
A Viking raid in 28mm using my modification which I'm calling "Saga Lite." Essentially, I strip away all Advanced Saga abilities and the players using only Basic abilities (rest, move, shoot, charge). I also used a suggestion from my friends at Firelands Game Group and did alternating activations. Both sides do their Orders phase together, then each of the three players on each side would simultaneously do an activation. Then the opponents would do one. Then the first side, etc.

Pictures of the table, especially showing the Viking objectives -- the church, monastery, and animal pens. Most of the players were not regular or experienced Saga players. It worked out pretty well. I'll also had players keep their Saga command dice rolled in the "Inactive" section of the board and only assign it when they were using it. This gave them a chance to react to the events of the turn and also cut down on the time spent as players didn't have to think out their entire turn in the Orders phase.
Fun time! The Saga Lite worked well. My scenario? Check out my blog for details on how that worked out in my judgement:
http://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/2024/12/playtest-saga-lite-viking-raid.htmlMike Demana