Mortem et Gloriam - Game 19 - 2019/01/05

Hello!

In the last game of the tournament I played against the army of Early Arab Conquest commanded by Steve. I have already played against Steve a few times so far and I learned to be very careful! He is a very skilled player, no wonder he won the last event we both attended, WinterCon 2018.

For this event Steve brought Early Arab Conquest army that is a bit different to his usual force (at least from my point of view).  Visually, the army looked similar, however, although I was curious about the details. Here is the army list Steve used in the tournament:

Early Arab Conquest - Army List

Commanders

Army Commander - Talented Instinctive

Subordinate General 1 - Competent Instinctive

Subordinate General 2 - Competent Instinctive

Camp

Camp - Mobile, Average

TuG's

4 City Cavalry, Cavalry, Formed Loose, Superior, Protected, Long Spear  

4 Bedouin Cavalry, Cavalry, Formed Flexible, Average, Unprotected, Long Spear, Combat Shy

6 Warriors, Infantry, Tribal Close, Superior, Protected, Shieldwall, Integral Shooters

6 Warriors, Infantry, Tribal Close, Superior, Protected, Shieldwall, Integral Shooters
6 Warriors, Infantry, Tribal Close, Superior, Protected, Shieldwall, Integral Shooters
4 Warriors, Infantry, Tribal Close, Superior, Protected, Shieldwall, Integral Shooters
4 Warriors, Infantry, Tribal Close, Superior, Protected, Shieldwall, Integral Shooters
6 Bedouin Infantry, Infantry, Tribal Loose, Protected, Unskilled, Javelin, Short Spear

SuG's

4 Camel Mounted Scouts, Camelry,  Average, Unprotected, Experienced, Bow, Combat Shy

4 Skirmishing Archers, Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Experienced, Bow, Combat Shy

4 Skirmishing Archers, Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Experienced, Bow, Combat Shy

Mortem et Gloriam - Game 16 - 2018/12/15

Hello!

It seems that the interest in Mortem Et Gloriam is growing and more players decide to give it a go. I was very happy I could meet David and introduce him to the new system. 

It also happened that a small one day event was organized in Canberra, MiniMeG II and it seemed like a perfect coincidence to have an introductory game and a practice battle at the same time. Since MiniMeG was organized as an opportunity for new players to learn the basics of the game, it was limited to 7000 points per army. We were also using Magna version of the rules, meaning that units would be smaller. However, the assumption was that it would allow to play games in shorter period of time too.

David said he has a few armies but Teutonic Order seemed to be the easiest one to prepare to the new format and system, so he went for this force this time. I played against Medieval armies before and I found it quite interesting regardless of the historical inaccuracy. Here are the details of the army David brought to our game (I apologize in advance for any mistakes and/or inconsistencies):

Teutonic Orders - Army List

Commanders

Army Commander - Talented Professional

Subordinate General 1 - Competent Professional

Camp

TuGs

4 Brother Knights - Cavalry, Formed Loose, Superior, Fully Armored, Charging Lancer, Devastating Chargers, Melee Expert
6 Best Crusader Knights - Cavalry, Superior, Fully Armored, Charging Lancer, Devastating Chargers, Melee Experts
4 Turcopoles - Cavalry, Drilled Flexible, Average, Unprotected, Experienced, Javelin, Short Spear

4 Brother Spearmen - Infantry, Formed Close, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Shield Cover
4 Brother Spearmen - Infantry, Formed Close, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Shield Cover
4 Brother Crossbowmen - Infantry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Experienced, Crossbow
4 Brother Crossbowmen - Infantry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Experienced, Crossbow
4 Militia Spearmen - Infantry, Formed Close, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Shieldwall

4 Militia Spearmen - Infantry, Formed Close, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Shieldwall

4 Militia Spearmen - Infantry, Formed Close, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Shieldwall

 

SuG's

 

4 Skirmishing Archers - Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Experienced Bow, Combat Shy

4 Skirmishing Archers - Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Experienced Bow, Combat Shy

 

My army under Magna was as follows:

 

Seleucids - Army List

Commanders

Army Commander - Talented Professional

Subordinate General 1 - Talented Professional

Subordinate General 2 - Mediocre Professional

 

Camp

Camp - Poor, Protected

TuGs

6 Argyraspides - Infantry, Drilled Close, Superior, Protected, Pike, Shove

6 Phalangites - Infantry, Drilled Close, Average, Protected, Pike, Shove

6 Phalangites - Infantry, Drilled Close, Average, Protected, Pike, Shove

6 Thracians - Infantry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Devastating Charger, Melee Expert

4 Companions - Cavalry, Drilled Loose, Superior, Protected, Charging Lancer, Melee Expert

4 Line Cavalry - Cavalry, Drilled Loose, Average, Protected, Charging Lancer, Melee Expert

SuG's

4 Tarentine Cavalry - Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Protected, Javelin, Experienced, Cantabrian
4 Horse Archers - Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Bow, Experienced, Cantabrian

4 Cretan Archers - Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Unproteced, Bow, Skilled, Combat Shy

Mortem et Gloriam - Game 15 - 2018/11/10

Hello!

