"It seemed that the evil power in Mirkwood had been driven out by the White Council, only to reappear in greater strength in the old strongholds of Mordor..."
- The Fellowship of the Ring
Lord of the Rings battle report
SBG Galadhrim Guard vs Necromancers army of Dol Guldur 1000
points
The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game Rule Book |
a 500 point army in a 1000 point a side battle between good, Galadhrim Guard Elves, led by Thranduil, Legolas, Haldir and a stormcaller. Dol Guldur would be led by the Necromancer himself, the spider queen and a hoste of orcs. Playing the new Hobbit SBG rule from Games Workshop.
We set up on a 6 x 4 battle field with the Elven ruins in the center - the objective - to take and hold the courtyard of the ruins, the side with the most troops in the middle would win and force the other army to retreat back from the battle field.
Games Workshop Book |
Deployment was simple - place your troops in your third of
the field and fight if out.
Sam and I took the southern end of the board positioning the
Dol Guldur army just short of the ruins… our plan to engage and wipe out the
elves before they could take the ruins.
Craig and Louis split there army into two forces of Galadhrim warbands with pikes and
sentinels each, they were either side of the ruins.
The Galadhrim Guard - Led by Thranduil and Legolas |
Orc army of Dol Guldur, led by the Spider Queen |
The Necromancer and his Dol Guldur orc army |
Dol Guldur ruins in the heart of Mirkwood Objective - capture the courtyard (most troops inside wins) |
Haldir and Thranduil with the Mirkwood Sentinels and Galadhrim Guard |
Legolas and Rumil with the Elven Stormcaller and Galadhrim Guard |
Dol Guldur deployment - Necromancer and Thranduil Galadhrim Guard |
Necromancer leads his Dol Guldur orc warbands |
Necromancer and Shaman |
Orcs in front of the Spider Queen and Shade |
Deployed and ready to roll for priority.... ...The Necromancer and his army is ready |
Dol Guldur orcs charge towards the ruins setting the pace and running for the objective |
The Necromancerr approaches the ruins of Dol Guldur in Mirkwood |
The Necromancers army suddenly splits - ignoring the objective and goes for the kill "ELVES" |
Haldir and Thranduil with the Mirkwood Sentinels and Galadhrim Guard hold ready to fight the advancing orcs |
The Necromancer moves through the ruins of Dol Guldur to flank the Galadhrim |
My Bat swarm hides and waits to ambush the elven banner bearer from the rear |
Mirkwood Orcs charge the Galadhrim, but they seem to have the upper hand with the number of Galadhrim Guard, pikes and banners |
Legolas and his Galadhrim Guard are battling it out on the other flank |
Haldir and Thranduil still push everything back, time for me to change tactics... full frontal attack and out number the elves is not going to work this time.... |
Rumil is in the thick of the fighting as his Galadhrim Guard start to push the orcs back |
The Spider Queen and Necromancer organise the orcs to defend the ruins......the battle is about to get intense |
Dol Guldur orcs fall back inside the ruins and start blocking the entrances |
Haldir and Thranduil Galadhrim Guard take the bait and slowly fight the few orcs outside the ruins... my eye is firmly on the clock |
The ruins of Dol Guldur, infested with orcs, spiders and bats |
Finally my bat swarm ambushes the banner bearer who is not in base contact... and fails to wound - "nice try!" |
Rumil fights on and his Galadhrim Guard seem to be winning in go my spider to support the orc flank |
The Battle of Dol Guldur so far |
Necromancer, Spider Queen and shade lay in wait for the Galadhrim Elves |
With Thranduil about to enter the ruins - I place my spider queen and bat swarm on the battlements to attack from above and kill any Galadhrim Guard who manage to break through. |
Haldir and Thranduil with the Mirkwood Sentinels and Galadhrim Guard stack up ready to lay siege |
Mirkwood Bat swarm view of the court yard (objective) |
Rumil is slain and the remaining Galadhrim Guard are starting to buckle - the spiders timely entrance swung the tide and balance and finally the orcs start to win |
