LotR three player game

 Another game with not so young N (he has his first GCSE exam next week) and his father,

I used tents as bases and we'd each get points for burning the other tents to the ground. I only had my phone with me and it takes terrible pictures.

The men of Minas Trith forsake their bell tent abode and head off in search of Khandish canvas to ignite

I started by running over some Orcs in my chariot.

As my Easterling allies formed shieldwall to repel the Gondorian advance.

The Orcs decided a rampaging chariot was too big a threat to be ignored.

Shiny Silver Men fought Bright Red and Gold Men

Uh-oh, what's that in the background...?

The fight continued

Fortunately the troll decided to pull up the pegs of the Gondorian tent.

Faramir, meanwhile was butchering peaceful Khandish Khampers.

Young N. reached break point first and I burned his tent to the ground as his Orcs and troll fled the field.

Howevr the Gondorians had more staying power and soon it was my turn to turn tail and head for the Khandish homelands, leaving the Men of Minas Tirith to command the field.

Warmaster Revolution - Empire v Daemons 2,000 points

Wormaster (a Warmaster tournament in Worcester) is just around the corner and I've not played many games recently so Matt kindly agreed to help me remember how the game works - a wor-m up if you will (sorry, not sorry).

We set up simply and quickly, ignoring the scouting phase and just played a straight 2,000 point pitched battle.

I pushed up with the big monsters in the middle.

My left flank was all red and Kohrney

Whilst Slaanesh cavalry held the flank (observant folks will notice some Marauders subbing in for the last unit still on the paint table)

The Empire had a big infantry bock holding the middle, flanked by cannon.

Lots of knights and a steam tank. Matt asked "Why would anyone take a steam tank?" to which the answer is "Look at how cool it looks. Poop, poop!"

The Monsters thumped home in the middle and are plenty of halberds.

The knights however were scaring the Hordes.

Even the Khorne hordes were queuing up to get stuck in.

Eventually the knights thumped home.

One block of knights was hurled back.

And then was another, but at the cost of a horde.

The monsters had mangled the Empire infantry but at some cost.

Fanatics versus Beasts of Nurgle - the classic match up.

The Knights managed to get in on the flank of some Khorne Daemons.

A unit of knights was caught by the hordes whilst the chaos cavalry finally got in on the action.

As I said, a classic match up.

Although the knights were pushing the Khorne forces back the Knights in the centre were driven back in to the screamers to their doom and with the the Empire were broken.

Victory to the Daemonic Legions.

A good fun game that see-sawed a bit. I've still not really got the hang of how to use the Daemons, but they look cool, so very much looking forward to Wormaster

Lord of the Rings Campaign - Cirith Ungol

After an Easter hiatus (General B. is a devout and strict observer of religious festivals) it was back to the Ilko Gaming Hut for more MESBGLoTR (or whatever).

This would be the Cirith Ungol scenario with Uruks and Orcs fighting over a mithril jumper while Sam attempts to get to Frodo and give him a cuddle.

I complicated the gaming by arriving a day early. So General B. wasn't expecting me. But it was OK, he wasn't busy. Sorry!

The next challenge was the scenery - it's quite specific, not terribly clear and one use only. So we set to with assorted plastic and resin bits of wall and fettled something we were happy with.

Then we set up and went at it.

I set up Orc archers in prime sniping positions. Forgetting that the Uruks would go first and mug them before they got to shoot!

All around Uruks went on the attack.

But the dice favoured the Orcs and several of their bigger brethren fell.

At the foot of the stairs a whirling melee saw Shagbastard (I think that's how it's pronounced) the Uruk leader pounced on by Orcs.

Meanwhile on the inner walls more fighting was going on.

As it was in the courtyard below.

Seeing where they were needed to Uruks abandoned the Orcs on the outer walls and headed for the stairs.

Gitshag (again I think that;s how you say it) had now climbed the stairs and was helping the Orcs out.

As the fight "at foot o t'stairs" rumbled on.

Orc attrition was quite high by this stage,

But on the inner wall weight of numbers was beginning to tell.

As Gitshag began to "hand it out"

However Shagbastard made it up the stairs and seized the Mithril undergarments.

Still the Uruks held the Orcs on the stair.

But eventually weight of numbers told and an Orc tide raced up the stairway.

Almost unseen a wee but rotund and determined figure was making his way towards the tower.

As he was in possession of the Mithril Nethergarments General B. was more than happy to have the hobbit hurl himself at Orcs.

But the tousel haired hobbit hero could not be overcome and laid about himself with Sting and frying pan.

Despite the weight of numbers the Orcs were getting duffed up by Shagbastard - who knocked Gitshag down and then danced on his skull with his big size 12s.

The Otrc conga on the stairs couldn't force their way into the narrow passage! 

At last the two special friends could hold one another again.

While Shagbastard clutched the Mithril Vest and taunted the few remaining Orcs.

Victory to the forces of Good (though these things are all relative).

A nicely balanced and fun scenario that started well for the Orcs until Shagbastard got involved.

On the home stretch now, just a couple of scenarios to go and we'll have played the entire quest of the Ring Bearer.

Which is nice.