Lord of the Rings [Englisch] [Taschenbuch]

This is NOT role-playing in Middle Earth - this is the rules for fighting skirmish wargames with the heroes and villains of the Fellowship of the Ring.

If you've already got a collection of suitable models to represent the Fellowship, plus a few orcs, elves and, of course, the Nazgul - just add this book and you can recreate the skirmishes of Book 1 of the Lord of the Rings.

If, on the other hand, you haven't got any models - then don't bother with this book - track down the boxed game from Games Workshop. It's about twice the price but it comes with loads of orcs and elves and men of Gondor - all in superb detail and no comparison to the stupid paper cut-outs at the back of this book!

It is a game where you use miniature figures, you move the peaces by measuring how many inches they may move. like, a hobbit can only move a few inches per turn but a elf can move much farther, also a horseman may move REALLY far (because he is on a horse).

some of the people have "magic" skills, but it is more subtile than most game systems, like they took stuff from the book like Gandalf has a magic that makes him more intimidating (against the wolves if you remember), but its not all stuff like that, Gandalf and Saruman can cast something called sourserous blast! (cmon' people! "ooooooooo, ahhhhhhhh!")

what i didn't like was that they made Arwen "an accomplished warrior" but i can see some girls being happy to have a female warrior to play with, and also you may use galadrial, the balrog, the nine riders, and some of the big time male elf warriors (think celaborn. more ooo's and ahhhh's please)

but, its not just about being one caricature (in fact if you were only one person you would be wiped out quickly ;-)) you control an army of elf warriors and gondorean men (if your the good side)

If your the bad guys (you need someone to be the bad guys) you get to be orks and the nine riders and soruman.

ok but there are a few downers to it, in the book that i got you only get a few silly little paper people to play with, you need to make photo copys, that stinks, and if i want some good long lasting people to play with (you are mine to toy with! bahahaha! ahem, sorry.) anyhow, if i want some sturdy people i have to pay extra....
but if i want the fellowship and sarumon and the riders, you might end up paying more... :eek: and they dont come painted! that is ok if you like painting toys that are an inch or two high, with millions of tiny details (if your like me you will be lucky and have an artistic sis to paint them for you when you get some)

but still if i get desperate to play i will just take some slips of paper and wright "elf swordsman" or "nazgul". on them and pretend that its the real thing ;-)