Norse versus Irish Midgard Games

 

Irish and Norse deployed Game One

View from the Norse side

Norse attackers and Irish defenders advance

Irish light riders scout ahead

Bondi charge and Irish heavy riders counter charge

Irish army commander and hero are killed,
a very quick and easy victory for the Norse!

 

Game Two Norse advance

Last Sunday Rick, Gary, Rob and I met down at the Vikings Club in Lanyon for the monthly meeting of the Canberra Regional Wargame Group. We used to play down here every month but have only been a couple of times since the pandemic. We diced for sides, Gary and I were the Irish defenders and Rick and Rob, the Norse attackers. It was a pretty good turn out for the meeting considering it was a long weekend. Ian and his mates were also playing a Hundred Years War Midgard game. 

We ended up playing a second game as the first game was over very quickly, when the Irish commander and a hero were killed. This was a very quick and easy victory for the Norse before lunch! After lunch we swapped sides, Gary and I were the Norse attackers and Rick and Rob, the Irish defenders. This was a much closer game and the Irish performed a lot better on their second outing. The Irish heavy riders accounted for a Norse hirdmen unit but it was the Irish Norse allies who accounted for the Norse beserkers and bondi, sealing the game by killing the lone Norse army commander. It was good to get my Irish and Norse troops on the table and a real bonus to have two quick, fun Midgard games.

Irish light riders charge the Norse bondi

Norse hirdmen guard their right flank

Norse bondi and beserkers fight
the Irish Norse allies

Norse hirdmen are at half strength

Irish Norse allies have the upper hand

Norse hirdmen are winning but about to rout

Norse right flank is gone!

Norse army commander dies,
Game Two a closer victory for the Irish