Just wondering if anyone here is still playing the War of the Ring game? Vanilla or houseruled or if anyone knows of any scenarios for it.

I am renovating my old collection of LOTR figures (been boxed and unloved for about 15 years now) and adding in a bunch of "job lot" stuff I have picked up off ebay (mostly broken to a greater or lesser degree).
I am putting them onto 60x50 bases instead of the larger official ones so I can use them with a historical ruleset (Archon) but still remain usable for a downsized WotR game.

In Italy we are still playing it. Not so many people, but we organize some 1-2 national tournaments per year, with usually 10-12 partecipants.

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I have not played it in a few years, but really enjoy it for narrative play. We ran a Isengard and a Gondor campaign with it a few years back. I think its failings are when it is used for competitive play and people min-max the system instead of using it to develop competitive scenarios.

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I agree absolutely, it is so badly written and insufficiently tested that it is easy to abuse if you are that way inclined. Personally I hate any "tournament" or "competitive" style gaming. Just not fun.

In case anyone is interested, this blogger is doing some WOTR rules.

http://jayswargamingmadness.blogspot.co ... -beta.html

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Yes, Jay's blog is an excellent LotR resource. His "Middle Earth Battles" rules give a good game that feels more like a historical battle with magic than a Warhammer bash.
It is a good step up for players with large SBG armies as it retains individual basing.

His take on War ot the Ring speeds up the referencing and play rather than changing much, he keeps the (imho) excessive magic and special actions for example. Well worth taking a look at if an improved WotR is your thing.