Mordor!

Yes, I have succumbed to temptation. Despite really, really not needing to pick up another game system- I cannot deny my fondness or affection for Lord of the Rings. All those new Mordor models where calling out to me from the pages of White Dwarf and even thou I resisted the urge when the very cool Corsairs of Umbar where released a few months ago, I could not resist the Dark Lord!. I recently picked up a box of Mordor Orcs, the new plastic Troll kit and the new Mordor book last Saturday. Seriously- its more so the fact that most of GWOP ( Games Workshop, Oak Park) campaign gang also plays LotR, I am already familiar and really like the combat system via Legend of the High Seas. While I know a few guys prepping for some LotHS games, odds are I won't get to play it all that often while LotR I can always squeak in a quick game on our off weeks over at GWOP club night. Whiles the models are night and day in detail and quality from the recent Warhammer Fantasy stuff, they are very easy to assemble and paint. The biggest obstacle being scraping the flash. I actually assembled and primed 24 orcs and the troll. In addition I sprayed all the bases and even managed to paint a couple orcs to a pretty decent standard. All that in 2- four hour sittings, on Saturday and Sunday with an extra hour or so Monday night. In comparison it took me a solid 8+ hours -just to build my first box of 10 of the new VC, Skeleton Warriors. Anyway its a low model count game that plays pretty fast...I'll planning on a Cirith Ungol/ Minas Morgul force probably around 750 points max...we will see how it goes





12:30 am- so I played my first two games tonight, game one was 300 points I ran Gorbag the Orc Captain, -w/ 23 orcs,- 7 w/Sword & Shield, 8 w/ Spears, 4 w/ Bow/, 4 w/ two handed weapons, plus the Troll. I played against Moria Goblins, with a War Drum and a Goblin King. Close game, the goblin king took down my troll, While Gorbag killed off the war drummers.
In the end he failed his courage and fled before I did.
The second match was 400 points, I ran the same army plus a second (borrowed) Troll against Boromir, Arwen, Gondorian Soldiers and Elven Archers. Ouch..much different game, Boromir is a monster. The game came down to Gorbag, who somehow made all his courage checks, until he stood alone against Boromir and 5 other guys...game over.

What I learned- Orc troops can't hang against Gondor's foot soldiers, I need 6's to wound...two handed weapons on Orc's kind of suck because of the -1 to your fight (even thou the +1 to wound is great) and you roll alot more tie's than you think. Orc's with Swords & Shields or Spears are great, the 18" Bows are useless. I would much rather have 4 more guys with shields -Trolls are totally punishing, only going down to lucky captains or characters.... Time to beef up my orcs with some Mordor Uruk-hai.. I bought a blister. Anyway I am liking this game, fast, easy, fun-

Updated- 6/29

The Mordor gang is coming together pretty quick...here's the troll and Uruk-hai
I converted all my Uruk's with misc VC bits left from my first box, the parts are the perfect size. below is the group so far, there are another 4 guys on the bench drying