Ive always loved the idea of tabletop wargames, but i have no friends to play with and have no money to buy the minis. So i always just bought the rulebooks anr spent years looking at them and stuff when i was younger. If i won the lotto i would spend a million dollars on an entire room filled with LotR, WH40K, and Bolt Action tables, armies, and terrain.
I could advice paper minis on plastic colored counters. And if you play solo, just use this simple tactic, all evil side models just run and attack the nearest enemy with ranged weapon if they can or melee. Spells and might points could be spent for maximum damage to heroes (like black dart of the nazgul, no problem if they dissapear because they don't die that way) and weak spells (like Drain courage) to troops. To compensate the lack of strategy of the evil side, just add 50% points of the total of points to the evil side troops. The game lasts hour and hours, you win if you survive or make them flee. You can lose easily!
You don't necessarily need the actual models to play. And you can play solo games. If you have chess pieces for example could use them, or bottle tops for example. As someone else mentioned, print outs on top of stands whether again that's bottle caps, cardboard, something else, that will do. You've invested in the books, so why not aye
Love this battle report. One of the best I have ever seen! Jeremy's models look beautiful, the scenery is fabulous, and the report was super entertaining. Thank you for the amazing video
Great Video. Was fun seeing a new scenario to spice things up. And that terrain is so fun being so interactive, its great that you can get the siege weapons added aswell. Thanks for filming, must have taken ages.
Thanks for the comment! returning his might for killing heroes helped a lot! This was the first time I have ever seen him preform the same as he did in the movie
Incredible battle! Gandalf killed a fell beast and dropped the Witch king! poor trolls. The funniest part is the man who runs to the trebuchet risking all odds, a heroic act, manges to fire.... and nothing. If I had to bet for the outcome at the beginning, I would have said the evil side because the nazgul, the the trolls, siege towers and how the good side looked cramped in there, what a great turn of events.
Great video! Have you guys ever thought to use the War of the Ring Rule set? It's the "mass Battle" version of the rules and would suit these massive games very well
Your terrain designs have all been fantastic!! I'm seriously looking forward to your Elf themed buildings if you decide to go that direction. Keep it up Jacob! As an entrepreneur myself, I know this has been a ton of work behind the scenes to pull off and you're on the upward trajectory since going into this full time!
brilliant content as always. I look forward to your video on how you painted up the terrain. and the guy who let you borrow his Gondor army should be super proud... that probably the most beautiful Minas Tirith Army I have ever seen painted.
man, I love seeing these battle reports, makes me want to play more. also would have been fun to see some easterlings in the game pushing the gate like in the movie but still very fun game to watch
Absolutely stunning paint job on the Gondorian forces, which match perfectly with the new Kingdom of Tor Ithilas 👏 I'm definitely buying this new set too and add it to my collection with the other 3 Kingdoms that you've made (Saxonia, Durak Deep and Azragor) 👌 I think I will start to print the ruined buildings and make a city like Osgiliath 😀 congratulations Jacob and thank you for your awesome work 🙏 EDIT: I have just one question, could you please share the STL for the floor of the scenario in the Kickstarter campaign, please? 😊
Thanks for the support and the comment Tiago! I didn't realize that people would be interested in the floor but lot of people have asked about it so I will be creating an STL of one so that you will be able to print it off!
Ingold, Knight of the White Tower and Hûrin (The Strike Bros) and we didn’t see one Heroic call against the Trolls?! I wanted to see those intense strike up rolls!
Thanks for the comment. Heroics need to be declared at the start of the combat phase and since the gate was hit in the combat phase the heroes would have needed to declare his heroic before he was in combat. In that case the trolls simply would have avoided them.
Thanks for the comment. Heroics need to be declared at the start of the combat phase and since the gate was hit in the combat phase Ingold would have needed to declare his heroic before he was in combat. In that case the trolls simply would have avoided him. Because Gandalf had Fortify spirit I didn't try to go for his staff and I think that Daley was to excited about blasting models off the walls to worry about banishment!
Imagine a horde of orcs overruning your fair city, only to see them jumping on your siege equipment with no idea how to use it, and wandering around aimlessly between your market stalls. The only response is to leap from the walls in rage and possibly die in order to take some of them down.
