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Skullrollers 2026 - The Lists

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  The annual "SkullRollers" MeG competition was held at Battlefield Hobbies , Daventry, UK over the weekend of 24th/25th October. As ever it was an "open" competition and was 4 rounds of games. 22 players signed up and to see the lists used, read on ...

Rueil 2026 - The Lists

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  Over the weekend of the 17th/18th October 14 MeG player met up in Rueil, France, for a weekends gaming with 4 games over 2 days. The theme was MeG singles, Maximus 10,000 pts with any list from 987 CE being allowed. To see the lists used, read on ...

BRULIB 2026 - The Lists

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  The 26th and 27th September saw the running of the annual BRULIB MeG competition in Brussels. The theme was: "The world before Philip II of Macedonia any list before 356 BCE and that does not include any pikes + as bonuses  book 59 Africa, and books 61-62-63 the americas but without any pikes allowed." To see the results and the lists used, read on ...

Britcon 2026 - The Lists

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  The 7th, 8th and 9th saw the annual Britcon gaming event run for the second year in Leicester, although it is the umpteenth time Britcon itself has run as it dates back tot he 1990's ... There was, of course, a MeG competition and this was open to any army dated 987CE onwards. In the end 18 players turned up to fight it out over 5 rounds. To see the results and the armies used, read on ...

Irish MeG Competition; 666BCE to 666CE - The Lists

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  On the 25th and 26th July 2026 a small but dedicated group of MeGers played out a 4 round competition in Limerick. To see the lists that were used, read on ...

Attack 2026 Deus Vult: Faith and Fortune - The Lists

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  The annual Attack! show in Devizes was over the weekend of 18th/19th July 2026 and there was, as usual, a MeG competition held as part of this. The theme was a "Crusades" one with lists dated from 1095 CE to 1291 CE available from a defined lists of allowed lists. To see the final results and the lists used, read on ...

Rise of the Turks - The Lists

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  Over the weekend of 13th/14th June Battlefield Hobbies hosted a MeG competition called "Rise of the Turks". This was themed around armies and enemies of the Turks from 533 CE to1055 CE - with a fairly wide defintion of "Turk" in this case. To see the armies used and the final results, read on ...

Havoc on the Hamble III Myths and Legends! - The Lists

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  The third edition of the now regular Havoc on the Hamble competition was run on 16th May 2026. This is a one day competition of 3 games with a theme that all army commanders must be a named Legendary general. To see the lists used, read on ...

Ribble Rumpus, "Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire 43BC to 476 AD" - The Lists

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Over the 18th and 19th of April 16 players gathered for the ever popular Ribble Rumpus is Preston, UK. Allowed armies came from a list based on the theme of  "Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire 43BC to 476 AD". To see the lists used, and the final results, read on ...

Roll call 2026 - The Lists

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The annual Roll Call event was held on 28th/29th March 2026 and there was a MeG competition as part of it. The competition this year was "The Theme With No Name 2" with armies from a defined list that had to be dated from 1204 CE to 1400 CE inclusive. To see the lists used, read on ...

ToIL VIII - The Lists

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  The weekend of the 14th and 15th March, 2026, was the 8th running of the MeG ToIL competition at Boards and Swords Hobbies in Derby, UK. To see the lists used, read on ...

Beachhead 2026 - The Lists

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The annual Beachhead show took place in Bournemouth on 7th/8th February and there was, as usual, a MeG competition of 4 games over the 2 days. To see the lists used, read on ...

International Warlords Challenge 2026 - The Lists

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  The 2026 International Warlords Challenge was held in Brussels on the weekend on the 24th and 25th January. To see the lists used, read on ...

Ice and Fire V - The Lists

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  As is now traditional the first UK MeG competition of the year was Ice and Fire held at Battlefield Hobbies in Daventry. This was the 5th year the event has been run. The theme, as in previous years, was "eastern-ish armies". To see the lists used, read on ...

Warriors of the Cross and Crescent 2 - The Lists

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  The MeG competition at the 2025 Ribble Rumble was a "crusades" theme with armies chosen from an allowed list and dated between 1096 and 1193 CE inclusive. With 20 entries half of which were "Cross" armies and half "Crescent", all games were matched as one side vs. the other. To see the lists used, read on ...

Warfare 2025 - The Lists

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  The annual Warfare wargames show took place on 15th and 16th November. There was, of course, a MeG competition and this year the theme was "Late Medieval and Italian Wars, 1351 CE to 1520 CE" with the allowed armies being drawn from eastern and western Europe in the main. To see the lists that were used, read on ...

The MeG Podcast, Series 6, Episode 2 - A Look Back at SkullRollers

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  The MeG Podcast team are back with a look back at the recent SkullRollers competition held at Battlefield Hobbies , and they are joined by a guest, Andy Catlow. To see what they thought about the competition, read on ...

SkullRollers 2025 Day 1 - Angkor Empire making up numbers

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The annual "SkullRollers" MeG competition was held at Battlefield Hobbies , Daventry, UK over the weekend of 25th/26th October. As ever it was an "open" competition and was 4 rounds of games. As I'm not a fan of "open" comps I wasn't planning to play but said I would if it would ensure even number to avoid any byes. As it turned out I did end up playing on the first day, but not the second as one player took ill and had to drop out. So to see how I did in the 2 games I played, read on ...

SkullRollers 2025 - The Lists

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  The annual "SkullRollers" MeG competition was held at Battlefield Hobbies , Daventry, UK over the weekend of 25th/26th October. As ever it was an "open" competition and was 4 rounds of games. 28 players signed up and to see the lists used, read on ...

Rueil 2025 Day 2 - More Xianbei Kingdoms

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  After the first 2 games at Rueil 2025 I was somewhat mid-table. However, a couple of good results on the second day could propel me up the table. To see how I went on in the 2 games on the second day, read on ...