Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:
No adverts like this in the forums anymore.
Times and dates in your local timezone.
Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance.
Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely.
Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net.
If you are already a member then feel free to login now.
'This a self contained miniatures battle game based on the Battle of the Five Armies in J.R.R Tolkien's book "The Hobbit". It uses 10mm miniature figure blocks for each of the forces present. The game system is based on Warmaster also by Games Workshop.'
The bases I put down are 25mm. Still they could have been used for heroes but the base still seems large for 10mm block infantry system
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/11/17 20:08:05
"Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends." Mithrandir
"You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You are the same decaying organic matter as everyone else, and we are all a part of the same compost pile." Tyler Durdun
'This a self contained miniatures battle game based on the Battle of the Five Armies in J.R.R Tolkien's book "The Hobbit". It uses 10mm miniature figure blocks for each of the forces present. The game system is based on Warmaster also by Games Workshop.'
The bases I put down are 25mm. Still they could have been used for heroes but the base still seems large for 10mm block infantry system
there were a few 'big' things released; smaug, amongst others. those used bigger bases AFAIK.
also shows 25mm bases used for... something...? Not sure, I'm still beating myself up over not buying that game for a reasonable price (RRP was quite good, actually!) when I had the chance.
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/11/17 21:46:29
Ah right fair enough. It does seem a bit pointless to have the base if they no longer produce the game!
"Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends." Mithrandir
"You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You are the same decaying organic matter as everyone else, and we are all a part of the same compost pile." Tyler Durdun
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/11/18 19:23:46
Agies Grimm:The "Learn to play, bro" mentality is mostly just a way for someone to try to shame you by implying that their metaphorical nerd-wiener is bigger than yours. Which, ironically, I think nerds do even more vehemently than jocks.
Everything is made up and the points don't matter. 40K or Who's Line is it Anyway?
Auticus wrote: Or in summation: its ok to exploit shoddy points because those are rules and gamers exist to find rules loopholes (they are still "legal"), but if the same force can be composed without structure, it emotionally feels "wrong".
the trailer isnt really exciting...but it definitely points to the Escape From Goblintown, and it proves that the name will change to The Hobbit, Strategy Battle Game
I'm not sure wether that is a sword... it's more like a letteropener, really.
I really hate the teaser emails and videos, by now I've come to expect that whenever I get an email from GW which is allegedly about an upcoming product that it won't actually include even the most basic information about said product.
GrashnarTheSecond over at The Last Alliance wrote:A FLGS just called me to let me know they got their Hobbit release list in.
(...)
Full release list:
Escape from Goblin Town Limited Edition: 100€ (56 figures!)
Hobbit Rulebook: 65€ (288 pages)
Hobbit Paint Set: 35€
Custom Figure Case: 50€
The White Council: 60€ (4 fig box)
The Trolls: 65€ (3 figure box)
Goblins of the Misty Mountains: 30€ (18 figure box)
Goblin Town: 45€ (scenery set?)
Hunter Orcs: 30€ (12 fig box)
Hunter Orcs on Fell Wargs: 35€ (6 fig box)
Bolg: 20€ (clampack)
Narzug: 15€ (clampack)
Goblin Captain: 13€ (clampack)
Fimbul the Hunter (ft & mtd): 35€
Everything is plastic except the clampacks and the White Council. Yes, the Trolls are plastic.
(...)
Now, I have reasons to believe that Radagast is the limited model, simply because he isn't on the release list (and the White Council box is Finecast). Either that, or he is a Direct Exclusive, which would seem strange for a plastic model.
How about that teaser, GeeDub?
This message was edited 3 times. Last update was at 2012/11/19 22:15:47
Those prices can't be real, I have to pay $100 for three trolls? It could be scenery though, don't want to give the plot away but maybe it is actually a big diorama with some very static trolls?
...last time around the LoTR game was actually great value per model compared with the main systems; that was actually how they managed to sell it to a broader public.
...Wouldn't surprise me if they actually were sufficiently boneheaded to price this system out of the market straight away, though.
You'll notice they are not just calling it "The Hobbit", they are calling it "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle Game". That is the full title of just the first movie of the trilogy, which means you are likely getting a different game set each year for three years following the story elements of each third of the full film trilogy story. This is exactly what they did originally with the Lord Of The Rings games, there was a separate one themed to each of the three films each year for three years with each film's full title, then after the films were done they revised it once again to simply "The Lord Of The Rings" game.
"I hate movies where the men wear shorter skirts than the women." -- Mystery Science Theater 3000
"Elements of the past and the future combining to create something not quite as good as either." -- The Mighty Boosh
Check out Cinematic Titanic, the new movie riffing project from Joel Hodgson and the original cast of MST3K.
See my latest eBay auctions at this link.
"We are building a fighting force of extraordinary magnitude. You have our gratitude!" - Kentucky Fried Movie
That teaser trailer was the equivalent of watching somebody watching paint dry! The sad fact is that he/she that made this trailer is probably on £20,000 a year, and there are starving kids in Africa....
As for those moaning about the prices, you poor fools, these minis aren't for you. These minis are for people who have never involved themselves in our hobby and who will no doubt impulse buy after seeing the films.
$100 for three trolls will be a bargain to these ignorant souls and GW will be laughing all the way to the bank. Trust me
"Our crops will wither, our children will die piteous
deaths and the sun will be swept from the sky. But is it true?" - Tom Kirby, CEO, Games Workshop Ltd
Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote: As for those moaning about the prices, you poor fools, these minis aren't for you. These minis are for people who have never involved themselves in our hobby and who will no doubt impulse buy after seeing the films.
$100 for three trolls will be a bargain to these ignorant souls and GW will be laughing all the way to the bank. Trust me
Well said. Even warmaster scaled OOP BoFA trolls (3 each clampack) on ebay are cheaper than this while still being a true bargain for a hobbyist.
"We must change, and change, until Change is our Master, for no being, not god, not mortal can catch and hold that which has no form."
Liber Chaotica, Volume the Fourth: Tzeentch.
6,000pts
5,500pts
3,500pts
2,500pts 
Liber Chaotica, Volume the Fourth: Tzeentch. 
