Grimstonefire:
They (almost) completely stripped out hobbiton after LOTR, I don’t expect anything different will happen this time.
I don’t think New Line liked the idea of anyone making decent money off their props.
Admiral:
They (almost) completely stripped out hobbiton after LOTR, I don't expect anything different will happen this time.Couldn't New Line Cinema instead have made the decent money off their props, for themselves?
I don't think New Line liked the idea of anyone making decent money off their props.
Grimstonefire
richard barby:
hobbition isnt cheep there is money being made from the tours they may well strip it down after filming again but the set tours will carry on and if the farm owner is making money out of it new line and peter jackson will do as well
spineyrequiem:
Good news, lads and ladettes! Apparently the slim rulebook included in the boxed game (always the thing for the budget hobbyist) includes full rules for playing the boxed game! And ONLY the boxed game. If you want to play anything else, you also have to buy the big rulebook. Yay!
Thommy H:
So…the same as Fantasy and 40K then?
Alternatively, a couple of minutes research will lead you to a very nice, up to date army builder spreadsheet that will give you all the information you need to use any model in the game. Check the Last Alliance forums.
I’m just getting into the SBG, and I picked up the rulebook from The Hobbit boxed set on eBay, some plastic LOTR figures and everything else I need can be found online here and there.
Hashut’s Blessing:
No, Thommy H, he means that it doesn’t have the rules and stats for anything excpet the minatures included in the box (previous rulebooks have included the majority/all of the models).
Thommy H:
I know what he means - I’ve got the small rulebook myself. But, although that may not be the precedent set by SBG books in the past, it is consistent with the Island of Blood and Dark Vengeance, which just give you rules and scenarios for the figures included, and expect you to buy Armies books or Codecies to expand the game. And I guess since GW moved the SBG over to that style too (with the supplements that came out earlier in the year that work the same way) it shouldn’t be that surprising that they followed the same pattern with this new edition.
But, like I say, of all GW’s games, the SBG lends itself best to just requiring the stats and points. There isn’t the kind of army selection, magic items/wargear, etc. that you have in 40K or Fantasy - you pretty much just need the basic information and you can play games. And I was just saying that that stuff is out there, if you search around a bit.
In the interim, expecting players to fork out £50 for the big rulebook to get the rules for the other models isn’t that much worse than expecting them to buy two Codecies to expand Dark Vengeance, is it?