The most recent battle of Mortem et Gloriam saw my Seleucids fighting against Romans, this time of a Foederate flavor, commanded by Paul against whom I have played before. It was, thus, kind of a rematch or another installment of our sport rivalry!

I have not yet had a chance to play this type of the Roman army so I was really curious what is it going to look like. My first impression was that I am about to play against cavalry heavy army and it looks like my Seleucids are quite outnumbered in that department. Here are the details:

Foederate Romans - Army List

Commanders

Army Commander - Talented Professional

Subordinate General 1 - Competent Professional

Subordinate General 2 - Competent Professional
Subordinate General 3 - Mediocre Professional

 

Camp

Camp - Formed Loose, Poor, Protected

TuGs

6 Legions Auxila - Infantry, Drilled Flexible, Superior, Protected, Short Spear, Darts, Experienced, Shield Cover 

6 Legions Auxila - Infantry, Drilled Flexible, Superior, Protected, Short Spear, Darts, Experienced, Shield Cover 

6 Legions Auxila - Infantry, Drilled Flexible, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Darts, Experienced, Shield Cover  

6 Legions Auxila - Infantry, Drilled Flexible, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Darts, Experienced, Shield Cover  

4 Upgraded Foederate Cavalry -  Cavalry, Formed Loose, Superior, Protected, Short Spear, Devastating Charger, Melee Expert

4 Upgraded Foederate Cavalry -  Cavalry, Formed Loose, Superior, Protected, Short Spear, Devastating Charger, Melee Expert

4 Equites - Cavalry, Drilled Loose, Superior, Protected, Short Spear, Javelin, Unskilled, Melee Expert

4 Equites - Cavalry, Drilled Loose, Superior, Protected, Short Spear, Javelin, Unskilled, Melee Expert

4 Foederate Cavalry - Cavalry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Javelin, Unskilled, Melee Expert 

4 Foederate Cavalry - Cavalry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Javelin, Unskilled, Melee Expert 

4 Foederate Cavalry - Cavalry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Javelin, Unskilled, Melee Expert  

4 Foederate Cavalry - Cavalry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Javelin, Unskilled, Melee Expert 

SuG's

6 Equites Saggittari - Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Bow, Experienced, Combat Shy 

6 Equites Saggittari - Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Bow, Experienced, Combat Shy

Mortem et Gloriam - Game 14 - 2018/10/30

Greetings!

I have just had another great opportunity to play against Steve, a very experienced wargamer, against whose Arab Conquest army I played some time ago. I was very happy to have a re-match as I was looking for another opportunity to learn from Steve and see if I learned lessons from our previous game properly.

This time we upped the armies size to 11,000 but I was again using Britcon version to get prepared for the price increase for the Phalangites.

In addition, Steve was hosting the game as well so I was to play in a comfortable environment without usual crowd present at the store. 

Steve decided to use his favorite Arab Conquest army again with a few additions to bring the army to 11,000 points. 

Arab Conquest - Army List

Commanders

Army Commander - Talented Professional

Subordinate General 1 - Talented Professional

Subordinate General 2 - Competent Professional

Subordinate General 3 - Mediocre Professional

Camp

Camp - Mobile, Average

TuG's

4 Jund Cavalry, Cavalry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Long Spear 

4 Jund Cavalry, Cavalry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Long Spear 

4 City Cavalry, Cavalry, Formed Loose, Superior, Protected, Long Spear  

6 Bedouin Cavalry, Cavalry, Formed Flexible, Average, Unprotected, Long Spear, Combat Shy

6 Bedouin Cavalry, Cavalry, Formed Flexible, Average, Unprotected, Long Spear, Combat Shy

6 Jund Infantry, Infantry, Formed Close, Superior, Protected, Shieldwall, Melee Expert, Integral Shooters

6 Jund Infantry, Infantry, Formed Close, Superior, Protected, Shieldwall, Melee Expert, Integral Shooters

6 Jund Infantry, Infantry, Formed Close, Superior, Protected, Shieldwall, Melee Expert, Integral Shooters

6 Jund Infantry, Infantry, Formed Close, Superior, Protected, Shieldwall, Melee Expert, Integral Shooters

6 Jund Infantry, Infantry, Formed Close, Superior, Protected, Shieldwall, Melee Expert, Integral Shooters

4 Asawira, Cavalry, Formed Loose, Superior, Protected, Experienced, Bow

6 Dailami, Average, Drilled Flexible, Average, Protected, Devastating Chargers

SuG's

6 Camel Mounted Scouts, Camelry,  Average, Unprotected, Experienced, Bow, Combat Shy

9 Skirmishing Archers, Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Experienced, Bow, Combat Shy

Mortem et Gloriam - Game 13 - 2018/10/10

Greetings!

It has been a while since my last game so I was very happy that the opportunity presented itself to take the army of Seleucids again. This time against Mid-Republican Romans with Numidian Allies (around 200 BCE)! Perfect historical match up and the one I was looking forward to as well. It was due to the fact that my opponent, Rob, has just finished painting his Roman army and we tried to find time to test it.

I must say that the army looks fantastic! It was absolute pleasure to look at it from the other side of the table. It is also quite tempting to run by myself, if only to try a different style of warfare. 

