Hi, I'm new to the Lord Of The Rings Strategy Battle Game but have played Warhammer 40'000n for numerous years now. I was wondering if there was any where preferably in or near Manchester where people met to play the game but mainly at the moment i am just learning the rules and looking for help on writing army lists (i'm not sure if that's what they are called). Anyway any help is appreciated thanks.

p.s. i don't know if i posted this in the right place please move it to where it is relevant thanks again

If you mean Manchester in the UK then whereabouts in Manchester are you because I live in Farnworth.

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Yes in the U and i live in whitefield it's reasonably near bury.

Well unfortunately Farnworth isn't reasonably near Bury. Do you know somewhere nearer within reasonable distance from yourself?

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hey,

I play at the Manchester Games Workshop every thursday. If you fancy coming down we're playing 250pts at the moment.

Hi, are you asking me?

If so, I presume you mean SBG, and my I ask what time?

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Well LDJohnson and yourself since you both asked about Manchester.

Yeah SBG using the Warband Rules and from 6pm till 9pm usually. Though I'm free most mondays and wednesday daytimes if that's any easier for you.

On Thursdays, I have a university lewcture in the evenings from 6.30pm-8.30pm. Mondays and Wednesday's are better, but not next monday as I have to prepare for a timed assignment, but I only have one timed assignment in the entire course as yet, so I will likely be available later. I myself prefer larger games than 250pts.

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I typically play 700pts. It's just that GW are running a campaign that begins at 250pts so the idea would be to play a 250pt game for the campaign then a few larger ones.

Would you never do 1,000, 1,200 or 1,500 though?

Small pts are well too small for including my favourite units to field is all, I could easily cobble together a boring list at a really small level, if that's what you want, and I have the chance to do it.

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I've got enough to do 1000pts. Probably not more than that without going hero heavy though.

If you want to, I'd agree to a 1,000pt battle some time.

EDIT: Aren't all Warband armies hero heavy any way? I'm not trying to force you thogh, it matybe that you don't have enough Warriors for 12 to most of your heroes.

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I have plenty of warriors, just short on heroes. I'm from the old school of "I'll take 1 hero and 70 troops"

e.g. I currently have 80 Woodelf Warriors and two heroes to lead them.

Exactly the kind of thing I hate.

Do you have enough heroes to play Warbands?

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Yes and no. Yes, but it'd be an allied force (dwarves and elves) and no because I like to play a single list.

What's wrong with an Elven/Dwarf Alliance? Do you not like its theme or how it plays?

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I care little for theme. I just don't enjoy using my dwarves as much as I used to, I'm building up a Rohan force at the moment. And if you wouldn't mind would it be possible to play a 1000pt game but using the Heroes of Middle-Earth doubles rulespack? As I need to test out my Good force.

What is the Heroes of Middle-earth doubles rulepack? was that on GW site?

I would not mind, as long as I could remember what it was.

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