Watch “The Battle of Five Armies Battle Report: Part 2,” a gameplay video for The Battle of Five Armies from The Esoteric Order of Gamers on BoardGameVideo.
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The Esoteric Order of Gamers (http://www.orderofgamers.com) continues The Battle of Five Armies. Who will be the victor? Will the gates of the Lonely Mountain fall? Will Thorin breaststroke out on a river of gold? Why didn't the eagles show up earlier? These questions and more may possibly be answered.
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Intro music:
'Houdini' from the album 'The Violet Flame' by Peter Miller. Used with permission. http://www.scribbletronics.com
2014·Roberto Di Meglio, Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello
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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
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
