Happy New Year !

Last post for this year, more from me next year...

My wargaming plans for next year...

* Try to get to Salute for the first time in my life...

* Continue my 28mm, 15th centery Kalmar Union War Project...

* Might try to restart my AWI project to...was along time sins I played Black Powder...

* Might get some time over to play some WW2 games, want to try out kampfgruppe Normandy at least once...not sure about painting any ww2 minis, but you never know...

* Ofcourse continue with SAGA, first complete my 3 Viking ships and my Anglo-Danish warband...

Untill next year here are a AAR from our SAGA Campaing Game #5...

Once again a fight between Lasse and his 4-point Warband of Anglo-Danes under command of Earl Edward and Uffe with 4 points of my Vikings under command of Jarl Eirik...

Jarl Eirik claimed Earl Edward as a prisoner after their last fight, planing to demand a good ransom for him...

During the Victory feast Earl Edward managed to escap thanks to some traitorus saxons...as soon as Jarl Eirik discovered it he gathered a force of his best hirdmen and started to follow the fleeing Earl further north in Essex...

At a small river the Earl meet a group of his follower that was planing a rescue action, they immediately prepered to engage the Viking pursuers...

Both warlords had got some more experience...

Earl Edward gathered all he´s Housecarls in one unit that would attack over the Ford as the Ceorls and Geburs would watch the bridge...

Jarl Eirik dispatch half of he´s Hirdmen to protect the Ford as he, the rest of his Hirdmen and the berserkers would attack over the bridge...

The unfortunate sheepherd Scur just passed by with his new heard of sheeps...

Up at the Ford both the Anglo-Danish and the Vikings rushed forward, but non oth them daring to start crossing the Ford...

At the bridge the Viking Hirdmen started the advance, geting good cover of the stone bridge against the Anglo-Danish archery...

Standoff at the ford...

At the bridge Jarl Eirik decide to go for a quick victory, and sends his Hirdmen to settle things with the Ceorls...

After a hard fight the Ceorls retreated leaving 3 slain Hirdmen behind...but with some help from Loki the 3 remaning Ceorls wasen´t a problem any more:)

The Geburs trying to shoot the Berserkers...but all in vain thanks to the bridge...

Jarl Eirik let´s hes Hirdmen continue to clear the are around the bridge by sending his Hirdmen to chase the Archers of...

At the Ford Earl Edward started to run out of time and decided to send his best men over the Ford...

The Houscarls was repelled and had to move back... as Earl Edward knew he was out of time and men he chose to retreat from the battle field...

Another glorious Viking Victory:)

This was a good game and both Lasse and Uffe had started to get a gripp of the battleboard, but Uffe managed to get most out of it this time, especially by using deffensive abilitys against the archery...

Next time wee have to try out some new scenarios...Escort and Defending the settlement...

SAGA Campaingn game #4

Yesterday I had the opportunety to introduce 2 new players to SAGA and continue our SAGA campaign.

Lasse had painted up a nice 4-point Warband of Anglo-Danes under command of Earl Edward. Uffe borrow 4 points of my Vikings under command of Jarl Eirik...

After a unconclusive fight with the Normans in Kent, Jarl Eirik thought there was easier pray along the river Thames...

The newly appointed Earl Edward gathered he´s small Anglo-Danish warband to meet the Viking threat...

Just as Jarl Eirik and he´s hungry warriors would start a blowout of the poor sheepherd Scur´s sheeps, Earl Edward arrived to save the day...

Both warbands lined up for a fight...

Earl Edward right away showed he´s inexperience by filed he´s warband in a very disperse formation...or was it a cunning plan...

Jarl Eirik arranged he´s warriors in a more shield wall like formation with he´s flanks protected by a stone wall and a forest...

One again Earl Edward made a move that helped the enemy...by moving he´s warband closer to them...instead of let he´s fatigue SAGA abilitys make some work for him...