It was also kind of a rematch because I played against Rob during WinterCon where he brought his medieval French army and won! I was eager to do better this time for sure!

I suggested that since it was announced that the tournament during upcoming CanCon2019 will be at 11,000 points we should try that as well. Rob agreed! Here are the details of the force he commanded:

Mid-Republican Romans - Army List

Commanders

Army Commander - Competent Professional

Subordinate General 1 - Competent Professional

Subordinate General 2 - Mediocre Professional
Allied General - Competent Instintive

 

Camp

Camp - Poor, Protected

TuG's

4 1st Legion Hastati and Principes - Infantry, Drilled Close, Superior, Protected, Impact Weapon, Shield Cover, Orb, Melee Expert
1 1st Legion Triari -  Infantry, Drilled Close, Superior, Protected, Shield Cover, Orb, Melee Expert
4 1st Legion Hastati and Principes - Infantry, Drilled Close, Superior, Protected, Impact Weapon, Shield Cover, Orb, Melee Expert
1 1st Legion Triari -  Infantry, Drilled Close, Superior, Protected, Shield Cover, Orb, Melee Expert

4 2nd Legion Hastati and Principes - Infantry, Drilled Close, Superior, Protected, Impact Weapon, Shield Cover, Orb, Melee Expert
1 2nd Legion Triari -  Infantry, Drilled Close, Superior, Protected, Shield Cover, Orb, Melee Expert
4 2nd Legion Hastati and Principes - Infantry, Drilled Close, Superior, Protected, Impact Weapon, Shield Cover, Orb, Melee Expert
1 2nd Legion Triari -  Infantry, Drilled Close, Superior, Protected, Shield Cover, Orb, Melee Expert

4 3rd Legion Hastati and Principes - Infantry, Drilled Close, Average, Protected, Impact Weapon, Shield Cover, Orb, Melee Expert
1 3rd Legion Triari -  Infantry, Drilled Close, Average, Protected, Shield Cover, Orb, Melee Expert
4 3rd Legion Hastati and Principes - Infantry, Drilled Close, Average, Protected, Impact Weapon, Shield Cover, Orb, Melee Expert
1 3rd Legion Triari -  Infantry, Drilled Close, Average, Protected, Shield Cover, Orb, Melee Expert

6 Italian Infantry - Infantry, Drilled Flexible,  Average, Protected, Short Spear, Javelin, Experienced, Orb

4 Legion Cavalry - Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Javelin, Unskilled, Melee Expert
6 Ally Numidian Nobles - Cavalry, Formed Flexible, Superior, Protected, Short Spear, Javelin, Experienced

SuG's

6 1st Legion Velites - Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Javelin, Experienced
6 2nd Legion Velites - Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Javelin, Experienced
6 3rd Legion Velites - Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Javelin, Experienced

6 Numidian Light Horse - Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Javelin, Skilled
6 Ally Numidian Light Horse - Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Javelin, Skilled 
6 Ally Numidian Light Horse - Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Javelin, Skilled 

Mortem et Gloriam - Game 12 - 2018/09/13

Greetings!

My next game was against the most recent overall winner of WinterCon 2018 - Stephen! It was a fantastic opportunity for me because it is always  great to learn from the best. I even thought that I may play against Stephen after day 1 at WinterCon but it was not to be.

Stephen brought his favorite Arab Conquest, the army that he used so effectively at the tournament. Once again, I was about to face the faction I have never played before. I knew I was about to learn a lot for sure!

One of the interesting aspects of Stephen's army is that he does not have Skirmishers. At least not dedicated ones, as some of the units are Flexible. That creates a very interesting force that has quite a high break point. Another element that was very intriguing was the fact that he had two Talented generals. Here are the details of the army although I need to apologize as I do not remember all of the aspects. In particular, I cannot recall which if any of his cavalry units were Superior. For time being I am assuming they were not and I am going to correct it if it was not the case:

Arab Conquest - Army List

Commanders

 

Army Commander - Talented Professional

Subordinate General 1 - Talented Professional

Subordinate General 2 - Competent Professional

Subordinate General 3 - Mediocre Professional

Camp

Camp - Mobile, Average

TuG's

4 Jund Cavalry, Cavalry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Long Spear 

4 Jund Cavalry, Cavalry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Long Spear 

4 Jund Cavalry, Cavalry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Long Spear  

6 Bedouin Cavalry, Cavalry, Formed Flexible, Average, Unprotected, Long Spear

4 Bedouin Cavalry, Cavalry, Formed Flexible, Average, Unprotected, Long Spear

6 Jund Infantry, Infantry, Formed Close, Superior, Protected, Shieldwall 

6 Jund Infantry, Infantry, Formed Close, Superior, Protected, Shieldwall 

6 Jund Infantry, Infantry, Formed Close, Superior, Protected, Shieldwall  

6 Jund Infantry, Infantry, Formed Close, Superior, Protected, Shieldwall 

6 Jund Infantry, Infantry, Formed Close, Superior, Protected, Shieldwall  

4 Asawira, Cavalry, Formed Loose, Superior, Protected, Experienced, Bow

6 Dailami, Average, Drilled Flexible, Average, Protected, Devastating Chargers

Mortem et Gloriam - Game 11 - 2018/09/08

Greetings!

