The Battle for Osgiliath | MASSIVE Lord of the Rings Warhammer Battle Report

[@zorpoftherings]

What battle report would you like to see next? And thank you for supporting this new little venture to bring Middle Earth gaming back to Zorpazorp. Make sure you hit the subscribe button for me fam

[@rhyssmith7912]

Ever thought of a reclaiming of Moria? Similar to the Hobbit movies? Young Thorin etc

[@zorpoftherings]

@@rhyssmith7912 How did you find this early you sneaky little Hobbit Rhys hehehehehe

[@purerel]

Would be cool to see Lothlorien vs. Moria (1,000pts each).

[@saltytyranitar6981]

How about the Battle at the Black Gate itself? The fall of Sauron and the final stand for Frodo?

[@LobstahBrood]

One of my absolute favorite memories ever involving the front gate of Minas Tirith is the level in the Return of the King PC game where you play as Gandalf atop the walls commanding Trebuchets to take down siege towers, shooting away Ring Wraiths, and knocking down siege ladders, all while slicing apart Uruks. I feel like there's an amazing video scenario in there for this even though it wasn't ever in the movies. I know there's a scenario for atop the walls in the Gondor at War supplement but I think its a bit lackluster for a video.

[@E-Lykos]

RIP Bernard Hill, none could have done Theoden better. Rest well, King of Rohan.

[@zorpoftherings]

Indeed

[@mikewyatt2262]

In terms of bat-reps the ambush in Ithilien could be very cinematic with the Harad troops trying to get off the board as a battle objective. Personally I’d love to see the Easterlings invasion of Dale and Erebor depicted!

[@zorpoftherings]

Oh yes Mikeyyy

[@francescogulisano2917]

Baby wake up, ZorpaZorp battle reports are back!

[@zorpoftherings]

Hahahahaha thanks mate

[@BattleCamperHome]

Here's Zorp, just casually dropping one of the best looking MESBG battle reports on the internet.

[@zorpoftherings]

Hehehehehehehe ty

[@conradflanagan5003]

The edit of Frodo going "up" the stairs was hilarious.

[@RickardLejonhjarta]

the saddest part is that there likely will never be a movie like it ever again

[@syd4890]

And that is one of its strengths: Immortality ❤

[@mjinoz1677]

Wargaming at its finest - incredible, immersive terrain, nicely painted minis and a cool narrative scenario that takes advantage of both. Outstanding 😎

[@zorpoftherings]

Thank you very much!

[@skerr1932]

I'd love to see the Wolves of Isengard assaulting the travels to Helmsdeep. Gotta love me some wargs!

[@twistedphoenix]

This is a great idea

[@innocentBystander19]

Y'all give this channel some love so he keeps them going!!

[@zorpoftherings]

Thank you!

[@odysseus7992]

Late to the comment party, but I cannot wait to see that gorgeous Gray Havens board finished and in a battle report.

[@zorpoftherings]

Me toooooo mate!!! So keen to get some games on it!

[@microforgeminis]

Man two zorp videos dropping at the same time. It is an impossible choice. Loved revisiting this video and can’t wait for the next one!

[@zorpoftherings]

Hahaha thank you mate!!!

[@TiagoRamosVideos]

Great video 👌 If I can make a suggestion: make more detailed videos on specific parts of the board, that would be shorter, maybe 30 minutes, and it would be easier to see the evolution of a Battle in a specific part of this EPIC scenario 😊

[@brutalfunkcore]

Maybe a bit niche but I would love to see the kinslaying of Alqualonde on your Grey Havens Board. #feanordideverythingwrong

[@zorpoftherings]

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate yesssssssssssss hashahahaa

[@Pryrates89]

Yes. That is exactly what I want. To see amazing minis on your awesome boards with your great editing. Lets go. The dream of battle companies remains :D

[@zorpoftherings]

Haha thank you mate!

[@momosthegreen]

He has done it again bois, the madman has done it again! I really loved the old battle reports, hope everything goes well with this new channel!!!

[@zorpoftherings]

MOMOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS hey buddy!!! Yeah I hope so I really miss making them!

[@Urukguy27]

Ahh just another causal stroll through the best project on KZbin

[@zorpoftherings]

Hahaha thank you mate

[@thebestplaguemarine3130]

This battle report was amazing the best I’ve watched and ur daughter saying bilbo was cute 😂😂

[@zorpoftherings]

I'd forgotten all about that till I watched it back haha

[@Alexanderfication]

I hope this channel pops off for you Zorp, best wishes.