Jarl Eirik exploit the opportunity and sends he´s Hirdmen to slaughter the poor Bow armed Geburs...

The Geburs put up a real fight and manages to slay 3 of the Hirdmen to the cost of 8 Gerubs...they retreat...

At the same time, charges Earl Edward supported by he´s Ceorls one of the Bondi units...AND one of the Housecarl units charges the other Bondi unit that have been hiding in the forests...

Conclution...focus on one fight each turn... Boths Bondi unit put up a real fight slaying all Houscarls and several of the Ceorls...

The Viking follow-up theirs victorys by sending the Bondis in to the remains of the Ceorls that didn´t get help from Earl Edward this time...

The Bearserkers ruched forward and engaded the second Houscarl unit...it become a blodbath...just leaving one of the Bersergkers standing in the end...

Earl Edward started to look rather desperat as most of he´s warband had been slain...just some Geburs left...and they dosen´t realy count...

Earl Edward decided to chalange Jarl Eirik on personal combat...so he charged the Viking worlord...just to find himself on the ground with a furious viking demanding he´s surrender...

Jarl Eirik raised he´s ax in the sky signaling he´s victory...and that the blowout of the poor sheepherd Scur´s sheeps could start...

Both players seen to like SAGA as they at once wanted to play one more game:)

Merry Christmas !

Here in Sweden the children get their gifts on christmas eve, so they already got some and will get more in the aftternoon then santa are comming...

Daddy got a gift already to... Kampfgruppe Normandy from Warhammer historical...I must have been nice this year:)

Might have to paint and play some ww2 in 2012... don´t know if I have the time, but the rulebook realy gives some inspiration...

Best regards dalauppror

Viking sails

I have started to make me some sails for Jarl Eiriks three viking ships... The work to paint the ships continue but the workers will have a short brake during the Midvinteblot...Christmas I mean ;)

Merry Christmas to you all !

Viking Ships

Now then Jarl Eirik have a nice tent he just have to get some ships for he´s warband to use then they are out for a Strandhugg along the British shores...

I found the 3 ship hulls in a bargin-box at one of the local game stores here in Stockholm, got them all 3 for just 60SEK/€6,5/$9.5/£5,5 a real bargin :)

I have made some extra balsa bits and they are ready for painting...

SAGA Campaing game #3

Last monday we continued our SAGA campaing with the 3rd game...Using 4 point warbands and trying out missile troops for the first time:)

Jarl Eirik and he´s loyal follower had gone for a Strandhugg at the Northen coast of Kent, that was in the possesions of the Normans...

jarl Eirik and hes Viking Warband had just set their camp then a Norman battle force approched under command of the notorius Duc Willhelm (not the King this time eiter...)

As this was at the Viking camp Jarl Eirik sent out he´s Levys to protect the left flank keping he´s Hird and Bondis in the center and having the Bearserkers as a reserv on the right flank...

Duc Willhelm sent some sergeants to hide behind a stone wall and to cover the left flank, In the center he had 2 units of Sergeants one mounted and one with crossbows... and on he´s right a small unit of knights as a mobile reserv and flanking force...

Jarl Eirik started to order he´s Levys to advance towards the field to get some protection, but they dident make it all the way...and got caught by the Norman Knights in the Open...not so nice for them...

The Levy of course lost the combat and the survivors started to run against their comrades in the canter...

Only to be charged a nother time by the Norman Mounted Sergeants...

This time non of them survived...

Not the best start for Jarl Eirik...

Infatuated by he´s victorys Duc Willhelm ordered he´s Knights to engage the Viking Bondis...without taking a glimpse at the Viking Battleboard...that was loaded with combat abilities...

It become a fierce combat with lots of casualtys on both sides, 3 Norman Knights fell for the Bondis, but alsoe 5 of the Bondis got the opportunity to travel to Valhall... The Bondis withdraw closer to the camp...