In the last game of WinterCon 2018 I played against Mitchell and his Spanish - Sertorian army. I remembered him from the very first event I took part in but back then I had no opportunity to play against him. 

Spanish - Sertorian is another faction I have had no opportunity to play against before so I was very curious about it. I vaguely remembered that it may be an army that has a mix of Iberian and Roman troops, perhaps with a bit of cavalry and skirmishers too. It was also the very first time I was about to play against the army with Legendary Professional Army Commander - Sertorius himself!

Here are the details of the army list Mitchell had (at least as I remember it):

Spanish - Sertorian - Army List

Commanders

Army Commander - Sertorius - Legendary Professional

Subordinate General 1 - Competent Professional

Subordinate General 2 - Competent Professional
Subordinate General 3 - Mediocre Professional

 

Camp

Camp (C5) - Average, Protected

TuG's

4 Cavalry (C1) - Cavalry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Unskilled Javelin, Short Spear

8 Exiled Romans (ER) - Infantry, Drilled Flexible, Average, Protected, Impact Weapon, Shield Cover, Melee Expert
8 Nobles (N) - Infantry, Tribal Loose, Superior, Protected, Experienced, Javelin, Melee Expert
8 Caetrati (C2) - Infantry, Tribal Loose, Protected, Experienced, Javelin, Melee Expert
8 Caetrati (C3) - Infantry, Tribal Loose, Protected, Experienced, Javelin, Melee Expert
8 Caetrati (C4) - Infantry, Tribal Loose, Protected, Experienced, Javelin, Melee Expert 

SuG's

6 Light Horse (LH1) - Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Experienced, Javelin, Cantabrian
6 Light Horse (LH2) - Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Experienced, Javelin, Cantabrian
6 Best Light Horse (BLH) - Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Skilled, Javelin

9 Caetrati Skirmishers (CS1) - Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Protected, Experienced, Javelin, Short Spear
9 Caetrati Skirmishers (CS2) - Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Protected, Experienced, Javelin, Short Spear
9 Caetrati Skirmishers (CS3) - Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Protected, Experienced, Javelin, Short Spear
9 Slingers (S) - Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Experienced, Sling

Mortem et Gloriam - Game 10 - 2018/09/06

Greetings!

Day one of WinterCon 2018 tournament was over and we learned who are our opponents for the first game on day two. This time I was about to play against Rob who brought his 100 Years' War French army. We attempted to organize a game before the event but it didn't quite work out. It was great then that we could play against each other during the event!

It was a bit odd match up if you look at it from the historical point of view. But I decided to consider the Knights as special type of Cataphracts. Rob also ensured me that his Roman army is currently being painted so there was a chance for a historically accurate re-match too!

Apart from the Knights Rob brought quite a large number of units armed with Crossbows or Longbows too. Here are the details:

100 Years' War French - Army List

Commanders

Army Commander - Talented Instinctive

Subordinate General 1 - Competent Instinctive

Subordinate General 2 - Mediocre Instinctive

Subordinate General 3 - Mediocre Instinctive

Camp

Camp - Camp, Formed Loose, Poor, Protected

TuG's

4 French Knights - Cavalry, Formed Loose, Superior, Fully Armored, Charging Lancer, Devastating Charger, Melee Expert
4 French Knights - Cavalry, Formed Loose, Superior, Fully Armored, Charging Lancer, Devastating Charger, Melee Expert
4 French Knights - Cavalry, Formed Loose, Superior, Fully Armored, Charging Lancer, Devastating Charger, Melee Expert 
4 Valet de Guerre - Cavalry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Charging Lancer, Melee Expert
4 Valet de Guerre - Cavalry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Charging Lancer, Melee Expert

8 French Crossbowmen, Infantry, Formed Loose, Average, Unprotected, Crossbow, Experienced, Combat Shy
6 Mercenary Crossbowmen, Infantry, Drilled Loose, Average, Protected, Crossbow, Experienced, Combat Shy, Shield Cover
6 Mercenary Crossbowmen, Infantry, Drilled Loose, Average, Protected, Crossbow, Experienced, Combat Shy, Shield Cover
8 Ribaulds, Infantry, Tribal Loose, Poor, Unprotected, Combat Shy
8 Ribaulds, Infantry, Tribal Loose, Poor, Unprotected, Combat Shy
6 French Longbowmen, Infantry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Powerbow, Experienced, Combat Shy

SuG's

6 Skirmishing Crossbowmen, Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Crossbow, Experienced, Combat Shy
6 Bidets, Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Javelin, Experienced, Combat Shy
2 Guns, Artillery, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Light Artillery, Experienced, Combat Shy, Barricades

Mortem et Gloriam - Game 9 - 2018/09/02

Greetings!

In my second game of Mortem et Gloriam event at WinterCon2018 I played against Craig who commanded an army of Pechenegs. This force was something I have never faced before. Unlike all the armies I have played so far, this one had more SuG's than TuG's and was all mounted. In other words, plenty of horse archers to lure my own force into a trap.

