BGiMe Magazine - Issues 40-52

Here's the fourth part of the Battle Games in Middle-earth magazine summaries. It is certainly bringing back some memories for me, flicking through and re-reading these magazines and articles. I have spotted lots of interesting and useful hobby techniques that I may get around to using in my ideas for forthcoming gaming scenarios in both the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game and maybe Frostgrave. The scenery that I am possibly looking to make could be used in a whole range of games.

Issue 40

Guide to Middle-earth - Wolves of Isengard (1 page)

Playing the Game - Mounted Warriors (4 pages)

Battle Game - Retreat from Edoras - Royak Guard Banner, 5 Riders and 8 Warriors of Rohan versus Sharku and 5 Warg Riders (6 pages)

Painting Workshop - Rohan Royal Guard (6 pages)

Modelling Workshop - Barrows (4 pages)

Issue 41

Guide to Middle-earth - Creatures of Darkness (1 page)

Playing the Game - Monsters of Mordor (4 pages)

Battle Game - River Assault - Faramir, 24 Warriors of Minas Tirith, 12 Rangers of Gondor versus Orc captain, 36 Orcs (8 pages)

Painting Workshop - Minions of Sauron (2 pages)

Modelling Workshop - Mordor Assault Boat (6 pages)

Issue 42

Guide to Middle-earth - Overrun by Mordor! (1 page)

Playing the Game - The Army of Mordor (4 pages)

Battle Game - Battle in the Ruins - 23 Warriors of Minas Tirith, captain, Banner Bearer versus 36 Orcs, captain, Banner Bearer and 2 Mordor Trolls (8 pages)

Painting Workshop - Mordor Orc Banner Bearer (2 pages)

Modelling Workshop - Osgiliath Tower (6 pages)

Issue 43

Guide to Middle-earth - The Failure of Faramir (1 page)

Playing the Game - The Army of Gondor (4 pages)

Battle Game - Retreat from Osgiliath - Mounted Faramir, 18 Warriors of Minas Tirith, 6 Rangers of Gondor versus 36 Orcs, captain, Banner Bearer and Mordor Troll (6 pages)

Painting Workshop - Captain Faramir (4 pages)

Modelling Workshop - Gondorian Roads and Bridge (6 pages)

Issue 44

Guide to Middle-earth - The Last Alliance (1 page)

Playing the Game - Grand Strategies (4 pages)

Battle Game - Battle in Gorgoroth - Elrond, all of the 2nd Age Men and Elf miniatures supplied so far versus Orc capatin, Banner Bearer, 2 Mordor Trolls and all of the Orc miniatures supplied so far (4 pages)

Painting Workshop - High Elves and Men (6 pages)

Modelling Workshop - Plains of Mordor (6 pages)

Issue 45

Guide to Middle-earth - Sauron's Treachery (3 pages)

Playing the Game - Elves of the Last Alliance (4 pages)

Battle Game - Sauron the Deceiver - Gil-galad, Elrond, Elf captain, captain of Men versus 2 Orc captains, Banner Bearer and 20 Orcs - either of which control 8 Elves, 8 Men (6 pages)

Painting Workshop - Gil-galad (4 pages)

Modelling Workshop - Mordor Lava Flow (4 pages)

Issue 46

Guide to Middle-earth - The Fall of Sauron (1 page)

Playing the Game - Forces of Sauron (4 pages)

Battle Game - The Last Alliance - Points Match: 1,000 (8 pages)

Painting Workshop - King Elendil (4 pages)

Modelling Workshop - Your Own Projects (4 pages)

Issue 47

Guide to Middle-earth - Isildur's Bane (1 page)

Playing the Game - Men of the Last Alliance (4 pages)

Battle Game - The Last Alliance - part 2 (8 pages)

Painting Workshop - Isildur (4 pages)

Modelling Workshop - Mountains of Mordor (4 pages)

Issue 48

Guide to Middle-earth - Scourge of Middle-earth (1 page)

Playing the Game - Competitive Play (4 pages)

Battle Game - Defend the Garrison - Points match: Good=300, Evil=500 (6 pages)

Painting Workshop - Gorbag (4 pages)

Modelling Workshop - Garrison Outpost (6 pages)

Issue 49

Guide to Middle-earth - Pass of the Spider (1 page)

Playing the Game - Battle Game Tactics (4 pages)

Battle Game - Treachery at Cirith Ungol - Gorbag, captain, 12 Orcs versus Shagrat, Uruk-hai captain, 5 Uruk-hai (6 pages)

Painting Workshop - Shagrat (4 pages)

Modelling Workshop - The Tower of Cirith Ungol (6 pages)

Issue 50

Guide to Middle-earth - Rohan Enslaved! (1 page)

Playing the Game - Special Scenario Rules (4 pages)

Battle Game - Saruman's War Campaign (6 pages)

Painting Workshop - Soldiers of Rohan (4 pages)

Modelling Workshop - Rohan Cottages (6 pages)

Issue 51

Guide to Middle-earth - Banners of Rohan (1 page)

Playing the Game - Specialised Scenarios (4 pages)

Battle Game - Restore the King - Gandalf the White, Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas versus 3 Warriors of Rohan, Grima and Gamling on a special gaming board layout (6 pages)

Painting Workshop - Gamling (2 pages)

Modelling Workshop - Meduseld (8 pages)

Issue 52

Guide to Middle-earth - Shieldmaiden of Rohan (1 page)

Playing the Game - The Army of Isengard (4 pages)

Battle Game - Assault on Edoras - Theoden, Hama, Eowyn, Gamling, Gandalf the White, Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Eomer, Warrior of Rohan with Banner, 19 Warriors of Rohan, 6 Riders of Rohan, Royal Guard Banner Bearer versus Saruman, Grima, 3 Uruk-hai captains, 20 Uruk-hai, Uruk-Hai Demolition Team 2 Uruk-Hai Berserkers, 6 warg Riders, 12 Orcs (8 pages)

Painting Workshop - Eowyn (4 pages)

Modelling Workshop - Rohan Palisades (4 pages)

That's it for today - another 13 issues to come tomorrow.