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Saga - Round Robin

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Game 1: Byzantine Vs Carolingian  This game was a big disappointment. Having set out the terrain and rolled for deployment method, both sides positioned their armies. After a few cautious turns it became apparent that the Carolingian player had no means or incentive to break into the strong byzantine defensive position, nor the byzantine player to leave their redoubt. It may be down to our inexperience, but it felt here like the basic scenario really let us down. Neither side had any reason to advance, so we called it a draw and packed up. Fortunately we had the book of battles on hand, so the rest of our games were played using randomly chosen scenarios drawn from there. Game 2: Carolingian Vs Rus In this game each side is trying to claim victory points by destroying enemy units, but the points they can earn are capped. To raise the cap they must destroy the relics littered about the board (in this case... yes they're washers). The Carolingians get first turn, load up their battle