Gamer at the End of Time

  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 9th and 10th of July saw a "biblical" themed competition at Battlefield Hobbies . Here are the lists that were fielded.

  The team plus guests look back at the God Wills It competition and the armies they used, why they chose it and how they did with them. Read on for their pearls of wisdom.

  So after a successful first day at Badcon winning both games it was onto day 2 to see if the winning streak would continue. Did it? ...

  Following a victory over the Tribal Mongols in game one, game two faced me off against John Munro who was using Khawarij. In recent games John leads me 2-1; can I drag it back to 2-2 ...

  Having spend a lot of time getting a Khitan Liao army that I liked together I finally plucked up the courage to take them to a competition rather than just using them in one off games. Badcon 2022 was their debut. See how they went on ...

  In a return to a historical topic for this podcast after a couple of competition based ones, the team cast their collective eyes over the Romans in western Europe from the time of Augustus to the Batavian revolt.

  Day two of Ice & Fire drew my Early Northern Song up against Lee Sanders' Yuan Chinese - lots of Mongol cavalry with Skilled shooting, how would I do ...

  Following on from a satisfying victory over the Khwarasmians in the first game, the Song moved onto to face Early Fatimids in the second game. Read on for details ...

  Here are the lists used at the Ice and Fire MeG competition that took place over the 22nd and 23rd January at Battlefield Hobbies in Daventry. 32 players attended to fight it out with (roughly) non-European armies.

  Last year I wrote a couple of blog articles about my Song army and how I was replacing the figures with ones I felt were more historical. This is a piece about how it turned out.

  The MeG Podcast turns its beady eye on the competition played out at Warfare 2021 over the last weekend in November. The theme of the competition was "Biblical" armies so a chance to dust down and use those chariots. The team, plus guests, tell us how they did, and as ever we have all the lists used in the competition for your perusal. So read on to hear what happened ...

  Following the crushing of the Egyptians I am sitting well up the table, if a bit off the pace. In the third game I find myself facing Hammy's Early Libyan horde who have won both of their games so far. Can I beat "the blob" army ...

  Having gotten the better of a Minoan army in the fist game I found myself drawn against that most high profile of the enemies of the Hittites, New Kingdom Egyptian. Will this be a second Battle of Kadesh, read on ...

  The MeG competition at Warfare is traditionally a "biblical" period competition. I took my recently completed Hittite Empire army. To find out if I acquitted myself well or suffered a bronze age collapse, read on ...

  Following the last MeG Podcast episode -  The Great Raid, Mongol style 1220-1223CE - Richard and I had a game where we used the lists we had drawn up for the podcast. So Subutai faced off against Jalal al-Din; which list prevailed? Read on for a short account ...

The MeG Podcast goes back to history in this episode with the team looking at a number of army lists in the context of Subutai and Jebe's "Great Raid", plus a look back at the recent Derventio IV competition. Read on for links and supporting information ...

  After a run of some success, I am brought back to earth at the Classical themed Derventio IV held at the very hospitable Boards & Swords venue in Derby. Read on for a short overview of what opponents I fought and how the games went ...

  Sunday afternoon and the 5th and final game of "Skullrollers". After 3 wins and a draw I am well placed and meet John Munro with his James IV Scots army of Flodden. Can I repeat the success of the English on that day, or fall short ...

  So we now move onto the third game in the 2021 "Skullrollers" competition. The third game in a day can be the hardest due to a bit of mental fatigue setting in, so to find out if it got to me read on ...