The Dunlending War Cry

  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 ...

  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...