Let's Play! - The Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game by Games Workshop

It's time for another Let's Play! This time we check out the forces of Isengard and Rohan as they take the field in a Matched Play game based on Armies of The Lord of the Rings!
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[@baro565]

More Middle Earth battles, please!

[@mattthestampede1471]

Really enjoyed the bat rep guys! Rohan and Isengard are my two favourite armies in SBG. Lurtz killing Theoden outright was a surprise! Couple of small errors I noticed for your future reports: -You cant move within 1" (control zone) of an enemy model unless you are going to engage them. So one of your riders couldn't have charge Vrasku in that first charge. -If a Cavalry model wins a Duel on a turn in which it charged, all the infantry models engaging it (except those with Str6 or more) are Knocked Prone. Not just one. -If a model chooses to Stab and loses the fight, they suffer a Str2 hit after the fight is resolved (doesnt matter that you shielded)

[@jchammer1690]

“Heavy Gollum breathing intensifies”

[@roryday4]

At 21:50, the Rider knocks EVERYONE in the fight prone, not just one guy 👍🏻

[@zainparks6021]

I'd love to see some more of the LotR games

[@CloakingDonkey]

I'm so damn excited about this game making a glorious return. It's easily GW's best gaming system to date.

[@leebishop6723]

Absolutely fantastic you are becoming one of my favourite games Workshop channels

[@btchris222]

Really enjoy your videos, so glad your covering Middle Earth now! Looking forward to more!

[@josephjustice4553]

Ordered Battle of Pellenor Fields box set yesterday. Excited to play this game! Fun battle report.

[@albryan3716]

This looks like a ton of fun but I have NO CLUE how you’re playing hahaha! Would love a beginners tutorial on how to play mini war games.

[@thewanderer367]

I love this small simple game. Incorporated a big portion of rules for new people like me to learn from.

[@QuimFreecss]

Ooooh yeaaah as a dedicated lotr now middle earth) player I'm really happy for the new box and books ans ofcourse for the video. Thanks guys!

[@busskiller]

2 of the let's play I've been waiting for in a row YAY!

[@GuerrillaMiniatureGames]

What an age to be alive! :D

[@Pandenhir]

Waited for this, thanks a lot Ash! Forth Eorlingas!!!

[@leanmachine-painting1936]

Awesome game love the mechanics, I'm now hooked.

[@antonioglascoe5912]

I thought Rohan was going to smash because of the intimidating Calvary numbers and ranged attacks in the beginning. It was cool to see Lurtz lead his band of savages to what i thought was an unexpected victory!

[@sjgaming172]

fantastic to see this game still going. I collected a long long long time ago. Still have all mine in the loft :)

[@robertcanavan8488]

Awesome seeing the new edition!! Great looking table and minis

[@boturner8328]

Love that people are still playing this game.. Can't seem to ever find anyone that plays this anymore. Those red dice were brutal.

[@ikkiiiieee]

join the community on facebook :) Great British Hobbit League!

[@dantiherosdungeon7695]

That was awesome. Glad there's more hype for this game now as I have over a hundred minis that need to play again. I'm sure the amazon show will only hope as well wen that comes out.

[@federicosaviano137]

Love yours Battle reports! Please go on, more videos !

[@wark93]

The video length is really good, and the game was easy to follow. Interesting for those of us who just paint and don't play.

[@christianhoffmann1965]

So yeah, I bought a lot of easterlings today. Dunno how that happened

[@RosieJonesRules]

Get the mounted War Priest model, its gorgeous.

[@aquadonkey.]

Just curious how have you liked easterlings so far with the new rules?

[@peopleslayer12333]

That was a good watch, just getting into the hobby thanks a lot for the video.

[@FlowerFinni]

Good to se that Middle Earth SBG is back! Love to see more.

[@cory7328]

I had to come back to these videos for a refresher. Got the urge to try ME SBG. I was looking at the easy button and make and Army of the Dead to start. Then maybe an Angar force one day.

[@michaelgrey1351]

It can't be after Helm's Deep because Lurtz is still alive.... Fool of a Took.

[@GuerrillaMiniatureGames]

That’s his cousin Blurtz.

[@JesterNoNamer]

Those red dice are bloody loaded! Every roll just about hitting and killing. Very nice haha! Would love to see more videos like this, absolutely awesome work guys!

