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Forge World have put the first set of the Nazgul of Dol-Guldur up for pre-order, ready to spread the dark will of Sauron to Middle-Earth.

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A product that slipped under the radar for me over the last week or has been Battle Companies for The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings line by Games Workshop.

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Mithril continues to produce Lord of the Rings and Middle-earth based miniatures for hobbyists and Christmas sees three miniatures hit their webstore.

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Forge World has begun to sculpt new versions of the Nazgul, also known as the Ringwraiths, for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. The first model they've previewed is Khamul The Easterling.

FFG Taking The Lord Of The Rings LCG To The Digital Realm

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Fantasy Flight Games are going to be adapting their successful LCG for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game into a digital adventure as part of their Interactive arm.

GW Return To Middle-Earth With Battle Companies Expansion

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It's time once again to venture forth across the lands of Middle-Earth as Games Workshop have a bunch of new minis and rules coming for their strategy battle game.

Amazon To Produce Long Running Lord Of The Rings TV Adaptation

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As many of us are big fans of The Lord of the Rings hopefully there was a bit of excitement this week as Amazon announced that they were going to be working with the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins and New Line in order to bring Middle-Earth to the small screen with its own series.

Forge World Upgrade Your Middle-Earth Gundabad Orcs

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There's never been a better time to step into the wonderful RPG focused on The Lord of the Rings, from Cubicle 7. The latest beautiful book, Oaths of Riddermark, is available for preorder as well as PDF right now!

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The Windlord himself, Gwaihir has now been added to the Forge World webstore for those of you looking to expand your Middle-Earth collection.

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Forge World was showing off all manner of interesting miniatures at Warhammer Fest over the weekend but I was surprised to see some more for The Hobbit: Strategy Battle Game.

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Forge World are going to be releasing some new creations for the world of The Hobbit at Warhammer Fest this month.

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Ardacon 2017 Tickets have now gone on sale! This premier Middle-Earth experience showcasing everything that is epic about the tabletop game.

Forge World Shows Off New Releases For The Hobbit

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Over the weekend Forge World gave those lucky enough to be attending The Hobbit Grand Tournament at Warhammer World some first looks into the new releases coming for The Hobbit Strategy Battles Game.

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Forge World continue to build on their Hobbit range with some more models from The Battle Of The Five Armies, the third film in the trilogy. Here we have the Gundabad Ogres...

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Forge World has now released their Iron Hills Dwarf Commanders for use in your games of The Hobbit. Take a look at them as just the start of a new raft of awesome releases on the way from the team.

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Dragged up from the depths of Gundabad, Forge World are going to be bolstering the forces of Bolg on the battlefield with their Gundabad Berserkers.

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The worlds of Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40,000 are a little more welcoming this week as pre-orders popped up for the new Battleforce Boxed Sets from Games Workshop plus some Middle-Earth terrain!

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Games Workshop has up for pre-order the next volume in The Hobbit Strategy Battle game.

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Forge World Offer Up Pre-Orders For Iron Hills Dwarves!

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The Hobbit Trilogy section of the Forge World webstore is now open for business and it brings with it a whole host of angry Iron Dwarves led by Dain Ironfoot!

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