A massive game of Lord of the Rings. The Battle for Helm's Deep! | Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game
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- We played for over 12 hours, painted hundreds of miniatures, and edited for countless hours to bring this epic battle to life for you! 4 players come together to Play the epic battle of Helms Deep from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers movie. This game was a childhood dream come to life, and we couldn't be happier and proud to show this to you. We hope you like it!
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Gandalf: "Look to my coming on the movement phase of the 12th turn, at the roll of 5 look to the that corner of the table over there"
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This comment is under appreciated lol
You made my day. Take my upvote, you filthy bastard.
Editing this game was a dream come true. Grew up with the movies and the strategy battle game. Hope everyone has fun watching it 😊
You did such an amazing job, Jessie! Thanks so much for doing it!
@@chrislee7169dude you were an absolute joy to watch for so many hours 😊
Heroic effort from all involved!
THIS WAS INCREDIBLE!!!!
It was so cinematic and the little sword and arrow effects added so much to the game!!!!
Hope to see you continue editing these masterpieces!!!
Great Job!
“Dude we should run this bomb into Gandalf”Best quote I heard the whole video
Haha yeah and we were all secretly hoping it would explode. Epic!
Them giving Gimli a box at 13:41 is iconic. This was amazing.
Just wanna say, this is the 3rd search option for "Battle of Helm's Deep" on YT and I hope everyone involved enjoyed this as much as we did watching it.
This is incredible guys! I am so happy to see more creators covering Middle Earth SBG. Games like this is what Wargaming exists for!
Your battle reports are better tho
"I want to know what happens when you pull Aragorn's arms off. Call him Armagone." Such a great line.
Man "dice tell stories" has never been more true. You guys have knocked it out of the park with these special events this year, congratulations guys.
AMAZING GAME!
On a separate note, I love Nick and his enthusiasm, but if I ever hear him say Ara-gone again I may explode 😂
It’s such a common error. Like, how do they not hear the “orn” in 10 hours of film. Or see it every time they read it 😭😭
As an Australian, I find this very offensive!!
People should know we don't pronounce our "R's", so we should be able to pronounce it Ara-gone if we want to!!
[ I'm pretty sure this doesn't excuse this Nick, but it sure excuses me ;)]
@@andrewlopezmp3 or how some of them keep saying “calvary” instead of “cavalry”…
Also, good on Eragon for making it into an actually good film franchise somehow!
@@jordinagel1184 I know!! Calvary is where Jesus was crucified 🤦♂️
The nominative determinism of having Christopher Lee controlling the Uruk Hai is beautiful
I asked for the honor to represent the legend. 🫡
Ikr and it wasn't even acknowledged!
You guys excel in what most of other battle reports fail:
1. Great camera work! Often it's just painful to watch battle reports due shaky camera, plus your dramatic camera angles and FXs add such a nice flavor
2. Good editing and humor makes really enjoyable to watch (which is a challenge for such a long battle like this)
3. Explaining the rules is very useful for beginners
More Middle-earth content, please!
The lighting effects and fast pace are great as well.
Many of the rules were wrong, but still well done.
All of my favorite TH-cam war gamers screw their respective games up constantly, and it just does not matter! What matters is the enjoyment they get from playing the game in the enjoyment we get from observing. All of my favorite TH-cam wargamer get full marks for that and in the end, I don’t even care if they are constantly messing rules up or mispronouncing names.
I'm seriously impressed with how many movie moments they managed to hit here. Hope we get more Middle Earth on the channel, I love 40k but I think ME has the best rules and game flow of all the GW products.
Yeah, Warhammer has the issue of having 40 years of rules and changes stacked on top of each other. Pretty much all other Battlegames have the luxury of taking all the good bits of Warhammer and streamlining it.
R.I.P. Bernard Hill - Théoden, King of Rohan.
"He was strong in life. His spirit will find the way to the halls of his fathers."
