{"id":119234,"date":"2024-08-30T21:10:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T02:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=119234"},"modified":"2024-08-31T03:41:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T08:41:39","slug":"the-war-of-the-rohirrim-figures-coming-to-games-workshops-middle-earth-strategy-battle-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2024\/08\/30\/119234-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-figures-coming-to-games-workshops-middle-earth-strategy-battle-game\/","title":{"rendered":"The War of the Rohirrim Figures Coming to Games Workshop’s Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Not too long ago<\/a>, Games Workshop announced a new edition of Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game — their licensed tabletop miniature wargame that’s based on Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slipped into that annnouncement was a one-sentence tease that, as part of the update, GW would also release a series of figures based on the forthcoming anime feature the Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. (Sneaky!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now they’ve revealed the first of these<\/a>: foot and mounted versions of Wulf, the Rohirrim lordling who seizes Meduseld (and the throne) from Helm Hammerhand.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Wulf mounted figure for the Middle-earth Battle Strategy Game.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

GW Lead Design Manager told TheOnering.net that they “worked with Warner Bros. and the creative team behind the movie — including the absolutely wonderful Arty Papageorgiou and Philippa Boyens — to make sure our miniatures reflected the visuals of the film whilst sitting well alongside our existing range.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although I don’t play the game myself, I found the card that outlines Wulf’s special rule<\/em> quite interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n

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To me, that first sentence suggests that GW will subsequently release figures for “the heirs and leaders of Rohan”. At a guess, I extrapolate that mean it’s reasonable to expect additional figures (in no particular order) for: Helm Hammerhand, H\u00e1ma, H\u00e9ra, Haleth, and Fr\u00e9al\u00e1f Hildeson. Leaders could also include the mysterious Olwyn who features as a supporter or advisor to H\u00e9ra in some of the scenes in the recently released Japanese trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TORn Staffer Ostadan wrote to me to suggest that the new edition will very probably be rolled out with a new ‘Starter’ set (like the Battle for Osgiliath set of a few years ago).\u00a0 He said that “most of the game’s fans seem to think that this new starter will be between Rohan and Dunlending factions.\u00a0This is not a certainty, but does seem likely.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I certainly agree this makes a lot of sense. It would mean additional fiugures such as Freca (Helm’s father), the General Taarg, and the bald fellow whose name escapes me right now. Probably a mish-mash of Wulf’s folk, Dunlendings and Haradrim\/Corsair (I’ve now seen the offical coloring book calling them Southrons<\/em>) mercenaries. And perhaps a M\u00fbmakil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wulf on foot. Courtesy: Games Workshop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mounted Wulf. Courtesy: Games Workshop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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