the Norman attack wasn't only repelled, it was crushed beyond a reasonable doubt! The game was still fun, even if you were on the Norman side!

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