[@GuerrillaMiniatureGames]

Wednesday! :)

[@DingyToothpaste]

The uruks rolled super lucky on those wound rolls o.o

[@dreadknot69]

First off, let me say thanks for pumping out the batreps Ash! I recently learned about the new 2 player starter for this and have been investigating it. I also recently received my Kickstarter pledge for A Song of Ice & Fire and lo an behold, look who ALSO has a batrep out for that? Looks like I'll be heading back to the patreon page again! Had to take a break for a while but I'll be supporting again soon. Also, it's pretty damn clear which game you enjoyed playing more. :) The ASOIAF batrep seemed like you were struggling to get to the end. I'm not giving up though, I sunk a chunk of money into that game so I'll be getting my damn money's worth, one way or the other!

[@Niekvw]

More of this! 👍

[@renwulf1695]

I really missed playing this game. I'm glad that GW is reintroducing it.

[@eddieharr]

This was great to watch!

[@Skythikon]

Isengard seemed really powerful - they spend half the battle doing near-nothing and getting shot up, but still took the victory in close combat. I guess the smart thing for the Rohirrim player to do would have been to just stay at range as much as possible and kite?

[@Tuindwergje]

Was thinking of doing my old models from back in 2013 away, but now that I know they just updated the rules after the Hobbit cashgrab edition I'm delighted to pick it up again! Universe works in strange ways.

[@nickxcaliber7991]

Owen! You could have done a heroic strike with Theoden with your last night point to increase your fight value! You would have automatically beat lurtz with your 6

[@GamingwithTheCooler]

One day ill read the rules

[@elphiefanful]

Watching this, painting up the Shadow Lord.

[@philc5847]

This all just serves to remind me that I still have an Isenguard army waiting to be assembled and painted...

[@markjessop6629]

I haven't played that game in years, so good. BTW where is the battlemat from?

[@wulvercreative6511]

in middle of painting 24 uruk scouts while i watch, maybe ill finally find people to play this with

[@TT_Veteran]

Great game! Hope we see more middle earth!

[@MadSpaceWolfDiary]

I always laughed at the quote of they know no fear, when their courage is fairly midling. Though every army should have a flaw

[@tomas503]

Love the work, I'm trying my best to do something in this platform, starting from a Lord of The Ring game, but it's hard with the views with this huge platform and content.

[@Gaming4GoodDylan]

Would love to see a battle companies campaign!!

[@ryolacap]

This makes me excited for saga fantasy.

[@superjb64]

At 23:02 you have to do a roll to know who heroic charge go first... Very important for cav to charge so potential game changer

[@juanesteban6375]

Great stuff, keep at it!

[@austinjones3516]

Love it. Need more of it

[@Kili121416]

Love to see more !

[@CapitanCorner]

Lurtz! WTF! This guy is insane with 3 attacks! He killed Theoden with one blow, 3 wounds in 1 round...

[@GuerrillaMiniatureGames]

Strength 5 is no joke either lol

[@NickLanng]

I'd love to see more of this game

[@GuerrillaMiniatureGames]

I’m sure you will :)

[@epicdungeontiles]

This looked very fun to play, although I didn't quite know what was happening at times :)

[@jonathanwancour5342]

Ah, it's just like that scene in Two Towers, where the Riders shoot a bunch of Uruk with bows. Then they charge in and suck and die in melee. Wait... Why doesn't that sound right?

[@thomasbailey4616]

ahhh Rohan, so wonderful looking, so cool on paper, still so unable to win in the game. i still love you! Charge the Rohirim!

[@OnesUponaGame]

He painted all those Rohirim in TWO HOURS???

[@MajorAivan]

Please more :)

[@mattrondeau2]

"and because Lurtz is my highest level hero he has to be my warlord" I think you'd want him to be your warlord anyways, Lurtz is the shit :D

[@GuerrillaMiniatureGames]

Well being General is objectively a penalty if you’re a frontline fighter as you tend to be a VP Objective... but thematically it fits!

[@mattrondeau2]

unless you're name is Aragorn, in which case it's more of a dare :P

[@sandramoore3790]

I really, like this game.it reminds, of battle for middle-earth. The 360 version, I got as a gift, it's super, addictive like most, r.t.s. games.

[@clementlandrin4794]

19:37 the Rohan guy cannot aim for the crossbow Uruk as he may shoot his friend in the trajectory I think.

[@AsteroidTVGaming]

that was amazing!

[@robertcanavan8488]

Holy crap Lûrtz got a boost in the new edition

[@thomassaxon8254]

When you move you are at -1 to hit. Except for throwing weapons. Granted, cannot remember what shoot skill Rohirrim have

[@SuperGamli]

The guy read the LOTR books...thats next level.

[@Bloodybeast]

Yep I wanna see that Troll in action. Also could you bring some more heroes like gandalf or maybe hobbits to see what they bring to the table?

[@GuerrillaMiniatureGames]

When I switch over to a good faction I'll certainly be bringing some of the Fellowship. :)

[@garethmason7920]

Love the video. Which would you say is easier to play. This or AoS.?

