Sassanids versus Late Romans Saga Game

 

Late Romans left, Sassanids right

Sassanids advance

Sassanid shooting proves effective

Late Roman hearthguards

Late Roman warlord and warriors

Late Roman cataphracts

Last Saturday afternoon I drove over to Craig's new country estate in Wamboin, for a game of Saga. I haven't played a game for about a year but did pick up the Age of Invasions supplement when it came out last year and was keen to give my Sassanids a run. We played a standard six point game with the usual Clash of the Warlords scenario. 

The game started well for the Sassanids, a handy combination of Volley Fire, Ahriman's Curse and a Shadow in the East on the battle board made for some effective shooting. Further casualties and fatigue mounted with an attack on the Sassanid elephant and mounted warriors. The Sassanid cataphracts attacked on the flanks but a Late Roman counterattack was successful. The final turn of the game saw the Sassanids pull back to avoid further losses. In the end it was a 21-16 result for the Sassanids.

Side view of the Sassanid force

Casualties and fatigue mount

Sassanids cataphracts attack on the flanks

Late Romans counterattack with success

Final turn - Sassanids pull back to avoid further losses