Another entry in the historical line from Arion Games, Saxons is a welcome addition to my expanding collection of paper miniatures. Like the Egyptians set that I recently reviewed, Saxons sports high production values, as well as a reasonable price point. While Egyptians was of more interest to historical war gamers than roleplayers, Saxons should please both of these groups equally, given the European bent of most fantasy RPGs.

In Saxons, the miniatures are again presented in three different (and convenient formats), including A Frame (2-sided), Flat (2-sided), and Tri-Fold (3-sided). As was the case with Egyptians, this presentation makes it simple to custom tailor the Saxons minis to individual tastes where their presentation on the tabletop is concerned. As I?ve commented before, this is a welcome feature of the Arion minis, and one that I am personally thankful for.

Like the other Arion Games miniatures collections, the first 3 pages of the 7-page Saxons document are dedicated to explaining how to best print, base, and customize the minis. This is definitely welcome information for a first-time purchaser, but somewhat wasted space for anybody who already owns an Arion product. To that end, I can?t help but wonder if Arion wouldn?t be better off publishing this information as a free download and devoting the freed up space to more miniatures.

So, what about the minis themselves? To be honest, I was a surprised that the digitalization of the artwork in Saxons seems to be a bit grainier than that present in Egyptians. While it?s not overly detrimental to the product, much of the detail in the Saxon Noblewoman?s skirt and similar detail in other minis is barely visible when they are printed out. That said, you can still tell what the minis represent when printed out, so unless you?re a stickler for fine detail, this shouldn?t be much of a problem.

In the end, Saxons is another fine product, well worth the asking price and packed with a lot of utility. If you like paper minis and run a roleplaying game loosely based on medieval Europe or campaign during the historical reign of the Saxons, then you?ll want to download a copy of these minis as soon as you get a chance to do so. <br><br> <b>LIKED</b>: The reasonable price, the presentation, customization options and artwork. <br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: The minor loss of detail in certain figures when they were printed out. <br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>