Gamer at the End of Time

Welcome to the latest Mortem et Gloriam Players Podcast additional content blog post. In this episode Ray, Richard and Nik look at the Wars of the Roses with special emphasis on the Battle of Bosworth Field. Follow this link for the podcast -  https://rayfredjohn.podbean.com/e/episode-9-the-battle-of-bosworth-field/ The lists discussed, figure suppliers and suggestions for reading material are all below.

  A couple of weeks ago Ray and I had a game to allow him to practice with his Almoravid army for the Post Covid Cup he was running. I delayed this write up until after the competition because of that. Read on for the game ...

  As a friend (Tommy) posted a blog entry  (go read it) about his take on an Imperial Roman list yesterday I thought I'd do the same - maybe a lack of imagination here but its one of my favourite armies. So here is a version I have used with some success ...

  In the last edition of the Mortem et Gloriam Players Podcast there were quite a few mentions of the 7th Crusade of Louis IX but no list. So here is a quick piece to go with the podcast to remedy, at least in part, this deplorable situation ... 

  For a long time I have had the desire to do a Liao army, mainly for the reason that you don't see it very often and because the Khitans, who formed the Liao , seem to be a somewhat overlooked power despite their immense influence on China from the early 10th century to the early 12th. Even after the fall of their Liao dynasty a remnant formed the Qara Khitan empire in Central Asia until conquered by the Mongols, and it is likely that the west got the name Cathay for China from these Qara Khitai.