The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game/Tactics/The Shire

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Why Play The Shire

Cons

its the fricking shire

Army Bonus

• • Fear! Fire! Foes!: Hobbit models in your army get the Woodland Creature rule. Useful.

Unit Analysis

Heroes

• Frodo of The Nine Fingers: If you don't know who he is, you're not playing this game, but this is Frodo on his return, so he works a little different. He acts as a Banner for all Hobbits within 6, but can never charge and can't strike blows if his side wins, so he's best at holding back and acting as the only banner in your army. He's also the most expensive hero in your force (outside of Gandalf) at 60 points, and he only comes with 1 point of Might and 1 point of Fate (even if he has Defense 6 with his Mithril Coat), so make sure to keep him in the backlines.

• Samwise The Brave: One of the highest strength models in your army (at S3, with Sting) and comes with 2 might, 2 will and 3 fate. But without any neat special rules, you're probably better off taking Merry or Pippin first, as they're Heroes of Valor instead of Fortitude, and they actually come with some interesting rules. He only really takes off as a hero if you have Rosie Cotton nearby.

• Meriadoc, Captain of The Shire: Hero of Valor with 2 might, 2 will and 2 fate. Only S2 but comes with armor and can take a shield to make him D5 (very high for Shire). He also comes with a Warhorn that gives all Hobbits +1 Courage and can make Hobbit Militia in his warband Battlin' Brandybucks, making them S3. Should be one of your first choices for heroes in this army.

• Peregrin, Captain of The Shire:

• Paladin Took:

• Farmer Maggot:

• Lobelia Sackville-Baggins:

• Fredegar Bolger:

• Farmer Tolman Cotton:

• Rosie Cotton:

• Whil Whitfoot, Mayor of Hobbiton:

• Folco Boffin:

• Holfoot Bracegirdle, Shiriff Leader:

• Robin Smallburrow, Hobbit Shiriff:

• Hamfast "Gaffer" Gamgee:

• Baldo Tulpenny:

• Lotho Sackville-Baggins:

• Bilbo Baggins:

• Bandobras Took:

• Gandalf the Grey:

• Dunedain:

Troops

• Hobbit Militia:

• Hobbit Archer:

• Hobbit Sherrif: