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Battle of Five Armies, The

By: Ares Games

Type: Boxed Game

Product Line: Battle of Five Armies, The

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Product Info

Title
Battle of Five Armies, The
Publisher
Category
Author
R. Meglio, M. Maggi, F. Nepitello
Publish Year
2014
Dimensions
16x11x3.5"
NKG Part #
2147556397
MFG. Part #
AGSWOTR010
Type
Boxed Game
Age Range
13 Years and Up
# Players
2 Players
Game Length
60 Minutes

Description

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.