[@stevenholt458]

Payday tomorrow, so getting this.

[@foxtail4358]

nice to see some gameplay. It's hard to find any really. I am also wondering why noone plays Wotr instead of Lotr..

[@Vlad65WFPReviews]

One more question. Around 16:30, Riders of Rohan shoot and hit on 4+ even after moving half speed. Isn't there a -1 to-hit penalty for move and shoot?

[@cruzthesasquatch]

I wonder if theres any online games that works like this. Only one that comes to mind is Age Of Fantasy though that doesnt have dice rolls

[@robertcanavan8488]

Yes to Battle Companies!

[@timgirard6099]

Could you give details on that table? Really digging the "ground." Is that a mat? (Thanks much. I know this is an older video.)

[@ratelmike8825]

Thats dodgy dice right there.....never ever seen that many 5's or 6's at every roll when needed!!!!

[@caseyrogers7538]

Yes! Battle Companies!

[@wyatt1483]

I need to start buying them

[@thetruth156real3]

I wish my daughter would go out with some one like these.

[@michaelinOZ]

Great vid. Where is this mat from?

[@mjinoz1677]

Did you ever get around to doing your battle companies campaign Ash? I would love to see one (especially if you model your troops as they get upgrades etc) :)

[@seanchapman5959]

How do people remember all the rules and how much atk each character has etc etc

[@dreadknot69]

Did you ever end up doing any more of these Ash? I'm curious if the system is worth getting into or not.

[@caz8833]

how many figures are there on that table

[@RollDiceTakeNames]

I've never played the Lord of the Rings Miniature game but have been playing Age of Sigmar. In AoS I roll all dice at once for each unit, take the number of successes and continue rolling from there. I noticed in this video that each model rolls individually. Is there any reason all models in one unit can't be rolled together like in AoS?

[@GuerrillaMiniatureGames]

You can roll in groups provided the modes firing and targets have the same mods but it’s more of a player agreement than a written rule.

[@jamesalbright7581]

Why did the riders not throw there spears when they charged?

[@DanceVidaSweden]

Wow nice video!👌 🤩

[@travisfarnes5783]

Where did you get this mat ? Anyone know of really detailed mats?

[@GuerrillaMiniatureGames]

Urban Matz

[@leddyxwarcraft3411]

what table top is it please ? what website and name ? ty

[@janbos8775]

BEST MOVIE EVER !!!

[@woanjinnchong273]

Lol ash rolled ridiculous hot for the wounds

[@meow999meow]

Where did you buy that epic scenery? It looks gorgeous, also more LOTR videos please!

[@bernardmiller5347]

His opponent was moving models past his leaders distance

[@Vlad65WFPReviews]

Clarifying, do Uruks now get a bow with greater strength in the updated rules?

[@GuerrillaMiniatureGames]

They do! 18” Str3!!!

[@Vlad65WFPReviews]

awesome - and tremendous quality and inspiration in your videos - well done!

[@dragon121978]

Did you make the trees and terrain or did you buy it, and if so where from thanks

[@GuerrillaMiniatureGames]

Woodland scenics for the parts. It’s all scratch built

[@ChrisMillerValhalla]

Anyone know who makes that mat? It's awesome looking!

[@kieranf3021]

Found it (I think). It's the Urban Matz Badlands mat.

[@zackholloway324]

First time watching this game. Did they borrow heavly from this game for warcry?

[@lamaze2295]

Does it specifically say in the book that Rohan can ignore the rule for only 25 percent shooting?

[@GuerrillaMiniatureGames]

Yes, any Riders models do not count towards it (as they all have Bows).

[@Andaer11]

What happene to the heroes in the game ?

[@Magmaxyz]

Love ash!

[@TheBattlinBarrowGaming]

Good battle report, however if you ever in the UK. Come play us.

[@kieranf3021]

Hi, what battle mat is that, I love it?

[@kieranf3021]

Found it (I think). It's the Urban Matz Badlands mat.

[@commissariat9123]

I am curious to know what house rules you are using, because I noticed that you house-ruled how special strikes and cavalry charges work. Normally cavalry knocks down ALL opponents in the battle, unless another cav is involved, and special strikes are per model and not declared by any one model. Yet, you nerf cavalry by making them knock down 1 model as well as making it that 1 model may share their hand weapon with other models. Also houseruled Stab to be a loss of defence, when normally it is a Str 2 hit that the stabbing model takes automatically.

[@MrCyrax12]

What brand and name mat are you using?

[@GuerrillaMiniatureGames]

I’m pretty sure it’s the Badlands mat from UrbanMatz