Comments on: Battle of Graus, 1063 CE – Enter El Cid! https://mogsymakes.net/2021/08/01/battle-of-graus-1063-ce-enter-el-cid/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:32:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: How the Kingdom of Aragon Built a Mediterranean Empire https://mogsymakes.net/2021/08/01/battle-of-graus-1063-ce-enter-el-cid/comment-page-1/#comment-1575 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:32:04 +0000 http://mogsymakes.net/?p=2323#comment-1575 […] and focused on expanding the kingdom’s borders. In 1063, he died while unsuccessfully besieging the city of Graus from the Castilians. He was succeeded by Sancho Ramirez, his eldest […]

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]]> By: El Cid: the Battle of Bairen, 1097 CE – mogsymakes https://mogsymakes.net/2021/08/01/battle-of-graus-1063-ce-enter-el-cid/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Mon, 11 Oct 2021 18:50:18 +0000 http://mogsymakes.net/?p=2323#comment-88 […] US with his substantial El Cid collection of minis put me on to a different track. When we did the Battle of Graus a few months back, we struggled to fit all the figures into Tom’s shed, let alone onto an […]

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]]> By: mogsymakes https://mogsymakes.net/2021/08/01/battle-of-graus-1063-ce-enter-el-cid/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 09:10:36 +0000 http://mogsymakes.net/?p=2323#comment-57 In reply to Paul Scrivens-Smith.

Cheers Paul! Great to get your collection out on the table. PS apologies for late reply, as a blogging newbie I had no idea that people were leaving comments! 🙂

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]]> By: mogsymakes https://mogsymakes.net/2021/08/01/battle-of-graus-1063-ce-enter-el-cid/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 09:09:42 +0000 http://mogsymakes.net/?p=2323#comment-56 In reply to Norm.

Thank you! We were only constrained by Tom’s 8×4 table which meant that some units were literally in boxes outside the door. PS apologies for late reply, as a blogging newbie I had no idea that people were leaving comments! 🙂

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]]> By: mogsymakes https://mogsymakes.net/2021/08/01/battle-of-graus-1063-ce-enter-el-cid/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 09:08:39 +0000 http://mogsymakes.net/?p=2323#comment-55 In reply to scotty4872.

Cheers Scotty! Should be doing more El Cid very soon (with pics).

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]]> By: mogsymakes https://mogsymakes.net/2021/08/01/battle-of-graus-1063-ce-enter-el-cid/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 09:04:27 +0000 http://mogsymakes.net/?p=2323#comment-52 In reply to rick pate.

Hi Rick, thanks for your kind comments! I’m really glad that you enjoyed seeing the El Cid game. We have more to come as we are hoping to run the Battle of Bairen 1097 at a show in the UK in October.

PS apologies for late reply, as a blogging newbie I had no idea that people were leaving comments! 🙂

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]]> By: rick pate https://mogsymakes.net/2021/08/01/battle-of-graus-1063-ce-enter-el-cid/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Fri, 13 Aug 2021 00:43:28 +0000 http://mogsymakes.net/?p=2323#comment-18 absolutely great game and fabulous figures. I am an elderly gamer in southeastern wisconsin with no known gamers within gaming distance so I live vicariously through other peoples games. Great job. If you know someone in the hobby in my area please see if the will contact me. thanks, Rick

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]]> By: scotty4872 https://mogsymakes.net/2021/08/01/battle-of-graus-1063-ce-enter-el-cid/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Wed, 04 Aug 2021 06:04:36 +0000 http://mogsymakes.net/?p=2323#comment-10 Great looking game

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]]> By: Norm https://mogsymakes.net/2021/08/01/battle-of-graus-1063-ce-enter-el-cid/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Mon, 02 Aug 2021 14:28:50 +0000 http://mogsymakes.net/?p=2323#comment-9 What a lovely looking game / table. Really nice to see the bigger figures playing in this sort of space.

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]]> By: Paul Scrivens-Smith https://mogsymakes.net/2021/08/01/battle-of-graus-1063-ce-enter-el-cid/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Sun, 01 Aug 2021 13:04:27 +0000 http://mogsymakes.net/?p=2323#comment-8 It was a splendid game James, many thanks for organizing and Tom for hosting

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