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The link above will help you with how to play and whether the battleboard mechanic, that drives the whole game, is something that you can take to.
We’re on a second edition of the game and not likely to hit a 3rd version for a while because the company seem to have plans for more source books and Covid slowed everything down. (If the Age of Hannibal book isn’t out already it will be this year for sure). You’ll need the core rules or access to someone who has them. And you’ll need to pick an “Age of” Book. We currently have:
AoV (Age of Vikings): Pagan Rus, Welsh, Scots, Irish, Norman, Viking, Norse-Gaels, Caroligians, Jomsvikings, Anglo-Danes and Anglo-Saxons, Late Romans
AoI (Age of Invasion): Romans, Britons, Saxons, Goths, Picts and Huns
AoC (Age of Crusades): Crusaders, Pagan People, Ordensstaat and many more
AoM (Age of Magic): Lords of the Wild, Undead, (Horde) and many more
A common very quick summary of the Age of Viking armies could go roughly as follows. (But obviously it depends on the dice falling right and the way you play them on your battleboard.)
Anglo-Saxon – Large units
Welsh – Skirmish / Hit & Run
Normans – Shooting + Cavalry
Vikings – Aggressive / Melee
Anglo-Danish – Defensive / Apply fatigue to the enemy
The Last Romans – Lots of shooters with a few melee units
Norse-Gaels – Aggressive
Irish – Skirmish / Shooting
Pagan Rus – Defensive / Control the battlefield
Scots – Defensive
Carolingians – Reactive (abilities in opponents turn)
Jomsvikings – Defensive / Aggressive (wrath ability)
Feel free to ask a ton of questions on my Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1748859648777691) and we’ll find someone to answer them for you if I can’t myself. The rules are cheap, but you will need to factor in that the battleboards come with the faction books so you’ll want one of those. If you look through the projects on my Vikings and Anglo Saxons above, and take them back to the start, there should be plenty of tips and tricks to get into the game as cheaply as you can if you just want to try it out without committing too heavily.
Thanks for sharing.
