2011Roberto Di Meglio, Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello
- Videos
- 134
- Creators
- 64
Mainly playthroughs
2 - 4 players150 - 240 minVery heavy weight
The Battle of Five Armies
2014Roberto Di Meglio, Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello
- Videos
- 62
- Creators
- 42
Mainly playthroughs and reviews. The Battle of Five Armies is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 18 reviews, 13 how-to-play guides, 22 recorded sessions, 5 unboxings, and 4 other videos.
2 players
90 - 240 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
Game description from the publisher: The Battle of Five Armies – based on the climax of JRR Tolkien's novel The Hobbit – pits the hosts of the Elvenking, the Dwarves of Dain Ironfoot, and the Men of the Lake led by Bard the Bowman against a horde of Wolves, Goblins and Bats led by Bolg, son of Azog. Will Gandalf turn the tide for the Free Peoples? Will the Eagles arrive, or Beorn come to the rescue? Or will Bilbo the Hobbit perish in a last stand on Ravenhill? The Battle of Five Armies features a game board representing the Eastern and Southern spurs of the Lonely Mountain and the valley they encircle, and a number of plastic figures representing troops, heroes and monsters. The Battle of Five Armies is a standalone game based on the rules for War of the Ring, which is from the same designers, but with the rules modified to function on a tactical level as they describe a smaller battle rather than the entire war. Ares Games plans to expand the Battles game system in the future, releasing expansions depicting other battles from the Third Age of Middle-earth narrated in The Lord of the Rings, such as the Siege of Gondor and the assault of Saruman against Rohan.
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Which video should I watch for The Battle of Five Armies?
The Battle of Five Armies has 62 videos from 42 creators: 18 reviews, 13 how-to-play guides, 22 playthroughs, 5 unboxings and 4 other videos. They date from 2014 to December 2024.
To learn the rules, start with "EP01 : The Battle of Five Armies - The Board Game" by Box of Delights, which runs 13 min. For a quicker teach, "Battle of the Five Armies | Game Overview" by LonelyMan BGs runs 6 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "The Battle of Five Armies Review - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 16 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Let's Play The Battle of Five Armies Board game" by Time Lapse Board Games, one of 22 playthroughs.
If you like it, try War of the Ring: Second Edition, Dune: War for Arrakis, Trudvang Legends and War of the Ring, also by Marco Maggi. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2014.
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About The Battle of Five Armies
From BoardGameGeek:
Game description from the publisher: The Battle of Five Armies – based on the climax of JRR Tolkien's novel The Hobbit – pits the hosts of the Elvenking, the Dwarves of Dain Ironfoot, and the Men of the Lake led by Bard the Bowman against a horde of Wolves, Goblins and Bats led by Bolg, son of Azog. Will Gandalf turn the tide for the Free Peoples? Will the Eagles arrive, or Beorn come to the rescue? Or will Bilbo the Hobbit perish in a last stand on Ravenhill? The Battle of Five Armies features a game board representing the Eastern and Southern spurs of the Lonely Mountain and the valley they encircle, and a number of plastic figures representing troops, heroes and monsters. The Battle of Five Armies is a standalone game based on the rules for War of the Ring, which is from the same designers, but with the rules modified to function on a tactical level as they describe a smaller battle rather than the entire war. Ares Games plans to expand the Battles game system in the future, releasing expansions depicting other battles from the Third Age of Middle-earth narrated in The Lord of the Rings, such as the Siege of Gondor and the assault of Saruman against Rohan.
Designers
Roberto Di Meglio, Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello
Artists
Lucas Graciano, Jon Hodgson, Francesco Mattioli, Ben Wootten
Publisher
Ares Games
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