Mortem et Gloriam - Game 36 - 2019/06/08

Hello!

In the last round of MiniMeG III tournament, where we used Pacto version of Mortem Et Gloriam rules, I commanded my Early Seleucids to repel yet another Galatian invasion! This time, the hordes of barbarians were commanded by Leigh, against whom I had a pleasure to play a few times already.

Leigh brought a force that had a very similar core to the army I played against in round two. The main difference was perhaps in the fact that he also had some Chariots and the commanders were of higher skill (Legendary and Talented). From my point of view this army posed a similar challenge, though, so I hoped to adapt similar plan. And improve from round 2 by applying freshly learned lessons.

Here are the details of the army Leigh brought to the event:

Galatians - Army List

Mortem et Gloriam - Game 35 - 2019/06/01

Hello!

In the second round of the small tournament, MiniMeG III, where we used Mortem et Gloriam Pacto rules, I faced fearsome horde of Galatians commanded by Dale.

I was really impressed by the number of units Dale had in his army. Vast majority of the forces was comprised of Fearsome Warriors and the cavalry and light troops formed only a small contingent.

It was an interesting challenge as I didn't have many occasions to fight against such army before. I was also curious about the way such force would operate under Pacto rules.

Here is the army list Dale used:

Galatians - Army List

Mortem et Gloriam - Game 34 - 2019/05/25

Hello!

It's been a year since I started playing Mortem et Gloriam and since I attended my first tournament, Mini MeG. It was thus a great opportunity to come back for Mini MeG 3, this time organised with Pacto version of the rules.

Dean from Olympian Games was the tournament organiser again and this time he also participated in the event with his Parthian army. 

If you would like to check the details about this small tournament and/or the version of Pacto rules adapted for it, please follow this link: Mini MeG 3 - Rules Pack 

In short, Pacto is a simplified version of Mortem et Gloriam rules that allows to play with scaled down armies on smaller, 3 x 2 foot tables. In my understanding it is to allow quicker games but mainly to serve as in introduction to the full set of rules. As it requires fewer bases of the units, it should be very good for beginners and those who has just started building new armies.

I was very curious about this set. I was in particular intrigued by the opportunity to play on small tables. While I like full scale games, with the number of units that allow recreating big battles of history, having a smaller version of the rules has some advantages too. It may simply be a good alternative for quicker games when one may not necessarily commit enough time for a regular battle. 

I managed to scale down my army without any changes to the number and types of units. It was great because it allowed me to have a very good comparison between both versions. 

There were 6 participants on the day and we were to play 3 games. The armies represented were as follows: Armenians, 2 x Galatians, Early Seleucids, Parthians and Anglo-Danish. In the first round I played against Steven who brought an army of Armenians with some Hunnic allies. Here are the details of this force:

Armenian - Army List