Gamer at the End of Time

  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 ...

  As usual March saw the regular ToIL early medieval MeG competition taking place at Boards & Swords Hobbies in Derby and I took the Great Seljuq Empire. On the first day I had suffered a big loss and gained a big win to leave me on 17 points (from a possible 30) and distinctly mid-table. To see if could improve on that on day 2 read on ...

As usual March saw the regular ToIL early medieval MeG competition taking place at Boards & Swords Hobbies in Derby. This is always a good weekend and this year 22 players took part. I went with a Great Seljuq Empire army and to see how I did, read on ...

  The last weekend in November saw me back in Preston for a MeG competition, this one based around the Plantagenets and their enemies - with a few liberal additions. Last competition there I won, but that seemed unlikely this time. To find out why, and how I did, read on ...

  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 ...

  We now turn to the second day of the MeG "Skullrollers" event. After two wins and a draw on day one I'm doing pretty well if a bit off the pace of the leaders. So how did the fourth game turn out ...

  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 ...

  To follow the account of the victory of my Seljuqs over the Almoravids in the first round of the 2021 "Skullrollers" competition, here is what transpired in the second round...

  As mentioned in my last blog post over the weekend of the 25th/26th September 30 eager MeGers gathered at the London Grand Tournament for the MeG World Championships - a.k.a. "Skullrollers". At the last LGT event I had taken Middle Sasanid Persians and managed to finish 3rd; this time I took Sultanate of Rum. This is an account of the first of 5 games; to see how I did read on ...

Over the weekend of 21st/22nd August I played in a 4 game MeG competition held at Element Games in Stockport. The competition was styled "Warriors of the Cross and Crescent" with a list of armies between 1000 CE and 1149 CE available for use. I chose the Sultanate of Rum and thought I'd write about the army and how I did ...

  So with the Warriors of the Cross and Crescent competition in Stockport now done and dusted, the Podcast Team look back at how they did and how their armies fared. Read on for a link to the podcast and the gory details, plus nearly all the lists used over the weekend ...

  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 ... 

  In a change of venue the material to go with the Mortem et Gloriam Players Podcast is now being hosted on this blog. So read on for the lists discussed, suggested figure ranges, reading material and more ... 

So with a bit of a Bowie lyric we kick off a piece about flags that I've been adding to a number of my units over the past couple of days. Over the pandemic period I have painted up quite a few additional units for my Muslim horde that covers quite a wide range of armies, both planned and morphs. However, a few of them have not had the banners added that I had intended.  In addition, there are some units that I have given a bit of a make-over to refresh them, and as part of this I have given them new banners.