Thranduil with the Mirkwood Sentinels push into the entrance, the shade is waiting |
Galadhrim Guard try to push into the courtyard, the Necromancer is ready to cast |
The last few Galadhrim Guard defend the stormcaller while Legolas tries to rally his troops |
Haldir and Thranduil with the Mirkwood Sentinels and Galadhrim Guard start to battle the orcs |
Haldir and Thranduil with the Mirkwood Sentinels and Galadhrim Guard finally enter the ruins |
Haldir and Thranduil with the Mirkwood Sentinels and Galadhrim Guard |
The Ruins of Dol Guldur, Mirkwood |
Legolas and the last of his Galadhrim Guard fall back |
Legolas' Galadhrim Guard try to hold on |
My orcs double up with support - nothing is coming through... |
The Old Elven Ruins occupied by Necromancer Orcs |
Haldir and Thranduil with the Mirkwood Sentinels and Galadhrim Guard |
With no time to lose I push everything into the courtyard, no elf is going to step foot in here! |
The last of Craig Galadhrim Guard are surrounded and defeated |
The Hobbit SBG: The Necromancer, victorious, settles into Dol Guldur, deep in the heart of Mirkwood to grow his strength and power |
Final Thoughts
The Elven army absolutely looked fantastic, all metal hard hitting and with pikes and with the sentinels, they made good
use of their singing abilities - pushing the Dol Guldur Monsters out of the way
and the captains picked off at will.
However, when hit with the press of yet more orcs they crumbled and could
get a hold in the ruins, which was the aim of the game. Although the strategy could have worked if their
tactic to cast natures wraith work and my spider queen didn't roll a very
timely and vital 6.
Craig was unfortunate as he lost the majority of the elven Galadhrim Guard at a
crucial point, this stopped the press of elves on the ruins and allowed the
orcs to take and hold all the entrances. Louis’ approach was very cautious and
steady, which meant when my orcs broke rank and withdrew to take the ruins, he
slowly mopped up the few remaining orcs and spider broodlings, which left me with time to cover every entrance and position support and shades, especially chosen for that purpose.
Man of the Match
The Hobbit SBG: Man of the Match - The Necromancer of Dol Guldur |
A lesson Louis pointed out - learn the rules
for magic and bring a shaman - his Sentinels were able to disrupt my orcs far too easily.
So a win for Dol Guldur and the Necromancer - and for me and Sam.
So a win for Dol Guldur and the Necromancer - and for me and Sam.
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Other Mordor Armies:
Mordor:
http://www.eastgrinsteadwargamers.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/6000-point-mordor-army.html
http://eastgrinsteadwargamers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/wotr-battlehost-gothmogs-morannon-orcs.html
Cirith Ungol Uruk Hai:
http://eastgrinsteadwargamers.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/hobbit-sbg-garrison-of-cirith-ungol.html
Dol Guldor / Mirkwood Army:
http://eastgrinsteadwargamers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/the-hobbit-sbg-necromancers-army-of-dol.html
Angmar Army
http://www.eastgrinsteadwargamers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/wotr-angmar-army.html
LoTR / WotR Isengard Army
We are about to start playing LOTR & Hobbit SBG - both skirmish battles and walk
through the books/films each Monday night and WotR on club nights.
We welcome anyone interested in playing The Hobbit 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.
I really like the Elven ruins. Are they a commercially available thing, something kit bashed, or something totally built from scratch?
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Hi - thanks for the comments.
ReplyDeleteThe ruins are made from Hirst Arts, foam board and various styrenes. We are planning on creating Osgiliath with Hirst Arts so that we can stage a huge battle in the summer.
I hope you enjoyed the battle report!
Hi the elven ruins where built by jmd creations, a company that makes custom scenery and terrain for all wargames. They can be reached at jmdcreations@hotmail.co.uk
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