Jarl Eirik one again loaded the Viking battle board with combat abilities and sent in he´s Hirdmen, that the Norman belived was out of range, BUT with a double move they caught the Norman mounted Sergeants ofguard:)

Thanks to THOR there was 2 rounds of melee and after the 2nd round all 8 Normans was slain to the cost of 2 Hirdmen...

Even the Berserkes that had been lurking in the wood eating toadstools started to move...

The Viking Hirdmen continued their move and engaged the Crossbow armed Sergeants to...

In the upcomming melee they managed to slay 6 ot them only reciving 2 hits that HAD to be saved on 5 or 6´s...

Rolling a 5 and a 6 meant that they could continue their heroic actions...

The sun started to fade away and the darkness would soon end the combat...

In an desperat last move, to even the numbers, Duc Willhelm with the two remaining Sergeants assaulted the two blood soaked Hirdmen...

DEA AIE can make a big differense...the the Viking Hirdmen died...so did alsoe the Norman Sergeantes ...leaving only Duc Willhelm to raise his sword in the sky and salute Jarl Eirik for a good but undecided combat...

Normans gained 12 VP and the Vikings also gained 12 VP, meaning thet none could claim any campaign territorys.

This was a realy nice fight, giving us a chanse to use our shooters for the first time, neither of us handled then very well, but we will learn...specially the Norman need to learn as shooters seem essential for them to get out most of their warbands...

Anglo-Danes

I have started on my second warband for SAGA, it will be a Anglo-Danish one...under command of Earl Ethelstone...

Earl Ethelstone, Warlord...with 2 banner holders
3 points of Housecarls with Dane axes:)
3 points of Ceorls

In total 39 minis

The minis I will use are what I could found at home...most will be a mix of Gripping Beast plastic Saxons and Vikings, but I alsoe use some Perry crusader and other odd minis I found in my boxes...

The only mini I bought peculiarly for this warband are the Warlord, Earl Ethelstone...I used the very cool GB King Penda viginette, might be a couple of hundred years to early, but I don´t really care as the mini are so cool I just had to have it:)

Here are a VIP picture of my Anglo-Danish Warband...

Viking tent

Jarl Eirik are so happy for he´s new tent :)

Now he won´t have to sleep in the open during he´s 1067 tour of Britain ;)

The tent are a 15mm viking tent from Baueda, it is of the same size as the Rendera plastic ones. I just added a 28mm Shield to cover the 15mm one...

Early Imperial Roman

The last month I have spent most of my painting time on a commission painting, a 15mm EIR army. I don´t use to accept commission jobbs, but sins it was a club member, I reconsidered.

I probably won´t do it again, if it isn´t realy something I feel inspired to paint, at the moment I don´t like to paint 15mm minis... I had rather painted 28mm EIR:)

Anyway, I´m finished so here are a picture...and now I will be over to painting some Anglo-Danish for SAGA:)

SAGA Campaign game 2

Our second Camapign game took place in the south, the Norman Duc Willian (no, not the one that have become King, just a close relative to the King...) was trying to expend he´s territory and subdue the local Anglo-Saxon Earl Leofric...

We used the river crosing scenario, at the moment my favorite SAGA scenario, but we haven´t tryed the Escort one yet...

The 2 Warbands had meet at a small river with only 2 passages, a Bridge and a Ford. Duc William made a immediate mistace by dividing he´s force in 2 quite equale parts...

Earl Leofric was a more wise leader by concentrating he´s warband at the Bridge and only using a small unit of Ceorls covering the Ford well hidden in a small forest...

Leading from the front Duc William advansed to the Ford and started to wade the river with his Knights. At the same time at the Bridge he´s other knights made swift move up un the bridge closley followed by a group of Sergeants.

Earl Leofric commanded he´s Housecarls...the ones with the Daneaxes to meet the Notman threat and clear the way over the bridge...

Like choping wood the Daneaxes took it´s toll...

