Saga on a Budget - Welsh & Strathclyde Factions

By Mike Wood

Following on from other articles about getting into Saga using budget plastics, here are another few thoughts....

The really obvious one to do is the Saxons themselves using the plastic box set from Gripping Beast. One box of them could serve as a complete 6 point force of Hearthguard and Warriors, but there's not much excitement in using just one box!

One option could be to add a Strathclyde faction using the Wargames Factory Ancient German Cavalry. They look great as unarmoured men on ponies / small horses. Suitable for Welsh and Irish as well. They come in boxes of 12 plastic figures for about £14.75 in the UK or $19.95 in the USA. You can find them at the Wargames Factory website or try Ebay in the UK.

Recent Saga FAQ changes

I wanted to take the opportunity to highlight some official changes to the Saga rules. These are from the official Saga FAQ - September 2013 (you need to be logged into that forum to see these).

From the Excellent http://www.dagamerstable.blogspot.co.uk/



Saga on a Budget - Vikings - more factions!

By Mike Wood

Following up on a recent article about Saga on a Budget for 2 to 4 players, here is my look at how to get more factions without breaking the bank. You could combine the contents of both articles as the figures needed nicely mesh between the two articles to catch eight good factions that should bring some real entertainment.

If you read the last article and have found yourself with some spare figures, then you can read on to to build up an Irish faction. Otherwise there is now the chance to buy that box of Gripping Beast Viking Hirdmen and make 3 more factions!

Those factions are: Vikings, Jomsvikings and Norse-Gaels.

Swords for Hire - Wandering Bard

by Mike Wood

Picture this.... there is your Warlord in the midst of Battle killing his enemies, driving them before him and hearing the lamentation of the women.... but who will remember this day and the brave feats? Who will recall the stories? Well, the guys at Gripping Beast had a good idea for that. A Bard! Yes, brave 'Sir Robin', is here to recount tales of valour, honour, slaying. That sort of thing, as long as your Warlord does all the killing by themselves!. So what does a Bard do in the game of Saga? Let's take a look... 

"The Bard" by John Martin

The Bard is a "Sword for Hire" unit and the good news is - he's free!
You can add him to your Warband with no cost to points. However, all is not rosy as "free" comes at a price....