CONTENTS

The Lord of The Rings Strategy Battle Game

The new 240-page, full-colour, hardback rulebook is crammed full of illustrations and images, and includes:

• Complete gaming rules including coverage of cavalry and sieges.
• Profiles and complete rules for the forces of Good and Evil.
• Guides to assembling and painting The Lord of The Rings miniatures.
• Instructions on making terrain and scenery.
• Ideas and guides on other hobby projects.

INTRODUCTION TO THE GAMES RULES

The first few chapters of the rulebook contain all the basic rules that you will need as you learn to play the game. You are in control of 10 or more models, competing against your opponent who is fielding a similar force. As you battle across the tabletop that represents a battlefield of Middle-earth, the rules show you how to move, shoot, and fight hand-to-hand with your models. Whether you are a seasoned veteran or a newcomer to the world of battle games, you will find The Lord of The Rings Strategy Battle Game easy to grasp.

ADVANCED RULES

After you wrap your brain around the basics, you can soon master the additional, more advanced rules which give the game even more character, depth, and flavour. They include rules for defending barriers, fighting on horseback, fielding a Mûmak, and how to play with the heroic characters like the members of The Fellowship.

THE FORTRESS

The Uruk-hai lay siege to Helm's Deep.

The Lord of The Rings Strategy Battle Game also includes full rules on fighting sieges so that players can reproduce the exciting battles from the movies and the books. Rules for fighting from inside fortresses as well as besieging them are included, along with information on all of the weapons that you might need when attempting to play a game with a castle on the board.

SCENARIOS

The scenarios section explains the format of the scenarios that players will find later in the book, in future gaming supplements, in the pages of White Dwarf, and on this very website. Guidelines show how players can create their own scenarios along with a set of common scenario-specific rules that players can add to spice up their encounters. A sample scenario, Balin's Tomb, is included to illustrate just how easy it can be to make up a scenario for your games.

FORCES

This section includes a full list of character profiles and backgrounds of the Good people of Middle-earth and the Forces of Darkness who appear in the film and book trilogy. Descriptions of each region and its denizens are included for The Shire, Arnor & Angmar, The Elven Havens, Moria, The Woodland Regions, Rohan, Isengard, Gondor, Men of Númenor, Mordor, The Dwarf Holds, A Shadow in the East, and Harad.

COLLECTING, PAINTING & MODELLING

The last third of new The Lord of The Rings Strategy Battle Game rulebook covers the entire hobby, from assembling miniatures all the way up to playing. Topics in this section include painting your models, making terrain, and battle scenarios. It includes many step-by-step hobby projects, from painting Warriors of Minas Tirith to converting models that carry banners. The end of the book has a small section of essential charts to help you play with ease.

With 240 pages, this new hard-cover rulebook is a must both for any veteran The Lord of The Rings player and anyone who recently became interested in adventuring in the lands of Middle-earth.

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