At last we come to the end of the painting challenge that has been a "Tale of Four Lord of the Rings Gamers." I'm updating my Rivendell Elves to their final 700 point total. Here they are posing for a group photo.
There are a total of 50 models present, coming to 692pts. I couldn't squeeze in those final eight! The disordered mess you see above is not much different than what I've been building all along. I just add more of the same guys each month. In the list is Elrond, 17 swordsmen, 16 spearmen, 16 archers. Viola! If I dropped Elrond I could force in about 12-13 more Elves. But at 700 pts I'd have practically nothing to deal with the big boys I'd face at that level. Additionally I don't want to play 700pt slug-fests, so no point in tweaking the list.
We haven't been getting in many games with these armies. As a result, the few games I've played have been not so good. I'm last in the competition. So my dreams of being treated to a gigantic sirloin at one of Phoenix's most exclusive steakhouses is all but destroyed. Looks like I'll be buying someone sushi. I'll just have a soda.
There you have it! I'm glad to have a new army for LotR. Elves are definitely challenging to play and run counter to how I've played any other army in any system before. I'm a "horde army/life is cheap" player mostly. So defensively minded Elves are a new twist on things for me. I'll hopefully get more table time with these Elves over the rest of the year.
3 comments:
Nice work! Don't worry we still need to get in the 525 and 700 point games. You might still turn things around.
Very nice army and I can't wait to play you at 700 points. I will bet getting some more models painted tonight and should have my army done by next week. Congrats on being the first one done, you are a winner.
Thanks guys! Despite everything I've said about these Elves, I am truly interested in learning to play them better.
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