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Fantasy Flight Games have now announced another of their Saga Expansions for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, The Flame of the West.
Take a look inside the latest issue for SBG Magazine which is your window into the world of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
The minds behind the entirely fan made SBG Magazine have shown off the new cover for the latest issue. This time they're going to be taking us on a journey into the depths of Mirkwood to fight the Necromancer in Dol Guldur...
Welcome to The Weekender where we have some fantastic guests to talk with today from Paranoid Miniatures and Gale Force Nine. We'll be chatting Mythos and Star Trek: Ascendancy!
At Throne of Skulls over the weekend it appears some news has dropped on the future of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit with Games Workshop.
The battle for Middle-Earth came to the Beasts of War studio as the Irish Hobbit League held their War in the North Tournament.
Hot Gates Gaming have set up what could well be the biggest independent Lord of the Rings: Strategy Battle Game and The Hobbit tournament/event yet.
Sam's Shire Army continues to grow.
Fantasy Flight Games have now started you on another adventure in The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game with two new packs which were previously available only at organised events. See what you think...
Shadow & Flame are a sculpting and painting service that do a lot of commission work for people surrounding The Lord of the Rings. One of their latest sculpts really caught my eye. See what you think of Thorongil...
It's time to take a look at what's been going on in the community when it comes to hobby and painting! See some of our choice picks from the last couple of weeks and maybe even show off your own projects too...
Some people think Lord of the Rings is going the way of the dinosaur in wargaming. I for one do not believe this and Mithril Miniatures proves this with a new release.
Fantasy Flight Games have come up with a fantastic new adventure for stores to get involved in when it comes to The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game. The Murder At The Prancing Pony sees your heroes trying to deal with a death in Barliman Butterbur's famous pub...
We don't normally feature battle reports in the news but this one is well worth checking out because it's not only from a neat Youtube channel keeping Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit alive but also it's bloomin' cool!
Ares Games have announced that on July 20th 2015 pre-orders will begin for the War of the Ring 2nd Edition Anniversary Edition to mark the publication of The Return of the King sixty years ago...
We're here with an early morning surprise XLBS! So, with that in mind - Happy Sunday! Warning we do touch on a topic of a more adult nature during this (Aspects of Game of Thrones), that may be less suitable for younger viewers.
Over on the Great British Hobbit League Facebook Group one of the main presenters of the show, Jamie Giblin, bought this rather awesome take a familiar Dwarf King from The Hobbit to my attention. He's based on a certain movie that came out...
Ares Games has announced the second expansion for the popular game War of the Ring.
Two members of the GBHL Podcast team have done it once again. The second issue of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit themed magazine SBG is now out!
The Lord of The Rings Card Game, from Fantasy Flight, is getting another Adventure Pack in the third quarter. The Battle of Carn Dûm adds new characters and scenarios and will surely add to the action in your games.
Ride around the lands of the Rohirrim with a new supplement from Cubicle 7 for their One Ring Role-Playing Game.
I'm very excited to get my peepers around a new issue of SBG from GBHL members Damian and Tom. It will be previewed at Desolation of Stockport and then be available online soon after.
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game has a new deluxe expansion set, called The Lost Realm. See what awesomeness Fantasy Flight Games has come up with now.
The Eagles are coming and The White Council is kicking butt in Dol Guldur with this latest set of releases for The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game by Games Workshop.
The full previews/leaks have popped up for The Hobbit showing off Radagast the Brown on his Great Eagle and The White Council in their full on Dol Guldur garb.
Necrons are coming back and in a very deadly way. The new Codex has been sighted online followed by a new Overlord and hopefully much more. New Hobbit stuff popped up too!
See how this DIY Smaug for The Hobbit is looking from the hands of Raphael John Thomas!
Fantasy Flight Games has released the final Adventure Pack in The Ring-maker Cycle for their hugely successful Lord of the Rings: The Card Game. The Antlered Crown brings more action, more threat and of course, a new hero!
You may want to save your Christmas money and put it towards this stunning diorama for the LOTR/Hobbit miniatures! Be sure to check out Arkandy's gallery on CoolMiniOrNot's website for more of this gorgeous work.
See what Games Workshop have to offer for The Hobbit as they release Bard, Bolg and Azog for The Battle of the Five Armies which is in cinemas today!
With the movie out on Friday there will be some additional extras for The Hobbit on the tabletop too. See what you think of Bard, Azog, Bolg and a quick look at the rules supplement.
The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game sees its biggest model yet with the mighty Smaug the Golden descending on their webstore alongside a few other hapless foes. Oh and Bard; Bard is there too...
See what you think of this more detailed look at the mighty Smaug coming your way for The Hobbit by Games Workshop. A fairly impressive looking piece I think you'll agree...
See what you think of Smaug in this rather dark snapshot from the newest issue of White Dwarf. A rather stunning sculpt from what we can see.
So the bases for all your powered armoured super soldiers are going to be changing it seems thanks to Games Workshop! Oh and that Smaug miniature we talked about a month or so ago, it's coming soon.
We take a look at the latest from Thorin's Company when it comes to the Battle of the Five Armies and while the sculpts are of top quality it's the price tag once again warding potential hobbyist from even approaching this game.
A tidal wave of Finecast hits the webstore for Games Workshop as they reveal their Mirkwood Elves for The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game. A perfect time to get back into the game? Not if GW has anything to do with it...
Malekith rides to war once more atop a massive old school dragon in the face of another End Times epic from Games Workshop for Warhammer Fantasy while The Hobbit gets a new batch of good looking Elven additions!
Fancy bagging yourself a mighty version of Smaug the Terrible from Weta Workshop? Well, if so look inside and see what you think of this particular mighty drake.
So with the main trailer out I thought I'd take over Friday once again with another article focusing in on The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game! This time I'll be trying to work out what we WILL be getting from Games Workshop for the tabletop and also wishlisting what I WANT to see!
Check out the big main trailer for the final film in The Hobbit trilogy that marks the end of a huge journey for all involved and fans alike! Are you going to be heading to the cinema in December to watch the clash of Dwarves, Elves, Men, Bats, Goblins and more!?
Check out more from the Saga Expansions of The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game with the Treason of Saruman coming soon.