I also learned that Craig has been playing various historical games for years. It meant that I was about to have a game against unknown army led by a very experienced commander. I didn't quite want to repeat the mistakes of Crassus at Carrhae so I decided that I need to be very cautious and keep the army together no matter what. 

If you are interested in Craig's report on the very same battle (and all his games he played at WinterCon), here is the link to his post at MeG forum:

WinterCon 2018 Report - Pechenegs

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

Pechenegs - Army List

Commanders

Army Commander - Talented Instinctive

Subordinate General 1 - Competent Instinctive

Subordinate General 2 - Competent Instinctive

Subordinate General 3 - Competent Instinctive

TuG's

4 Battle Wagons, Battle Wagons, Tribal Loose, Average, Protected, Bow, Unskilled, Combat Shy

4 Battle Wagons, Battle Wagons, Tribal Loose, Average, Protected, Bow, Unskilled, Combat Shy

4 Battle Wagons, Battle Wagons, Tribal Loose, Average, Protected, Bow, Unskilled, Combat Shy

6 Nobles, Cavalry, Formed Loose, Superior, Protected, Charging Lancer, Bow, Unskilled

6 Nobles, Cavalry, Formed Loose, Superior, Protected, Charging Lancer, Bow, Unskilled

SuG's

6 Horse Archers, Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Bow, Experienced, Cantabrian, Combat Shy 

6 Horse Archers, Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Bow, Experienced, Cantabrian, Combat Shy 

6 Horse Archers, Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Bow, Experienced, Cantabrian, Combat Shy  

6 Horse Archers, Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Bow, Experienced, Cantabrian, Combat Shy 

6 Horse Archers, Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Bow, Experienced, Cantabrian, Combat Shy  

6 Horse Archers, Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Bow, Skilled, Combat Shy

6 Horse Archers, Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Bow, Skilled, Combat Shy  

6 Horse Archers, Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Bow, Skilled, Combat Shy 

Mortem et Gloriam - Game 8 - 2018/08/24

Greetings! 

This is the first battle report from the event called WinterCon 2018 that took place in Canberra on 21-22 July 2018. There were quite a few tournaments for various games and system. Luckily Dean from Olympian Games organized one for Mortem et Gloriam enthusiasts.

It was quite relaxed, open format tournament where participants had to bring 10000 strong armies. Other than that there were no restrictions and we played 2 games each day. It meant that we had quite a lot of time for each game. It was good news for many of us who have only recently started learning the intricacies of the system.

If you are interested, here is the video from the event that nicely shows what games were represented. For MeG players the interview with Dean will definitely be an interesting one (MeG contents starts around 24:00 minutes):

WinterCon 2018 Coverage - by Garage Gamers Down Under

In my first game I was about to play against Paul for whom it was the very first game in Mortem et Gloriam. It was my pleasure to try and pass on all the things I have learned in my few games so far. Paul brought the army of Classical Indian which he painted beautifully in just a few weeks time! I have never had a chance to play against such a force before so it was becoming more and more interesting. Especially, that one can imagine that it was one of the historical campaigns of the Seleucids in the East. 

Here are more details of the army Paul brought. I must apologize in advance as I realized I made some mistakes in the diagrams. First, I considered a single TuG as two (I think they were Javelinmen) and then I noticed that I did not add one TuG (it appeared on the diagrams at some stage). I also tried to recall which infantry units were actually present so I hope the list is acceptable in terms of following the flow of battle. If I get the correct version I will definitely update it accordingly.

Classical Indian - Army List

Commanders

Army Commander - Talented Instinctive

Subordinate General 1 - Competent Instinctive

Subordinate General 2 - Competent Instinctive

Subordinate General 3 - Mediocre Instinctive

Camp

Camp - Unfortified, Average

TuG's 

3 Elephants (E1) - Elephants, Tribal Loose, Average, Protected, Shove
3 Elephants (E2) - Elephants, Tribal Loose, Average, Protected, Shove
3 Elephants (E3) - Elephants, Tribal Loose, Average, Protected, Experienced, Bow, Shove

4 Cavalry (C2) - Cavalry, Tribal Loose, Average, Protected, Unskilled, Javelin

3 Chariots (C3) - Battle Chariots, Formed Loose, Superior, Protected, Experienced, Bow
3 Chariots (C3) - Battle Chariots, Formed Loose, Superior, Protected, Experienced, Bow 

6 Javelinmen (J1) - Infantry, Tribal Loose, Average, Protected, Unskilled, Javlinmen, Short Spear
6 Javelinmen (J2) - Infantry, Tribal Loose, Average, Protected, Unskilled, Javlinmen, Short Spear

9 Spearmen (S) - Infantry, Tribal Loose, Average, Protected, Short Spear
9 Archers (A1) - Infantry, Tribal Loose, Average, Unprotected, Experienced, Bows
9 Archers (A1) - Infantry, Tribal Loose, Average, Unprotected, Experienced, Bows
3 Spearmen & 6 Archers (SA1) - Infantry, Tribal Loose, Protected/Unprotected, Experienced, Bow, Short Spear
3 Spearmen & 6 Archers (SA2) - Infantry, Tribal Loose, Protected/Unprotected, Experienced, Bow, Short Spear

SuG's

9 Skirmishers with Bow (SwB) - Infantry, Skirmisher, Poor, Unprotected, Experienced, Bow, Combat Shy
9 Skirmishers with Bow (SwB) - Infantry, Skirmisher, Poor, Unprotected, Experienced, Bow, Combat Shy

Mortem et Gloriam - Game 7 - 2018/08/20

Greetings!