It kinda feels pointless shooting into buildings if attacking player doesnt get any bonus from it, maybe WK could get will/might back fromm it, or gondorias -1 courage for each destroyed building while witedalf could get something of mighty hero rule, when he gets some additional bonuses when the game advances, maybe after 5 kills, he could get a fearless bubble and after 10 counting as a banner?
The buildings all had archers in them and it allowed me to kill guys inside the city without risking scattering onto my own troops, the main goal was to show off the terrain though
Nice batrep but why on earth would the defenders leave space for all trolls to move through the gate, when they could have simply blocked it, thereby allowing only 1 troll to fight…. ?
Great stuff so far. I do feel like it’s a bit of a missed opportunity to not play up the drama. E.g SPOILER when the witch king was killed we should have seen that roll.
Thanks for the feedback, I do agree, however when filming a game that takes over 6 hours to play there are a lot of dice rolls that don't amount to anything exciting so occasionally one is missed
@@ConquestCreations of course :) I just think with narrative battles it’s more engaging if we really follow the feats of the heroes throughout the game. You certainly did with Gandalf!
@@pc1491 The walls take a lot the buildings are totally dependent on which one. The small ones are 250 grams while the larger ones are around 600 grams
I’d have spent the first round or two swapping out the troops on the wall with the fountain court guard. Their higher fight is better use against the orcs on the wall than wasted fighting the trolls
Three attacks is really not reliable to win fights. They botch quite often. They need the banner support, ideally. It also hurts because you can’t spear support them. I think three dice to wound can also be a little bit underwhelming at times. I think they’re the right choice for this Bat Rep 100% but you don’t see them used competitively because of this. They could either do as you suggest or drop the points cost a bit to make them more tempting.
If you think that adding thematic rules ruins a game I think you fundamentally missed what we were going for here. This was not a competitive match. We were having fun recreating a scene from our favorite movie. The three of us together have probably played over 100 tournaments, we all know the rules. This is an opportunity to chill and make cool stuff happen.
The video was a lot of fun. But please, please stop giving the good guys plot armour. The roll-off in case of a fight tie is 1-3 evil. Not 1-2. Some of us actually want the evil side to have a fair fight. Some of us actually want to see the evil side win. Some fluff rules here and there is fine. But it almost always seems like the good side has a clear advantage.
Bit frustrating watching this - missing out key rules means Mordor we’re screwed over - trolls cause terror you’re telling all those good models passed and charged?? Come on Also dude use the witch king properly he’s a spell caster you used zero magic in that entire game
Your battle reports just keep getting better
Thanks mate! I appreciate the comment
This is the kind of terrain I dreamed about as a kid
Having played on it twice now, it's so good! Highly recommend getting the stls.
Ive always loved the idea of tabletop wargames, but i have no friends to play with and have no money to buy the minis. So i always just bought the rulebooks anr spent years looking at them and stuff when i was younger. If i won the lotto i would spend a million dollars on an entire room filled with LotR, WH40K, and Bolt Action tables, armies, and terrain.
And all of them would be unpainted piles of shame once you realize you need to spend 1/4 of your life learning how to apply base coats.
I could advice paper minis on plastic colored counters. And if you play solo, just use this simple tactic, all evil side models just run and attack the nearest enemy with ranged weapon if they can or melee. Spells and might points could be spent for maximum damage to heroes (like black dart of the nazgul, no problem if they dissapear because they don't die that way) and weak spells (like Drain courage) to troops. To compensate the lack of strategy of the evil side, just add 50% points of the total of points to the evil side troops. The game lasts hour and hours, you win if you survive or make them flee. You can lose easily!
@@desertmammoth3159 If you have enough money you can simply pay for the paint jobs.
Use the blocks that’s come in commands and colors games
You don't necessarily need the actual models to play. And you can play solo games. If you have chess pieces for example could use them, or bottle tops for example. As someone else mentioned, print outs on top of stands whether again that's bottle caps, cardboard, something else, that will do. You've invested in the books, so why not aye
Gandalf absolutely slayed. Loved how unhinged you all were by the end.
