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The Lord of the RingsGame (abbreviated to LotR SBG), and often referred to
by players as Lord of the Rings, is a tabletop miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop (GW). It is based on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson, and the book that inspired it, written by J. R. R. Tolkien.
The game was initially released in 2001 to coincide in with the movie The Fellowship of the Ring. New box sets with updated rules were also released for The Two Towers and The Return of the ring.In early 2009 Games Workshop also released an expansion to the original game called War of the Ring which, according to the company, allows players to emulate the large battles included in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings by streamlining the game system.[2]This expansion differs from the main game in a several ways. Firstly War of the Ring uses a larger number of models but the models are placed on movement trays with two cavalry models or eight infantry models on each. This allows for much easier and quicker movement of large numbers of models at once. These are called "companies". Larger creatures such as Ents and Trolls are treated as separate models and do not use movement trays. Combat within the game is also treated differently. In the original game players both roll dice to determine who wins the fight and then the victor rolls to see how much damage is done. In War of the Ring only dice to determine damage are rolled. Also in War of the Ring heroes are treated more like upgrades for their company rather than individual models like in Strategy Battle Game.In addition to gaming, The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game includes other common elements of the miniature wargaming hobby. These include the collecting, painting and conversion of miniature figures used in play, as well as the modeling of gaming terrain from scratch. These aspects of the hobby are covered in Games Workshop's monthly White Dwarf and on various gaming websites, as well as formerly in the fortnightly Battle Games in Middle-earth.
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How to begin with collecting and painting LotR figures?
I've always had an interest in this kind of hobby but never had the time nor money to start it. I don't think I actually want to play the game, yet and I don't want to invest too much money until I'm sure I'll keep with it for a while.
I went Games Workshop website and the suggest a Mines of Moria set for beginners, but it's £50! I don't want to spend that much on a single boxset until I get a little more into (Don't worry, I know this is an expensive hobby in general, but atm I'm just testing the waters).
What I want to know is what kind of figures are easiest;
what's the best material to start with (metal or plastic?);
individual figures or groups?;
whats the best paint and brushes to use?;
is there any website or books that that give tutorials and/or tips to painting figures
and lastly, wheres the best place to buy the figures and materials in your opinion?
The Mines of Moria set is a good place to start as you get the full Fellowship of the Ring characters lots of goblins,a Troll and scenery. You also get a starter book with instructions on how to paint the models which is good for somebody starting off. As the models are plastic they are easier to paint than the metal equivalents.
Youre also going to get a rule book and several starter scenarios to learn how to play the game.Rule books by themselves are at least £30 and though the one in the set is smaller(leaves out all the articles on the game as a whole and the army lists) its what most players use for day to day gaming.
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