"Lord of the Rings SBG rules?" Topic
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| Dunadan | 06 Jul 2008 8:59 p.m. PST |
Are the rules for the LotR SBG available as a pdf anywhere on the internet? Is there any way to try them out before buying the(expensive) rulebook? |
| Cacique Caribe | 06 Jul 2008 9:40 p.m. PST |
Expensive? You will find the rulebooks for anything from $3-$12 each on ebay. So cheap, in fact, that I have spares for when/if anyone comes over without their own copies. CC |
| runs with scissors | 07 Jul 2008 1:11 a.m. PST |
The books turn up for cheap at bring and buy stalls too. Get the Return of the King book if you can – it gives you stats for characters from all the films. These rules have pleased all kinds of gamers at our club, from the surly teenagers to the grumpy grognards. |
| Warbeads | 07 Jul 2008 4:25 a.m. PST |
SBG? Translation, please. Gracias, Glenn |
| Dunadan | 07 Jul 2008 4:36 a.m. PST |
Translation SBG=Strategy Battle Game, but it's really just a fancy way of saying a tabletop miniatures game. |
 Parzival | 07 Jul 2008 4:47 a.m. PST |
The full compilation is in The Mines of Moria boxed set, and is also available as a separate book. Like the others said, check eBay. |
 Extra Crispy  | 07 Jul 2008 6:23 a.m. PST |
One minor thing – I thought the different rulebooks have stats for the different characters at varying times. So one will only have pre-fall Gandalf, another post-fall. Same for Aragorn too I think. It won't affect whether you like the game or not. Or am I imagining it all? |
| streetline | 07 Jul 2008 6:45 a.m. PST |
Both Gandalfs are in the rulebook I think. Aragorns, Boromirs etc might be in more specific supplements, yes. |
| thosmoss | 07 Jul 2008 6:53 a.m. PST |
Just to clarify a little bit -- each set of the rulebooks had minor tweaks and revisions from previous editions. The RotK version is like 97% right, compared to the Blue Book (which is available as a hardback, or smaller print softback in the Mines of Moria boxed set). |
| Cacique Caribe | 07 Jul 2008 7:49 p.m. PST |
Sorry. LOTR BSG = Lord of the Rings, the Battlestar Galactica Game LOL. CC |
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