I finally played my first LotR games. Some starter matches Rohan vs Uruk Hai and later on some fun (Treebeard).

I must say I really like the rule system. Nice, easy, straightforward. Much better then whfb and 40k from what I remember. Ideal skirmish rules.

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I bought the rules ages back, and bought my kids some figures, and keep promising to play - but I never get round to it! I really must make the effort.
But when we have to choose between AT, BFG and LotR, the fantasy stuff also loses out. And soon I'll have FWC and Warmaster Medieval as well... so many games, so little time!

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Since I started BFG in '99 I only played a game of 40k in '99 and Pirates of the Spanish Main quite a few times.

I think you should give LotR a run with your kids. Small battles under 150 pts can be real fun and be played under the hour.

My aim is, once, to do the entire campaign. Each and every scenario. With all scenery and models. My bank account says I can't do it.

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LotR is on my shopping list as well. I have heard great things about the system. While I am not a fan of the background, and will probably be dropping the rules for 'uber characters' and rerolls, I will be (eventually) adapting the rules for Sengoku Japanese battles. There are a couple of adaptations already out there on the web as a starting point.

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I think that will work really fine. The hero rules could indeed be a tad to 'harsh' on the standard balance.

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I like LOTR game. First appeal is being able to recreate scenes from books or films, or even what if scenarios such as fantasy fellowships (e.g. what would have happened if Frodo accompanies Bilbo for him to carry ring to Rivendell, or if Faramir had gone to Rivendell instead of Boromir).

The other big appeal of LOTR is it rules. I struggled to get used to LOTR's model eye view after so long playing W40k/WFB but soon got the hang of it being a true skirmish game with individual models.

I believe that LOTR rules are the basis of Warhammer Historicals' Legends of the High Seas/Legends of the West. A bit like Warmaster the rules fit well with several different settings.

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Correct - in fact they have what I consider to be some of the finest sets of rules around - and they're fun too.
s regards LOTR itself - never actually played it, although I have the rules and they seem to be good and have been praised. Seems the only hitch is when trying to use them for large battles; and I cannot remember why

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I think the current LOTR rules would struggle with really big games and work best in 250-500 points sized games. The exception is if you go hero heavy- given that Aragorn costs 175 points WITHOUT Anduril I would prefer to use him in 750 points game.

In general I have found that more expensive heroes tend not to justify points cost. Thus in game where we played a 1,000 points a side Army of the Dead + Grey Company vs Easterlings, the forces of good were overwhelmed by the evil hordes. Easy to win combats where figting one on one, harder when it is 4 or even 6 to one with Easterlings ranking up. It was a good game but just could nt kill enough Easterlings who won the day.

I have heard a rumour that GW will re-release LOTR in a version 2 that will emphasize more massed combat. It sounds like a LOTR version of Apocalypse and is I fear a sales based attempt to sell more LOTR plastic regiment/army boxes. I have not seen this rumour confirmed anywehere online so treat with a pinch of salt.

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Agreed. LotR aims at a max of 500pts when playing a battle. A lot of the scenarios are a lot smaller. I own the Scouring of the Shire book and love it. The scenarios in that one are characterfull and sometimes are only at a value of ~50pts.

I really need to start making some terrain in addition to the one (85x45) board I have.

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Hi Guys, I return after almost a year away. Been searching for an on-line resource for GW's LOTR game, and was a bit shocked to discover that GW no longer has support forums - What's that all about?

Having had no luck in google-ing for sites (must be the way I search, I thought I would return to my old stomping ground of Epicomms to ask about links.

Low and behold I find a thread running!

Anyway, enough babbling from me - can anyone point me to a support forum for LOTR?

Thanks

Furgie

You could try the Last Alliance.com

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www.one-ring.co.uk is a good source.


Hand to hand combat, yeah it is highest but the attack rating determines number of dice to be thrown so that does do the trick imo.

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Nice.

At the wiki pages I opened my personal LotR blog.

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