"... Arvedui you shall call him, for he will be the last in Arthedain."
-Malbeth the Seer, Prophecy at Arvedui's birth
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| The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game Rule Book |
This week I fielded my Arnor army 500 points with Arvedui the King, Malbeth the Seerer and a host of warriors, my ally was Louis who brought 500 points of Gondor to face
Sam and his 500 point hunter orc army fully supported with a blue dragon... making an army of 1000 points. To keep with the theme of Arnor we used the clubs snow board and scenery. This battle would test my Arnor army against the Hunter orcs who will be battling together again for the valuable points in our current tale fo 4 gamers (which actually has 8 players!)
Sam's hunter army included the Dwimmerlaik, Fimbul and Narzug and a host of Hunter orcs, Mordor orcs and Black Guard, but the dragon put fear in the hearts of the men of Arnor.
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| Hobbit SBG - Lords of Battle |
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| Arvedui Last King of Arnor, his banner and loyal warband of warriors |
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| Warriors of Arnor warband led by Arnor Captain |
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Malbeth the Seerer, leads a warband of Rangers of Arnor
on the battlefields southern flank |
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| Beregond and a warband of archers take to the ruins |
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| Gondor bolt thrower hides in the tree... target the dragon! |
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Battle lines are set as the Dragon takes center stage
and we prepare to roll for priority |
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| Sam's orcs win and he sounds the advance |
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| The dragon of ancient times is ready to move |
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Protect the king! Arnor and Gondor warriors prepare for the advance
on the northern flank |
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| Sam eyes the battle field and his dragons position |
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Fimbul is shot from his warg by the Rangers of Arnor after he
managed a cheeky shot on Malbeth! |
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| The orcs charge in and Arnor brace for the assault |
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Dragon takes on two warriors of Gondor while the others hold back, fear gripping them!
Best I not try to send in my Arnor... they lack the courage for anything |
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| Rangers of Arnor start to target the hunter orcs |
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| The Dragon tears the Gondorians apart |
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Arvedui men seem to be getting the upper hand on the northern side of the board,
some good stats and good rolling are ensuring the Kings men hold. |
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Fimbul and his hunter orcs race to engage the Arnor warriors in the
center of the battle |
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| Arnor and Gondor hold and fight a savage battle |
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| King Arvedui leads the charge for Arnor Warriors |
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Feeding dragons is never a good idea, they tend to throw the poor model
into the midst of my Arnor army! |
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| Arnor regroup and prepare for the Hunter orcs assault |
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| Rangers of Arnor pick off the odd orc on the flank of the Hunters warband |
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| Another flying Gondor Warrior smashes into Arnor and Malbeth |
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| Arvedui smelling victory sounds the advance on the flank |
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| The rangers of Arnor continue to pick off Hunter Orcs |
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| Center stage and the battle gets under way |
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| The Arnor Captain in the thick of the fighting |
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| The Dwimmerlaik tries to rally the orc flank against the last King Arvedui |
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| Yes, another Gondor warrior sent crashing into my arnor |
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| Sensing victory the Rangers of Arnor charge the flank of the orcs |
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| The Dragon moves to a new position to try to inflict damage on my Arnor Army |
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| The battle rages on |
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| Fimbul is surrounded by warriors of Arnor |
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| The orcs are defeated |
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| Gondor and orcs fight for the ruins, but there is no retreat for the orcs |
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| Rangers overwhelm a Black Guard |
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| The rangers spread out to minimise the impact of the dragon |
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| Arnor move in for the kill |
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| With the flank fallen, Arvedui sounds the advance, but knows there is too far to travel |
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| The orcs are broken and the dragon is all that can save them... |
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| Arnor and Gondor Battle hard |
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| That Black Guard refuses to die! |
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| Arnor win the flank |
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| Gondor and Arnor win! |
I hoped you enjoyed the battle report - I was really impressed with the army of Arnor - there fight value and defense make them a formidable army.
Man of the Match
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| Hobbit SBG - Man of the Match, the Dragon of Ancient times |
Sam - would nominate his Dragon, and this time I have to agree with him as although he was kept on a leash by a warrior here or there sacraficing themselves for the greater cause we simply could not hurt it.
Arvedui Last King of Arnor was my favourite from Arnor as he was solid on the flank and his warriors were awsome! With higher fight value and good defence, they held against everything that was thrown at them.
The men of Minas Tirith, well cannon fodder for the dragon at times.
However, was the dragon worth 1/2 the points for the orcs...? probably not. Arnor on the other hand I loved and am mow considering a third warband to add to my army... I loved them!
Good effort Sam - but the orcs just could't beat Arnor and the Dragon was caught up with Gondor warriors, all-in-all a well deserved victory for Arnor.
Look out for our battle event at the end of June (dates to be confirmed) for more battles in Middle Earth - please join the site and get up dates on more to come soon.
To see my fully Painted Armies please visit this blog:
LotR / WotR Dwarf Army (UPDATED)
LotR / WotR - Moria / Misty Mountains army
LoTR/ WotR Angmar Army
LoTR / WotR Huge Mordor Army
LoTR / WotR Isengard Army
We are about to start playing LOTR 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, 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/Hobbit SBG figures and LOTR scenery from the Mines of Moria to the siege of Helms Deep, snow fields to desert boards ready and waiting.
Why not join our watch list for updates and look out for Easters weekend battle event... two days of fighting in the ruins of Osgiliath, Helms Deep and Far Harad, you cannot afford to miss it.
Feel free to email us to come along or arrange a game.
East Grinstead War Gaming club
Sussex
Good report and interesting to see the powerful Dragon, even with the new monster rules not unbalancing the overall game. They are still a lot of points to sink into one portion of your force! How many orcs would the dragon have been worth...?
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ReplyDeleteThanks Scott, the dragon was nearly 1/2 of Sam's points... So all-in-all a lot of points spent on him!
Maybe have several more warbands of orcs would have won the battle... May be will find out!
Thanks again for your comments, I do miss legions rules though as I often wonder why orcs would organise their rabble into groups of 12... I sense house rules coming on.
Cheers :-)
P.s. I fully agree with your post regarding GWS pricing on the Hobbit stuff - I will not be buying any and I am in the UK!