Gamer at the End of Time

  Been a while, but the podcast crew are back with what we will loosely call a "Christmas Special". No single topic this time, but we chat on a few topics with a special guest. Hope you enjoy it.

  The 30th November and 1st December 2024 was the 30th Ribble Rumble competition held at Element Games in Stockport. For the lists from the MeG competition, read on ...

  The annual Warfare show ran over the weekend of 16th/17th November and as usual there was a MeG competition. This had the same theme as the last couple of years, “Armies and Enemies of Rome to the Fall of the West”. To see the lists used, read on ...

  The third running of the MeG competition at VetCon took place on the 9th and 10th November 2024 in Auburn, CA. Here are the lists used ...

The weekend of 26th/27th October 2024 saw the 7th running of Derventio at Boards and Swords Hobbies in Derby. The usual great time was had and many thanks as usual to Will Denham for running it and the staff at BaSH for hosting. The lists used are as follows (E&OE) ...

  The weekend of 13th/13th October 2024 saw the annual Skullrollers Championship take place at Battlefield Hobbies. 28 players battled it out over 4 games to see who would take home the trophy. To see the results and the lists used, read on ...

  In 2022 we ran a MeG competition where the theme was "Footsloggers" where only armies comprised entirely of foot troops were allowed. This was successful and so now in 2024 we have run it for a second time. The results and armies used can be found if you read on ...

  The podcast team return after a bit of a summer break and bring you a new podcast on a bit of a different topic. In this episode we look at Allies.

  The annual Britcon MeG competition took place over the three days of 9th, 10th and 11th August in Nottingham, UK. To see the results and armies used read on ...

  The MeG Podcast team are back with a look at 10th century Britain and in particular the Battle of Brunanburh. Read on for the episode link and other information ...

  Over the weekend of 1st/2nd June 2024 we held a medieval themed competition at Battlefield Hobbies Battlefield Hobbies . Lists had to be chosen from a selection of western-ish medieval lists and had to be dated between 1204 and 1384 CE. To see the lists used, read on ...

  The MeG Podcast team with a special guest discuss terrain, how it works in MeG and how we represent it on the table. Read on for the episode link ...

  The 11th and 12th May saw the annual Campaign show held by the Milton Keynes Wargames Society take place in the main shopping centre in Milton Keynes. As usual there was a MeG team competition with teams of 3 players in 3 different themed pools. Below are most of the lists used.

  On 11th May the  Sarisbury Green Wargame Club event “Havoc on the Hamble” took place. The theme was that the army  must contain a Legendary general. The Legendary general must be named, the army date must comply with the life of the legendary general – and a brief (one line) justification for classification of Legendary must be provided. The Legendary general will normally be the C-in-C (the single exception being Achilles in the Trojan War Achaean list #1215). The Legendary general may be an historical figure of legendary status (e.g. Alexander, Caesar etc), or, to make the choice as open as possible, may be any general considered by the player to be ‘deserving’ of legendary status. Below are the lists used.

  In this episode of The MeG Podcast the team look at some armies, and enemies, from the Southeast Asia list PDF - possibly one of the more obscure of the list PDFs for many players. As usual we have some history and answer some questions posed by our listeners. Read on for details, links and army lists ...

  The annual ToIL competition took place over the Easter weekend, 30th and 34th March, 2024 at the wonderfully hospitable Boards and Swords Hobbies . These are the lists that were used.

  In the latest episode of The MeG Podcast we take a look at the Arab Conquests in the period 629 CE to 685 CE, a period that can certainly be described as world changing There is the usual historical overview and a look at some army lists based on the period, plus some reading and figure suggestions. Read on for the army lists and link to the podcast ...

  In the latest episode of The MeG Podcast we take a look at the crisis that afflicted the Roman Empire in the third century CE. There is the usual historical overview and then we take a look at some army lists based on the period. Read on for the army lists and link to the podcast ...

  Over the past few months I have been working through a new army and have now reached the end - as much as any army ever really gets finished. This one is a New Kingdom Egyptian of Ramesses III, the second pharaoh of the 20th Dynasty and the last great ruler of the New Kingdom period. Read on to see what I have produced ...

  The weekend of the 10th/11th February 2024 saw the MeG competition at the Beachhead show take place. The theme was Byzantium and its enemies, 493 CE to 1071 CE. Here are the lists used and results.

  Back after a bit of a break, in this episode the team look at 4 field battles of one of ancient/medieval history's most famous generals, Belisarius.

  Over the weekend of the 13th & 14th January the 3rd edition of the very popular Ice and Fire competition was run at Battlefield Hobbies in Daventry, UK. As ever there was a great variety of lists - the theme is "sort of easternish open". To see the lists used, read on ...