54th Grumblies Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 March 19 is the next Portland Historical Wargaming day, 2pm-6pm at Guardian Games (in the bar). 15mm armies will be provided for an instructional/demo game (or two) of De Bellis Antiquitatis (DBA) 3.0. Additionally, Bolt Action, SAGA, and/or Lion Rampant players are welcome. Please respond if you are interested in bringing your army to play one of these games. We will likely settle on one or the other of these games when we get closer to the 19th, depending on feedback. There may be an English Civil War game using a variation of the Lion Rampant rules as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Thx 4 setting this up. Planning on attending. I have an overlapping event at GG that ends at 3, so I will be there after 3. Looking forward to seeing/learning about DBA. Trying to get a copy of the rules before then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54th Grumblies Posted March 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 A reminder that the next Portland Historical Wargaming Day is this Saturday (March 19) from 2pm-6pm at Guardian Games (in the bar), featuring plenty of SAGA and Lion Rampant (both 28mm) so dust off that collection of dark age or medieval figures and come on down! There will also be a demo game of DBA 3.0 in 15mm. If you can make it, great! See you Saturday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrad Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 So I watched the Saga game for a bit. Very intrigued by what I saw. What's the best way to get started? Any good sources for purchasing rules, figs and accessories? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesselowe Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 I bumped this thread, which has a pretty thorough breakdown on getting started. The faction overview is especially helpful. I believe you can order stuff through Guardian, but it's not quick. Haven Gaming in Salem had some books & dice last time I was in, and I'm sure the Game Matrix up in Tacoma does as well. The Warstore is my usual go-to source for stuff, but they're awfully light on actual Saga material right now. Or you can order directly from Gripping Beast, which might take a while to cross the Atlantic. Gabe and Spencer are members of the Old Glory army - cheap, good-quality figures. It might be easiest to order the books from Amazon, to be honest... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrad Posted March 25, 2016 Report Share Posted March 25, 2016 When is the next war games day in April? I didn't see any Lion Rampant being played. Was there a game and I just missed it? When is the next war games day in April? Also, I didn't see any Lion Rampant being played. Was there a game and I just missed it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomistokles Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 The event at GG on the 19th really whetted my appetite for historical gaming, in particular SAGA. Please tell me more about Lion Rampant. Is it high Middle Ages by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myleftnut Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 I'm a big medieval history buff. Isn't there a crusades version? I'd love to get in on that. The viking age just doesn't call to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesselowe Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Lion Rampant is a rather generic skirmish game for medieval warfare - I'd say it focuses on around 1000 to 1500, but it's very flexible. Dragon Rampant is the fantasy version, and there are plenty of adaptations to ancients, Dark Ages, and the like. An army would be around 20-40 figures, on a 1:1 figure to man ratio. Saga does indeed have a Crusades version, the Crescent and the Cross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54th Grumblies Posted March 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 . When is the next war games day in April? Also, I didn't see any Lion Rampant being played. Was there a game and I just missed it? Probably the 23rd. There was no game of Lion Rampant. I knew people were bringing Saga warbands so that's what I brought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomistokles Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 I plan to be at the next game day at GG, be it the 23rd or another date. I will also bring along my under construction 4 point Norman force, and see if I can get an exhibition game in. Since I don't have the rules, dice or Battle Board, I must rely on someone to help me out. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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