BGiMe Magazine - Special Editions

Throughout the run of the magazine, the publishers decided to lavish the reader with free gifts and magazine inserts. They also added three movie tie-in special editions, named after the actual films. The first to be released was The Two Towers, then The Return of the King, followed by a return to the beginning of the story-arc with The Fellowship of the Ring.

Unfortunately, I have been unable to find any front-page pictures of these magaizines on the net, so a cover I used earlier will have to do...

These magazines are more battle reports than anything else, but the minatures that come with them make up for the cover price (£5.99 rather than the usual £3.99, except for The Fellowship of the Ring Edition)...

The Two Towers Edition

Guide to Middle-earth - Gandalf the White (1 page)

Battle Game - Battle for Helm's Deep - Gandalf the White, Aragorn, Theoden, Eomer, Gamling, Legolas 6 Royal Guard, 16 Riders of Rohan versus 36 Uruk-hai, 6 Uruk-hai Berserkers, 2 Uruk-hai captains (16 pages)

Painting Workshop - Gandalf the White and Shadowfax (4 pages)

The Two Towers Special Edition was released between issues 15 and 16 of the main magazine.

 

The Return of the King Edition

Guide to Middle-earth - The Return of the King (1 page)

Battle Game - Assault on Minas Tirith - Points Match : 1000 pts (16 pages)

Painting Workshop - Aragorn Elessar (4 pages)

 

The Return of the King Special Edition was released between issues 47 and 48 of the main magazine.

The Fellowship of the Ring Edition

Guide to Middle-earth - Journey to Rivendell (1 page)

Battle Game - The Road to Rivendell - Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Arwen versus Witch-king and 8 Ringwraiths (16 pages)

Painting Workshop - Arwen Evenstar (4 pages)

The Fellowship of the Ring Special Edition was released between issues 73 and 74 of the main magazine.

So, that brings us to the end of this magazine run-through. I hope you found it informative and that it sparked an interest in Lord of the Rings Middle-earth gaming for you.

I am not sure where the muse will take me now, but I will take a look at what gaming I am currently interested in and take it from there. I am hoping that I should be able to get the paints and miniatures out again soon; just as soon as I get the garage sorted out and I can move stuff within the house into their permanent storage places to create the room for me to get other stuff into view - it is a bit like a 3d version of Tetris at home at the moment, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. Why are house moves such a complex mix of jobs to do?