Today I thought I would share a couple of photos of the intro game I set up for Kev and myself over the weekend.
Ok, so it isn't the greatest battlefield I have ever produced in all my years in the hobby. But you know what, secretly I was actually really quite pleased with just what can be thrown together in such a short space of time. Space saving wise it takes up a darn sight less space than a standard 4' x 4' and with the exception of the tower and a selection of trees from the ones I posted about a few days back, it is all stock Games Workshop terrain. It was also just about the right size for a quick (or in our case, not so quick!) introductory 500 point game of Lord of the Rings.
I already have a few extra pieces of scatter terrain on the workbench to help add a bit more character to the table and I will share these over the weekend along with the Orc and Goblin force I selected for the battle. One of the things that has really struck me about the Lord of the Rings range is just how quickly an army can be assembled and painted effectively. I am still used to spending six months painstakingly working my way through a 1500 point Tournament force for 40K so am finding the whole experience of being able to quickly field a fully painted army for LotR/WotR somewhat liberating. So much so, a set of Angmar Shades and some earlier 'twittered' Uruk Scouts have already found their way into the cabinet ready for the next scrap.
Oh, and the battle result? Rather fittingly a draw. Despite some early losses and Sauron's minions being completely inept with bows, a nifty 'compel' by the Shadowlord on Elrond kept the hero of Rivendell out of the fight long enough for me to not make a complete mess of it and turn the tide.
Oh, and the battle result? Rather fittingly a draw. Despite some early losses and Sauron's minions being completely inept with bows, a nifty 'compel' by the Shadowlord on Elrond kept the hero of Rivendell out of the fight long enough for me to not make a complete mess of it and turn the tide.
Have a great week.
You have taken some fantastic photos! I enjoyed the games of lotr and wotr that I have played. Sadly it never got big locally. Where did you get the great tower?
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to more posts :)
Happy Gaming,
Allan
Thanks Allan. Only just started with LotR range and at the moment the games are just between Kev and myself, but I know what you mean about it being a challenge to find opponents. I have a similar problem with Epic.
ReplyDeleteThe Gondorian tower was actually built by the Studio terrain team in Nottingham as a competition prize. They asked what I would like and as I make a lot of 40K pieces I requested something from Minas Tirith or Osgiliath so that's what they made for me.
Doesn't look like all the trees are on one side of the board - just most of them. Was there hellfire rained down from on high from amongst said trees, or was that just pre-emptive banter?
ReplyDeleteI think that was Kev's plan, however he didn't have as many archers as he would have probably liked considering the tree cover I gave him.
ReplyDeleteThe Goblins and Orcs were into melee with his vanguard quite quickly anyway, so he never really got to use them.
As for my shooting, Goblins with Orc bows vs Elven armour = fail. I resorted to just clubbing them to death which seemed more effective!
did you build the tower from scratch?
ReplyDelete@fracas: No, it was made by the GW Studio terrain team as a competition prize. Details in reply above.
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