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The MeG Podcast Series 4, Episode 6 - A Million Elephants: Southeast Asian Armies

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  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 ...

ToIL 2024 - The Lists

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  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.

The MeG Podcast Series 4, Episode 5 - The Early Arab Conquests

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  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 ...

The MeG Podcast Series 4, Episode 4 - The Third Century Crisis of Rome

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  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 ...

New Army, New Kingdom

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  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 ...

Beachhead 2024 - Lists Used

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  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.

The MeG Podcast Series 4, Episode 3 - Four Battles of Belisarius

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  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.

Ice and Fire III - The Lists

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  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 ...