Alfred the Great: The Great Heathen Army 871AD – Miniatures Edition (2014)

A two player or solitaire game that uses Hex, dice and miniatures, a game with complexity on the lower end of the scale that has the Vikings invading Wessex in 871AD, players will have to consider when and where to fight, re-supply and other challenging factors to win the game. Players have Warriors, Earls/Jarls and Kings to do battle with and will have to make strategic and tactical choices to win the game. A turn chart of 15 moves commences in January 871AD and goes through to May 871AD. The same game as Alfred the Great: The Great Heathen Army 871AD (Counters version) but players purchase their own 1:72 scale figures and plastic counters to make a 3D version of the game. Map will best printed in A3 size to fit miniatures on the board comfortably. UPDATE! this game was originally released as a PNP game but is no longer available, High Flying Dice Games released a hard copy zip lock game :Alfred the Great The Great Heathen Army 871AD http://www.hfdgames.com/alfred.html