Post Covid Cup List Extravaganza - MeG Players Podcast Episode 6
The dust has settled on the first "proper" UK MeG competition of 2021, and the team look back at their army choices - why they chose the armies they did, the composition, and how they fared in the heat of battle. Did they regret their choices? Did they make mistakes? Read on to find out ...
If you've not yet listened to the podcast in can be found here by following this link or here or YouTube here or indeed here on Google Podcasts.
Below are the lists the guys took to the competition as discussed in the podcast. Click on any list, etc. to get a larger view.
The competition had 3 rounds each of which had a different theme so every one used 3 different armies on the day. In addition to the lists the team used, those of all the other participants are included below for your perusal. Enjoy!
Round 1
The theme for this round was Augustus to Romulus Augustulus, 27BCE to 476CE suggested by Adrian Nash.
Army selection was restricted to the armies and enemies that fought for or against Rome between 27BCE to 476CE. Armies could be selected from the 8 Classical Period PDFs, and from the following Early Medieval Period PDFs, Britain, Byzantium, Frankia, The Steppes and Eastern Europe. Allies chosen had to have fought with that army in the period specified.
The armies chosen were:
Foederate Roman (Western) 430CE - Lee
Early Imperial
Roman 16CE - Adrian
Numidian 5CE - Pete
Later Sarmation 374CE - Cid
Bosporan 11BCE - Robin
Gallic Foederate Roman 461CE - Ian
Dacian 82CE - RJC
Middle
Sassanid Persian 463CE - Nik
Thraco-Roman 20BCE - Ray
Parthian 40CE - Lance
RJC's list
Ray's list
Round 2
Theme for this round was the Viking Age 793CE to 1066CE, and the permitted lists were:
Magyar 955CE - Lee
Norman 1066CE - Adrian
North
African Dynasties 850CE - Pete
Nikephorian 1034CE - Cid
Norman 987CE - Robin
Norman 1054CE - Ian
Viking
930CE - RJC
Khazar
900CE - Nik
Charlemagne
Carolingian 790CE - Ray
Norman 1081CE - Lance
RJC's list
Nik's list
Ray's list
Round 3
Theme for the final round was The Norman Expansion and Christian Militarism 1066CE to 1300CE, and the following lists were allowed:
The armies chosen were:
Outremer States 1177CE - Lee
Early Crown of
Aragon 1171CE - Adrian
Almoravid
1090CE - Pete
Early Lithuanian 1150CE - Cid
Great Seljuk
Empire 1067CE - Robin
Komnenan Byzantine 1200CE - Ian
Viking
1069CE - RJC
Ilkhanate
1260CE - Nik
Almoravid
1147CE - Ray
Teutonic Orders 1201CE - Lance
RJC's list
Ray's list
Results
The final standings after the three rounds were ...
And the scores by round were:
Lists! Lists! Lists!
Here are the other players' armies used in each round:
Round 1
One of these is illegal - can you spot which one?
Round 2
Round 3
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