Midgard in the USA: Helm’s Deep at Fall-In

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Chris’s outstanding Helm’s Deep model during play testing

Following on from his successful ‘Fords of Isen’ game at Historicon 2023, Chris Grau of Feldgrau Productions will be running four games of Midgard Heroic Battles at November’s Fall In event (3-5th November 2023, Lancaster, PA, USA).

Midgard can be used for a wide variety of historical, legendary and fantasy settings, but has been popular with several play test groups for gaming some of the bigger actions from Tolkien’s Middle-earth. With a grounding in historical tactics but an emphasis on heroic leadership, Midgard is very much at home with games set set in the world of the Lord of the Rings. The rules – due to be published by Reisswitz Press – aren’t out yet, but Chris is kindly running preview games to give you a taste of what to expect.

Uruk-Hai and Trolls attempt to storm the walls and the breach in the Deeping Wall

Chris has a fantastic set-up using 10mm miniatures and has been busy building his own version of Helm’s Deep, shown here in play testing.

It’s refreshing to see a model of this famous battle that isn’t just a copy of the one shown in the Peter Jackson movies, and the small-scale miniatures allow an epic feel to the game.

More play testing shots with one of Chris’s buddies getting a Legolas-eye view from the wall. At the top, you can see the goblets of Reputation, the driving mechanism behind victory and defeat in Midgard Heroic Battles

Apparently, the pre-booked slots for the games have already gone, but Chris says ‘I’ll accept walk ups if I have open spots. It’s not uncommon for at least one person who signed up to not come. I’m also happy to have people watch and learn the rules,’ so sounds like it’s worth dropping by if you’re interested.

Pre-registration for the event is available here

Many thanks to Chris for running these games – please let us know how you get on!

8 thoughts on “Midgard in the USA: Helm’s Deep at Fall-In”

  2. Oh wow. That’s a truly epic table! It’s going back a long time now, but I reckon Chris’s Hornburg is very close to how I imagined it looking as a kid. The folks at Fall-In are in for a treat.
    Will Midgard be released before the end of the year, do you know?

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    1. Yes, it’s a great job by Chris. Regarding release dates, 2024 now seems more likely. I plan to do an update fairly soon on the blog once the latest round of editing has been completed so you know where we’re up to.

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      1. Thanks for that James. I realise that you’ll want Midgard to be perfect before it’s released, and that takes time. I was curious, though, as from everything I’ve read they sound like the perfect ruleset for my own Tolkien-inspired orcish rabble and for general Dark Ages shenanigans. Something to look forward to for next year.

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      2. Cheers! Midgard has served our group well for both Middle earth and early medieval scrapping. One of the players at a Lardy Day’s eyes lit up with delight when he realised that the game encouraged his heroes to charge the enemy! More details as soon as I am able.

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