Strategikon of Saga: Kansas City podcast of Tactics for Saga, a miniatures game from Studio Tomahawk

Being able to push your agenda during battle and forcing your opponent to react to you is a major strategic advantage. Often the feeling of pressure or being behind can cause errors or require you to make bold moves to gain back the tactical advantage. In this episode we explore the concept of tempo in Saga and how to gain it, steal it back, and other nuances of tempo. Thank you to Stephen and Luk...

Scott and the boys are a tough bunch of guys out of the Highlands. I get to spend time talking through the board and tactics with Luke. Luke has run this faction from Version One Sage until now and they are always a threat. Thank you Luke for your insight into this warband.

An exhausted unit is a dead unit in Saga. Fatigue is arguably the most important thing to understand in Saga. Learning how and when to use fatigue is an exercise in both art and science. We take a different style of discussion with minimal direction to allow us to just talk about this deep topic. I am thankful to bring Luke and Stephen back on to talk about some of the ways they think about and us...

Saga has engaged an international community for a long time now. It can be easy to have groups create a local meta and adapt rules to better adjust to their playstyle. As we talk with Jan and Jakub they talk about the local meta in their areas of Poland and their thoughts on how Saga can benefit from community input and still be true to the game. A big thank you to Jan and Jakub for for coming on...

There are a lot of things I enjoy about Saga but none more than the people I have met along the way. This new series is about talking with other groups or players around the Saga Universe and exploring why they got into Saga, how their local group plays, and advice for the Saga World. A huge thank you goes out to Saga Ohio for being the first to jump into this series. Thank you to Joe, Bob, Jim, M...

As we close out our discussion on Adepticon 2024 Age of Invasion and Age of Viking was the final day. We discuss our warbands and some of our experience around the trip. Thank you for sticking with us and we cant wait to get back to sharing our experience with Saga and tactics used. Thank you again to Steven H., Stephen H., and Charles!

As we continue the discussion for Kansas Cities experience at Adepticon we move into discussions for day 2 & 3. Day 2 covered Age of Alexander and Hannibal together. Day 3 was Doubles and used Age of Melee with teams fielding 2 separate 4 point warbands.

5 of the Kansas City Warlords made the trip to Chicago for Adepticon 2024. Adepticon hosts the Saga America Grand Melee that is 4 single day 3 round tournaments. I am joined by 4 of the local warlords to discuss tactics and our experience in going to the 4 day tournament. This is part one and a big thank you to Steven, Stephen, Charles!

The Romans from the Age of Invasion supplement are a powerful force. A new series here on the Strategikon Podcast is going to focus on how to use warbands and do a breakdown from our local players. The name sake of the the podcast is a symbolic way for us to start. A big thank you to Charles for coming on and discussing a warband he has become quite lethal with!

Many brave souls have been lost trying to cover open ground to engage the dreaded bowman. The infamous L barrier is a long distance to cover while under fire in Saga. In this episode we discuss the different strategies and helpful tips on how to force the march across no man's land and catch up with the shooting armies in our Saga universe. Thank you to Charles and Steven for sharing your help...

Calling up the proper Fyrd for the battle in front of you can be a tough and sometimes daunting task. During this episode we talk through and explore a few key aspects for building a new warband. We share ideas on ways to synergize the board and get the work done that the board wants done. We also discuss what mercenaries can add to your warband. A huge thank you to Charles, Luke, and Stephen for...

Competing in tournaments can involve a lot of planning. During an Iron Man tournament the format now favors the warlords raw ability and not just the list they command. We recently completed our annual Iron Man Tournament here in Kansas City on November 4th. I spend time talking with the winner and his tactics during the Iron Man tournament, Joe Rogers from Saga Thorsday.

When starting with a new warband what can history teach us? On this episode of the Strategikon of Saga Podcast I ask our Kansas City Saga players if history can be a lens we use to gain insight into a warband. We also explore the other aspects of how our love of history can inspire our gameplay, and then aid us in ways not not direct to the tactical battlefield. Thank you to Jay Urlaub, Luke Starn...

Being prepared for battle is a long road of planning, assembling your troops, and drilling in the field. Warlords often fail due to limited preparation and limited tactical knowledge to pull from when under fire. On todays Episode we catch up with two local players in Kansas City as they return from battle in the North. Charles Yaw and Steven Hollowell provide their insight into their preparation...

Warlords often have to take command of men who are new to them. We will discuss thoughts and ideas on how to battle harden your new army. The best warlords are not made from luck but from the drilling and practice they put themselves and their men through. Formations, scouting the enemy, learning the lay of the land, and leaning on your skill sets are all important parts of our advice to fellow wa...

In just a few short months an Iron Man Tournament will take place here in Kansas City. We talk with Charles and Stephen about this upcoming Iron man tournament. They guide us through the history of Iron Man in the Saga universe and what to expect for people coming to this event. For those of you interested the tournament will take place on November 4th, 2023 here in Kansas City at TableTop Games a...

In Kansas City we ran a 7-round season over this past Summer. We chose warbands from Age of Invasion, Age of Vikings, or Age of Crusades. The lists for players were not set throughout the entire season, as way for us to explore and play around with different lists. Lists were 6 points, and one mercenary unit was allowed to replace a single point. The season was a 7 round "Round Robin" to...

The battlefield can either aid you in becoming the hero or someone else's drinking cup. For our first episode on the Strategikon of Saga Podcast, we discuss ideas about terrain placement. We are joined by Stephen Holdeman III, and Joshua Urlaub, both tournament champions and accomplished players, here in Kansas City. We had a few struggles with Discord audio at times and had to rerecord one sectio...

Welcome to Strategikon of Saga podcast! Maurice was a leader of the Eastern Roman Empire and wrote out a well-regarded manual for war. The Straegikon was a guide for his men and the Strategos' for centuries to come. In this podcast the players here in Kansas City will sit around and casually discuss the nuance of topics from the skirmish miniatures game Saga, from Studio Tomahawk. Join me and...