Looking back over the previous entries, I see I never posted
the actual play—or as they call it over at
Spillforeningen
the Fellowship STF, “the post-battle bat-rep breakdown”—of issue #6's Battle Game. There’s been a lot of water under the Brandywine Bridge
since we played this, but I have pictures and a faint memory of what went on.
This battle sees Aragorn facing off against a group of Uruk-hai who are trying to find a secret entrance into Helm’s Deep. If Aragorn
can hold them off for ten rounds, Good automatically wins. If the Uruk-hai find
the secret entrance before then, the number of Saruman’s servants who enter the
tunnel dictate whether Good or Evil triumphs, or it’s a draw.
We played this
one a few times, as it was a short scenario. I recall one battle saw the Uruk-hai gang
up on Aragorn and take him down, while another had Aragorn running
willie-nillie, cutting down the Uruk-hai before they could locate the entrance.
It proved to be a balanced, if not especially long battle game.
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| The field of battle. Aragorn stands alone against five Uruk-hai! |
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| The Uruk-hai advance and Aragon chooses his first opponent. |
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| An Uruk-hai stalks the ruins, seeking the hidden entrance into Helm's Deep. |
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| Aragorn rushes to stop his enemies from searching the ruins. |
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| Get 'em! Three Uruk-hai face off against Strider. |
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| "You'll not get past me, filth!" |
That rounds out coverage of issue #6 of Battle Games in
Middle-earth. We’ll pick up with issue #7 in a day or two. Thanks for stopping
by!
