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| The Belgae deployed L to R Atrebates, Viromandui and the Nervii |
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| Caesar's army |
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| Gallic cavalry cross the Sabis |
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| Spanish cavalry advance to protect the Roman left flank |
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| Gallic cavalry have the numbers |
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| The Belgae advance |
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| Numidian cavalry skirmish on the Roman right flank |
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| Spanish cavalry charge |
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| Gauls suffer early casualties |
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| Gallic cavalry charge Caesar's legions on the hill! |
Earlier today I played a solo Mortem et Gloriam (MeG) game out in the shed. The scenario was the Battle of Sabis 57 BC with Caesar's legions taking on the Belgae. The scenario for this was developed by Simon Elliott and Simon Hall for the recent MeG Compendium release and is available as a pdf on the MeG site. We played this battle a few years ago as a Hail Caesar game and the Romans suffered a heavy defeat. I used Spanish cavalry instead of Gallic for Caesar's army as I didn't have enough painted Gallic cavalry. I'm still learning the rules, this is only my fourth game, I was hoping to have the MeG Compendium by now but with all the mail delays this still seems to be a fair way off.
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| Casualties mount for the Gallic cavalry |
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| Nervii and Viromandui close with Caesar's legions |
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| Gallic cavalry on the right are in dire straights |
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| Gallic javelin men are slowed by missile fire |
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| View from the Roman lines |
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| Romans hold the Gallic attack |
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| Remaining Gallic cavalry are about to rout |
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| Spanish cavalry charge Gallic slingers |
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| Slingers evade, Roman control tightens |
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| Gallic right flank has routed and the centre is exposed and vulnerable |
Now that's a battle I recognise, Mike :) Every game I've seen of MeG has seemed to have lots of table clutter. Has that changed in the new edition, or did you just remove it before taking photos? Looks great, anyway. Cheers, Aaron
ReplyDeleteThanks Aaron, it is a fun and clever set of rules. There are dice, cards and card holders but I kept them to the side of the table out of the photos. With the new MeG releases there are grass discs, coloured on one side which are less obtrusive.
DeleteAlways love to see great looking game!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal, it was fun to get the troops out.
DeleteSplendid armies, lovely cavalry!
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil, I'll have to paint up some more Gallic cavalry!
DeleteGreat stuff Mike, how do you find the rules, not played them yet
ReplyDeleteThanks Matt, I really like them, they're fun but have some really clever features. Army lists are comprehensive with 650+ lists free download.
DeleteWow impressive Cavalry clash on flank, massive! Nice eye candy as well.
ReplyDeleteCheers
Kevin
Thanks Kevin, you need a lot of Gallic cavalry for this scenario.
DeleteGreat looking game! Interesting to see what this is like as psc are pushing it along now, never tried it, so many rulesets!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain, I know there are so many rule sets around and you can't play them all. I think it is a very clever set, check out he army lists, there is also a 16th and 17th century set - Renatio et Gloriem available with army lists as free downloads.
ReplyDeleteGreat looking game! So how large are the infantry units in this game?
ReplyDeleteThanks Daniel. Most are six or nine bases with three to four figures a base. This scenario is on the MeG site and you can scale it down with the Pacto version.
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