It's been a while since I posted about Mortem et Gloriam battles but it was not due to lack of games. Quite the contrary! I focused on painting so that I had a bit more proper sized models for the (back then) upcoming WinterCon 2018 and I quickly found out with more games to write than time for it! What a fantastic situation! :)  

However, the games should not be neglected for too long as even with the photos taken as a documentary, memory fades and details tend to be forgotten. I quickly realized that when writing the report for this battle so I apologize in advance for some inaccuracies or moves that seem to be out of sequence. 

After a blood encounter with Imperial Romans, Paul agreed to have a re-match but this time he fielded an army of Mid-Republican Romans. Excellent! A perfect historical match! Here are the details of the force he brought (at least as I remember them).

Mid-Republican Roman

Commanders

Army Commander - Talented Professional

Subordinate General 1 - Competent Professional

Subordinate General 2 - Competent Professional

Subordinate General 3 - Mediocre Professional

Camp

Camp - Fortified, Average

TuG's

Legion I

4 Hastati & Principes, Infantry, Drilled Close, Average, Protected, Impact Weapons, Shield Cover, Melee Expert

4 Hastati & Principes, Infantry, Drilled Close, Average, Protected, Impact Weapons, Shield Cover, Melee Expert

2 Triari, Infantry, Drilled Close, Averate, Long Spear, Shove, Shield Cover

Legion II

4 Hastati & Principes, Infantry, Drilled Close, Average, Protected, Impact Weapons, Shield Cover, Melee Expert

4 Hastati & Principes, Infantry, Drilled Close, Average, Protected, Impact Weapons, Shield Cover, Melee Expert

2 Triari, Infantry, Drilled Close, Averate, Long Spear, Shove, Shield Cover

Legion III 

4 Hastati & Principes, Infantry, Drilled Close, Average, Protected, Impact Weapons, Shield Cover, Melee Expert

4 Hastati & Principes, Infantry, Drilled Close, Average, Protected, Impact Weapons, Shield Cover, Melee Expert

2 Triari, Infantry, Drilled Close, Averate, Long Spear, Shove, Shield Cover

6 Italian Infantry, Drilled Flexible, Average, Protected, Unskilled, Javelin, Short Spear

6 Spanish Scutari, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Impact Weapons

2 Elephants, Elephants, Tribal Loose, Average, Protected

4 Cavalry, Cavalry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Unskilled, Javelin, Short Spear, Melee Expert

4 Cavalry, Cavalry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Unskilled, Javelin, Short Spear, Melee Expert

SuG's

4 Numidian Cavalry, Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Skilled, Javelin

4 Numidian Cavalry, Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Skilled, Javelin

6 Leves, Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Experienced, Javelin, Combat Shy

6 Leves, Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Experienced, Javelin, Combat Shy

6 Leves, Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Experienced, Javelin, Combat Shy

Mortem et Gloriam - Game 6 - 2018/06/25

Hello!

Last time I played against Leigh we had two spectators. It happened that one of them, Paul, had time to play recently and he brought his Early Imperial Romans. Not only I had a chance to play against a new opponent but it was also much closer to the potential historical opponent as I could get!

I was very curious how the Phalanx would do against the Legions in Mortem et Gloriam. I just wish I had more models painted for 15mm but it seems that after a nice period of time where I painted three units, I could not find enough of breaks to finish Tarentine Cavalry. Perhaps soon, as I got some more reinforcements and it looks like I have almost all the models for the initial 10000 points I wanted to paint.

When I had a quick look at Paul's army it became even more intriguing because there were a lot of TuG's with 4 bases but also quite a number of Superior units. Here are the details:

Early Imperial Roman - Army List

Commanders

Army Commander - Talented Professional

Subordinate General 1 - Competent Professional

Subordinate General 2 - Competent Professional

Subordinate General 3 - Mediocre Professional

Camp

Camp - Fortified, Average

TuG's

4 Equites - Cavalry, Drilled Loose, Superior, Protected, Unskilled/Javelin, Short Spear, Melee Expert

4 Equites - Cavalry, Drilled Loose, Superior, Protected, Unskilled/Javelin, Short Spear, Melee Expert

4 Equites - Cavalry, Drilled Loose, Superior, Protected, Unskilled/Javelin, Short Spear, Melee Expert

4 Legionaries - Infantry, Drilled Flexible, Superior, Protected, Impact Weapon, Melee Expert, Integral Shooters

4 Legionaries - Infantry, Drilled Flexible, Superior, Protected, Impact Weapon, Melee Expert, Integral Shooters 

4 Legionaries - Infantry, Drilled Flexible, Superior, Protected, Impact Weapon, Melee Expert, Integral Shooters  

4 Legionaries - Infantry, Drilled Flexible, Superior, Protected, Impact Weapon, Melee Expert, Integral Shooters 

4 Auxilia - Infantry, Drilled Flexible, Average, Protected, Unskilled/Javelin, Short Spear, Melee Expert 

4 Auxilia - Infantry, Drilled Flexible, Average, Protected, Unskilled/Javelin, Short Spear, Melee Expert 

4 Auxilia - Infantry, Drilled Flexible, Average, Protected, Unskilled/Javelin, Short Spear, Melee Expert  

4 Auxilia - Infantry, Drilled Flexible, Average, Protected, Unskilled/Javelin, Short Spear, Melee Expert 

SuG's

4 Light Horse - Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Experienced/Javelin

4 Light Horse - Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Experienced/Javelin  

Mortem et Gloriam - Game 5 - 2018/06/16

Hello!

