Saga Ohio

Jun 14 2024 37 ep. 76 mins 15

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This podcast is about the Saga skirmish miniatures game from Studio Tomahawk. It will focus on the games and gamers that play Saga in Ohio in the USA. Saga is a gaming using 28mm miniatures featuring armies from the Viking Age (Vikings, Anglo-Danish, Norse-Gaels, Jomsvikings, Pagan Rus, Anglo-Saxons, Scots, Welsh, Irish, Last Romans, and Carolingians). It has also expanded to cover Age of Crusades (Crusaders, Saracens, Military Orders, Mutatawwi'a, The Spanish, The Moors, Teutonic Knights, Russian Princedoms, Baltic Pagans, Mongols, Later Byzantines and The Poles).

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Saga Ohio, Episode 37

Jun 14 2024 49 mins

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 to

Saga Ohio, Episode 36

Sep 20 2023 97 mins

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 Brito

Saga Ohio, Episode 35

Aug 11 2023 67 mins

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 boar

Saga Ohio, Episode 34

May 07 2023 97 mins

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, Episode 33

Apr 23 2023 88 mins

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 tour

Saga Ohio, Episode 32

Feb 23 2023 84 mins

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 p

Saga Ohio, Episode 31

Jan 26 2023 86 mins

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

Saga Ohio, Episode 30

Jan 01 2023 42 mins

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 a

Saga Ohio, Episode 29

Dec 18 2022 58 mins

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 actua

Saga Ohio, Episode 28

Nov 05 2022 93 mins

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 Carolingi