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This weekend saw Alasdair host a test event for Renatio Et Gloriam, Mortiem et Gloriam 's Renaissance based sister version that will be published early 2020. The reports for my four games Game 1: vs Stephen Stead's Swedes. Game 2: vs Bruce Rowlett's Heugenot French. Game 3: vs Keith Spedding's Army of Savoy, Game 4: vs Dave 'The War Doctor' Parish's Russians  Over the weekend, 8 players played, 6 on each day. Unfortunately Nik was ill, so Alasdair took the break, and watched and umpired the games (and I couldn't run over his Iroquois in the open with Hussars). This also allowed him to answer questions, plug holes, take notes and work on some of the subtle and non-so-subtle differences that this new period threw up with the amendments he has made to the basic MeG rules, all while gently ribbimg us all about our faliures. By the end of the weekend we were sending him off 10 pages worth of changes! Nothing big, but all vital to the launch of a gre...

Game 1 vs Stephen Stead and his Swedes If you want to test a Renaissance army, put it up against a great player such as Steve and a brutal army such as Swedes . During the Renaissance, this army was as close as you could get to a professional, elite force. However, it was fighting too far from home and no matter how good you are, attrition, disease and your enemies ganging up on you will eventually be your undoing - but not before establishing a near legendary reputation! The Swedes have their own challenges to face. Superior (and even Exceptional) foot with high elan, battalion guns and the ability to shoot before charging in; superior cavalry, commanded shot, guns and dragoons. Yes they were small, but lethal!  Yeah, ouch. The table was a barren, featureless plain (Hi Nobby)! Deployment: My foot, being completely outclassed, hung back. On the left my cossacks and Panceri looked at a juicy target of dragoon and commanded foot, while on the right both units of Hussars and...