The Vikings were raiding a village. The Saxons were defending. To win, the vikings had to burn / loot either the village, the manor house, or the keep. They had to get at least 10 glory points. And have more glory points than the Saxons. The Saxons won if the Vikings didnt!
Nick was Vikings, and Rod was Saxons.
The Vikings had two 'boasts' -- one boast gave them glory if the Saxons ever had two units battered at the same time. And the other boast gave them glory of the Saxons lost more units. They also had a fearsome warlord. The Saxons had a more capable commander and a boast that I have forgotten. The Vikings had fewer points, but the Saxons had 3 objectives to defend.
Rod explaining the rules
The Table set up, with the Keep, manor House, and Village. Chits in each location have hidden deployment for the Saxons.
The Vikings attacked the Village, only to find a horde of Saxons defending the Village.
The Vikings came out of the wood and attacked the Saxons before they could create a shieldwall! But the attack was beaten off!
The Saxons are still holding the village. But repeated Viking charges have battered them. Reinforcements are rushing up from the Manor house. At the bottom of the picture, a unit of Saxon Huscarles has been battered by some Viking jarls. But the Saxon Huscarls got revenge and wiped out the Jarls. The guy with the horn survived the whole battle, and saw off two units of Vikings!!!!
The reinforcements arrived, but too late -- the village has been plundered!
In an attempt to pull a victory from defeat, the Saxon warlord challenged the Viking warlord to a duel. But the Viking warlord won, adding even more glory to their total!
This system is fun!!! Rod prefers it to Dux Bellorum. I am equivocal -- I love both!
