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Author:	lorderkenbrand [ Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:15 pm ]
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Just been reading this EPIC battle report, it's in French but Google translator works okay. The photos are fantastic! It's in 4 posts so i'll list them below in link form, enjoy! http://translate.google.co.uk/translate ... md%3Dimvns http://translate.google.co.uk/translate ... md%3Dimvns http://translate.google.co.uk/translate ... md%3Dimvns http://translate.google.co.uk/translate ... md%3Dimvns

Author:	Chris [ Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:29 pm ]
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yes fantastic photos indeed! And what a nice army!

Author:	Sacrilege83 [ Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:01 am ]
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Viewed all 4 parts, definitely amazing. Though call me crazy, I would rather play it in SBG format except using the movement trays for movement and breaking off when combat begins. I thought the main orc forces were undersized though. The Rohan reinforcements looked just as numerous as the main orc force, or it's just me?

Author:	Sticky Fingersss [ Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:29 am ]
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EPIC! This is what WOTR was made for! You could have never done that with SBG. I now take back anything bad i said about WOTR. I love that Minas Tirith as well!

Author:	Sacrilege83 [ Tue Nov 22, 2011 5:00 pm ]
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Pretty sure people have done it before with SBG, it would be just longer and more tedious to carry out, lol.

Author:	ForgottenLore [ Tue Nov 22, 2011 5:06 pm ]
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OK, all 4 of those links take me to part 1 of the blog and I don't see anyway to get to the other 3 parts. The pictures I can see look great. It is for battles like this that I started playing wargames.

Author:	IM A ENT!!! [ Tue Nov 22, 2011 5:23 pm ]
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such good photos, well done. thanks for sharing this insipring battle report, makes me want to have an army right now and have a game, although i have to wait till christmas for that.

Author:	Wah Wing [ Tue Nov 22, 2011 5:47 pm ]
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ForgottenLore wrote: OK, all 4 of those links take me to part 1 of the blog and I don't see anyway to get to the other 3 parts. The pictures I can see look great. It is for battles like this that I started playing wargames. On the right hand side of the page, there are dates like July and such. i believe parts 2-3 are in July while part 4 is in August. Hope that helps.

Author:	Sacrilege83 [ Tue Nov 22, 2011 6:47 pm ]
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^Yep and on my CPU the links are overlapping the large photos so it's a bit difficult to navigate through, but you'll figure it out ForgottenLore. Maybe I'll just link the photos of those Frenchies right here on this site. So that the rest can view it right away.

Author:	Sacrilege83 [ Tue Nov 22, 2011 7:08 pm ]
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[Gasping for air] Too many photos, I'll just edit this post and place the links of the other articles instead.[/Gasping for air] Does anyone know how to put clickable thumbnails 'cause I'm pretty sure the photos are getting cut off here on the forum post. Yes you can catch a glimpse of the "Ainur" in the background. Nope the links to the other articles don't work, they just end up like the OP's, back to the 1st article: http://translate.google.co.uk/translate ... md%3Dimvns http://translate.google.co.uk/translate ... md%3Dimvns http://translate.google.co.uk/translate ... md%3Dimvns I'll put a shortened version of the battle instead. h FIN

Author:	Sacrilege83 [ Tue Nov 22, 2011 7:48 pm ]
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[Gasping for air]Well there you go that's the short-long version of it[/Gasping for air]

Author:	Sticky Fingersss [ Wed Nov 23, 2011 8:23 am ]
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Nice! Im sure people have done this with SBG before but the things that make SBG likeable (such as the ability to make different formations and have "holes" in them that you can exploit ect...) become rather insignificant with such huge battles and takes far too long in my experience.

Author:	lorderkenbrand [ Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:48 am ]
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Sacrilege83 wrote: [Gasping for air]Well there you go that's the short-long version of it[/Gasping for air] You missed some... Lol well done, the photos don't overlap for me (you might have a smaller screen?) Also the battle reports are accessed on the right-hand side under June, July and August. I just can't get enough of that Minas Tirith, looks great fun!