[@zorpoftherings]

Thank you mate me too!!

[@star_wars_miniatures]

Feels much like that early level on return of the king for PS2 with the hobbits and Gollum making their way through the ruins 😍

[@davet2325]

Yes! Mesbg Battle reports are back! And this one is a master piece!!! Stoked for part two! Also: Love to see a battle report on your dol guldur built...

[@Curleyconcon]

That last turn was excellently played by Sam to manuever 4 different units between those fights. That was a big brain ender.

[@matthewhobbs1642]

Would love another battle companies campaign. Was such a good series.

[@zorpoftherings]

Oh me toooooooooooo

[@0shlem0]

So glad battle reports are back! The Horus Heresy and LOTR battle reports are my personal favorites.

[@zorpoftherings]

Me too mate! Hopeing to get Mark of Calth back over on @ZorpHammer too!

[@ScorchMat]

Love that the Batreps are back! I would love to see a battle on your Grey Havens board! I was thinking Elves protecting the Grey Havens from Goblins or Corsairs like the battles in the Battle for Middle Earth game.

[@zorpoftherings]

Yeah I was thinking that too!!!

[@twinklecave9475]

You just can't beat Zorp quality. Nice work mate, keep at it!

[@DriveByBacon]

Can’t believe you were just sitting on this battle report. Great stuff

[@zorpoftherings]

Haha yeah been eating at me too haha, the second part is even better!

[@daedalus6796]

This is awesome. Would love to see a battle report on Faramir's failed charge to reclaim Osgiliath, see if Gondor can change the outcome

[@jonny251990]

Yes! So hyped that your battle reports are making a comeback, looking forward to the next instalment 😄

[@DesmondDentresti]

Very cool narrative battle! Very flavourful, and fun. Even though a lot of emphasis was given to rules to make the Ringwraith as irrelevant as possible, which makes my evil heart sad. The editing at 29:39 is incredible and made me giggle. His looney tunes legs going backwards, I am imagining the sound effects. Like Scooby Doo zipping off when he sees the monster. The siege bow at 31:35 needed to roll scatter to maybe drift within 3" and if it wounded that Captain with it's initial shot, would instant kill him unless he Fates it as it is a siege engine on battlefield target that lacks D10 or 10W stat. Agree that the elf rope should stick around for the turn and allow allies to succeed the same test as him - silly that only Samwise could or would wander off and ditch Master Frodo without throwing him a line. Faramir really proved his mettle this day in the fights he participated. The captain has indeed returned.

[@JaredKerr-gz1ob]

So glad these are back, man. Nothing better than ‘Zorp Reports’ direct from Middle Earth! Fingers crossed for some battle companies action? Loved your BC content.

[@zorpoftherings]

Me too Jared, thank you mate!!!

[@austinblake4079]

I love this so much. I'm a new player to MESBG and this has been very educational and also very entertaining. I love the models, I love the sets, I love the editing you did cutting in shots from the films to enhance the watching experience. Thank you so much.

[@stephensayers4998]

Love the format of your battle reports. The editing is fantastic and really helps to emerse the audience into the narrative.

[@mariobenitopeinado6840]

Osigiliath megaboard full of minis looks absolutely magnificent. Hope there's more and more to come!

[@lldigitall]

Glad to see you back to showing some fun games.

[@mikeglasswell-gameplay]

Always a great balance of story and mechanics. It's tricky what to focus on for battle reports

[@peterk4626]

I'm saving this for when I can watch the whole thing through uninterrupted over the weekend 😊. The King has returned with a mesbg battle report, glorious times for the age of men.

[@zorpoftherings]

Thank you Peter!!!

[@joshuataylor7213]

Huzzah!!! This was such a great surprise for my flight home tonight. Thank you.

[@zorpoftherings]

Stoked you enjoyed it Joshua!!!

[@Biggles369]

It must be a pain to juggle all these channels Lachie, but keep at it because you are making some of the best content on KZbin.

[@nerdinebe]

Gods though I wanna see Minas Tirith so baaad. I love this just mess of a scenario, Gondor please hit a shot!

[@zorpoftherings]

I'm so excited to film a game on it!

[@soccernerd27]

So happy to see the SBG battle reports again!

