Orc Warfare Review

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Sep 282015
 

510scjhToeL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_Orc Warfare

By Chris Pramas

Publisher Osprey Publishing

 

Orc Warfare is an interpretation of how orcs live and war; the two are very closely related.  Chris starts by taking a look at the social and racial structures.  From there he moves to detailed descriptions of orc troops.  The last section is an anthology on tales of historic orc victories.

Orc Warfare goes over the orc physique for each of the “sub types” – goblins, orcs, and great orcs.  Without spoiling too much, goblins are about four feet tall and amount to roughly twenty-five percent of the population.  Orcs are the dominant of the species and they fill more roles in society.  The great orcs are effectively born  for war.  Being the largest of the species, you can imagine how they might be used, but you don’t have to because Chris gives us more than enough information on them.

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Love Letter: The Hobbit from AEG

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Feb 092015
 

hobbitLove Letter: The Hobbit (Clamshell)

The Hobbit comes together with the award-winning Love Letter to bring a new style of play to this hit game. Featuring new rules and an all-new card and effect for The One Ring, Love Letter: The Hobbit challenges you to win The Arkenstone while avoiding Smaug’s vicious attacks!

 

Featuring quick play and easy to learn rules, Love Letter: The Hobbit will be a hit for any fan of The Hobbit films!

 

2-4 players

Ages 10+

20  minute play time

 

Contains:

16 Game cards

4 Reference cards

1 Rulebook

13 Arkenstone tokens

1 Hobbit Pouch/Bag (Clamshell only)

New from FFG The Hobbit: Enchanted Gold

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Jan 142015
 

The Hobbit: Enchanthobbited Gold

$24.95

 

Follow in the footsteps of Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit: Enchanted Gold, a two-player card game of treasure and adventure!

 

Both players travel across Middle-Earth, crossing the Misty Mountains and encountering Orcs, elves, spiders, and trolls, before facing the great dragon, Smaug, and participating in the Battle of the Five Armies. Along the way, Gandalf, Thorin, Beorn, and other allies help players grab their own share of loot and jewels!

 

Make the journey there and back again with The Hobbit: Enchanted Gold!

 

Ages 8+

2 players

20-30 minute play time