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Would just say about the GW SBG rules that they are fantastic in my opinion and we've played some huge games (Battle of five armies, Helms deep, Last Alliance) and if you keep the number of heroes down to a minimum it makes record keeping very easy.For the minor orc/human/uruk captains we put a marker next to them for their 1 might, they don't get fate or will in our games. Once its used they lose the marker.Gearing up to play Pelennor fields and need to paint a shed load of Easterlings.
Have you played the Battle Companies variant of these rules? They sound interesting.
1. It looks like the Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game is the most recent incarnation of this. Is this a remake of the old game that I remember from the early 2000's? Do people like it?
2. The thought of which models to start collecting to begin this is daunting! What recommendations do you all have for different aesthetics? I'm more interested in the books and a "traditional" look than the movies.
3. If you wanted to play at a shop/officially, do the rules frown upon using unofficial miniatures the way Warhammer did?
4. If you don't recommend the GW game, why not and what would you recommend instead?
However, without having my hands on the rules yet, I'm curious where I'd be safest with proxies? I imagine "named" or "hero" type figures would be the most difficult, whereas a band of orcs or rangers would be easier...
IF you are talking about official GW shops, yeah they are going to require official GW figures (although why you would want to game in their shops is beyond me).