This is a pre-convention notice about the planned events of the Saga staff for Historicon 2003. We shall be hosting events in the Limerock Room, which is two doors down the corridor (on the right hand side) opposite the Distlefink Room in the Lancaster Host main building. If you are undecided about attending, may be this notification will get you motivated. We shall also have copies of Saga publications available to buy so come with money, dice and a good sense of humour!

Thursday

12:00 p.m.

25mm MW Fast Play Tournament (in Lampeter) presented by Dave Smith. 225 points of troops, 2 hour rounds and plenty of action!

Blore Heath, 1459 presented by Jeff Ball. The Earl of Salisbury has summoned all his retainers and those of his Neville kin and will try to join with the house of York. The Lancastrian Queen has given Lord Audley the task of intercepting and destroying Salisbury (a hated rival) with his much larger, though somewhat lower quality, army. The first open field, large scale battle of the Wars of the Roses is about to commence…

Scale: 25mm
Rules: Renaissance Warfare
Number of players: 6
Length of Event: 3 hours

2:00 p.m.

Battle for the Ships presented by Paul Dobbins. Trojan War scenario for Terry Gore’s Ancient Warfare. Achilles has withdrawn from the fighting, and Zeus has given the Trojans the upper hand. Now the decisive battle for the ships has begun. Hektor and his fellow heroes must storm the Achaean defences, moat and palisade, to burn the beached ships. Diomedes, Odysseus and Agamemnon are down with wounds, so valiant Ajax leads the defence. Can Achilles come out and play?

Scale: 25mm
Rules: Ancient Warfare
Number of players: 6-8
Length of Event: 4 hours

Verdun Warfare : Mud, Trenches and Machine Guns presented by Mitch Abrams. The Western Front 1916: With the seizure of Fort Douaumont, the corridor to Verdun is wide open. German troops have been repelled from breaking through but at huge costs. Now is the time to reclaim the offense with the few remaining fresh French troops. The German defenders are tired and ready to surrender. They only need one more push. The Iron Division (5th) has been chosen. Can you as the French seize the fort and open a breach and finally end this war that has decimated your country or can you as the German hold onto captured land so that oncoming reinforcements can breakthrough and you can finally go home to your family and friends.

Scale: 25mm
Rules: World War One Warfare (Playtest Demo)
Number of players: 6
Length of Event: 3 hours

4:00 p.m.

Blore Heath, 1459 presented by Jeff Ball. The Earl of Salisbury has summoned all his retainers and those of his Neville kin and will try to join with the house of York. The Lancastrian Queen has given Lord Audley the task of intercepting and destroying Salisbury (a hated rival) with his much larger, though somewhat lower quality, army. The first open field, large-scale battle of the Wars of the Roses is about to commence…

Scale: 25mm
Rules: Renaissance Warfare
Number of players: 6
Length of Event: 3 hours

8:00 p.m.

Verdun Warfare: Mud, Trenches and Machine Guns presented by Mitch Abrams. The Western Front 1916: With the seizure of Fort Douaumont the corridor to Verdun is wide open. German troops have been repelled from breaking through but at huge costs. Now is the time to reclaim the offense with the few remaining fresh French troops. The German defenders are tired and ready to surrender. They only need one more push. The Iron Division (5th) has been chosen. Can you as the French seize the fort and open a breach and finally end this war that has decimated your country or can you as the German hold onto captured land so that oncoming reinforcements can breakthrough and you can finally go home to your family and friends.

Scale: 25mm
Rules: World War One Warfare (Playtest Demo)
Number of players: 6
Length of Event: 3 hours

Friday

6:00 p.m.

*Fire in the Steppe, Battle of Zarawno, September 29, 1676 presented by David Bonk. In 1676 a large Turkish/Tatar army invades the Steppe. The Poles stop their advance at the strategic Town of Zorawno. The Turks surround the Poles and lay siege to the Town. King Jan Sobieski commands the Polish cavalry and infantry to sally out and attack the enemy...claiming "We've been through a lot worse than this!"

Scale: 25mm
Rules: Renaissance Warfare
Number of players: 6
Length of Event: 5 hours

8:00 p.m.

Prelude to The Battle for Sedan 1870 presented by Terry Gore. Perry Gray and Paul Schneider. The Prussians have pushed the French armies back from the borders and are closing in on Sedan. The French, though bloodied and hurt, still have a lot of fight left in them and would like to even the score. The have their chance at a small farm a day's ride from Sedan. They have the terrain and the advantage of position. But the Prussians are stronger and undefeated…

Scale: 25mm
Rules: SAGA's new Victorian Warfare
Number of players: 6
Length of Event: 4 hours

Verdun Warfare: Mud, Trenches and Machine Guns presented by Mitch Abrams. The Western Front 1916: With the seizure of Fort Douaumont the corridor to Verdun is wide open. German troops have been repelled from breaking through but at huge costs. Now is the time to reclaim the offense with the few remaining fresh French troops. The German defenders are tired and ready to surrender. They only need one more push. The Iron Division (5th) has been chosen. Can you as the French seize the fort and open a breach and finally end this war that has decimated your country or can you as the German hold onto captured land so that oncoming reinforcements can breakthrough and you can finally go home to your family and friends.

Scale: 25mm
Rules: World War One Warfare (Playtest Demo)
Number of players: 6
Length of Event: 3 hours

Saturday

9:00 a.m.