[@geegeee7993]

Super happy to see a Zorp battle report again. I found this channel through the insane Pelenor Fields video and it got me back into the hobby after collecting the magazines as a kid

[@beanzeani2440]

Great board, great game! Nice little film splice at 7:55 to use that Minas Tirith footage

[@charlescassels3826]

Great timing! I’m finishing painting my Star Wars Legion collection, time to start LoTR!

[@garygeorge6940]

Brilliant stuff! Can’t wait for more LOTR battle reports!

[@Morgulvale_]

A zorpazorp battle report!!!

[@AvalonSteelsheen]

So happy to see these back! Such a glorious staple of the channel to see these boards come to life in game.

[@zorpoftherings]

Me too Evie, and now we have a place to put a Grey Havens game!@!!

[@tsizzle5343]

Mannnn, there are so many good options for what I would want to see. Honestly whatever gets you excited, I am down to watch!

[@zorpoftherings]

Roger Roger!

[@christianoneil7655]

The reverse clips from the movie are genius

[@zorpoftherings]

hehehehehe thanks

[@wolftrem4206]

Perfectly befitting my Morannon Ork painting day!

[@elliemay5653]

Great idea hope the change in focus for the second channel has the desired effect I would love to see more battle companies fought across smaller sections of your amazing builds

[@zorpoftherings]

So would I Ellie!!!

[@liamskinner4922]

Dude, that board just looks so good when played on. Props to you and all the work you put into that board. Its just absolutely gorgeous!

[@thanoschris821]

Aploading here seems to do the trick since this poped into my feed like 3 times. Keep it up. Love the cinematic shots showcasing the board as well.

[@zorpoftherings]

That's fantastic thank you mate!!!

[@Hakazu]

Damn I have missed this! Looking forward to see more of this :)

[@Sveabajare]

This is one of the best battle reports ever made. I would love to see some Isengard action moving forward. Perhaps Merry and Pippin have to try and escape while Eomér rides on in to kill of the Uruk-hai. One could also add a twist where Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli joins the battle If it goes on for long enough!

[@mthomsonkiwi]

Amazing board. Fantastic battle report! Good luck on defeating the evil algorithm of Sauron!

[@harazhangf5782]

It was cool to rewatch the battle report. And I can't wait for part 2 !!!

[@zorpoftherings]

Thanks Harazhang!!!

[@Eiweing]

I loved this Battle the first time, and I love it the second time :) I Can't wait to enjoy the continuation :)

[@irishtom30]

This is the coolest. Most insane gaming board of all time

[@zorpoftherings]

Thank you buddy!!

[@sebastianconforto8805]

This looks like such an amazing board to play on. Would love to see the ents matching on orthanc in the future.

[@zorpoftherings]

Oh how goooood would that be!!!

[@sgtmilk11]

Me and a buddy went into the Osgiliath box set together. Now I guess we need to figure out how to craft a board as epic as this.

[@jamesminiaturespace]

Absolute LOL at Faramir running backwards!

[@petehill7465]

Awesome work Lachy and Team. Great to have separate, dedicated channels for building and bat reps. Love seeing all your building works in play. Keep it up!

[@zorpoftherings]

Yeah I reckon it's the ticket, fingers crossed!!

[@NickSibz]

Oh, HELL YEAH. We are so back. Incredible report and it's still insane to me how realistic this looks.

[@NathanielArmstrong-xs9rh]

Glad you're back mate. Loving the content

[@TheConorJude]

Unreal Batrep Zorp! Insane production. Would love to see a cheeky Amon Hen scenario sometime!

[@kaz9357]

I love your bat reps. Conquest creations does great competitive ones, but your cinematic and senario driven ones are freakin awesome!

[@zorpoftherings]

Jakey is the man!

[@roadgoeseveron7128]

This board... oh man this board... i would pay to olay on a board like that!

[@Bjornibee_13]

I'd love to see another Battle of the Pelennor fields report or a battle of Dale report

[@Carcharoth0]

Hot damn this is great, you have built a battle report worthy of Mordor.

[@zorpoftherings]

Thank you mate!!!

[@valentinjakob1686]

You're a legend Zorp, what a build-up!

[@michaelhaskell2155]

Perhaps a bit more scene setting at the start of a battle report; let the camera rove around the terrain and pick out key pieces; give a sense of the whole if possible (perhaps an annotated map to show every so often with arrows pointing to the action?). Talk about the scenario and each side's commander discuss their strategy and tactics - especially referencing any use of the wonderful terrain. It is great to see engagements being fought over such lovely terrain.

