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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Attack! 2025 - The Lists

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  The annual Attack! show was held over the weekend of 19th/20th July at the usual venues in Devizes. The MeG competition this year had a theme of "Constantine the Great to Yazdgird III, 306 CE to 651 CE" with a list of allowed armies based on this. To see the lists used, read on ...

Thus Spake Zarathustra - Imperial Roman, day 2

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  Over the weekend of the 14th and 15th June at Battlefield Hobbies in Daventry, UK, 22 MeG players took part in an "armies and enemies" of the Persians competition. I took a C4th CE Imperial Roman army. After day one I was rather off the pace, so to see how they fared in the last two games read on ...

Thus Spake Zarathustra - Imperial Roman, day 1

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  Over the weekend of the 14th and 15th June at Battlefield Hobbies in Daventry, UK, 22 MeG players took part in an "armies and enemies" of the Persians competition. I took a C4th CE Imperial Roman army and to see how they fared in the first two games read on ...

Thus Spake Zarathustra - The Lists

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  Over the weekend of the 14th and 15th June at Battlefield Hobbies in Daventry, UK, 22 MeG players took part in an "armies and enemies" of the Persians competition. To see the lists used, please read on ...

KublaCon 2025 - The Lists

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  In the US at KublaCon, the West Coast 15mm Mortem Et Gloriam Ancients Tournament took place on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th May. 9 players took part over 4 rounds. For the list and results, read on ...

Campaign 2025 - The Lists

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The annual Campaign show was held on 10th/11th May in Milton Keynes and there was, as usual, a MeG team competition. Eight teams of three players played five games. To see the lists used, read on ...

Havoc on the Hamble II - The Lists

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10th May 2025 saw the second running of the "Havoc on the Hamble: Myths and Legends" one day competition. All the armies had to be based around a named Legendary general such as: Alexander, Caesar, Boudica, Genghis Khan, Hannibal, Arthur or others. The list that were used follow ...

Beachhead 2025 - Yamato Era Japanese Day 2

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  So after a first day of mixed fortunes in my games (win and losing draw) followed by a convivial evening involving Six nations rugby, beer and an Italian meal, the second day of the competition dawned bright and sunny. To see if I could improve on the first day read on ...

The MeG Podcast, Series 5, Episode 2 - 2024 Christmas Special

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  Been a while, but the podcast crew are back with what we will loosely call a "Christmas Special". No single topic this time, but we chat on a few topics with a special guest. Hope you enjoy it.

Warfare 2023 - The Lists

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  The weekend of 11th/12th November saw the traditional Warfare show which included a Mortem et Gloriam competition. Here are the lists used by the 28 competitors ...

28mm Magna, 7000 points - The Lists

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  Over the weekend of 24th/25th June a small group of MeG players fought out a 5 round 28mm MeG Maximus competition at Battlefield Hobbies. These are the army lists that were used ...

The MeG Podcast Season 3 Episode 1 - The Late Roman Republic

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  After a late summer break the team returns refreshed to cast their eye over some of the armies involved with the almost continuous warfare of the late Roman Republic. Read on for the link to the podcast and the army lists discussed ...