Saga Ohio

Saga Ohio is back after a 9-month layoff. In this episode, Mike brings on Dan Neal, Joe Dihrkop, Lee Parker, and Rusty Parker to preview the upcoming Origins Game Fair 2024 Saga events. The four talk about what they will be running at June 19-23 at this huge, all-genre convention in Columbus, Ohio. The gang go over their process for choosing the scenarios they'll use for the tournies and also...

News flash - the Britons from Age of Invasions are actually a powerful army! Listen to host Mike Demana interview veteran Saga warlord D.J. Andrews talk about how tournament victory at Nashcon 2023 with the Britons. D.J. gives a blow by blow, round by round description of his three victories and Nashcon triumph. The Saga Indiana player explains how players are approaching the Britons wrong, and gi...

After a 3-month layoff, Saga Ohio returns with a report from the small Historicon 2023 tournament. The winner was Saga Ohio's very own Jenny Torbett. Jenny talks about the unusual format for the tournament and how she planned on using her Eastern Princes army for each scenario. Mike and Jenny analyze the scenarios and then turn their attention to the Eastern Princes battle board. Jenny talks a...

Host Mike Demana welcomes back the conquering heroes, Bob Boggs and Jim Randall, from Adepticon 2023. Bob and Jim report on the Saga tournaments they entered. Bob and Jim talk about how they chose the armies they played, and what their preparation looked like. The duo give a game-by-game rundown on their games in the doubles tournament. Bob and Jim are probably the most experienced Saga Ohio playe...

Host Mike Demana welcomes Rusty Parker, a Saga player from northern Ohio, to talk about his experiences at Adepticon with his Greek Cities: Athenian army. Known as the Jarl on Discord, Rusty is a long-time Saga player who has also helped create a group in northern Ohio called Firelands Games Group. They have a group page on both Facebook and Discord, and will be hosting a Saga tournament in Septem...

Host Mike Demana welcomes Joe Dihrkop, winner of the first-ever Ft. Wagne, IN, Saga tournament. Joe talks his decision to field his Mongols and what he did to make them more competitive in three scenario games. Mike, who considered taking the Mongols to the same tourney, discusses the army's strengths and weaknesses in the three scenarios. "Genghis Joe" then recounts how his army performed in each...

Host Mike Demana welcomes Saga Ohio aficionado Dan Neal to break down the most recent 2022 FAQ from Studio Tomahawk. Dan and Mike go through each of the changes, giving examples, and breaking down the changes or clarifications. This episode should prove useful to those who either haven't had a chance to analyze the changes themselves, or who need examples and rephrasing into simple English. Dan an...

Here's the second part of host Mike Demana's chat with Saga Ohio player Dan Neal. In the first half, Dan analyzed his tournament victory at Shore Wars 2022. In this half, he talks to Mike about the Polish list he's been playing for most of the year. Dan goes over the "neither fish nor fowl" composition of the Poles, and talk about how to effectively use that to your advantage. He also goes over th...

Host Mike Demana welcomes Saga Ohio player Dan Neal to talk about his victory in the Shore Wars 2022 Saga Tournament. Dan brought Baltic Crusaders to this 3-round tournament on Dec. 3 in Mentor, OH. He talks about why he passed on playing his usual Polish list and instead went with Baltic Crusaders (and why he feels it is a more competitive list in a tourney). This episode is actually part one of...

Host Mike Demana welcomes Advance the Colors 2022 Tournament co-champion Daniel Broaddus. Brodi talks about his victory with his Vandal faction from the Old Friends, New Enemies section of the Age of Invasions book. He goes over why he chose this variant of the Carolingian battle board, and how he sets up his army. Mike and Brodi talk about the key differences between the Carolingians and Vandals....

After a 2-month layoff, host Mike Demana welcomes D.J. Andrews, a Saga player from Indianapolis, IN. D.J. was one of the co-champions of the Advance the Colors Saga Ohio Tournament. He breaks down each of his three victories in the tournament, describing his battle plan and how the game progressed. D.J. also talks about his Anglo-Dane army, his troop list, deployment, and what tactics he uses for...

Four Saga players gather to discuss the Republican Roman faction and battle board on the latest episode of Saga Ohio. Host Mike Demana gathers a tetrarchy of Roman aficionados in a four-way conversation about this Age of Hannibal faction. Joining Mike are veteran Roman player Bob Boggs, Cincinnati area Saga fan Michael Cooper, and Saga Ohio co-founder Andy Swingle. Each gives input on the way they...