[@kaz9357]

Somehow I was already subbed! Awesome! Can't wait for more battle reports! Would love another battle companies campaign!

[@bleachorange]

Alright, time to sit back and enjoy!

[@mantradox]

Oh, man, can't wait for you to start The Zorp Heresy channel! I'll be the first subscriber!

[@samfarrall8374]

amazing as always! would love to see you captain a Rohan force again like the good ol days!! keep it up Lachie! love from the UK

[@zorpoftherings]

Me too Sam! Thanks mate!

[@kevin-ux5qk]

thanks for the content on all your channels!

[@zorpoftherings]

My pleasure!

[@jamesminiaturespace]

Such an awesome battle report. I think you're finally beating the algorithm!

[@Arthurkenway01]

An amazing video with amazing scenery and amazing game play

[@thomascoutts9242]

Great editing and narrative. Thanks

[@jadenhendrickson5285]

I'd love to see Burning of the Westfold, First/Second Battle of the Fords of Isen, and especially Ambush at Night! All from the War In Rohan book!

[@zorpoftherings]

YESSSSSSSSSS good suggestions mate!

[@bobarian8719]

So happy to see these back mate! Might have been a bit critical on my last comment but this is imo what your best at a lovely battle report with your mates just having a good time. So happy you made this channel keep it up love battle reports

[@danesorensen1775]

That captain of Gondor sure did show his quality!

[@CorwinsTabletop]

This was *so* good! Looking forward to the next part.

[@kennygpokerstrategy4917]

Love these!!! Incredible boards and editing. Thanks for all the hard work!!

[@zorpoftherings]

Thank you for watching Kenny!

[@angus3591]

This was awesome dude! Honestly, any battle report that gives you energy and doesn't break the bank (of time) takes my vote, your excitement is infectious. Loved the batrep and super keen for the next one !!

[@Jodneah]

This is one of my favourite battle reports I think iv watched it 3 times before. I don’t know why it didn’t do well the whole point of building the epic boards is to see some epic games once they are built. Keep up the great work can wait to see the rohirim back in action some day

[@zorpoftherings]

Glad you enjoyed it! Me too mate FORTH EORLINGAS!

[@travisskane5459]

These amazing boards look even better with those amazingly painted armies. Fantastic editing and narrative, so much action packed into an hour video!

[@tarm6395]

Zorp bat reps are back in town, ah yeah!

[@zorpoftherings]

Wooooooooooooo

[@denaxil9012]

So so so happy to see this channel. you make the best battle reports on youtube, can't wait to see more, even simple games without a certain theme would be great :)

[@greghelm843]

So happy to see more epic battle reports if you have half a dozen players I'd love to see battle companies again

[@perreyalsdam7994]

Finally. And a great one. Beautiful board, which also seems very playable. Well edited. Focusing on the main events and voiced over for the other events. What's there not to like. Brilliant and now the wait for part two begins. Very well done.

[@zorpoftherings]

Thank you very much Per Reyals! Hope you're doing well over there mate :)

[@tobias380]

This is fantastic!!! Would love to see future battle reports in/around the Minas Tirith gate. Keep up the great work!

[@volstad44]

My first experience seeing the LoTR minis on tabletop since I was a kid. It was pretty amazing!

[@zorpoftherings]

That's awesome mate!!!! Glad I could send you down memory lane!

[@craig3111]

Love the editing. Amazing.

[@marcdelabarreraibardalet4754]

Lovely, thanks a bunch. My personal opinion, is that I don't need the "film bits". It makes the video longer and looses focus from the game. We want more battle reports!

[@ace2800]

Awesome video dude! Keep up the good work! I know it’s the wrong channel but I would love to see a return to Calth. Been obsessed with heresy and your mark of Calth videos were top notch

[@zorpoftherings]

MArk of Calth will be coming back to @ZorpHammer when I've wrapped up Dawn of Warhammer :)

[@danielhall6354]

It would be amazing to see the Grey havens board used for a game

[@JoeHardacre]

Love MESBG battle reports, throw as many as you can my way!

[@ryantraise5383]

So glad to see this footage, excellent work as always and sorry I couldn't stay for the whole battle. Also, if I ever try and build a shooting army please stop me Lachy 😂

[@zorpoftherings]

Hahahahahaha PUT DOWN THE BOW need to go back to those outwalkers!