Andy that play with the Anglo-Danish have realy learnd to use the Battleboard options and the enemys fatigue to get most out of he´s warband, the DaneAxe armed Houscarls that in he´s earlier games died in their first fight now managed to survive 3 fights!

...and the housecarls realy cleared the bride...and Earl leofric lead his men over to the other side...

While Duc William tryed to clear the forest from Anglo-Danish resistance, Earl Lofric and he´s warband started to sweep up the last Norman Knights and Sergeantes at the Bridge...

Duc William had lost precious time in the Forest, but was now trying to save the day by ruching forward the Bridge to try to catch some of the Anglo-Danish...

They tryed in vain as Earl Leofric moved all he´s warband away from the bridge and was saved by the dusk, and as the sun faded away you could hear the Norman lamentation...

Anglo-Danish Victory ! (Anglo-Danish 10 VP and Norman 7 VP)

The redrawn map...

The Anglo-Danes are realy on the move both up in the North against the Vikings and donw in the South against the Normans...

The Anglo-Danish Earls Godwin and Leofric (must be reltives as the look quite a like...) have realy shown that tha Anglo-Danes not have given up their causes...

More games next week I hope :)

SAGA Campaing Game 1

Last Monday did we start up our Saga Campaign in a small scale, 2 games was played using 4 point warbands.

Firsts we had a clash up in the north between Jarl Eirik and hes followers and Earl Godwin that had gathered new troops sins he´s last defeat, and he was out for revange...

White - Viking - V
Green - Anglo-Danish - AD
Blue – Norman - N
Yellow – Welsh - W

The 2 Warbands had encountered eachother near a Saxon settlement that Jarl Eirik tought was a good catch.

BUT he haden´t expected to find Earl Godwin in the area with he´s newly assembled warband...

Jarl Eirik took the initiative and sent he´s Berserkers around the field for a flank attack...as he adwanced with he´s Hird towards a awaiting Anglo-Danish force...

The berserkers soon run in to a buch of Anglo-Danish Ceorls it become a har fight with several casualtys on both sides, the remaning Ceorls run to and hided behind some Houscarls... Smells like Viking Victory:)

The Anglo-Danish was still awaiting in fear behind their shields...as the 2 remaining Berserks ruched forward the Housecarls...slaying 2 of them before the Valkyries helped them to Valhal...

The 3 remaning Ceorls allso run away then Jarl Eirik used the Loki ability:)

Now Earl Godwin thought it was a good time to join the battle with he´s main force, they all made a swift advance against the Jarl Eiriks Hird...

It turned out to be a real slaughter, you realy don´t wan´t to be in the way for the Dane Axes...

Then the sun started to fade away both sides thougt it was best not to continue the fight...It had been a even fight, but as the Anglo-Danes had some more men standing they claimed the Victory...

It was a realy good, tense and interesting game that started out quite good for the Vikings but with good use of the fatigue giving abilities ended with a minor Anglo-Danish victory (Anglo-Danish 12 VP, Vikings 11 VP)

SAGA Campaign - Summer of -67

I have decided to start up a small SAGA Campaign at our club...with primary goal to lure more members in to get SAGA warbands;)

At first it will only be a measurement of which fraction are on topp at the moment, and we see how it develop from there...

Summer of -67

Our SAGA-Campaign is set to start in the early summer of 1067.

Last Autum two large battles was staged first did Harold Godwinson and he´s Anglo-Danish army win over Harald Hardrade and he´s Viking army at Stamford bridge.

Then Harold Godwinson and he´s Anglo-Danish army force marched south to meet the Norman invasion by William of Normandy and he´s Norman army…as you all know the Anglo-Danes lost the battle…

Now it is the late spring of 1067 and the battle of Britain can begin…

King William is trying to consolidate he´s positions and conquer the rest of Britain.

There are still plenty of Anglo-Danish Earls that try to put up some opposition and Viking forces that roaming the costs, even the Welsh start to take advantage of the situation.

