Greek Midgard

Further playtesting of James' Midgard rules. For variety we went for a Greek setting. James wanted to try out the rules for flying so hapries and various heroes and gods with winged sandals fitted the bill.

We both ended up with quite a lot of heroes (including gods) and monsters and rather fewer troops than usual. I had more formed unit and James a more skirmish led force.

Prodded forward by Poseidon and backed up by the Talos Spartans and hoplites stand ready.

Harpies lurking in the ruins.

Alongside Poseidon Hermes had some dead guys minotaurs and a big brass bull.

Athena and a coupe of heroes with hoplites.

Centaurs and Fauns stand ready

The harpies took to the air and swooped down on the Cretan archers.

 

Perseus did likewise to some skeleton archers.

Hercules stood around, shooting arrows instead of getting stuck in.

Hermes rushed forward to deal with some Fauns.

While the Shades moved up.

In the centre Poseidon and the big bull blokes got stuck in.

While the Spartans moved to support.

The Shades took on the centaurs.

Athena had a pop at King Midas.

A fight that unexpectedly went the way of the man with the Golden touch.

Poseidon closed in on the remaining hoplites.

Whilst the harpies finished off the fauns.

Victory to the sea god!

This was a good fun game. The flyers rules worked, but need a little tweaking. It's clear that skirmishers are no match for formed infantry in the open (which seems right) and that heroes are powerful, but better as upgrades for proper soldiers, rather than a replacement for them.

I now want to paint more Greek myth models....