Campaign Rules for LOTR “Rumors of War”
Fighting is breaking out in Middle Earth. Just small skirmishes, but its getting worse and worse. People are starting to talk that their soon might be an all out war between Good and Evil.
That’s the setting for our campaign we are starting here at Gamers Haven. The purpose of the campaign is to have players build new LOTR armies adding to their forces a little each month until they have a 1500 point army completed by October and 2000 pts in November. We will start playing small skirmish games and eventually end up playing larger and larger battles until all out war breaks out in Middle Earth. We might even have a mega-battle in December.
We will start out using the LOTR Strategy Battles rules for games up to 750 points and switch over to the War of the Ring Rule Book for larger games. We will keep track of the battle results between good and evil so we can declare a winning side in November.
Players will be rewarded for participation for both painting and playing. The winner will not necessarily be the best paint job or the best player. Prizes will be awarded at the 350, 750 and 1500 point levels. Here is how you will win. When you bring in your army to play each month if its all painted you get a ticket added to the jar for the next prize drawing. When you play your one required game each month each player gets a ticket for the drawing. Any additional games you play that month earns you another ticket for the drawing. Each additional game you play has to meet the following requirements: you may play any of the other campaign participants at Gamers Haven at the monthly current point value or larger. When the first drawing is done at 350 points the tickets will all be thrown away and you start earning tickets for the next drawing. So, the more you play the better your chances to win something. That’s three chances to win a prize plus prizes for the winning good or evil team at the end of the campaign.
We have 14 players with seven on each side and Steve Gusky is setting up a method for us all to stay in contact through email etc. I will track the results and post them on our web site so others can track the progress of Good vs. Evil. Everyone is in the process of building their first 150 point force and the first set of games will be in Feburary. Make sure your army is painted when you bring it in to play so you earn that extra ticket for the drawing.
Let the battles begin.
If your interested in finding out more about the LOTR Strategy Battle game stop in and check it out. If you already play and are looking for some competition we can introduce you to some of the group that are looking to play.
Tags: Campaign, Games Workshop, Lord of the Rings
Hi guys!
Can you confirm if you already have the 14 players? It sounds like you do in the second-last paragraph. If not, how many slots do you still have open? This sounds like a great campaign!
-Dan
we have 14, but we haven’t yet played our 1st game. check with wally or brian to see about joining…and tell your friends. i think the goal is to keep it at an even number, so there’s an equal number of good and evil teams.
Still working on several Lord of the Rings factions. They include: Goblins of Moria (can’t figure out how to paint the lava skin on the Balrog!), Warriors of the Last Alliance (mainly the Elves though) Can’t seem to trade off the men of the Last Alliance, and the Fighting Uruk Hai. My Uruk Hai and High Elves are the most fleshed out and ready to play armies, with a good mix of range and close combat, with several captains and a few characters to throw in. I don’t have enough crossbows in my Uruk Hai force, and don’t have Saruman or Wormtongue yet, so likely I would play the Last Alliance Elves with my very own converted elven calvary (prior to the new eleven calvary releases available at Wally’s store). Too bad I can’t find time to play with work and grad school! I’ll find the time one day. Until then its modelling and painting in the odd hours of the night when I can’t sleep or am procrastinating on my term papers.