Love this battle report. One of the best I have ever seen! Jeremy's models look beautiful, the scenery is fabulous, and the report was super entertaining. Thank you for the amazing video
Thanks for the comment mate! I need to get Jeremy on just to show case his armies
@@ConquestCreations that would be awesome!
Great Video. Was fun seeing a new scenario to spice things up. And that terrain is so fun being so interactive, its great that you can get the siege weapons added aswell. Thanks for filming, must have taken ages.
Thanks for the comment mate! This was a beast of a game to film but a heap of fun
That’s the most ridiculous fun I’ve seen on CC yet!
A report for my birthday, thanks for a great gift mate
Happy Birthday buddy! 😀 Hope you have a great day.
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday! Hopefully it was a good gift!
Another fantastic video, more beautiful terrain, and that was hands down the only time I've seen Gandalf the White be worth his points
Thanks for the comment! returning his might for killing heroes helped a lot! This was the first time I have ever seen him preform the same as he did in the movie
@ConquestCreations Hopefully GW takes note for their next FAQ!
Super cool! And the quality of the painting is amazing! Love these Minas Tirith warriors!
with all these figures the battlefield looks amazing, I hope that the better one will win, the one who rolls the dice better , thx for report 👊👍
Your scenarios take the bar and bring up every time! From Saxonia to this, amazing!
Thanks for the comment mate! We are having a lot of fun putting everything together. Hopefully the next one is even better
Incredible battle! Gandalf killed a fell beast and dropped the Witch king! poor trolls. The funniest part is the man who runs to the trebuchet risking all odds, a heroic act, manges to fire.... and nothing. If I had to bet for the outcome at the beginning, I would have said the evil side because the nazgul, the the trolls, siege towers and how the good side looked cramped in there, what a great turn of events.
That battle report was quite cool.
And that terrain is crazy, went to check on your website and I think I'll get some of your dwarven terrain.
nice report! i think you guys really nailed the scale. The board isnt too big where it's easy to get lost, but it's big enough to feel epic
Just came home from hosting a 2-day MESBG tournament and can finally sit down and enjoy this BR. Great work!
Such a tremendous battle rep !
I would love to see similar ones in the future!
Great video! Have you guys ever thought to use the War of the Ring Rule set? It's the "mass Battle" version of the rules and would suit these massive games very well
Your terrain designs have all been fantastic!! I'm seriously looking forward to your Elf themed buildings if you decide to go that direction. Keep it up Jacob! As an entrepreneur myself, I know this has been a ton of work behind the scenes to pull off and you're on the upward trajectory since going into this full time!
Thanks for the comment mate! something Elven may or may not be on the cards next ;)
It looks so good. I would totally buy your terrain if I could afford it. Awesome painting and design as well.
Great terrain. Picked everything up this round! Great battle.report!
Witch king looks amazing. Great battle report!
brilliant content as always. I look forward to your video on how you painted up the terrain.
and the guy who let you borrow his Gondor army should be super proud... that probably the most beautiful Minas Tirith Army I have ever seen painted.
GW, if you see this, please give Gandalf this ruleset.
Great game, guys. Nice work on the terrain and the painting too!
That castle is unbelievable, gorgeous!
Enjoyed that, entertaining and looked like you enjoyed it too :)
Smashing these battle reports! Love the terrain and the armies! Well done!
Thanks mate! We have plenty more on the way
man, I love seeing these battle reports, makes me want to play more. also would have been fun to see some easterlings in the game pushing the gate like in the movie but still very fun game to watch
Nice painting on the figures and terrain :)
Terrain and Armies look Great. Love these Battle Reports
Thanks for the comment! The next one is already on the way
This looked fun. It looks like you had fun. Also, I gotta see if I can back the KS, those buildings look really good.
Loved this, Awesome terrain!
Amazing match, that Gandalf special rule was really strong: “f*ck magic, I’m going meele 😂”
This video with these views deserves more likes, tbh
Terrain looks great, can't wait for the upcoming campaign
Absolutely boss video, smashing it
So it begins.....
