Siege of Gondor (2003) Scenario 2: Act One: First Assault on Cair Andros

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Wednesday 16 March 2022 – Boromir has gone into the north to Imladris. Meanwhile, Gondor strives to ward off Sauron’s attacks, which increase in intensity and vigour with every day. As another assault is launched, the armies of Mordor split their forces, some continuing to hold portions of Osgiliath and preventing Denethor’s forces from recapturing …

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Siege of Gondor (2003) Scenario 1: Prologue: Osgiliath

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While the armies of Gondor dwindle, Sauron’s forces continue to grow. He is now certain that the One Ring will soon be his and his long-planned assault on Middle-earth is about to begin. As the opening thrust, his forces redouble their efforts in Osgiliath, the former capital of Gondor that sits astride the Anduin. The …

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Scouring of the Shire (2004) Scenario 6: The Battle of Bywater

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“Awake! Awake! Fear, fire, foes! Awake!”. The rallying cry of the Bucklanders and the courage of the Travellers has spurred the Hobbits of the Shire into actions against the Ruffians once and for all. Throughout the night Hobbits flock to the bonfire that the Travellers set ablaze, and in the morning Pippin leads a contingent …

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Scouring of the Shire (2004) Scenario 5: The Southfarthing

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Almost simultaneous with the Battle of Bywater, Paladin Took leads an impressive force of Hobbits to Longbottom to oust the Ruffians from the area. The Tooks are launching a concerted attack to drive the Ruffians out of the Southfarthing once and for all. Well aware that the villainous Ruffians will not go without a fight …

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Scouring of the Shire (2004) Scenario 4: The Old Store House

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Under orders from Paladin, a bold group of Hobbits sneaks out in cover of darkness to raid the Old Store House, a building with sides that groan with food and supplies stolen by the Ruffians. No Took is willing to kill for something as simple as good food, so the brave Hobbit raiders hatch a …

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Scouring of the Shire (2004) Scenario 3: Brockenborings

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Lotho Sackville-Baggins is dead, murdered by the evil and utterly mad Worm. Now, with his presence revealed and all but Tookland under his sway, Sharkey begins to exercise his dominion with undisguised malice. Fredegar Bolger, loyal friend to Frodo, has been gathering dissenting Hobbits from the regions around the Brockenbores. However, spies have reported his …

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Scouring of the Shire (2004) Scenario 2: Beating the Bounds

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Encouraged by the apparent pact between Lotho and Sharkey and filled by evil intent, the ruffians have begun to enter the Shire in increasing numbers. Paladin Took, Thain and patriarchal head of the Tooks, is unwilling to see his ancestral lands meet the same fate as the rest of the Four Farthings, and so in …

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Scouring of the Shire (2004) Scenario 1: Maggot’s Farm

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Sharkey is slowly building up his forces in Hobbiton, sending more and more of his Ruffians to empower Lotho and his plans. Most such men travel up the Greenway, but a few, travelling from Bree, cut across Buckland and across Farmer Maggot’s land on their journey. It is a rainy and windswept night, and Maggot …

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Scouring of the Shire (2004) – Appendix – Scenario 12: The Road to Rivendell

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Please note: I lost most of the images that were in the original article, so this is now a mostly text-based report. Bilbo Baggins, Hobbiton’s best-known eccentric has disappeared in the midst of his eleventy-first birthday party – right before the eyes of one hundred and forty-five Hobbits, no less. Leaving both the Ring and …

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DeAgostini The Return of the King statistics & discussion

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Statistics Here are some statistics for the Return of the King DeAgostini campaign: Total number of scenarios: 4 Number of Good victories: 2 Number of Draws: 1 Number of Evil victories: 1 Total number of kills performed by named Heroes: 53 for Good, 18 for Evil Total number of unique miniatures used (excluding different Hero …

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