Thanks!

That's the GW official balrog, just painted differently. Definitely the right size. How big do you think he should be?

Such a fun model to play with!

True, but that wouldn't make any difference in a 1v1 battle like what we did in the video, so we didn't bother with it.

Indeed, you're correct that you can cast a spell before you move, and we could've done that differently in the video. There are loads of important little nuances like that in this game. Great comment. We'll get it right eventually! lol

@@ERRACuinCaladrim no worries, thank you for clarifying with me as i wasnt 100 % sure what was correct.

Thank you!! Estanesse has been busy with university and I'm missing him! We do this together, so hopefully we'll be back soon! Thanks for the support!

Thanks for the comment Michael. The opposite is actually true. Spears can support engaged models (ie: they can run up behind a fight and support another model from their same army who has the same base size and who is engaged in combat), and pikes can follow up behind a spear and support an unengaged model: unengaged because the spear is not in base contact with an enemy, and therefore the spear is not "engaged" in combat, so a pike needs to be able to support an "unegaged" model in order to line up behind the spear support.

I saw those dice for sale on the GBHL facebook page years ago and grabbed them while I could. I don't remember who I got them from, and haven't ever seen them since. I do custom dice orders a couple times per year through our facebook group at facebook.com/cuincalad with a bunch of custom designs like this.

Thanks Sebastian! We don't have Insta, but here's a link to our facebook page: facebook.com/cuincalad/

Hey Sebastian, thanks for the comment! Glorfindel certainly is a beast in combat, but from my experience in tournaments I have found Bolg to be just as effective - if not more so. With regards to the two of them against each other specifically, unless Bolg heroic strikes Glorfindel has the distinct advantage in the fight due to his elven blade, and so is much wiser to save his might points to modify his die rolls. As you say, Bolg has the edge in damage output, so Glorfindel is better off saving his might to ensure Bolg doesn't win fights later on, as opposed to blowing through it early and hoping he rolls well to-wound. In this video specifically you can see that strategy employed, and it worked splendidly as displayed through his overall victory in 2 out of the 3 matches. Spending more of Glorfindel's might in a hurry would just leave him vulnerable, since his speciality is winning fights and not dealing out damage (unlike Bolg). In the second match Glorfindel just got plain unlucky. Not much else to be said. At the end of the day this is still a dice game and sometimes things like that happen. In conclusion, while I can see where you are coming from, I personally think the tactics employed in this video were valid, and lined up quite well with what I have seen from my own experience on top tables in my local league. But hey, if it works for you then I'm glad. To each their own. Hope that helps, cheers mate!

Mhm🤔 yeah I think in a tournament or in a game when it’s not hero vs hero I agree it would be wise to play safe. But 1v1 like this I’d like to see it for my own eyes🤣 but as I said I’ve never played a game before👀 something I learned doe… I want Bolg 😂

Hey Gabi, thanks for the comment! That list honestly looks very similar to what I play at that point value, so I like it! The one change I'd make is drop one of the war bats so you can mount 2 of the Hunter orcs on Fell wargs and purchase a single Gundabad orc warrior in Bolg's warband. It doesn't sound like a big change but the extra knock down bonuses from the cavalry are really nice, and great for threatening your opponents flanks. Also, I would then give the Gundabad orc in Bolg's warband the banner instead of one of your hunter orcs. That gives it D6, which makes it much harder to kill, and also puts it behind the hero that can use it most. Cheers, and happy gaming!

@@estanesse8331 oh thanks for you very much for you advice ! 🙏 I hurry to test your ajustements 👌

That's not quite how control zones work actually. Control zones disappear once charged, so a common way to "trap" a model that causes terror is to charge it with one model that has higher courage (the Queen in this case) and then the control zones are gone. Models that are already engaged in combat do not have a control zone. This means that low courage models can then move very close (right into what would have been the control zone), but stay 1mm away so that they are not charging. This means that when the conflict is resolved, the target has no where to back away, because the other models (the broodlings in this case) still have control zones, so the target (Beorn) can't move into their control zones, and is therefore trapped.

@@ERRACuinCaladrim that might work and is interesting but that's not how you played it, the spider Queen popped her broodlings just before finishing the charge

I appreciate what you're saying, but that is how we played it. The spider queen is a funny model because her special rule says she can drop broodlings during her move, which includes mid-charge. It would've been bad for her if she'd failed her courage test and ended her move before she dropped the broodlings! Lol

​@@ERRACuinCaladrim I see I have been coming off a bit offensive😬, sorry about that, I like the monsters mash-ups quite a lot, it's a fun way to learn these monster rules and see what will be fun and effective. I am also however a sucker for rules and I looked up the progeny special rule because I felt odd about it and there is actually something that's going wrong and causing the weirdness in this. The progeny rule actually says that the broodlings are dropped during the spider queen move phase but not that they get to move during the spider queen move. The way it should therefore go is: spider queen declares charge, succeeds courage, moves, during movement phase pops some broodlings within 3 " *but doesn't move them yet*, finishes her charge, then you can go on to any other models including the just dropped broodlings whom only at this point get to see if they will make their charge.

@@muesliman100 not at all! You asked a good question and I hope my answer makes sense. Lots of people get confused about control zones. This is one of the more common confusions I see when I run or ref events. Thanks for commenting :-)

Thanks for your comment Michael! Glad you found this useful!

Thanks Lucian!

Thanks!

There's never a better time to learn! Lots of hardware stores offer lessons and can teach you, and many will cut the wood for you too

Thanks Jonathan!

Lol

And the dice win again!

Thanks Amethyste! Life keeps us busier than I'd like, but we're hoping to keep up to at least a couple per month, so we'll see how the next couple months go. Thanks for the support!

Thanks John! Wish we could do them more frequently, but at least we're having fun :-)

Thanks Stuart!

See, I knew that, I was just testing you and waiting for you to reply. Really I was. [Insert sarcastic and humble/embarrassed laugh here] Thanks for commenting Mark

Thanks Mike!

There are SO MANY great characters in this game! lol We hope to get to them all eventually!

Thanks Joel! We're working through the starter box first (Pelennor) for new players, and we'll see what happens next! This series should keep us busy for a good long time :-)

Glad it was helpful! Happy crafting!

The barrels set is hard to find now too. You can still get the elves from GW, so it sounds like you're set. Enjoy!

Lol - I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting :-)

@@ERRACuinCaladrim not gonna lie, at first I was ike "this is gonna be just a lot of dice rolling... " and it was, but so dramatic as well xD Love those two guys, gotta paint mines.

Thanks Amethyste. Estanesse just started University, and my day job is very busy right now, so we're trying to figure out what filming looks like going forward. We'll be back soon, hopefully with monthly videos at least

Thanks Amethyst! Yeah, Estates is getting ready for university and we're renovating our houae, so we're WAY far behind on producing content, but we'll be back soon!

Thanks Ian! Yes, the name "Alatar" translates literally to "forest spreader"

Hi Yorick! Well here we are almost 10 months after not realizing you'd commented. That's embarrassing. My apologies! COVID cancelled all our events, and we never got to the point of rescheduling this profile competition. We were hoping to run it concurrently with our annual tournament (one of the largest in Canada), which has been rescheduled/cancelled three times now because of government lockdowns. We will definitely run this competition, but we're honestly not sure when :-( We'll post more once we're ready. It's been very frustrating being locked down so much this past year. I hope you're keeping well!