Medieval episodic series of battles campaign

Good find. I loved the comment about having found a new answer to what game to pick when Death challenges you to play a game for your soul.

True, but personally I find coloured wooden blocks more aesthetically satisfying than Post-it notes.  I wouldn’t necessarily buy the blocks from scratch just for that purpose…but since I already have them in my collection, it’s easy to put them to use in this manner.

The part about the Post-it notes brings back fond memories of that Hitler rant video (now sadly taken down) in which his officers suggest ways in which he can compensate for the lack of sufficient Japanese tac bombers in Pacific 1940.  One officer advocates the use of poker chips, to which Hitler replies that if he wanted to use poker chips he’d play freaking poker.  Another officer proposes the use of pieces of paper with unit names written on it, to which Hitler replies that he didn’t pay 150 euros for a freaking Glenn Drover game.  (That second joke is a bit unfair.  I own Glenn Drover’s two Attack games, and while I admit that the design of the plastic pieces isn’t to my liking, at least they’re made out of plastic rather than paper.)

I played this game extensively in the 80s with my friends and we used miniatures… I’m sure my collection is up in the attic collecting dust.

Some things are best left as fond memories.

I’ve just bought the game recently and found that it could be a great starter for potential wargamers. As frimmel said, it’s quick, fun and fairly easy to learn.

Playing this with a few friends has them at least interested in trying a game of AA41. From there, maybe 1942 or anniversary.

Yeah, that’s the game.  It was something between the simplest RPG-like game you can play and actual D&D.  The gamemaster could make their own scenarios, if they wanted.

Awesome pic Frimmel, makes me want to play it again.

Thats an all time classic. I played that like 20 years ago. Its a great game.

Hey guys, just wanted to introduce you to a game I’ve grown fond of.  Title is above.

It’s a multiplayer online game that mixes RPG, FPS, and RTS elements.  There are two sides: beasts and humans.  Each side starts off with a basic setup, and they work on building their levels, collecting money and stone (through killing the other team or NPCs distributed among the map), building new structures and researching tech.  The humans get weapons, whereas the beasts get spells & abilities.  There are also items for each team, and everything is unique to each team.  There is a commander for each side that directs the teams and chooses officers, researches tech, chooses the buidlings to constructs, and buffs the other players.  The game really revolves around melee combat, which is fairly fast paced and intereting: the humans can block, and the beasts can leap/leap attack.  There are also multiple units to be researched and played, each with different stats and effectiveness, including the 3 story tall Behemoth beast unit (pic below - the player is using a stalker, second tier unit, where the Behemoth is standing face to face with a scavenger, the first tier beast unit).

Here are a couple of links of video for in game play:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR_SkDnXn3k&NR (Best one to watch…multiplayer gameplay - including the behemoths!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI2vAAfxL9Y (Game Trailer)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtnADEH3it8 (Shows a variety of units and gameplay)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mOfbqtoyu8&NR (Compares Savage to other RTS then shows some good gameplay)

Just note that this game recently became free, but has been out for 3 years.  There are MANY good players, and newbies tend to have a frustrating time.  But staying around and learning the game is very rewarding, and very fun.  I also might mention that the gaming system allows for a lot functionality, including voting, private messaging, etc.

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