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Sunday, September 22, 2019

"Fly you Fools!" - Formations and Maneuvering in the Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game

Army lists, rules updates, and theory-crafting are all well and good, but as any experienced player knows (and any new player learns quickly), having troops with the greatest stat-line in the world won't save your force if it gets caught out of position, or can't bring its superior firepower to bear on the enemy. In a war game that exists in three-dimensional space, the ability to maneuver your troops into position, and adapt their position to meet the objectives around you and the enemy before you, is a critical key to success.



If you're looking for tips on how to position your chosen army to maximize kills (or minimize losses), here's some food for thought:

2 comments:

  1. great articles, just wondering if you have any formations for dealing with Monsters and monstrous charge

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    1. We have a bunch of posts on our Tactics page for various ways to run your army: https://tellmeatalegreatorsmall.blogspot.com/p/new-players.html. In particular, there's a post on anti-flyer formations and various historical posts that feature monsters (mostly fighting them).

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