"This is Nenya, the Ring of Adamant. And I am it's keeper.."
Galadriel, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of The Rings
Battle 2
Following on from the last battle, Martin wanted to try out his Mordor army... this was lead by the Shadow Lord, Gothmog and a mass of Marannon orcs... heavy armour and an ideal army to fight against a wood elf/Galadhrim army. I didn't hold much hope of a victory!
Hope you like this second of the battles using my Galadhrim against Martin.
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Deployment, and the realisaton that the wood elves were outnumbered
and pretty much unable to effectively shoot at the orcs! |
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| The Shadow Lord, protecting the orcs, so now I need 6 to hit, and 6 to wound... oh dear! |
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| My elves hide behind a wall, hoping for some protection |
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| The Troll and Gothmog smash into my flank, my Galadhrim try to charge in |
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| The lines clash... so many orcs... so much armour... |
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Straight away it was clear that I was on the back foot... if I won a fight, I couldn't wound,
but my wood elves and Galadhrim were dropping quickly |
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| The relentless advance of the orcs |
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| Gothmog and the troll still hold the flank |
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| Eventually my elves slay the troll, Rumil showing the way |
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| Unfortunately this just meant more Morannon orcs flooding the elves |
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| The Orcs heavily outnumber the elves |
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| on my other flank, I am struggling also, the number and armour of the orcs again is just too much |
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| Rumil is knocked prone |
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| The last of my elves hold the bottom of the board... |
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| All seems lost |
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| Gulp... I don't think I can recover from this! |
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| More orcs move in, sweeping Rumil out of the way |
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| Galadriel tries to help, but it is too little too late |
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| Thranduil has a last ditch effort to hold the orcs |
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| My elves disappear, hopefully going to the Havens... |
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End result a victory to Mordor
Mordor 10 v 6 Galdhrim |
Final thoughts
I didn't hold much hope for beating this Morannon army. The Shadow Lord meant that my bows were needing 6 to hit, then the Morannon armour meant I needed 6 to kill... tough for anyone, even elves.
In close combat, the orcs were tough too, they killed so much easier than the elves, so this meant that if I won a fight I struggled to kill, but every time I lost... an elf died.
The Mordor Morannon Orcs are pretty awesome for what they cost, I think I need to dig mine out of the loft!
Man of the Match
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| Man of the Match - Gothmog |
This was easy. Gothmog was a beast, every time I used might to fight the troll, Gothmog got it for free. He was a real pain, and ended up killing Rumil and many other elves.
Played well Gothmog is a very good hero, and Martin played him well. Good game, just a little one sided!
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