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6/30/2025 - First 2 Day Tournament of the Edition

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  Hey everyone! I had the privilege of attending my first 2 day tournament of the new edition of MESBG a couple weeks ago, and (spoiler) since I won, I figured I had no excuse not to do a write up about the weekend! Northern California's A Red Sun Rises event is their yearly 2 day event, hosted in June at Great Escape Games, in Sacramento. I was present there last year, however did not do very well, so clearly I unbiasedly did not write about it (I was also being very lazy at the time). This year, their 36 ticket event sold out, though there were a few drops, which resulted in 29 attendees day 1, down to 28 day 2. The event allowed the Armies of Middle-Earth Book and was using the Matched Play Guide, using the Veto system with randomly created pools of 3. Legacy was not allowed, just because it needed a bit more review and the call was made to hold off on it (also in part of the books being leaked almost 2 weeks early, while legacy had only been out for a week). I had the pleasure ...
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4/1/2025 - Rebranding

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  Hello Everyone! I've been a bit quiet for the last few months, and there is a reason for that. As many have seen over on the Middle Earth: Strategy Battle Game Discord ( https://discord.gg/MZfUgRtV56 ), I have become disillusioned with Isengard, and because of that, I have felt no desire to play the game at all. In truth, I have played only a handful of games since the middle of December, and I think all the Isengard armies are terrible. Because of that, I have decided to pivot my focus to Rohan. Moving forward, the channel name will be updated to: "The Riddermark as told by the 69th Marshal." The logo has also received an update to the following: You will see these updates reflected some time this week, when I get around to it. I have also commissioned a fantastic editor to create a channel intro clip for my YouTube channel! You can check out a sample of their work over at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPmZqsQNzGA . I can't reveal what they've done for me ye...
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12/18/2024 - The Dunlending War Cry Patreon and Youtube Channel

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 Hey Everyone! I am pleased to announce that I am expanding the Dunlending War Cry onto more than just this platform. You can see my content on here as always, but also on Youtube, Twitch and Patreon. https://www.youtube.com/@TheDunlendingWarCry https://www.twitch.tv/saltman9998 https://www.patreon.com/c/TheDunlendingWarCry On Youtube, I will be posting Vlogs relating to MESBG, in addition to some Tabletop Simulator Battle Reports, occasional general gaming, and some Hobbying Work. On Twitch, I may be playing some Video Games, MESBG via Tabletop Simulator, or working on Hobbying. On Patreon, I will be coordinating the platforms to connect the different parts of the Channel in one feed, in addition to polling the community for different subjects. Notably, Patreon access is free , acting solely as a connecting platform. The only monetization aspect of my content (whether it be Patreon, Twitch or eventually Youtube) will be the ability to support via memberships that give access to my...
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11/11/2024 - Bringing Isengard to Clash on the Coast

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  Hey Everyone! I'm back! Between preparing for Clash on the Coast, local organization and work, I've been a bit stretched thin of late... some may say like butter... scraped over too much bread. Now that Clash is behind me and with the new edition on the horizon, it's time to get back to it! Obviously things are changing with the new edition, namely the loss of the Blog's namesake to Legacy, amongst a few other Isengard choices, but I'm confident Isengard will be as playable as ever! I don't plan to go over the impact of Isengard's Legacy models, just because until we know what exactly Legacy means, I don't want to jump to any conclusions. I am going to be doing lots of breakdowns of profiles, armies, building styles, and legacy come the new edition, so stay tuned for that! For now... I want to tell everyone about the Clash on the Coast Grant Tournament I went to in October, featuring the North-West Hobbit League's Masters Invitational. As I mention...
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