Reply To: Saga… why?

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@commodorerob I disagree about the battle boards in that they achieve the same as special rules for nearly every other wargame out there. The mistake people make is viewing them like a ‘magic power’. What they are is abstracts of the tactics and strategoes that these groups are renown for. For example (and I’m picking this because it’s not in the game) the Roman testudo fascinates everyone. As a formation it was pretty good at providing cover to moving heavy infantry from missile fire, and yet no-one else really used it. There was nothing stopping other nations or states equiping and training their troops to do it, it just seems to have been a largely uniquely Roman thing. If it appeared on an Imperial Roman battleboard saying you gained heavy cover but could only move S we’d all think it was thematic and reasonable. Some of the names on the boards may sound a little fantastic, but they all have a solid food in reality.

One point I didn’t make earilier was cost. Because of the range of manufacturers out there, it’s also one of the most reasonably priced games out there.