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Saga - Battle of Hastings

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 We started the year with a Saga game . Richard and I fought a 1066 game of Normans vs Anglo Danes . Alan and Ed fought a Crecy themed game with French charging English archers . Here is the start of the game. We had to deploy with a distance of M between units. The Anglo Danes made the first advance, marching forward. The Normans begin their advance with the infantry advancing into the ruins to secure a defensive position. The levies open fire on their opposite numbers. The mounted units slide to the left The crossbowmen shoot the warriors opposite and the cavalry warriors ride up and hurl a shower of javelins. We end up killing three. The Knights charge the warriors on the right flank and kill 5 for the loss of one of their number.  The Heathguard attack my warriors and kill 5 for the loss of 3. Two warriors had been shot by the arrows of the Anglo Dane levies. My mounted warriors get caught by the Anglo Dane Fryd when they make a double move. They lose the fight 5-3 and...