St Pierre presented by Jeff Ball and Bruce Taylor. Marshal Soult was narrowly repulsed in the days prior to St Pierre in battles south of Bayonne. He will use his interior lines to redeploy east of the city and strike General Hill’s exposed forces east of the suburb of St Pierre. Can he get his 7 divisions into action before Wellington can rebuild the pontoon bridge linking him to Hill’s 2 divisions and send reinforcements? A desperately fought battle historically featuring brilliant exploits and cowardly behavior alike.

Scale: 25mm
Rules: Napoleonic Warfare
Number of players: 6
Length of Event: 3 hours

10:00 a.m.

Assault on Troy presented by Paul Dobbins. Trojan War scenario for Terry Gore's Ancient Warfare. The Greeks have gained the upper hand on the Trojan plain. Hektor wisely avoids meeting Achilles in open combat; the Trojans are content to sit behind the walls of Troy. The Greeks decide to force the issue by launching a full scale assault on the city. The Trojan fortifications are impressive surrounding the citadel Pergamos, but the lower city is vulnerable, where it is possible to scale the walls in several places. Achilles and company will settle the matter by brute force.

Scale: 25mm
Rules: Ancient Warfare
Number of players: 6-8
Length of Event: 4 hours

Prelude to The Battle for Sedan 1870 presented by Terry Gore. Perry Gray and Paul Schneider. The Prussians have pushed the French armies back from the borders and are closing in on Sedan. The French, though bloodied and hurt, still have a lot of fight left in them and would like to even the score. The have their chance at a small farm a day's ride from Sedan. They have the terrain and the advantage of position. But the Prussians are stronger and undefeated…

Scale: 25mm
Rules: SAGA's new Victorian Warfare
Number of players: 6
Length of Event: 4 hours

2:00 p.m.

St Pierre

presented by Jeff Ball and Bruce Taylor. Marshal Soult was narrowly repulsed in the days prior to St Pierre in battles south of Bayonne. He will use his interior lines to redeploy east of the city and strike General Hill’s exposed forces east of the suburb of St Pierre. Can he get his 7 divisions into action before Wellington can rebuild the pontoon bridge linking him to Hill’s 2 divisions and send reinforcements? A desperately fought battle historically featuring brilliant exploits and cowardly behavior alike.

Scale: 25mm
Rules: Napoleonic Warfare
Number of players: 6
Length of Event: 3 hours

The Scourge of God vs. the Last of the Romans - Chalons 451A.D. presented by Doug Marston. Attila, "the Scourge of God," had ridden with his Huns through northern Gaul, subjugating or destroying the native tribes. Aetius, the Consul General of Rome, hurriedly put together a coalition of various tribes, foederati and what loyal Roman troops he could gathers. The clash at Châlons was one of those rare monumental conflicts, pitting against one another two of the towering figures of Late Antiquity, the fierce and passionate Attila and the noble Aetius, sometimes called "the last of the Romans." Thus began one of the Western world's greatest and most decisive battles.

Scale: 25mm
Rules: Ancient Warfare
Number of players: 8
Length of Event: 6 hours

6:00 p.m.

Versinikia 813 A.D. presented by Steve DeLucas and Keith Eshelman. The Byzantine emperor Michael I with a 20,000 man army of varying quality and his prestige on the line confronts Khan Krum and 12,000 Bulgars in 813. The Byzantines hold the high ground but when Krum declines to attack, lack of supplies and command disagreements force Michael's hand. Michael lost the battle and his throne, and Krum was only stopped by the walls of Constantinople.

Scale: 15mm
Rules: Medieval Warfare
Number of players: 6
Length of Event: 4 hours

7:00 p.m.

*Prelude to Grunwald - Battle of Swiecie, July 3, 1410 presented by David Bonk. As the Teutonic Knights and Polish/Lithuanian armies march towards the climatic Battle of Grunwald, the Polish Starosta of Bydgoszcz launches a raid against the Teutonic stronghold of Swiecie. Henry Plotzke gathers up a force of Knights, Prussian nobles and German Crusaders and rides to the rescue.

Scale: 25mm
Rules: Medieval Warfare
Number of players: 6
Length of Event: 4 hours

8:00 p.m.

Cynoscephalae 197 BC presented by Paul Dobbins. Big battle scenario for Terry Gore's Ancient Warfare. The first major confrontation between the vaunted phalanx of Makedon and the legions of Rome, the upstart and rising power of the West, was fought in the nightmare terrain of the "Dog’s Head." The consular army of Titus Quinctius Flamininus, with its Aetolian League allies, fought a meeting engagement with Phillip V’s pikemen. Although the Romans won a significant victory, the battle very nearly went the other way before an enterprising tribune led a flank attack on the Makedonian right wing to save the day. Several experienced Ancient Warfare gamers will be on hand to play and provide guidance, but the game is open to four players with any level of AW/MW experience. We'll see how it goes this time - we'll provide the elephants, pikes and pila, if you’ll provide the enterprise!

Scale: 25mm
Rules: Ancient Warfare
Number of players: 4
Length of Event: 4 hours

*These games are being played in Distlefink. We are also having three tournaments:

• A 25mm Medieval Warfare Fast Play tournament on Thursday, hosted by David Smith
• A 25mm Ancient Warfare tournament on Friday, hosted by Terry Gore
• A 15mm Medieval Warfare tournament on Friday, hosted by Steve DeLucas