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Isengard vs Rohan

A raiding party of Uruk Hai attack a Rohan village . They call for aid and the Eorl rides through the night with his hearth guard arriving just as the attack begins. An enraged Ent joins the fray to aid the villagers who have been careful in respecting the Forest whereas the Uruk Hai had felled trees to make fires with no regard for leaf or bough .

No sorcerers or magic in this learning scenario. The points were slightly in favour of the attacking Uruk Hai and some questions arose especially with regards to changes in version two of saga. So it was good to get this done before playing it for real with the group.

The Rohan guard rode around the right flank and were caught unawares by the charging warg riders who used a faction rule to gain a bonus charge distance . They chewed through the horses.

The Lord countercharged them but was also defeated leaving the wargs exhausted. The Troll and the Ent moved up and fought around the carnage .

Meanwhile the Captain moved down the road behind the warrior group supported by the archers . They defeated the Uruk warriors but then were cut down by the berserker guard . Then the Uruk hai lord advanced towards the archer levy and took heavy fatigue lacking a shield to protect him . His berserkers took the hit for him being his bodyguard .

Finally with the warriors destroyed and the Ent and the Troll both exhausted it was time to stop with victory going to the attackers this time .

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We played several games of Ticket to Ride Europe having found the 15 anniversary edition available at half price .

Also some Ho Nuts for Donuts.

Finally this weekend a game of Frosthaven where our heroes advanced to the edge of the world and discovered they needed a boat to go further .

In the campaign phase they built a boat at the craftsman and brewed some useless potions at the alchemist . They encountered the lone surviving mercenary from the group they hired and vowed vengeance on the monsters who defeated them . They were also hired to open up the pass through the mountains using explosives.

So lots to go with multiple branching opportunities ahead .

Used Link’s excellent space marines against his as yet unpainted but boosted Tyranids. All the marines are very nicely done now .

The battle took some time but was lots of fun for link on a bank holiday weekend. The Tyranids grabbed all the VPS early on and completed their ritual in the centre of No Mans Land by turn three to four.

So they were well ahead on points but rapidly losing units to the marines devastating firepower or melee combat .

The dreadnought ripped holes in any monster that appeared over cover .

So in the end it was another victory for the Marines as they completed side objectives and held the BIG victory point areas in the final round unopposed.

Three high elf archers in armour

A group of Galadhrim warriors