I play, mostly Dark Age again, but with homegrown rules (can't get my hands on a Shieldwall book :cry: but anyhoo, I personally like it more then LOTR, but that's because it's very similar to WH. I suggest you look around for miniatures, as there are simply hundreds of suppliers at reasonable value and quality. I suggest Renegade for the Punic setting. Also, try to get hold of Wargames Illustrated or summat similar. They have ads for great suppliers and brilliant ideas for scenarios. WAB is well established, so finding an opponent shouldn't be too difficult. Right, that said, I'm off to paint more Renegade Vikings
(Oh, the backlog...)