A six point Dark Age setting game using "The Escort" scenario from the Saga rulebook (this has been errata since publishing).
Each side secretly bid for Defender. The Irish went five, the Welsh six.
Irish: basic Warlord and 5 points of Warriors (including a unit of Wolfhounds).
Welsh: basic Warlord, 1 point mounted Hearthguard, 1 point foot Hearthguard, 3 points Warriors, 1 point Levy bow.
The Irish became guardians of the baggage and got to deploy their five points of troops and baggage first then got to move first in Turn 1. The Welsh got the advantage of seeing where the enemy had deployed. Seems quite balanced in that respect.
First thoughts: The Irish have lots of potential Saga dice points (11!), the Welsh much less (7) so cannot afford to lose units. The Welsh put their archers in the centre behind cover, the Irish put two baggage on table side, the other on its own with their foot troops spread across the table.
The Table: (we chose to go with 6 terrain items and kept them M from every other item, one item touching a long table edge)
Note: Apologies for washed out images. The room seemed a lot brighter than the camera has been able to capture.
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