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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 ...

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 ...