Saga Ohio is back after a slight layoff. Host Mike Demana takes a break from the detailed analysis of a faction to have a fun chat with James Armstrong, a Saga player from Canberra, Australia. James talks about the Saga scene down in Australia, their regular club meetings, tournaments, and more. James also breaks down his recent entry into an Age of Magic tournament -- his first time playing that...

Host Mike Demana welcomes back Saga Ohio player Jim Randall, fresh off of his Adepticon 2022 adventure and the Game Table Adventures 8-Point Tournament. Jim talks about what playing Saga at Adepticon is like. He talks about the fun in meeting all of the other players, how welcoming they all are, and gives plenty of interesting details for people interested in trying out Adepticon next year. Jim to...

Host Mike Demana welcomes Saga Ohio member Dave Eblin onto the show to talk about their similar starts to Ancient wargaming and his Romans from the Age of Invasions. Dave talks about what sparked his interest in gaming, his passion for Ancient Rome, and modeling it in miniature. Dave compares the "old" Roman board to the newly-released one, and analyzes them in detail. He is quick to point out the...

Host Mike Demana welcomes Saga Ohio player Lee Parker on to talk about his Milites Christi faction. Lee has painted his army as the Knights of St. John, also known as the Hospitallers. He's racked up a couple 2nd place tournament finishes and discusses why he chose the army and his basic strategy. Lee talks about the unique Milites Christi battle board and how he uses it to wrong-foot his opponent...

Monty Luhmann makes his second appearance on Saga Ohio as my guest. The gentleman of the hobby discusses the Picts with me, a new Age of Invasions faction we are both enjoying playing. We compare our experiences with the army, discussing our builds, what our ideas are on placing terrain, and our basic strategy. Monty and I talk about the advanced Saga abilities on the Pict board we think are top t...

For 2022's first episode host Mike Demana welcomes Chicago-area Saga player Terry Doner. The two discuss the Mongol faction, which Terry has played a number of times and Mike is currently painting up. Terry gives tips on how to build your faction, deploy terrain, and use the mobility of the army. The two discuss the Mongol battle board's advanced Saga abilities in detail, lining up abilities for g...

Host Mike Demana interviews Graham Coates, a British Saga player who runs Graham's Wargame Vault on YouTube. Graham has more than 30 videos of his Saga games with local players on his channel (as well as other games like Sharp's Practice). Graham talks about how he started this project in response to the Covid lockdown, and he and Mike share laughs about his battles with his regular opponent, Wayn...

After a 3-month layoff, I interview Andrew Bertelsen, who was the winner in our CincyCon 2021 Saga Tournament. Andrew brought his Irish to the Age of Vikings tournament and discusses his preparation, the reason for his build, and how his games went. He gives tips for playing the scenarios used from Book of Battles as well as insight into his tactics on the battlefield. Andrew is an Illinois area S...

Host Mike Demana welcomes experienced UK Saga Tourney player Mark Birch in this episode which is all about Age of Hannibal. Mark recounts his plans, outcomes, and takeaways from participating in the Northern Tempest Age of Hannibal tournament on July 4, 2021. If you are interested in building an army from Age of Hannibal, THIS is the episode for you! Mark analyzes the Iberian army he took and its...

Host Mike Demana welcomes Andy Lyon, one of the top Saga players in tournaments in the UK and abroad. Andy describes his recent victory in the Northern Tempest Age of Hannibal tournament (July 4, 2021). He gives details about how he took a different approach to playing the Gauls, and shares some of the tricks of the trade for a Gaulish warlord. Andy gives a rundown on each of his battles, picking...

Host Mike Demana welcomes his old friend, Saga enthusiast Jason Mirosavich onto the podcast. The two talk about Jason's all-time favorite Saga army, the Scots. Jason gives some historical background of the army, and then talks about his warband's composition. Mike compares his build that he used in his 8-0 run with the Scots (he prefers to call them to Viking-age Picts) jn Saga Ohio games to Jason...

Host Mike Demana welcomes Rodge from the Saga Thorsday video blog. The two talk about how Rodge made the jump to playing Saga about six years ago, and what inspired him to begin recording his blog about the game. Rodge tells listeners a little about his group in Wisconsin and then begins our discussion on his latest army -- the Pagan Peoples from Age of Crusades. Rodge talks about the build he use...

In this episode host Mike Demana interviews his inspiration for starting the Saga Ohio podcast : Joe Messenger from the Northern Tempest Saga Podcast. Joe and his friends Jim and Chris have recorded more than 30 episodes of their Saga podcast since February of 2017. Joe tells his amazing story about how he got into Saga gaming, and what led he and his friends to start their podcast. The two talk a...