After almost a month of break, Leigh and I managed to find some time to play another game of Mortem et Gloriam. This time we spiced up the things and decided to play at 10000 points. Two of Leigh's friends also showed up as spectators. It is great because it seems that popularity of MeG system grows. 

I have been painting since our last game so I was happy to add my "proper" size, 15mm models to the army. Leigh always has a dilemma, which army from his vast collection to play with this time? He mentioned something about 12 Elephants before the game but in the end he brought his Free Company force.

It is definitely something different than he has fielded so far. Not only playing against an army from a completely different historic period creates its own kind of challenge. But this force was smaller than the armies he played with earlier.

Here are the details of his army list:

Free Company - Army List

Commanders

Army Commander - Competent Professional

Subordinate General - Competent Professional

Subordinate General - Competent Professional

Camp

Camp - Poor, Protected

TuG's

4 Veteran Knights - Cavalry, Formed Loose, Superior, Fully Armored, Charging Lancer, Devastating Chargers, Melee Expert

4 Men-at-Arms - Infantry, Drilled Close, Average, Fully Armored, 2-H Cut-Crush, Melee Expert

4 Men-at-Arms - Infantry, Drilled Close, Average, Fully Armored, 2-H Cut-Crush, Melee Expert

4 Men-at-Arms - Infantry, Drilled Close, Average, Fully Armored, 2-H Cut-Crush, Melee Expert

4 Men-at-Arms - Infantry, Drilled Close, Average, Fully Armored, 2-H Cut-Crush, Melee Expert

6 Longbowmen - Infantry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Experienced, Powerbow, Stakes 

6 Longbowmen - Infantry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Experienced, Powerbow, Stakes

6 Longbowmen - Infantry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Experienced, Powerbow, Stakes

8 Crossbowmen - Infantry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Experienced, Crossbow

6 Brigans - Infantry, Tribal Loose, Average, Protected, Melee Expert

6 Brigans - Infantry, Tribal Loose, Average, Protected, Melee Expert

SuG's

6 Britons - Infantry, Skirmishers, Average, Unprotected, Experienced, Javelin

Mortem et Gloriam - Game 4 - 2018/05/19

Hello!

Leigh and I decided to establish regular Mortem et Gloriam gaming and the aim is to play every fortnight.  Hopefully, there will be more people interested in time too. For now I am very happy he is willing to spend his time as well in order to play more games and learn the rules better.

I am still using my 7000 points of Seleucids so hopefully Leigh is not bored with my army yet! My aim is to keep playing with this force for some time, expand it to 10000 to be ready for the event in July and then see if I want keep adding to it or if I want to invest in something new. 

But these are the long term plans. At the moment it is important to keep learning and trying to get more efficient so that the games can be resolved in given time. 

Leigh brought his Franks this time and I was very curious about the re-match as that was the same army he played with at the small tournament a few weeks ago.

Early Merovingian Frank - Army List

Commanders

Army Commander - Competent Instinctive

Subordinate General - Mediocre Instinctive

Camp

Camp - Poor, Protected

TuG's

4 Noble Cavalry - Cavalry, Formed Loose, Superior, Protected, Short Spear, Melee Expert

4 Noble Cavalry - Cavalry, Formed Loose, Superior, Protected, Short Spear, Melee Expert

4 Cavalry - Cavalry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Melee Expert

4 Cavalry - Cavalry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Melee Expert

6 Warriors - Infantry, Tribal Close, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Devastating Charger

6 Warriors - Infantry, Tribal Close, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Devastating Charger

6 Warriors - Infantry, Tribal Close, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Devastating Charger

6 Warriors - Infantry, Tribal Close, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Devastating Charger

6 Warriors - Infantry, Tribal Close, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Devastating Charger

6 Warriors - Infantry, Tribal Close, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Devastating Charger

SuG's

4 Light Cavalry - Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Javelin, Experienced, Cantabrian

6 Archers - Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Bow, Experienced

6 Javelinmen - Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Short Spear, javelin, Experienced

Mortem et Gloriam - Argyraspides - 2018/05/13

Hello!

I have recently started playing with Mortem et Gloriam rules and I used the collection of my 10mm miniatures to learn the new rules. However, I noticed that 15mm is more popular and since I don't actually have a fully painted army in 10mm I was wondering if I should start one at a bit larger scale.  