It would take about 10 years before the Normans could claim some kind of total victory of Britain…

White - Viking - V
Green - Anglo-Danish - AD
Blue – Norman - N
Yellow – Welsh - W

Each fraction have 8 territorys at start, the winner in a game can clain one of the loosers territorys.

Viking Levy Archers

Now it´s time for the last unit for my SAGA Viking Warband, the Levys or Thralls as they call them in SAGA...I realy don´t like that designation, as my belief is that you didn´t arme your thralls and brought them to do your fighting...

Even more Hirdmen...

Yes thats right 4 more hirdmen for my SAGA warband, probably the last ones...now there will be a unit of Levy Archers, then I have 7 points of Vikings and I feel thats good for now...

More Hirdmen

Here are some pictures of 4 more hirdmen for my SAGA warband.

SAGA AAR: Bridge over troubled water...

Here comes a AAR of our latest SAGA Song, we call it Bridge over troubled water;)

We used the River crosing scenario and 4 point armys on 120x120 gaming board. Andy playing with he´s Anglo-Danish warband under command of Earl Godwin and I played with my Viking ravageners under command of Jarl Eirik Gunnarsson.

The scenario in short...a river divides the gaming area it is only forable at the bridge and the ford. The side that managed to get most of he´s men over to the enemy side wins the day...

Set up... Jarl Eirik had a cunning plan...He would send hes Berserkers to block the bridge and concentrate the rest of he´s warband at the Ford... simple and brilliant he tought...

Earl Godwin had a more divided approach to the problem and split he´s warband in 2 equal parts and deployed on at the Bridge and one at the Ford...

The SAGA could begin...

It all started by the toadstool eating Berserkers that made a rush for the bridge...and acumulated a Fatigue point... (the small naked man with blood on him...)

Earl Godwin apperently was stunned by their swift advance as he diden´t have he´s warband to do much more then sending he´s Huscarls forward to block the Ford...

In the exitment I forgot to take some photos... Here are one from turn 3... The Anglo-Danish Huscarls had tryed to block the Ford...in repons Jarl Eirik sent he´s Hirdmen forward to clear the passage over the Ford...

By some briliant combination on the battleboard, The Ullr abilitie are a real favorite, giving you re-rolls on all missed attacks:), and good dice rolling the Viking Hirdmen managed to slay all four of the Huscarls only losing only one hirdman, but they were exhausted by wadeing the river and the fight...

The exhausted hirdmen were a easy victim for a fresh unit of Earl Godwins Ceorls... they avenged the death of the Huscarls, killing the Viking hirdmen and throwing the corpses in the river...

Jarl Eirik now thought he had a opportunety to exploit, sending more of he´s men over the river to continue the fight...

The victory was complete for Jarl Eiriks warriors...once again the use of several SAGA abilities at the right moment made a greate difference... The rest of Jarl Eiriks warband waded over the river to the enemy side...

At the same time at the bridge...Earl Godwin had gathered enought courage;) to order he´s Daneax armed Huscarls to attack the berserkers and clear the Bridge...

After a short and brutal fight all the Huscarls and Berserkers was slain...

...don´t send your best men to deal with berserkers, they will likely do the work, but it will most certainly cost them their lives...

Earl Godwin had now a clear passage over the Bridge for hes´warband BUT... there was fewer men left in he´s warband so he had ti continue the fight and slay some more Vikings so the numbers would be to he´s advantage...

Earl Godwin ordered he´s last unit of Ceorls to attack the Vikings that had crossed the river and throw them back...

It was a good and fair fight the Earls Ceorls fighted well but they was eventuallt cut donw by the victorious Vikings...

With no men left Earl Godwin thought it was better to invit Jarl Eirik for a feast and pay tribute them sacrifice he´s life to nothing...he would soon be back for revenge...

This was a realy nice game, both Andy and I have started to learn to make good use of the battleboard abilities, whtch realy are the key to the game.

It will defenetly be mor SAGA songs from us:)