Harl the Helmless led what was left of the fleeing Arnorians towards the North Downs after their defeat at the hands of Angmar's vanguard (see HERE).
The Orcs were moving faster than their quarry and caught up with them at the very feet of the hills. The Downs Guard, regular soldiers of Arnor, could see the two forces from their earthwork defenses.
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| Men of Arnor turn to give fight |
The heavily outnumbered Arnorians fought bravely but slowly gave ground, falling back to the more defensive position and the fresh soldiers guarding the Downs.
The Arnorians finally reached Exhaustion Point, but were at least now uphill of their enemy and able to defend themselves. The Orcs fought on but they too fell at last to exhaustion.
The battle of the North Downs was over.
Next time, attention turns to the main force of Orcs whose passage West has bypassed the hill country and now begins to progress South towards the City of Fornost.
Nice game. Are you happier with your rules in this game?
ReplyDeleteThanks Peter. Yes, thank you - I didn't change much but I think I was having a better day when I played this one! It's a version of the Fast Play Portable Wargame only with more SPs.
DeleteThat was a bit of a slogging match - ending with both sides too exhausted to continue. Still, the Orcs managed to keep the Arnorians occupied and thus the Orc main army was able to head towards Fornost. I trust the defenders are readying themselves…
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Geoff
Cheers Geoff - the last two games have been skirmishes; the next should be a larger affair.
DeleteVery cool idea, MJT!
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Aaron
Thanks Aaron! I'm enjoying using Tolkien's incredible invention for a bit of invention of my own.
DeleteGood battle, and it played exactly like an action written by Tolkien himself I think.
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