Take a shot every time they say "Deepening" instead of "Deeping"
And Eragon instead of Aragorn lol
@@MrMicah52I think that's just their accents
My liver can't handle that.
"Isenguard" troll in there as well lol
Well, this comment explains why my son is now dead from alcohol poisoning...
LOTR minis were the perfect gateway mini for our generation. Selling them at places like Barnes & Noble made miniature wargaming much more accessible. I also started with LOTR, played 40k for a decade+ (almost 2 now) and have gotten back into LOTR as a painting project now that I have more $$$ to spend than I did as a 14 yo. Great video, actually watched it with my kids who loved it.
Aragorn: "GONDOR CALLS FOR AID!"
Nick: "FOR THE GREATER GOOD!... Er... um... I mean... Tau vs Uruk-Hai?
this was such a fun video. From Nick and Steve constantly saying "Aragon" instead of "Aragorn", to the Rohan soldiers heroically jumping across the gap to defend the wall, it was just a total rollercoaster!
The Rohan Soldiers jumping the gap was AWESOME
I have the biggest smile possible right now, not only was it cinematic (Theoden's Charge) fun, and excellently edited it made me want to watch the trilogy again!
Damn, I remember my (long-gone) local game store put a game excatly like this, about 15 years ago. Each store visitor would participate, commading a single squad. That was a sight to behold.
I sometimes wonder what happened to the terrain of that game - it was massive, like 1,5 x 2m.
So excited to see more Middle Earth on this channel!
Omg the double 6s jump was INSANEEE i love it i love this one so much
Sometimes you have to risk it all
Turn 5 after the wall explosion and Gimli standing there facing down the army... why was my heart pounding?!?!?!
Loved watching this! Thank you!
It warms my heart seeing more MESBG. This is the only wargame I play, but I havent played for about 3 years now. I got into it a little while after it came out, and it's been such a cherished part of my life, so thanks for doing this. It's clear a TON of production, time, and money went into this one video.
When I was a kid and first introduced to Warhammer, I was immediately attracted to MESBG but felt that because the movies were coming out at the time, when the movies end the game will go away. Over 20 years later, I'm so glad that the game is not only still around but still drawing players! This was a great video, everything I hoped to see as a kid.
As a person that’s never played the game but love the content, i really love the chaos of the rules being spewed out. Like at 15:40 when he needs two dice it’s like “ok guess thems the rules”
This was amazing to watch. Every time they said "Aragorn" it sounded like they were saying "Eragon" and I was like, "wrong series, but I would love an Eragon miniatures game."
@@SamusSelf-Destruct it sounded like they were saying Eragon because they were 😅 I still enjoyed the video.
This is the hobby at its peak for me.
Amazing game and editing! Super epic! As were Steve’s reactions and facial expressions 🤣
The models in this video probably cost more than my car.
Nick + Steve, my favorite combo. Epic battle gentlemen on beautifull scenery! That looked like a lot of fun.
Seeing the notification for this yesterday just made me rewatch the whole trilogy. Thanks PlayOn team!
I remember when I was a kid and playing lotr tabletop as the movies were coming out. It was a white dwarf or one of the rulebooks, but i remember a helms deep game being played by GW. Super awesome to hear the players had a similar experience and to see the battle in video and bigger than ever.
This was incredible. I don’t think I’ve ever felt excitement like this watching a bat rep before.
More Middle Earth epic bat reps, please.
This whole battle was a wargamer's dream. Very well done to everyone involved.
Truly the greatest table top game imo. So happy to have started playing last year and already have a closet full of these beautiful minis reenacting movies and what if battles. Battles like this are an inspiration for the community and the apex of what we love doing with this game. Thanks for making and posting this video.
What I wouldn't give to see you guys play through all the major battles of middle earth! The editing skills, the minis, everything would just be so well done
Your first MESBG video was what got me into the game, so seeing this is just glorious.
