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''' | The ''' Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game''' is a tabletop miniature wargame produced by [[Games Workshop]]. It is based on [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]] and [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film series]] directed by [[Peter Jackson]] and [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' and ''[[The Hobbit]]''. | ||
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It was formerly known as '''The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game''' when it released in [[2001]] to coincide the release of the film adaptations. Another set of miniatures was produced for The Hobbit films in [[2012]] known as '''The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game'''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Games-Workshop-Hobbit-Strategy-Battle/dp/1908872535/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359568007&sr=8-1|articlename=Games Workshop: Hobbit Strategy Battle Game Rule Book|dated=|website=AMUK|accessed=30 January 2013}}</ref> Both games were merged together under a new name along with a new rules manual. | |||
==Development== | ==Development== | ||
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*[[2010]]: ''[[War of the Ring: Battlehosts]]'' | *[[2010]]: ''[[War of the Ring: Battlehosts]]'' | ||
*[[2012]]: ''The Hobbit Strategy Battle Games Rules Manual'' | *[[2012]]: ''The Hobbit Strategy Battle Games Rules Manual'' | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[:Category:Images of SBG miniatures | * [[:Category:Images of SBG miniatures|Images from The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game]] | ||
* [[:Category:Images from The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game|Images from The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game]] | * [[:Category:Images from The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game|Images from The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://middle-earthstrategybattlegame.com/ Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game] | |||
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{{References|note}} | {{References|note}} | ||
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The Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game is a tabletop miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is based on The Lord of the Rings film series and The Hobbit film series directed by Peter Jackson and J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
It was formerly known as The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game when it released in 2001 to coincide the release of the film adaptations. Another set of miniatures was produced for The Hobbit films in 2012 known as The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game.[1] Both games were merged together under a new name along with a new rules manual.
Development
Background
In the 1980s, Games Workshop produced a range of miniatures for The Lord of the Rings, using original character designs based on fantasy art popular of the time.[2] This was the first range of Lord of the Rings miniatures that Citadel created, taking over from Grenadier Miniatures in 1985, before the license passed to Mithril Miniatures around 1987. The earliest releases were semi-solid base, having a small solid base; later releases were slot based.
Release
The game was initially released in 2001 to coincide in with the film The Fellowship of the Ring. New box sets with updated rules were also released for The Two Towers and The Return of the King films. Later, beginning with the Shadow & Flame supplement, Games Workshop began to add content that was featured in the original book but not in the film adaptations: eg. Tom Bombadil, Radagast and Glorfindel. Games Workshop has also expanded its license with original material on areas such as Harad and Khand, with mixed reactions. The most recent complete edition of the rules, The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: Rulebook, was released by Games Workshop in September 2005, while a compact edition of the rules came with the Mines of Moria Boxed Set.
In early 2009 Games Workshop also released an expansion to the original game called War of the Ring which, according to the company, allows players to emulate the large battles included in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings by streamlining the game system.
In addition to gaming, The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game includes other common elements of the miniature wargaming hobby. These include the collecting, painting and conversion of miniature figures used in play, as well as the modelling of gaming terrain from scratch. These aspects of the hobby are covered in Games Workshop's monthly White Dwarf, as well as formerly in the fortnightly Battle Games in Middle-earth.
Current licensing
The current Lord of the Rings range stems from Games Workshop's rights from Middle-earth Enterprises to produce a skirmish war game based on the films, and also on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit books, in the 25mm miniature scale.[note 1] (The rights to produce a role playing game version of the films were sold to another firm, Decipher, Inc.) They also have the rights to produce a board game based on The Hobbt, called The Battle of Five Armies, using smaller miniatures to enact larger battles.[3]
Games Workshop has not acquired the rights to The Silmarillion, which is still the exclusive property of the Tolkien Estate, but has the right to develop its own derivative intellectual property to fill in the gaps in Tolkien's legendarium. This is particularly true of Harad, which has a range of invented places (such as "Kârna", "Badharkân", "Hidâr", "Nâfarat", "Abrakân", and "Dhâran-sar"[4]) and characters (such as the Hasharin[4] and "Dalamyr, Fleetmaster of Umbar"[5]).
Products
Books and magazines
See also White Dwarf
- 2001: The Fellowship of the Ring (rulebook)
- 2002: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Best of White Dwarf Magazine
- 2003: The Two Towers (rulebook)
- 2003: The Return of the King (rulebook)
- 2003: Shadow & Flame
- 2003: The Two Towers: The Best of White Dwarf Magazine
- 2004: The Return of the King: The Best of White Dwarf Magazine
- 2004: Siege of Gondor
- 2004: The Battle of Pelennor Fields
- 2004: The Scouring of the Shire
- 2005: Mines of Moria
- 2005: The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: Rulebook
- 2006: Legions of Middle-earth
- 2006: A Shadow in the East
- 2006: Fall of the Necromancer
- 2006: The Ruin of Arnor
- 2007: Mordor
- 2007: Khazad-Dûm
- 2007: Gondor in Flames
- 2008: Harad
- 2009: War of the Ring
- 2010: War of the Ring: Battlehosts
- 2012: The Hobbit Strategy Battle Games Rules Manual
See also
External links
Notes
- ↑ Note that these figures are 25 mm and not the 28 mm figures that are more popular today (Painting the Lord of the Rings Mines of Moria Game, accessed 17 July 2007).
References
- ↑ "Games Workshop: Hobbit Strategy Battle Game Rule Book", Amazon.co.uk (accessed 30 January 2013)
- ↑ 1980s Citadel Lord of the Rings/White Dwarf Index at Realm of Zhu (accessed 18 September 2011)
- ↑ Games Workshop Online Store (16 December 2005) (accessed 16 June 2007)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Matthew Ward, Graham McNeill (2004), The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: The Battle of Pelennor Fields
- ↑ Matthew Ward, Alessio Cavatore (2006), The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: Legions of Middle-earth
| Licensed miniatures figures for gaming in Middle-earth | |
| Grenadier Models Inc. (1985) | |
| Mithril Miniatures (1987-) | |
| Harlequin Miniatures (1990s) | |
| Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game (2001-) | |
