When the North fight

[Skanvak]

Isengard enter war quickly soon followed by the Mordor. In the north several several foul beast appeared.
Theodred retreats from the isen gap to Helm. The compagny advance quite well.
Despite the presence of wortongue the Rohan managed to gather a good host (thanks to cards). the compagny cross the Moria despite of the Balrog without arms and reached Lorien.
Osgiliath is reinforced by the Pelargir garnison. The Mordor army closed on Osgiliath.
The Company is revealed near Lorien and Gandalf has to left the company to deal wirth the threat soon to reappeared in Fangorn as Gandalf the White.
The Isengard host gathered during this time enter Rohan upt o west-emmet avoiding the army in Helm.
Seeing that Aragorn and Gimli are quickly dispatched to Helm and deal with Worm tongue. Rohan is quickly reinforced.
The Aragorn's Army left Helm to reach Isengard cuting the main host from the citadel.
Unhopefully Saruman use Foul bats to delay the ents and the first round is undecisive. Finally the Isengard garnison is reduced to 2 Uruk-hai and retreat and accept siege. The Rage of the Ent destroyed only one of them.
At this time the main host are return and lead a violent counter attack were Gimli is killed in an heroic deeath.
On the Eastern Front The Haradrim has entered the war and the Osgiliath garrison has been anihilated.
Aragorn left the remant onf the Rohirm army (soon to be annihilated) to Edoras.
Pelargir is taken and the siege of Minas Tirith goes bad especially with denethor srificing uselessly an officer. Eventually Minas Tirith falled.
At this time Aragorn crossed the path of the dead and raise and army in Pelargir. The Haradrim Army retreat to Umbar.
The Rohirim army garther in Edoras left for Minas Tirith.
Eventually the Gondorian and Rohirim linked at Minas Tirith and lead Siege to the Shadow Army. Besiege all the Nazghûls, including the Witch King flee to Dol amroth were the Pirate Of Umbar has laid siege.
Minas Tirith is re-taken just in time for the company to arrived there. But the Godorian and and Rohirim are exhausted. 3 elites and 2 regular stay at minas Tirith with Aragorn (King), Boromir and Ganalf the White. 4 normal rohirim units are gather to defend Anorien.
Eventually, after a Hard siege, Dol amroth will fall. The situation is stabilized for a time.

In the North the Elf enter the war and the north men gather army in Carrock (empying Dale). Tom bombadil power (will stay until the end of the game) and the Elven Power protect the North by this time.
Seeing that Mordor begin to gather Trolls and orks in Gundabad, Angmar and Moria.
A huge Elven army is gathered at Rivendell with some Rangers from bree. They left (emptying Rivendell) to Angmar that eventually fell. Gundabad is full of roks and some trolls.
The shadows dispells the Elven magic protection and an host from Isengard move north to take Rivendell.
The Elven Army Close to Gundabad with some reinforcement and laid a successful battle that lead to a siege, only one orks remain.
The Comapny enter Mordor. The begining of the Trip is very hard. Th emithril mail is use to avoid Morgul patrol but the company is send to Shelob lair where Legolas bow is of some use.Once in Mordor Legolas is cut form the company as a bait for a huge patrol of Orks. Now Gollum is the guide of the company that is still not very corrupted.
Taken by the Time The witch King lead an Army form Rhun to Dale and Finally to the Peacefull Dwarf. The siege goes bad, Dale is Retaken by the Carrock Army that has not been needed for Gundabad. Cut from reinforcement the siege is doomed to failed (2 elite, 2 normal dwarf and a leader).
Seeing that only one Uruk is left in Isengard and the path free from Orks (they are in Edoras). The last of the Rohirrim left in a desesperate attemps to reach Orthanc. They are Attacks severals Times In good position, The operation cost dearily to Saruman but is a failure.

Hopefully, all this delaying Operation have given time for the company to reach mount doom in good shape and the Ring is Destroyed.
The Free People won.

[Veldrin]

Nice report.

How long did the game take?

Was it your first game?

[glow=green,2,300]Veldrin[/glow]

[Skanvak]

Thanks.

The game took about 4 hours I think.

Well it was our 5th games, but the first one with the correct ruling (lol). And we are veteran wargamer, I guess too.

[Veldrin]

Once you have the rules figured out and don't have to check them during play the playing time will go down to about 2 hours for a two.player game.

I played it with the wife for the third time (for her, I am one of the playtesters) tonight and it took just over two hours.

Once you have played it five more times I think you will manage it in about two hours and you will have come up with several different strategies for both sides.

Have you tried playing with four players?

[glow=green,2,300]Veldrin[/glow]

[Skanvak]

We have not yet play four players. We don't see the interest as the game is not competitive. This is only a team play and for that matter we don't need specific rules.

We would rather have a multiplayer competitive rules. We Saruman an independant player, maybe with Gondor wanting to size the Ring to use it against Sauron...