Also, backed for the all in.
Thanks for your support mate!
awesome battle and cool terrain. i like how the terrain isn't stupidly massive lol
Thanks mate! The goal is to make the most playable terrain
Epic battle. Thanks.
Those Trebs and Bolt Throwers did so much damage. I guess this proves that warmachines aren't crap 🤣😂
The elevated position on the bolt throwers really helped. Never seen them get off that many shots ever in any other game.
Phenomenal game! It does make me wonder if you'd consider doing some War of the Ring style epic battles!
Thanks for the comment. I will always stick to the Middle Earth SBG ruleset because it plays in the most thematic way
Best batrep channel
“Guard or the citadel indeed!” Pippin adds +1 to wound on two handed weapons (to recreate the moment in the movies)
Can't wait.
This is just awsome!
Absolutely stunning paint job on the Gondorian forces, which match perfectly with the new Kingdom of Tor Ithilas 👏 I'm definitely buying this new set too and add it to my collection with the other 3 Kingdoms that you've made (Saxonia, Durak Deep and Azragor) 👌 I think I will start to print the ruined buildings and make a city like Osgiliath 😀 congratulations Jacob and thank you for your awesome work 🙏
EDIT: I have just one question, could you please share the STL for the floor of the scenario in the Kickstarter campaign, please? 😊
I dont think the floor is printed. Its made out of foam
@@alzyformica3436 i was hoping I wouldn't need to do it 🤣
Thanks for the support and the comment Tiago! I didn't realize that people would be interested in the floor but lot of people have asked about it so I will be creating an STL of one so that you will be able to print it off!
@@ConquestCreations great, thanks Jacob! 🙏
Ingold, Knight of the White Tower and Hûrin (The Strike Bros) and we didn’t see one Heroic call against the Trolls?! I wanted to see those intense strike up rolls!
Thanks for the comment. Heroics need to be declared at the start of the combat phase and since the gate was hit in the combat phase the heroes would have needed to declare his heroic before he was in combat. In that case the trolls simply would have avoided them.
@@ConquestCreations Gotcha! Watching it live, the phases got confusing at that part, as the Trolls then move in the Fight Phase, correct?
Really, really cool...!
No strike or defence on poor ingold vs the Troll? Also: Gentleman s agreement not to cast banishment or staff is broken on each others commanders? 😄
Thanks for the comment. Heroics need to be declared at the start of the combat phase and since the gate was hit in the combat phase Ingold would have needed to declare his heroic before he was in combat. In that case the trolls simply would have avoided him.
Because Gandalf had Fortify spirit I didn't try to go for his staff and I think that Daley was to excited about blasting models off the walls to worry about banishment!
Excellent scenery. What size is the board? Keep up the great work 👍
Love it, great report.
I agree some of the jokes were very cheesy.
Imagine a horde of orcs overruning your fair city, only to see them jumping on your siege equipment with no idea how to use it, and wandering around aimlessly between your market stalls. The only response is to leap from the walls in rage and possibly die in order to take some of them down.
Very excited for this
Gandalf finishing the game with 10 might 😂
Do you know what paints you used for those warriors of Mina’s tirith or even willing to do a tutorial , they look AMAZING and wanna know what you used
Does the terrain stl files come with the ground tile that is played in this game? The cobblestone.
FOR GONDOR!!!!
FOR GONDOR!!!!!!!
It kinda feels pointless shooting into buildings if attacking player doesnt get any bonus from it, maybe WK could get will/might back fromm it, or gondorias -1 courage for each destroyed building while witedalf could get something of mighty hero rule, when he gets some additional bonuses when the game advances, maybe after 5 kills, he could get a fearless bubble and after 10 counting as a banner?
Well it kills the troops that were inside them
And helps advertise the buildings!
And helps advertise the building
The buildings all had archers in them and it allowed me to kill guys inside the city without risking scattering onto my own troops, the main goal was to show off the terrain though
I will be there ❤
Nice
*_"WHERE'S THE DITCH!"_*
How did the siege bow not get to know the witch-king flying?
Piercing shots only knock models that are strength 5 or lower prone/flying, and the fell beast is strength 6.
