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Author Topic: LotR Combat Hex Game  (Read 3125 times)

bob48

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on: May 18, 2023, 03:51:05 PM
Back in 2003, Sabretooth Games brought out this game to co-inside with the LotR movies. It was only produced for a limit time but enjoyed a sort of cult following and the range of figures and add-ons for the game was quite extensive. You can still find quite a bit of stuff on ebay.

My gaming buddy actually brought the larger base game and then added a fair amount of other content and we played it extensively.

Just recently (whilst playing OST) we reminisced about the game and he said that he still had it all in a box somewhere and would dig it out with a view to playing it again since its quite easy to learn and not a bad game at all. The figure are all pre-painted, not brilliantly admittedly , but good enough for casual play.

Did anyone else ever play this?

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Reply #1 on: May 18, 2023, 04:07:56 PM
I don't even remember hearing about it!  But that time was a bit of a gaming void for me, too, since that was when Bayonet Jr was born and I was deep into grad school.

I'd love to see some pictures if y'all dig it back out and play some :)

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Reply #2 on: May 18, 2023, 04:18:35 PM

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Reply #3 on: May 25, 2023, 11:15:47 AM
So how many figs does he still have?  y'all gonna get it back out for a game some time soon?

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Reply #4 on: May 25, 2023, 11:28:17 AM
Quite a few, since he did add a lot to the original set, and picked a more in a second hand sale. He's gone to see  Roger Waters in a concert in Manchester, then has to catch up on some work (he's a self-employed graphic designer) before he has chance to dig every thing out and do a 'stock check'. And yes, we do intend to play it again at some point.

Lots of stuff on ebay still, and quite a lot of stuff on BGG. I also found a place to download the rules (which are only a very few pages).

Interesting to note that Sabretooth Games were bought out and owned by...............Games Workshop!

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