ctober sees the arrival of the latest edition of The Lord of The Rings Strategy Battle Game. Building on the successes of its predecessors, this new rules manual further refines the existing rules and paves the way for future The Lord of The Rings releases.

Over the past 3 years, Games Workshop has released three editions of the strategy battle game, each taking its inspiration from one of the blockbuster films of the trilogy. With each new edition, we added excellent new models and exciting rules to The Lord of The Rings range. In order to explore J.R.R. Tolkien's world in more detail, we expanded The Lord of The Rings hobby with four gaming supplements. They focused on The Battle of Pelennor Fields, The Siege of Gondor, The Scouring of The Shire, and Balin's expedition into Moria in Shadow & Flame.

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Now, as The Lord of The Rings Strategy Battle Game approaches its 4th year, the range of models has grown to epic proportions. The latest edition of the rulebook consolidates all the rules from the supplements and all previous editions of the game and combines them into a single definitive volume, the foundation upon which all future supplements for The Lord of The Rings game will be set.

Over the next few pages, you'll see what the new edition has in store for gamers as well as a preview of the latest The Lord of The Rings supplement based on The Fellowship of The Ring. This supplement, also out next month, marks a return to the beginning of the trilogy when our heroes first embarked on their treacherous journey and the Fellowship was formed.

The new rules manual for The Lord of The Rings has been divided into three distinct sections, each dealing with a specific aspect of the game. All the information you need for playing games of The Lord of The Rings is gathered in one, easy-to-navigate book.

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