I’m curious if anyone knows roughly how much it would cost in filament to print some of the stls.
Impressive!
Thanks for the comment
Where on earth did you get that grond
You can find the battering ram here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/conquestcreations/kingdom-of-tor-ithilas
Its an add on to the kingdom of Tor Ithilas
The age of man is over!
The time of the Orc has come
Loved the recreation of the seige of minis tirith lads, is this terrain good for non lord of the rings models aswell?
Can definitely be used for any miniatures game at a simmilar scale.
Yeah works great for sigmar or other historical/fantasy gaming!
We're can I buy myself that battering ram
Nice batrep but why on earth would the defenders leave space for all trolls to move through the gate, when they could have simply blocked it, thereby allowing only 1 troll to fight…. ?
It's a good question! We were emulating the film where they left the space for trolls, leave it up to incompetent command
Typical Ingold performance, Irolas would have never died on first contact 🧐
Don't worry there was never any doubt about war machines! In competitive play I would say they are ridiculously to powerful
Can you put a little bit of badass ?
Oh shit let the bottle fall
Great stuff so far. I do feel like it’s a bit of a missed opportunity to not play up the drama. E.g SPOILER when the witch king was killed we should have seen that roll.
Thanks for the feedback, I do agree, however when filming a game that takes over 6 hours to play there are a lot of dice rolls that don't amount to anything exciting so occasionally one is missed
@@ConquestCreations of course :) I just think with narrative battles it’s more engaging if we really follow the feats of the heroes throughout the game. You certainly did with Gandalf!
How many rolls of filament did this terrain take?
I reckon the full set of 100% everything printed is 10-15kg of PLA.
Everything was printed at 0.2 layer height with an infil of 5%
@ConquestCreations cool. Guess the walls were the biggest sap of filament? At the moment only looking at buildings any way so hopefully jump on this.
@@pc1491 The walls take a lot the buildings are totally dependent on which one. The small ones are 250 grams while the larger ones are around 600 grams
Gandulf the reaper
Spoiler: since goblins actually won a siege does this prove Moria is the best evil faction?
Ffs
@@ScousePolitics mb if u got spoiled
who won
sabunan mo pare para madulas 🦐
I’d have spent the first round or two swapping out the troops on the wall with the fountain court guard. Their higher fight is better use against the orcs on the wall than wasted fighting the trolls
I’d have had all those archers and bolt throwers take out the witchking
Always felt those Mordor trolls having only 3 attacks and 3 wounds is pretty harsh. Perhaps 4 and 4 would be better
Three attacks is really not reliable to win fights. They botch quite often. They need the banner support, ideally. It also hurts because you can’t spear support them. I think three dice to wound can also be a little bit underwhelming at times. I think they’re the right choice for this Bat Rep 100% but you don’t see them used competitively because of this. They could either do as you suggest or drop the points cost a bit to make them more tempting.
Also dude the Gandalf rule - come on
Ruined the game basically handed good the victory
If you think that adding thematic rules ruins a game I think you fundamentally missed what we were going for here. This was not a competitive match. We were having fun recreating a scene from our favorite movie.
The three of us together have probably played over 100 tournaments, we all know the rules. This is an opportunity to chill and make cool stuff happen.
The video was a lot of fun. But please, please stop giving the good guys plot armour. The roll-off in case of a fight tie is 1-3 evil. Not 1-2. Some of us actually want the evil side to have a fair fight. Some of us actually want to see the evil side win. Some fluff rules here and there is fine. But it almost always seems like the good side has a clear advantage.
My brother in Christ.
Glamdring (gandalfs sword) is an elven blade.
So he win the roll off on a 3+
@@Biggest-bear oh shit lol. I forgot. God damn elf tricks.
@@Biggest-bearI swear that the dice know when there’s an elven blade about and the roll-off is always a 3, just to rub the salt into the wound! 😂
Bit frustrating watching this - missing out key rules means Mordor we’re screwed over - trolls cause terror you’re telling all those good models passed and charged?? Come on
Also dude use the witch king properly he’s a spell caster you used zero magic in that entire game
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