Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game: The Best of White Dwarf Magazine
BGG rating
7.5

Expansion for Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game: Rules Manual

Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game: The Best of White Dwarf Magazine

2020

Rules assistance for Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game: The Best of White Dwarf Magazine

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–4 players
  • 60–120 min
  • 14+

Rules assistant for Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game: The Best of White Dwarf Magazine

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Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game: The Best of White Dwarf Magazine is an expansion for Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game: Rules Manual released in 2020 for 2–4 players, 60–120 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Action Points.

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About the game

Ever since the Strategy Battle Game burst onto the scene way back in 2001, White Dwarf had featured regular content from Middle-earth – from Battle Reports and tactica to stage-by-stage modelling and painting guides, and even bespoke Scenarios. This supplement includes a collection of the very best Middle-earth articles to grace the pages of White Dwarf over the years. Whether you're a newer player looking to catch up on some classic articles or a veteran who’s after all the best content collated into a single publication, it’s got something for everyone! This 128-page hardback supplement includes the following classic White Dwarf articles: Orcs Attack! (White Dwarf 263) Flight to Freedom (White Dwarf 396) The Battle for Erebor (White Dwarf December 2017) The Battle of Pelennor Fields (White Dwarf September 2018) A Clash of Companies (White Dwarf April 2019) The Search for the Stone (White Dwarfs January and February 2018) Duel of Zirakzigil (White Dwarf 281) Fiends and Fireworks (White Dwarf 309) Fatty Bolger's Great Escape (White Dwarf 311) The Hunt for Gollum (White Dwarf 302) Warg Chase in the Wilderness (White Dwarf September 2017) The Bigger they Are... (White Dwarf 307) The Brown Wizard (White Dwarf April 2018) River Assault Rules (White Dwarf 294) War of the Long Lake (White Dwarf April 2017) Armies of Middle-earth (White Dwarf November 2018) Magic of Middle-earth (White Dwarf December 2018) Modelling Workshop – Mordor Terrain (White Dwarf 344) Flight of the Nazgûl (White Dwarf 365) Paint Splatter – Théoden, King of Rohan (White Dwarf September 2018) Paint Splatter – Gandalf the White and Pippin (White Dwarf December 2018) —description from the publisher

Questions and answers

Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game: The Best of White Dwarf Magazine supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.