The new board game in the War of the Ring line, The Battle of Five Armies, is now shipping to distributors and will be in North American stores starting on September, 8th. In Europe and other regions, the game is expected to be available before the end of September. The Battle of Five Armies is a stand- alone board game, which recreates the fierce struggle witnessed …
The cover art of The Battle of Five Armies, “The Last Stand of Thorin Oakenshield”, by Lucas Graciano, was the winner of the Chesley Award as Best Gaming-Related Illustration. The Chesley Awards have been bestowed by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) at LonCon3, 72nd World SF Convention, together with the famous Hugo literary awards. Chesley Awards recognize individual artistic works and achievements …
This file includes the complete rules of The Battle of Five Armies, the new game in the War of the Ring line, which recreates the fierce struggle witnessed by Bilbo Baggins at the end of his quest for the Lonely Mountain, in “The Hobbit”. (Updated in December 2022 – version 1.2)
In this last article, we’ll tell you about the development of the final two elements making Battle of the Five Armies unique from its predecessors included in Battles of the Third Age and we’ll set you up with the full PDF Rules. The Goblins An important strategic element in the battle’s story is the two-pronged attacks of the goblin horde. Bolg did not simply count on …
There are moments in Tolkien’s novels, which remain engraved in the reader’s memory forever. One such moment in “The Hobbit” is, without doubt, the epic scene where Bilbo spots the Eagles… “The Eagles! The Eagles!” he shouted. “The Eagles are coming!” Bilbo’s eyes were seldom wrong. The eagles were coming down the wind, line after line, in such a host as must have gathered from all …
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