Just today I stumbled over this gem! Epic! Had been hoping for more middle earth after the brilliant Battle of Osgiliath video in '22!
I cannot tell you how happy watching this made me! I love the Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game so much that seeing you guys put it to screen is an absolute treat! If you have the time, please, oh please, do more Middle Earth content!
Probably one of the best tabletop rules set, played by the best channel on youtube. More lotr please, dont let this be a one and done. Oh and more of Stephen as well, absouletly love seeing him.
Omg you guys should ask zorpa zorp to join one day for the gondor siege !!
Man I remember buying a whole bunch of Rohirrim and Uruks from Barnes & Noble as a kid, doing a terrible job painting them, and fighting my own made up battles using blankets and books to make terrain (I believe this was a tip in the LOTR book that was also sold then. Never actually played a real game with dice, just my imagination.
Kid me would probably have LOVED to play a battle on a board like this at a scale like this! At least I get to watch you guys and live vicariously though you guys!
From time to time I like to reflect on what the kidney would say to the adult me right now . Your inner kid would kick your adult self in the nuts and say, bro you have a car you’ve got tons of money. We are leaving now. We are coming home with toys! Now every time my inner kid says that I just grabbed the keys and the wallet and follow, lol.
Kidney = kid in me…
Any episodes with nick and Steve are the most fun and exciting episodes
I appreciate them having Gimli standing on a box.
"Shall I describe it to you or would you like me to find you a box?" ~Legolas
Glad someone caught that :)
Orc response to first blood:
"Oh my God! They killed Kenny! Bastards!"
so good to see you in this video Max
Play On was always amazing entertainment but they have truly stepped up their game this year to an all-new level. ❤
I am 30, never once seen nor played tabletop...I am heavily intrigued and shall be searching for more of these kinds of videos
Dude, just take the dive! Go to a hobby store on the weekend and they’re guaranteed will be people tabletop gaming. Ask them what the minimum that you need to get in is or if any of them would let you run half of their army. Then you need to destroy all of your credit cards and give your money to someone more responsible than you because you will be hooked for good!
@@chrisrains6470 hahaha all the more reason to live vicariously xD
This shall go down in history as one of the great battles of our time
The horn of helm hammerhand shall sound in the deep one last time!
Wheres your moat!? -The moat guy.
I genuinely think this is one of the best bat. reps you've done. I've never even played MESBG and I enjoyed it so damn much.
Best video yet!!! Next up: The battle of Pelennor fields
I love the energy all 4 of these guys bring!!!
Perfect timing. Just got back from multiple really long plane rides where I rewatched ALL the lotr and hobbit movies.
❤ Christopher Lee controlling the armies of Isengard is so appropriate.
Absolutely brilliant Batrep guys, well done. What an ending... Makes me want to dig through my cupboard of shame to get my Isengard out.
Glad to see yall enjoying MESBG!
The best Battle Report that I have ever seen 👏
MESBG is GW's best game HANDS DOWN. love to see it get the love!
When this set came out, they did not have a box for a wood elf box. Just blisters of three. So I learned how to sculpt and mod my minis. But I also bought so many 3 pack blisters. It was so fun. I am so glad I found this
This was both extremely nerdy and awesome at the same time 😆
(edit) I'm a nerd, and it's awesome the Legolas was still able to shoot down the ladder to the keep on that first shot lol
Build up a huge kick ass battlefield with hundreds of minis.
Don't invest in a dice tray to not accidentaly hit the minis
I don't have much interest in Warhammer esque games, but y'all made this real fun!
Commenting for some sweet algorithm juice.
Also laughed when gentleman in the Vanguard Tactics shirt said, "let's get thesse ladders up boys" after one of the better dice whiffs I've seen 🤣
The algorithm brought me here and I have absolutely no idea (I know lord of the rings) what’s going on, the rules, why so many dice are used. But I was so enthralled at what was going on it didn’t matter and that deserves a subscribe.
