This weekend sees the pre-orders open for the brand new Middle-Earth/ Lord of the Rings/ ™ game The War of the Rohirrim – Battle of Edoras. This is the tie in to the new animated film screening at a cinema near you. The boxed game itself is chock-full or new goodness with 56 new minis, including Haleth, Prince of Rohan and Háma, Prince of Rohan on foot and on mount, 24 new Warriors of Rohan, Wulf, High Lord of the Hill Tribes and General Targg on foot and mount, 24 new Hill Tribesman, 2 sets of modular Rohan Houses and the hardback Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game Rules Manual. To supplement the boxed set there's a selection of really beautifully sculpted (and painted) resin models, Helm Hammerhand, Wraith of the Hornburg, Lord Thorne of the Wold, Freca, Lord of the West-march, Buhrdûr, Hill Troll Chieftain, and his minions the Hill Trolls of Angmar. The plastic Warriors of Rohan and Hill Tribesmen from the new boxed set are also available seperately, so that's happy for hobbyists that already have armies, or maybe people who want to start, plus new plastic Great Eagles of the Misty Mountains. If you want to keep your sanity, don't look at the prices! While we're talking miniatures, the venerable Osgiliath, Ruined City of Gondor has been repackaged too. It has to be said that the paint jobs on these minis are truly beautiful - smooth and clean, and expertly glazed to give smooth transitions.
The new Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game Rules Manual is also availble seperately as well as two new army books, the Armies of The Hobbit and Armies of The Lord of The Rings.
It's also a White Dwarf week, with issue 506 availble this Friday.