Midgard - Basilieus v The Amazons

James and Mat joined me at the Soldier Shack for another game of Midgard.

For a few years as part of playtesting we've been gaming a series of loosely linked Greek myth games wherein Baileus attempts various quests to surprise and delight some god or other.

This time he was off to Amazonia in search of Hipolyta's girdle. Something she wasn't going to give up without a fight.

With the door open and late summer sunshine coming in, some of the photography is a little dark. Sorry.

The forces line up, Basileus on the right, Amazons on the left

James has painted the Amazon army (mostly Lucid Eye models) this summer.

Fauns had joined Basileus.

And some Roman allies...

The Amazon army looks very nice.

Loadsa chariots (James advice is to wait for one of their regular sales)

The harpies are 3D prints from Etsy.

A Priest of Hades had joined Basileus to counter any foul feminine magics.

Wasting no time Basileus pushed up.

The Amazon sorceress created a magical barrier to protect one flank.

The hoplites closed in the centre.

The Roman allies faced off with the chariots.

The Fauns were content to shoot at the chariots across the magical barrier.

The clash in the centre began, with Basileus leading the way.

The chariots finally charged on the flank

Basileus and his royal guard made good progress.

Hacking his way towards the Amazon queen.

Resistance was stouter on the flank.

And the harpies picked on some skirmishers.

The chariots found the legions tough going.

The stand off continued on the flank.

Battle was joined along the rest of the line.

Finally Basileus attempted to pull off Hipolyta's girdle

Man-to-Woman combat.

Hipolyta was cut down and the Amazon force was wavering.

A final counter-charge saw Basileus too cut down, but his protective god swooped down and carried him from the field.

With that the game ended. The Amazon cup was empty and the Greeks had triumphed.

Good fun game - we learned more about magic in the system - the rest of the game feels pretty solid and works well. The games always look great, with a real "massed battle" feel but they play fast and easy.

Olympic OGAM Day - photoshoot

 James set up a space to photograph all the armies between the last two games.

Like an idiot I only actually took pictures of my own army and Martin's who I play against reasonably often.

So no nice pictures of Tom, Chris or Kev's beautiful armies. Or even James' (though that's easier to resolve).

Just a carefree young god taking his pet squid for a run.

(James borrowed my Poseidon and kraken for the game as he fancied a change)

Martin's Hecate force.

Hermes and his lads.

Just wish I'd taken pics of the other ones...

Olympic OGAM Day - game three

After a brief break for more beverages and a photoshoot it was back to game three where I would play Kev with his Pan's People. Specifically, Pan, a huge cyclops, a harpy legend some centaurs and several units of satyrs.

We played a tweaked variant of the sacred spring scenario, with a well guarded by a unit of harpies who attacked random units that got too close.

The random hand of fate (James' cards) gifted me a unit of archers.

I parked the sheep in the woods with instructions to pray (bleat) hard.

Kev used his harpy to deny me a corner.

The harpies swooped about their well.

Th 'uge cyclops lobbedd rocks.

The well harpies attacked the bow armed sayrs

Then flew off to have a go at Pan.

Hermes forces crept forward.

The Big Cyclops threw rocks hard enough to push the Huge Cyclops back into the garden

The well harpies were a proper nuisance.

Pan's satyrs surged toward the well

The archers got their first but were then  jumped by the centaurs

The archers dealt with, the centaurs had a go at the hoplites.

Pan kept making people tremble or be transfixed.

I'm not quite sure exactly how things ended, but they didn't go Hermes way and Pan's People were triumphant.

Another cracking game and Kev's beautifully painted army looked amazing. He was also a gent to play with.

And with that we bade our farewells to Letsxcape café and headed home after a terrific day of gaming.