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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 ...

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 ...

Derventio VIII - The Lists

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  Derventio, a "classical" themed competition saw its 8th running over the weekend of 4th and 4th October 2025 at Boards & Swords Hobbies in Derby. 16 players battled over 4 games and 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 ...

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 5 - The Early Arab Conquests

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  In the latest episode of The MeG Podcast we take a look at the Arab Conquests in the period 629 CE to 685 CE, a period that can certainly be described as world changing There is the usual historical overview and a look at some army lists based on the period, plus some reading and figure suggestions. Read on for the army lists and link to the podcast ...

The MeG Podcast Series 4, Episode 3 - Four Battles of Belisarius

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  Back after a bit of a break, in this episode the team look at 4 field battles of one of ancient/medieval history's most famous generals, Belisarius.

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 ...