Lord of the Rings- Why Not?

Sorry, couldn't resist!

I'm a big fan of Lord of the Rings (LotR)- the Strategy Battle Game, not War of the Ring (WotR) (that's a separate article, if I ever get around to it.) I think it has a lot going for it as a wargame, and thought I'd put fingers to keyboard to talk about it.


To start, here's what the Games Workshop (GW) website has to say:


"...The Lord of The Rings Strategy Battle Game allows you to recreate some of the best-known events from the book and films. This system is suited to small skirmishes fought between bands of heroes, such as the battle in Balin's Tomb, the fateful ambush at Amon Hen and many of the other scenes depicted in the books and films. If you've ever wanted to control the fabled Fellowship of The Ring or unleash the Black Riders, this could be the game for you..."


First of all- ignore all that. I think that one of the greatest misconceptions of LotR is that it's used to re-enact scenes from the films. Yes, it can be used to do this- but that's not it's key selling point!