Capturing Alfred the Great Wargame

In this episode, the guys at Little Wars TV recreate the most desperate moment of King Alfred the Great's reign, when a surprise Viking attack overran most of Wessex and nearly captured Alfred at his royal estate in the winter of 878! This dramatic moment is depicted in the TV show "The Last Kingdom," based on the Bernard Cornwell series, "The Saxon Chronicles." How accurately does the TV show portray Alfred's narrow escape? After analyzing the show, four players fight two linked wargames on the tabletop in 28mm scale. Can King Alfred and his household escape Chippenham again, or will Guthrum and his Danes end Saxon control over Wessex once and for all? In this special episode of Little Wars TV we're using a brand new set of Dark Ages skirmish rules called "Ravenfeast." This is an introductory, gateway game developed by our club to help new players try historical wargaming for free! You can go and download your copy of Ravenfeast absolutely free, from our official website today. Get your FREE COPY at http://www.Ravenfeast.com. A huge THANK YOU to our guest voice over host for this episode. If you watch a lot of wargaming videos on YouTube you might recognize that deep English voice as Alex from Storm of Steel Wargaming! He helped us out with this episode, and we encourage you to go see what he's doing on his own channel! Storm of Steel:    / @stormofsteelwargaming   We want to thank our partners at "Wargames, Soldiers, & Strategy" magazine and at the non-profit "Historical Miniatures Gaming Society" (HMGS) for their collaboration and support in helping us to make this fantastic, free resource available to players around the world! WSS magazine -- https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com... HMGS -- https://www.hmgs.org/