The Dicebearers Podcast, Episode 17: Erebor Reclaimed and Iron Hills

This is an episode of our Podcast about MESBG, a game by Games Workshop, with which we have no affiliation to. This video is designed to be viewed like a podcast but contains photos throughout to assist our thoughts and insight for those who would like to watch it fully. We hope you enjoy the content. If you do, please give us a like, subscribe and hit the notification bell to know when our next video will be. We would love to hear any and all feedback in the comments. Enjoy!
Table of Contents
0:00 Intro
0:56 The models
2:30 List overview
5:41 Army Bonus
7:22 Thorin Oakenshield , King under the Mountain
11:20 Fili and Kili
16:03 Balin
20:13 Dwalin
26:40 Bifur
33:13 Bofur
35:53 Bombur
38:20 Ori
42:49 Nori
45:34 Dori
48:18 Oin
50:15 Gloin
52:58 Dain Ironfoot, Lord of the Iron Hills
59:50 Murin and Drar
1:08:20 Iron Hills Captain
1:13:05 King Dain Ironfoot, King under the Mountain
1:18:40 Prince Thorin III
1:23:40 Iron Hills Dwarf
1:29:25 Iron Hills goat rider
1:32:30 Iron Hills Ballista
1:37:48 Iron Hills Chariot
1:43:13 Iron Hills Captain in Chariot
1:47:50 The Champions of Erebor in Chariot
1:51:17 Allies
2:01:40 Chris’ Iron Hills list
2:07:02 Aleksa’s Hobbit Era Erebor Reclaimed list
2:15:33 Chris’ War of the Ring Era Erebor Reclaimed list
2:21:09 Final thoughts
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[@MrGINJI1]

awsome to have you guys back. Drar has an axe from an FAQ

[@thedicebearers5989]

Glad to know! I thought there may have been something for him but wasn't confident.
Chris

[@TrippyTheShroom]

Starting an Iron Hills, just got the models in yesterday so hearing this info is super helpful. Very much appreciated guys.

[@Jason-xn9it]

Great video, guys!
Just a heads up that FAQ did correct that Drar has an axe, and the Iron Hills Captain now needs to trade his warspear AND shield for the mattock (so I’d say not worth giving up D8/9 for it 😕)

[@Ryan-ii4vd]

You're back !

[@lukesenyshyn4886]

Welcome back!!

[@punchyMiddleEarth]

About time! More please

[@Gooodguyto]

What are the odds, I just found the channel through the Thror's army video around a week ago and was hoping for an Iron Hills video. I looked at the channel and saw the other videos were months ago and got sad. Here we are a few days later and it's exactly what I wanted to see.
Super awesome video and channel. hope to see a video on Minas Tirith soon!

[@ripstainmcripstain905]

Wb boyz! Always grateful for the content! x

[@koen0th]

Loving your army reviews, please do moria both goblins and dwarves!

[@michaeltheodorou2490]

Nice look at the army! But I would say maybe your looking at these armies in terms of tournaments were as some fun lists can be brought that are not the best! Like I never bother with march! Strike, strength heroics and shielding normal

[@jmaccsarmiesofmiddleearth]

Great cast. Bifur is incredible, kill one troop and get free heroic moves for the rest of the game...yes please

[@nielsschreiber5293]

Your first 750 points list with dain and murin and drar cannot be played like this.
You have 11 crossbows (at least listed on the screen)but only 29 warriors. So that is one crossbow over the limit as heroes do not count for the bowlimit.

[@francescoromano4922]

boyz one thing to ask About Dain, if i charge one Orc with Dain and 2 Goat riders then call an heroic combat with Dain and then win the fight but kill the orc with the first attak of the goat riders do i activate dain s special rule about alwais charging?

[@Crause88fin]

I'm not a huge fan of MESBG as a game (pros and cons, but not the best game for me personally), but I do very much enjoy the models GW have pushed for dwarfs in LOTR. The models feel dorfy, the rules feel dorfy and the units can punch like a dorf. Mind, I haven't played Erebor but Moria, but it's still dorfiness.