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Getting ready for some Viking & Saxon action at Hammerhead (Newark Showground on February 28th). We’ll be running games of Midgard Heroic Battles throughout the day as well as showcasing the campaign system featured in the forthcoming supplement, Chronicles of Midgard. Show details are here: https://www.hammerheadshow.co.uk/home

After years of hand-painting my own banners, I decided to scan my latest creations and make them available for download at Wargame Vault: https://www.wargamevault.com/en/browse?keyword=mogsymakes There are initially three sets available, all designed for Saxons and Vikings. There’s also a short video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nSE26PnEJl4?si=1Yhj1E7aBg1oeLCp 28mm minis in these examples by Pulp Miniatures, Footsore, Artizan &Continue reading “Announcing Mogsymakes Banners”

I’m continuing to reorganise the website to make older posts easier to find. The latest addition is a Trojan Wars in 6mm page, which collects three blog posts together about the making of this project. There’s also a 3 minute YouTube video, which you can see here. The 28mm Trojan Wars collection will be nextContinue reading “Trojan Wars in 6mm – new page”

The mighty Australian gaming convention that is CanCon ran over the weekend of 24-26th January 2026 at Exhibition Park in Canberra, and I was delighted to see photos of so many Midgard Heroic Battles games running as part of the Lard Zone. My budget hasn’t allowed a trip yet but the enthusiastic game organisers haveContinue reading “Midgard at CanCon 2026”

After picking up the Tlingit vs Russians project again, I wrote a couple of scenarios for Osprey’s Rebels & Patriots. Tom, Pete and I played these through at the Soldier Shack a couple of weeks ago. R & P works brilliantly for this and we all enjoyed the two games, with the Tlingit and RussiansContinue reading “Tlingit vs Russians – First Battle Reports & Video 26.1.26”

The Tolkien’s Middle-earth page of the site has finally had an update, including the addition of a much-needed page for the Orcs! I’ve also linked some of the key Middle-earth battle reports for Midgard Heroic Battles that had been hard to find on the blog. Not only that, but there’s also a very short videoContinue reading “Tolkien Page Update & Orc Host Video”

A very brief post just to let you know that bookings for Midgard Moot 2 are open. Find all the details here with the email to contact to book a place.

I’ve had very little time to dedicate to the YouTube channel recently but I recently found a few hours to film a few Midgard combat situations that might be of interest to both new and regular players – you can see it here. Do let me know if there’s anything you’d like to cover inContinue reading “New Video: Midgard Notebook – Combat”

Bookings for Midgard Moot 2 will open on Friday 9th January at 1700 GMT. The event will take place on Saturday 25th April 2026 at Boards And Swords Hobbies, Derby, UK. Full details of the event are here: https://mogsymakes.net/midgard-moot-ii-25th/

Hi everyone, just a heads up! I’ve been getting the line up confirmed for the second Midgard Moot event which is due to take place at Boards And Swords Hobbies in Derby, UK on Saturday 25th April 2026. This event was terrific fun last April and we’re looking to make it even better in 2026!Continue reading “Midgard Moot II”