Author:	Dorthonion [ Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:55 pm ]
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That is a decent sized scrap (translation: battle). The Minas Tirith model is a reasonable representation for a game though I prefer taller walls so siege towers and Grond are the only way in for the hordes of Mordor. Rohan appears to be mostly infantry... well, PJ changed the script so our Gallic friends are perfectly entitled to try other variations - it adds a bit of spice to the game and makes for a bit more uncertainty on either side.

Author:	Hilbert [ Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:10 pm ]
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Just amazing

Author:	Bastion.HUN [ Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:13 pm ]
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Awsome!

Author:	CaptainOfTheWhiteTower [ Sun Nov 27, 2011 12:18 pm ]
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Brilliant. While we're looking at Pelennor Fields I found this on google: http://lostpict.6sided.net/2011/09/30/b ... tr-lunacy/ It isn't a battle report but has some good pictures. Few Samples: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9975128@N0 ... /lightbox/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/9975128@N0 ... /lightbox/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/9975128@N0 ... /lightbox/ Can't get the images to show here unfortunately.

Author:	Bastion.HUN [ Sun Nov 27, 2011 12:52 pm ]
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Do we know something about the details? Game system? Points?

Author:	typhoon2 [ Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:40 am ]
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I am definitely no fan of WOTR but I can see its utility in the large field action outside the city walls. The actual escalade though cries out for SBG. The sight of movement trays teetering on curtain wall towers looks rather odd and detracts from the grand spectacle. Desperate fights at the top of ladders or across the ramps of siege towers, with Heroes agonising over when to use their Might and counter-attacks into the siege towers themselves, or delaying actions as the defenders fall back behind bolted doors along the ramparts - these are impossible to achieve with the more abstract nature of WOTR. Of course I'm biased - I've taken my SBG Pelennor Fields participation game around the north of England, and used the Warhammer World Minas Tirith as well - but I think that the escalade could have been pretty much ignored for this battle, and the city of Minas Tirith simply become a backdrop. The huge number of troops is very impressive, although WOTR is so brutal that many won't be on the table for long! As with many of these large games the crucial factor is to ensure that you have enough experienced players available. One or even two gamers moving that lot would slow things down considerably (and the bickering between co-commanders is the best part of multi-player games!).

Author:	CaptainOfTheWhiteTower [ Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:04 pm ]
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Bastion.HUN wrote: Do we know something about the details? Game system? Points? For what I posted? The blog isn't actually focused primarily on the battle, mainly on making it do-able. From what I can gather it was using SBG and the good forces won. These were the forces used, quoting from the blog: "Good: Minas Tirith Garrison – Beregond, Pipin, and 417 Warriors of Minas Tirith Gondor Cavalry – Prince Imrahil, 13 Swan Knights of Dol Amroth, and 18 Knights of Minas Tirith Rohirrim Cavalry – 105 Riders including Théoden, Éowyn, Gamling, Éomer, Erkenbrad, and Captains Army of the Dead – King of the Dead, 6 Riders of the Dead, and 97 Foot Artillery – 4 Trebuchets and 5 Bolt Throwers Evil: Morgul Vale – Witch King on Fell Beast, 3 Wraiths on Wings, the Dark Marshall on Steed, 11 Morgul Knights, 9 Black Numenoreons, 12 Morgul Stalkers Harad – Serpent King, 22 Raiders, 52 Spear, 36 Archers, 2 Mumaks Easterlings – Khamul the Easterling, 12 Kataphract, 40 Phalanx Mordor Orcs – 170 Mordor Uruk-Hai – Shagrat, Shaman, and 40 Warriors Morannon Orcs – Gothmog,3 Captains, and 44 Warriors Wargs and Riders – Shaman, Warg Chieftain, 2 Captains, 66 Warg Riders, and 5 wild Wargs Trolls – Chieftain and 8 Trolls Artillery – 2 Catapults and 2 Siege Bows (and a number of non-crewed burning engines) Siege Tower, Siege Ladders, 2 Battering Rams, and Grond" Missing some main characters but I've haven't seen too many pictures of battles on this scale.

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