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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 ...

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 ...

Rueil 2025 Day 1 - Xianbei Kingdoms

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The weekend of the 18th/19th October the 2025 edition of the annual Rueil MeG competition was held. I went last year and enjoyed it, so went back again this year. The theme was any army from the MeG lists dated between 3000 BCE and 476 CE and I took Xianbei Kingdoms. To see how I went on in the first 2 games, read on ...

Rueil 2025 - The Lists

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  Over the weekend of the 18th/19th October 20 MeG player met up in Rueil, France, for a weekends gaming with 4 games over 2 days. The competition was also the 2025 European MeG Championship and the theme was any army from the MeG lists dated between 3000 BCE and 476 CE. To see the lists used, read on ...

Ribble Rumpus 2025 - Former Yan, day 2

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On 26th and 27th April 12 players attended the Ribble Rumpus MeG competition in Preston. The theme was "From the Euphrates to the Yangtze" and so was armies of a more eastern nature. Additionally they were restricted to be dated between 200 BCE and 1250 CE. I took a Former Yan army from the MeG Xianbei Kingdoms army list and after the first two games was leading the field with two big wins. To find out how day two went, read on ...

Ribble Rumpus 2025 - Former Yan, day 1

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On 26th and 27th April 12 players attended the Ribble Rumpus MeG competition in Preston. The theme was "From the Euphrates to the Yangtze" and so was armies of a more eastern nature. Additionally they were restricted to be dated between 200 BCE and 1250 CE. I took a Former Yan army from the MeG Xianbei Kingdoms army list. To find out how my first 2 games went, read on ...

Ribble Rumpus 2025 - The Lists

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On 26th and 27th April 12 players attended the Ribble Rumpus MeG competition in Preston. The theme was "From the Euphrates to the Yangtze" and so was armies of a more eastern nature. Additionally they were restricted to be dated between 200 BCE and 1250 CE. Anyone interested in the full list of allowed armies should check it out HERE . To view the lists used please read on ...

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 ...

Huns Rumble on the Rhine

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The Ribble Warriors hosted a MeG competition over the weekend of 23rd/24th with a theme of "Armies and Enemies of the Caesars" - so Roman armies and their enemies. After some dithering about what to take I went with Hunnic. It proved to be a good choice...