Dark Ages - Pillage

This week we started our Dark Ages properly with the Pillage scenario. An attacking warband must try to steal loot from a village - the defenders get some troops in the village with the rest arriving from the table edge. The attackers have 10 turns to steal 10 points of loot.

Game 1 - Saxons / Robin Hood vs Irish

The attacking Saxons / Robin Hood'ers opted to crash straight up the road into the village with Robin's more lightly equipped band in the lead.

Part of the Irish warband

Saxon attackers

The Irish attacked Robin's men with the village garrison and were able to gain the advantage. Their Saxon allies slowed as the Irish reinforcements approach with a vicious battle breaking out in the village square.  Numbers and a flanking manoeuvre told, with the defenders seeing off the attackers for a win.  

Robin and his men attack

Game 2 - Vikings / Normans vs Normans

The attackers split their forces with Vikings down the left and Normans on the right. The Viking defenders moved to counter both attacks.   

Normans advance

Defenders await the attack

The Vikings vs Normans flank was a cautious affair until the defenders got in position and then launched an attack. The Viking vs Viking fight was much larger with both sides piling-in from the start.  

Normans vs Vikings

Viking vs Viking

The defenders found themselves cut off from the loot, allowing the attackers to gain an early lead. Some late routs by the Normans even things up but the attackers still ran out winners. 

So one win a piece for the  attackers and defenders on the night.