Hobbit SBG - A Starter Battle

"...No other mortal men could have endured it, none but the Dunedain of the North!"          

                                                    - Return of the King, The Lord of the Ring          

Lord of the Rings beginners battle report Hobbit SBG - Arnor v Morannon, Mordor circa 750 points

The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game Rule Boo

This week I managed to persuade my son to finally play a game of The Hobbit SBG. It was roughly 750 points each with me leading Gothmog and 3 warbands of Morannon orc against the Army of Arnor.

We are playing the new Hobbit SBG rule from Games Workshop. 

I used a simple grey painted board with ruins in the middle.  The aim was a point for any hero/banner killed and a point for each figure on the centre rubble. Confident in my fully painted Mordor Army I set up ready to show my 9 year old son how to play - Strategy Battle Game.

Below are the pictures from the battle.  Please remember this is a starter battle and we tried to follow the basic rules without getting too tied up in details as I wanted to encourage him to play, and not put him off through boredom!

The Ruins of Arnor - with the centre objective

Mordor and Arnor deployment

Arnor Ruins

Morannon Captain and Warband

Morannon Shaman and warband

Hobbit SBG - Morannon Shaman and warband

Gothmog and Morannon Banner and warband

Gothmogs Morannon orcs go for objective with Banner

Rangers of Arnor

Morannon orcs Charge ruins

Arnor engage Morannon orcs

Arnor rangers attack rear of Morannon orcs

Hobbit SBG - Arnor rangers attack Morannon orcs

Arnor punch through Morannon orc flank

Rangers flank attack

Aragorn leads Arnor against Morannon orcs

Arnor beat Morannon orcs

Aragorn wounds Gothmog and beats Morannon orcs

Rangers take high ground

Hobbit SBG - Malbeth pushes Arnor forward to take advantage

Malbeths Arnor overwhelm Morannon orcs

 Arnor take the advantage over the Morannon orcs

Arnor push back Morannon orcs

Arnor rangers rush in to the fray and beat back Morannon orcs

Hobbit SBG - Arnor clear last Morannon orcs off of the objective

Arnor hold flank and push back Morannon orcs

Final Thoughts

Well, I was impressed with my son ability to pick up the rules and how easily he beat me, killing a captain, shaman, wounding Gothmog and having 5 troops on the objective... I had 2 on the objective and so lost 8-2.

I loved the Arnor and really need to get round to painting them, the recent entry on to the Tale of 4 Gamers on the Onering forum should give me the opportunity to do this.

Aragorn - Man of the match

Man of the Match

This was easy, and was never going to be in much doubt.  Aragorn was simply unstoppable!

He was easily able to handle Gothmog and any Morannon I threw at him.  i will definitely be using him in my future Arnor warbands.

So a win for Arnor and my 'new to the game' son.

Thanks I hope you enjoyed it!

To see my fully Painted Armies please visit this blog:

Hobbit Dol Guldor / Mirkwood Army (UPDATED) 

http://eastgrinsteadwargamers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/the-hobbit-sbg-necromancers-army-of-dol.html

LotR / WotR Dwarf Army (UPDATED) 

http://eastgrinsteadwargamers.blogspot.com/2011/10/wotr-dwarven-army.html

LotR / WotR - Moria / Misty Mountains army

lhttp://eastgrinsteadwargamers.blogspot.com/2011/10/wotr-misty-mountains-moria-army.html

LoTR/ WotR Angmar Army

http://www.eastgrinsteadwargamers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/wotr-angmar-army.html

LoTR / WotR Huge Mordor Army

http://www.eastgrinsteadwargamers.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/6000-point-mordor-army.html

LoTR / WotR Isengard Army

http://www.eastgrinsteadwargamers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/wotr-warg-riders-of-isengard.html

  

We are about to start playing The Hobbit SBG - both skirmish battles LotR/Hobbit and walk through the books/films as well as the odd WotR on club nights.

We welcome anyone interested in playing The Hobbit, Lotr SBG, WotR or any warhammer/40K battle - why not let us know so that we can arrange some starter battles, like the one above, or if you/your club want to challenge us. We have all the LOTR SBG figures and LOTR scenery from the Mines of Moria to the siege of Helms Deep ready and waiting.  

Feel free to email us to come along or arrange a game.

East Grinstead War Gaming club 

Sussex