(CyberShadow @ Oct. 30 2006,12:30)
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It is a strange thing, but if LotR was not LotR, then I would probably buy into it. From what I have heard, it is an excellent small action system, with some very interesting rules.
- Heroes. 'Nuff said. The game appears to revolve around heroes, and the other guys are just there to hold up the enemy line until a big sword can run over.
- Good always seems to win absolutely every battle report!
Bit of late but let me give my opinion on this.
a) LOTR isn't as bad rule system as people make it sound. Especially when it comes to sieges I have yet to find fantasy ruleset that is as much as fun(FB doesn't come even halfway).
b) your hero fear is tad extreme. Heroes biggest use is the heroic moves from might points and those are not infinite. Generic captains have 2, named heroes tend to have 3. Very few exceptions to this(Aragorn who can use 1 point per turn for free and Boromir who has 6 comes to mind. But Boromir either costs arm and teeth or has no Fate...). In combat they can rack up impressive casualties but eventually WILL run short(sooner or later they don't roll 6 and have run out of might). Aragorn is double tricky because of that free point of might but even he can be wore down(and of course if nothing else helps try mordor troll or two 
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As for good winning every battle report...Which battle reports these are? WD's? They are joke anyway If you want to see battle report where they DON'T win(okay it was draw. Okay it was special scenario. But still ) check http://www.abo.fi/~johner....rcs.pdf
Old battle report I made for competition. My first(and due to time issues only) game where Rohan was fielded.
But overall I like LOTR game though not as lineup and fight game ala FB. Rather specific scenarios with more interesting objectives than hack the enemy is my preference.
.... I can see Krooza's point
, LOTR seems just soo... plain to me.
