Siege of Gondor

Another classic MESBG expansion today, in the second one ever released for the game: Siege of Gondor.

I guess the title already tells on which part of the basic rules this was a serious expansion (and unfortunatly, it came out back then right after the Crisis show we put down Helm's Deep, see this blog's header!!!).

The 48 page volume begins with of course some brief history on Gondor, and it's many wars it was involved in.  It then details all the sections a fortress can have and the rules that come into play for those particular sections.

The book of course contains a whole lot of back then new models and the profiles for them, spread along the pages, before we move to the various scenarios, beginning with the assault on Osgiliath.

There are also various tutorials in the book on how to craft your own fortress from material like foamboard, as well as how to build siege equipment like an orc siege tower.

The book also has an appendix with additional models and rules for that other big siege in The Lord of the Rings: the siege of Helm's Deep, with additional scenarios to refight some key moments of this epos.

A nifty little book for those who want to fight the biggest battles of the Third Age, and still a source of inspiration for current day games!