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Offline OSHIROmodels

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Defence of the ford - A LotR battle report
« on: June 04, 2018, 07:38:04 PM »
Got a small game in on my refurbished terrain boards (more on those later) in which the forces of Saruman are probing the defences of Rohan in preparation for an all out attack.

All is quiet in the Westfold and a small patrol of Rohirrim are checking the fords to make sure all is secure.


Unfortunately, this is not the case and some roving bands of warg riders are looking for a way further into the Westfold without being discovered.



Also, unbeknownst to the Rohirrim a small group of warg riders had already crossed the river and were trying to sneak up upon them.


The warg riders began to swarm across the river but were met by the charging knights of Rohan!




Alas! One group of Rohirrim have been caught between two bands of warg riders and it doesn't look good


The fighting at the first ford is bitter with neither group giving ground.




The group in the centre are eventually cut down to almost a man...



But the fervent defence of the standard bearer wins out and he sees off the warg riders.


With the wargs at the first ford cut down the remaining rohirrim come to the aid of their standard and chase the wargs across the river and see them off with some final marksmanship.


So, a victory for Rohan, but a costly one.

What evils is Saruman brewing away in the tower of Orthanc and will the stout men of Rohan be able to stop him...


The rules used were a fantasy mod of M&T which is still having a bit of work done to it. No magic was used but we have a provision for it. The only change for the next game is to swap the movements of the animals round making he wargs faster than the horses.

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James
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Re: Defence of the ford - A LotR battle report
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2018, 07:45:56 PM »
Photos came out well. It could have gone either way, Shame good was triumphant in the end.  lol
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Re: Defence of the ford - A LotR battle report
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2018, 08:10:24 PM »
Lovely looking game. You pair have got to stop doing this, I have enough to be getting on with  lol lol

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Re: Defence of the ford - A LotR battle report
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2018, 10:12:31 PM »
Nice looking table!

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Re: Defence of the ford - A LotR battle report
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2018, 05:50:48 AM »
a very nice table my friend  :-*
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Re: Defence of the ford - A LotR battle report
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2018, 06:52:14 AM »
Those new boards look good. Glad to see the forces of evil were seen off.

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Re: Defence of the ford - A LotR battle report
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2018, 08:40:54 AM »
Cheers fellas  :)

It was quite an enjoyable little game but I feel the need for something on a larger scale  :D

Join us Pat, you know you want to  ;)

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Re: Defence of the ford - A LotR battle report
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2018, 09:38:58 AM »
Great game and the board is amazing  :-*

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Re: Defence of the ford - A LotR battle report
« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2018, 04:23:40 PM »
Spectacular looking game. The stream is most effective, has a wonderful sense of movement. Very well done!

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Re: Defence of the ford - A LotR battle report
« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2018, 08:18:54 PM »
Lovely new boards and what looks like a great game  8)

I really like the limestone rocks (think I might change some of my own  :D)
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Re: Defence of the ford - A LotR battle report
« Reply #10 on: June 05, 2018, 09:53:01 PM »
The display is eye candy, and the whole game looks great :)

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Re: Defence of the ford - A LotR battle report
« Reply #11 on: June 05, 2018, 10:14:54 PM »
Great looking game.

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Re: Defence of the ford - A LotR battle report
« Reply #12 on: June 05, 2018, 11:44:03 PM »
Thanks again chaps  :)

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Re: Defence of the ford - A LotR battle report
« Reply #13 on: June 06, 2018, 09:08:29 AM »
Wow! What's not to like? Fantastic scenery, great looking miniatures a fabulous game report. Nicely done Sir!
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