The other day Chris and I played a game of Middle-Earth. We played 750 pts. and had agreed on a Gandalf vs. Saruman fight. Chris took on the role of Gandalf while I was Saruman.
Gandalf's army:
Warband 1:
Gandalf on Shadowfaxe
13 warriors of Minas Tirith, 7 w. sword, 6 w. spears
2 Knights of Minas Tirith
Warband 2:
Prince Imrahil on horse
3 Knights of Dol Amroth
Warband 3:
Forlong on horse
3 Knights of Dol Amroth
Saruman's Army:
Warband 1:
Saruman
13 Uruk-hai, 7 with shields, 6 with pikes
Isengard Troll
Warband 2:
Lurtz
13 Uruk-hai scouts, 6 with shield, 7 w. bow
Warband 3:
Orc on warg
6 warg riders, 3 with throwing spears, 3 with bow
We selected the scenario randomly and ended up with Hold Ground which meant that we had to fight over an objective in the center of the board. The good side won the initiative and thus had to deploy their warbands first. Unfortunately for Gandalf the dice rolls meant that Saruman could decide where Gandalf's and Forlong's warbands should enter the field. Saruman chose that they should enter in opposite corners in hope of being able to deal with them separately. Prince Imrahil was more on point and thus entered close to Forlong to support him.
Almost as planned Saruman was able to enter where he wanted to and chose to deploy between Prince Imrahil's and Forlong's warbands, ready to take them out quickly before Gandalf was able to aid the knights. Lurtz entered next to Saruman in a good position to support his master. The warg riders were forced to enter on the opposite end.
Saruman immediately used a sorcerous blast to kill a Dol Amroth knight and unhorse Prince Imrahil.
The good side won the initiative again in turn 2, but Saruman called a heroic move. Forlong tried the same, but the dice gods favoured Saruman. The troll and uruk-hais quickly attacked the knights and killed a couple of them, while Forlong was unhorsed.
Prince Imrahil was surrounded by uruk-hais but the evil warriors were unable to kill the great warrior. At the same time Lurtz led his scouts towards the obejctive.
Meanwhile Gandalf and Shadowfaxe have reached the objective and gets ready to defend it at all cost.
We had a time limit on the game and it was approaching fast. The Gondor army was attacked by Lurtz' scout from one side and the warg riders from another. So although Gandalf stood right on the objective he had not enough troops with him to hold it, and Saruman won the battle.
Despite being completely surrounded by Uruk-hais all through the battle Prince Imrahil managed to survive and lives to fight another day.
Forlong, too, survived his fight with the troll and ended up escaping over the ruins.
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And so ended another great battle in Middle-Earth. I was really lucky with the deployment which meant I could unhorse the good heroes and kill most of the Dol Amroth knights almost from the start. Unfortunately I couldn't quite those heroes but I ended up swarming the objective, and the good army was only one soldier away from breaking. I really need to get the army painted as I am rather pleased with how it plays.
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