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The Battle of Five Armies is a tactical wargame based on the battle of the same name from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Heroes and monsters clash at the Lonely Mountain following the death of Smaug the dragon, all represented by detailed plastic miniatures. The Battle of Five Armies is based on the older War of the Ring game, but features different rules.

The game is in English.

Box contents:

  • 125 plastic miniatures
  • 1x game board (70 x 50 cm)
  • 13 action dice
  • 10 combat dice
  • 79 cards (Fate, Story, and Event)
  • 12 reference cards for characters and special units
  • markers and tokens
  • rulebook

Links

rules text CZ (pdf, Czech)
rules in graphics CZ (pdf, Czech)

Product's details

World
The Hobbit
Manufacturer
Ares Games
Boardgamegeek
7.83/10
Language
Components English
Rules English
Minimum age of players
13 years
Number of players
2
Game length
90-240 min.
Year of publication
2014
Parameters
Weight: 2020 g
EAN
8054181510645
Product code
17062
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Lukáš H. 

A two-player wargame that, given the designers, naturally feels a lot like War of the Ring. It’s definitely shorter, though the 60 minutes stated on the box is nowhere near accurate :) It focuses more on combat, so you’ll definitely enjoy having both. The Battle of Five Armies has the advantage of being more accessible and easier to grasp in terms of strategy. War of the Ring offers a more epic, narrative-driven experience, but you don't always have the time for it. Otherwise, it’s another beautifully crafted game that respects the source material. It’s slightly more challenging for the Shadow player, who faces an unrelenting time limit to score enough points; once the Free Peoples bring Beorn into play, the Shadow is in big trouble.

Wargame pro dva hráče, vzhledem k autorům samozřejmě dost připomíná War of the Ring, ale je určitě kratší i když 60 minut uváděných na krabici tedy ani náhodou :) A je to víc zaměřené na boj, určitě se užijí doma obě, Battle of Five Armies má i výhodu, že je přístupnější a jednodušší na pochopení jak ke hře přistupovat. War of the Ring je zas přeci jen epičtější a příběhovější zážitek na který ale ne vždy je dost času. Jinak je to opět parádně udělané s úctou k předloze. O něco složitější pro hráče Stínu, kterému běží neúprosný časový limit ve kterém musí získat dostatek bodů, jakmile dostanou Svobodné národy do hry Medděda, má Stín velký problém.

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