I must admit that 15mm models I saw at the recent event looked much nicer. I also had a chance to inspect some of them during one of the visits to Olympian Games. Hence, when I finally decided I would like to continue playing with Mortem et Gloriam I also wanted to start an army in the "proper" scale. Fortunately for me, Argyraspides from Xyston Successors range were available and I had my first models to paint. I have never painted 15mm ones before so I was very interested in checking if what I learned in painting both 28mm and 10mm miniatures would be helpful.

In this post I would like to do two things. First, I would like to share the way I painted my models. I hope it will be useful for others. And second, by showing the steps and the approach to painting and modelling I hope to receive some comments how to improve it. I am happy with the result as it is but I also want to challenge myself and keep getting better, so any feedback will be very much appreciated!

Mortem et Gloriam - Game 3 - Lydians - 2018/05/12

Hello!

When I attended the MiniMeG event last month I met a few new players. It was one of the reasons for the tournament, to let people meet each other and spread the interest in Mortem et Gloriam system. One of these players was Leigh, against whom I played in the second round. We quickly found out that we are located in the relatively close distance from each other and decided to catch up for a casual game in the local store. 

It was 3rd game with Mortem et Gloriam for both of us but we were very interested in continuing to learn the system. Hence, we both brought 7000 armies again. Mainly due to the fact that I do not have models to field a larger army. But also because we thought that learning the rules with smaller forces would help us to understand things faster.

Last time Leigh had his Franks but this time he went back in time almost 1000 years and decided to bring the army of Lydians. It was a very interesting force for me because this period of history is not well known to me. At the same time, the composition of the army itself was also very intriguing and different from Leigh's Franks as well as my Seleucids. 

Lydians - Army List

Commanders

Army Commander - Competent Instinctive

Subordinate General 1 - Competent Instinctive

Subordinate General 1 - Competent Instinctive

Camp

Camp - Poor, Protected

 

TuG's

4 Kings Retainers - Cavalry, Formed Loose, Superior, Protected, Short Spear, Devastating Charger

4 Provincial Cavalry - Cavalry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Devastating Charger

4 Provincial Cavalry - Cavalry, Formed Loose, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Devastating Charger

4 Scythians - Cavalry, Formed Flexible, Average, Unprotected, Bow, Experienced

6 Spearmen - Infantry, Tribal Close, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Shieldwall 

6 Spearmen - Infantry, Tribal Close, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Shieldwall 

6 Spearmen - Infantry, Tribal Close, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Shieldwall  

8 Karian Hoplites - Infantry, Formed Close, Average, Protected, Long Spear, Shove, Shield Cover

6 Bithynians - Infantry, Tribal Loose, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Javelin, Experienced

SuG's

6 Phrygians - Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Javelin, Experienced

6 Phrygians - Cavalry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Javelin, Experienced

6 Skirmishing Archers - Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Bow, Experienced, Combat Shy 

6 Skirmishing Archers - Infantry, Skirmisher, Average, Unprotected, Bow, Experienced, Combat Shy

Mini MeG 1 - Part 3

Greetings!

In the last part of the reports series from my first ever event in Mortem et Gloriam system, I would like to summarize my experiences, share the impressions about the game and even ask a few questions about the situations that occurred in the battles!

First of all, however, I would like to thank Dean from Olympian Games for organizing the event (and supplying much needed Camp, the best painted element in my army :)), Canberra Regional Wargame Group for hosting the tournament along their usual activities and my fantastic opponents, Geoff and Leigh for great games! One of the reasons I write the reports is that by doing so I can say "thank you!" to the organizers and the players. Without them, obviously, I would have not had such a fantastic time!

Mini MeG 1 - Part 2

Greetings!

In the second game of MiniMeG 1 event I had a great pleasure to play against Leigh and his Early Merovingian Frank (481AD). It was quite interesting to have a game between armies so far apart in history. However, it is something that has to happen at the events unless one organizes a tournament where all participants bring forces from the same period. I must say that would be great too but for the small event for beginners it was perfectly fine to bring whatever players had at this moment.

I am sure it is also a challenge for designers of the game to come up with ideas that reflect how the armies of particular faction fought in their time and still allow for good games between armies that never faced each other in history.

Both Leigh and I played our very second game in MeG so the priority was to implement lessons from game 1 and learn as much as possible in game 2. For me, personally, my main objective was to maneuver in a way that would allow me to get into some combats to test the mechanics of the game in that phase. And to see what the Phalanx can do! 

Mini MeG 1 - Part 1

Greetings!

Last week I attended a small event called Mini MeG 1 that was organized by Dean from Olympian Games . It was meant to be an opportunity for new players to learn how to play with the rules for a relatively new historical system called Mortem et Gloriam. The event was organized in the usual location for Canberra Regional Wargames Group whose members generously made some space for MeG players too!

It was really great for me because I was looking for a chance to learn the rules as I have never played games in that system before. It has some unique (at least for me) mechanics I was curious to try out. But as with every new game it is really helpful to be able to play against a more experienced opponent rather than trying to figure out the things on my own. 

Equally important was to meet new people and see what armies and periods are their favorite. I hoped I would be able to make some new contacts to be able to play in a more regular way.

We played two games as the idea was to have more time to learn the rules. The size of armies was 7000 points, no more than 3 commanders and we played on 4 x 4' tables. In this post I will talk about the system how I understand it at the moment and present a short report from the first game.