Guys this was such a treat to watch! I fondly recall reading the GW battle report and re-enacting scenes from the film in the playground or in the back yard. Such great times!
Also big shout out to the sportsmanship in this game. We know how hard it is to put on a brave face when none of the rolls are going your way. Great game and well played all!
I'm rereading the Lord of the rings at the moment and I just started "The two towers ".
Eggcellent
I like the art concept of the walls of Helm's Deep, without a doubt if one artist sell this figures many fans here buy the items for start to made our collection.
What a great video! So glad I found this channel. Although, as a massive LOTR fan, it was painful to keep hearing “Aragon” instead of “Aragorn” over and over again.
Lol their handshake cracked me up. 😂
you got me during the intro, when i saw gimli standing on the box. what an amazing video!
Nuking Gandalf into orbit with that bomb was a hilarios way to win. Awesome board and fantastic and funny game to watch.
Imagine Gandalf arriving and immediately being blown up.
OMG pls do more massive battles and LOTR stuff it’s amazing
Seen the majority of your game reports! This one is special! Great job Play On! 👏
32:20 Rohan long jumps ftw 😂😂😂
This is one of the best presented, FUN batreps I have ever seen. I was tenuous on whether to start playing MESBG in the coming months. This vid seals the deal. Fantastic work, you fellas obviously had a blast (insensitive to the wall joke)!
I’d love the Battle of Helmsdeep sound track but this is already a fantastic watch.
Finally Gimbli gets the box!!!! Now I have to watch the movies... again
Poor little Gimli, he didn’t need no box to stand on to look over the ramparts! You did him dirty.
Imagine if these toys could move like the ones from "Little Soldiers"
Somebody should turn this battle into a movie.
Great work with this battle report! Another win for Evil, I believe the score is now 3-1 for Evil on this board!
This was absolutely epic battle. I have the urge to watch LOTR 2 towers tonight :D
Your battle reports on the lord of the rings are second to none I hope we see more on these epic battles
The best game that games workshop makes
The two guys successfully jumping on 6's... thats gamin' magic right there!
That was awesome ! I wish we could have more episodes of those epic Lord of the Ring battles !!
There should be a digital version of this.
WOAH THEY GOT THE REAL CHRISTOPHER LEE FOR THIS EPISODE?! I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD
time extremely well spent. i bet you will be talking about this experience for years. and rightly so
We will indeed. Thanks for sharing it with us :)
This was epic! Thank you so much for putting it together and having so much fun with it. It was a joy to watch. MESBG is the best game going!
We will have to try and emulate this with our osgiliath narrative event at the club if I ever get those rivers built!! . Great watch on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Thanks guys
@@NorTacPaddy Quit being lazy by the pool and get painting then! Looking forward to it whenever it does happen!
"THE LAST ALLIANCE OF MEN AND ELVES" 'Helms Deep Scene' "..." "THE SECOND TO LAST ALLIANCE O-"
This game contains tonnes of nostalgia reminding me of so many happy memories from when I first started playing the game as a child. Not to mention the fun I had watching with such great hosts, especially with your guest from vanguard tactics. I can’t wait to see more MESBG on the channel :)
The best battle ever made! i love this battle the Fact that Theoden Die there was amazing and i was shocked with the idea of putting the bomb into Gandalf, that Day a new King needed to be elected and New Rohirim Heroes Borned the ones that Hold the tower alone and the ones jumping down to Reinforce they must be named! and called new heroes!.
11:18 you guys are forgetting about the essence of the game. It's about the cones.*rolls buckets of dice*
Your vids got me hooked, getting into table top more warhammer is great but good to see other stuff as well.
"Arm-a-gone outta here!" 😂
No fuckin way 4 nerds were playing this game for so long and nobody spoke up about "Aragon". More MESBG, this was awesome to watch!
This is the best kind of battle report, well balanced and thematic scenario and best of all the hosts are entertaining and their enthusiasm was infectious. Good battle!