Gamer at the End of Time

  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 ...

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 ...

  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 ...

  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 ...

  So with the third day of Britcon dawning after a fairly genteel Saturday evening , it was back to the venue for the final 2 games of the MeG competition. The first game saw me facing Dave Gollop who was using Gupta Indian. To see how this, and the final game went, read on ...

  So after a good first game (see HERE for my write-up), slightly tinged by annoyance at the unexpected finish time, and a late finish to the following beer, it was back to the venue for the second day's games. The first game on the Saturday matched me against Paul Stovell using Later Carthaginian. To see how this, and the following game went, read on ...

  The MeG competition at Britcon was on the August bank holiday weekend this year as the BHGS had to change venues at short notice earlier in the year and the date had to change for the usual weekend to the bank holiday which impacted on attendance. However, 14 players made it for 5 rounds of games in Leicester. I chose to use Early Shatuo and to see what I chose and how they did in the first game, read on ...

  Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th of August 2025 was the MeG competition at Britcon. The BHGS had to change venues at short notice earlier in the year and the date had to change for the usual weekend to the bank holiday which impacted on attendance. However, 14 players made it for 5 rounds of games. To see the lists used read on ...

  The weekend of the 1st/2nd March saw 12 players gather for the Kent Clash. The theme for the competition was to field any army but that it must contain at least 1 unit of elephants. So this would allow a wide range of quite diverse armies. Also there was a special "Elephant King" prize for the Commander whose army killed the most Elephants. I decided to take an Indian army, Vijayanagar. Day 1 had seen me score 21 out of a possible 30. To see how I fared on the 2nd day, read on ...

  The weekend of the 1st/2nd March saw 12 players gather for the Kent Clash. The theme for the competition was to field any army but that it must contain at least 1 unit of elephants. So this would allow a wide range of quite diverse armies. Also there was a special "Elephant King" prize for the Commander whose army killed the most Elephants. I decided to take an Indian army, Vijayanagar. To see how it fared, read on ...

  The weekend of the 1st/2nd March 2025 was the Kent Clash held, as you might guess, in Kent - at a private school in Sevenoaks to be more exact. All armies had to have at least 1 TuG of at least 2 Elephants that could be either from the main list or an allies list. Also there was a special "Elephant King" prize for the Commander whose army killed the most Elephants. The results as the list used can be found if you read on ...

  Following a near glorious victory, only being denied by the clock, the Huns moved on to the second game of the competition. This would see them face off against that wargames favourite, the Seleukids played by Simon Cooper. To see what happened, read on ...

  As we try to do after each competition here are lists used at the MeG Ice and Fire 2023 competition held at Battlefield Hobbies . No promise as to their efficacy, that is all down to the player and, of course, the dice ...