A Loss of Reputation?

On Monday for the last game of November here in GHQ Phil and I were fixed on a first attempt with James Morris's new Midgard {aka Mudgard here in GHQ}rules using Phil's Arthurians and Early Saxons, two beautiful armies worthy of the privilege. It's fitting too that a new rule set should get a run out to mark the Blogs 13th Blogiversary!

You may already have seen Phil's report of our experience in this first encounter with the rules, so I'm not going to repeat things for no reason. The two armies in question are a thing of beauty though and deserve as wide an audience as possible, so here are a few pictures I took during lulls in the action ~

The early Saxons lead gallantly, if not heroically, by Aelle.

The glorious Arthurians lead by the almost mythical Artos, Dux Brittania, Count of the Saxon Shore, and so on...

Artos himself flush with Heroic ardour leading his Comitatensis into action.

Aelle keeping a watchful eye on his diminishing stock of Heroic Deeds!

Mutual destruction brought about by the accumulated loss is Stamina.

Aelle desperately expending his Heroic Deeds to stave off the rampant Arthurian hordes and preserve what was left of his Reputation.

Which as you can readily see here was at a pretty low ebb by then!

All to no avail in the end sadly as his Reputation took a nose dive and the battle was lost. 

We played five Turns in just a little less than 2 hours including setting up. The rules worked well and we soon had a grasp of the fundamental principles and order. More importantly they were fun, and for we veteran wargamers that's what counts more with the passing of the years. So, the  Midgard/Mudgard rule set are 'Highly Recommended' by we GHQ Irregulars!