MESBG - Rules Manual

Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game – Rules Manual – 30-84

Type: Rulebook
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 176
Language: English
Game system: Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game

The Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game Rules Manual contains the complete core rules for playing battles in Middle-earth. With this book, you can recreate confrontations from The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and The War of the Rohirrim and pit your own armies against each other in both narrative and competitive scenarios.

Complete game rules

The rulebook covers the full turn sequence with Priority, Movement, Shoot, Fight, and Courage and Intelligence. Additionally, the different unit types are explained, including Heroes, Cavalry, Monsters, War Beasts, and Chariots.

Weapons, equipment, magic, and special rules are also covered extensively. In total, the book contains 44 general Special Rules that apply regularly during the game.

From open battle to siege

In addition to the basic rules, the Rules Manual contains supplementary rules for more complex situations. This includes Siege Engines, sieges, and other elements that play an important role, especially in larger or thematic scenarios.

As a result, the book supports both smaller skirmishes and large-scale confrontations with monsters, war machines, and extensive battlefields.

Narrative and Matched Play

For players who want to recreate well-known scenes from Middle-earth, the book includes rules and support for Narrative Play. For balanced battles with pre-agreed point limits, there is also a full section for Matched Play.

The book includes six Matched Play scenarios, each with its own deployments, objectives, victory points, and special rules.

Contents of the book

• 176-page hardcover rulebook

• Complete core rules for the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game

• Rules for the full turn sequence

• Rules for Heroes, Cavalry, Monsters, War Beasts, and Chariots

• Weapons and equipment

• Magic rules

• 44 general Special Rules

• Advanced Rules

• Rules for Siege Engines and sieges

• Narrative Play rules

• Matched Play rules

• 6 Matched Play scenarios

• Miniature and army photography

• Alphabetical rules index

Key features

• Official rulebook for the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game

• Product code: 30-84

• EAN/ISBN: 9781837791774

• Hardcover edition

• 176 pages

• Contains the complete core rules of the game system

• Suitable for both new and experienced players

• Supports Narrative Play and Matched Play

• Includes rules for magic, monsters, and sieges

• Contains six Matched Play scenarios

• Suitable for armies from The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and The War of the Rohirrim

• English language edition