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Saga: The Crescent And The Cross

"Saga: The Crescent and The Cross" is a miniatures skirmish wargame set during the Crusades (late Medieval). From the Gripping Beast website: "Full colour hardback book, 120 pages. Comes with 6 cardstock Battle Boards and a Quick Reference Sheet. Contains full SAGA rules, details...

Players

2-4

Time

?-?

Age

?+

Weight

2.67

Rating

8.13

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Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but low emphasis on cooperation.

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but low emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

The game offers a high degree of variability with its gameboard, expansions, and strategic depth. It scales well with different player counts and provides a moderate level of easiness to learn. Overall, it has a strong replayability score of 7.85.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Saga: The Crescent and the Cross is 7, indicating a moderate level of luck influence. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome, and players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

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"Saga: The Crescent and The Cross" is a miniatures skirmish wargame set during the Crusades (late Medieval). From the Gripping Beast website: "Full colour hardback book, 120 pages. Comes with 6 cardstock Battle Boards and a Quick Reference Sheet. Contains full SAGA rules, details and rules for six new factions from the Age of The Crusades, new rules for Dogs of War units & Priests plus new scenarios."

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Designers

1
Alexandre Buchel

Publishers

1
Gripping Beast

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