: Features 6 new campaigns focusing on iconic leaders and conflicts like Charlemagne and the Arab Conquest.
: The Viking and Saxon armies rely heavily on offensive spear shield walls, which are highly resistant but can be vulnerable to flanking maneuvers.
: Units like Berserkers or Huscarls are powerful but should be used as flanking troops rather than in direct stand-up melees where they can be ground down.
: Two "mirror" campaigns allow you to play from either side of a conflict—for instance, leading either the Vikings or their enemies.
Reviewers from Grogheads and A Wargamer's Needful Things highlight several tactical nuances of this era:
: Includes 19 new factions (such as the Vikings, Magyars, and Abbasid Arabs), 55 new units , and 76 new army lists .