Initially I wasn't going to get involved in 'Midgard', the new(ish) rules from TFL for heroic battles but of course that didn't last long with interest from friends resulting in the inevitable purchase of a copy!
Mervyn and Pete kindly put on a game for me, they had Vikings while Andy and I took the Anglo-Saxons with Welsh allies:
The two sides adopted different approaches, the Vikings putting their weaker units in the rear rank while the Saxons had theirs in the front rank with a wider deployment but fewer reserves:
The Welsh advance to attack Viking Bondi:
Saxon Huscarls join in the attack:
The Welsh have varying fortunes, one unit advances while the other retreats!
The Saxon Huscarls drive forwards:
Single combat in the melee! The Welsh leader is cut down though:
The Saxons have almost demolished the Viking front line but are now weakened and facing the Viking's best troops:
A Welsh unit puts up some unexpected resistance and turns retreat into advance:
The Vikings disperse all the Welsh apart from a few skirmishing archers:
The game ends with a hard fought Viking victory, having recovered from the edge of defeat:
A great introduction to the rules with Pete and Mervyns very pretty armies. The rules seem fun and have a lot of things to think about with regard to how you use your leaders and if it is better to attack or not. In this game the Saxons almost won when they wiped out most of the Viking front line but couldn't quite get the Viking army to break then suffered a rapid collapse when their weakened units were attacked by the fresh Viking second line.
The rules are also intended for fantasy games so that's another avenue to explore...
That's a great looking game. I'm not going anywhere near Midgard but it does sound like a great set of rules
ReplyDeleteThanks, Pete and Mervyn did a great job painting them. I'm not going anywhere near Midgard was just what I said!
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