Viking raid on a Saxon town

This is a pseudo battle report for a battle I fought in order to try out the wharf I built last night (see previous post). The battle uses the Lord of the Rings SBG rules with soldier profiles that I created.

This is the layout of the table. The Vikings goal was to raid the inn, church, and sheep farm and then return to their ship. The Saxons had to stop them. The Saxons began with 5 guards on the wharf itself while the Vikings began with their whole force on the ship. The remaining Saxon troops would enter from the top of the table. A D6 was rolled to determine how many Saxons entered each turn. 

This is the sheep farm the Vikings are require to raid. To be successful they must contact 3 groups of sheep.

To raid the inn the Vikings must contact 5 barrels.

To succeed in attacking the church the Vikings must enter it.

The Saxon wharf guard was able to defend against the Viking attack by forming a shield wall on the wharf itself. This gave time for the remaining Saxon troops to get on the table and form a large defensive formation in the town, defended on their flanks by buildings. After the wharf fell, The battle quickly degenerated into a scrum between the church and the inn. The Vikings tried to hammer through the shield wall that formed there but were unable to. As the Saxon numbers came to bear the Vikings began routing.

It was a fun game that ended quickly due to the Saxons getting on the table so fast and the wharf guard putting up such a stout defense.