Hey guys,

First off, really neat forum. I've been reading a lot and since the game seems as if it's almost become a cult-following now (being from what I've read that it's evaporating in the U.S.), it's really nice to see an active community.

Here's my question- I left off at The Return Of The King expansion. So since I last played, I was using the RoTK rulebook. Now that I'm back, I see an entirely new game played with 'war bands?'

I don't understand, I loved the individual nature of the SBG. It almost seems like a 40k Apocalypse expansion (which I hated).

Can someone please explain if the old way of playing is dead? And what the new game is all about?

The game plays exactly the same, with a few minor rule tweaks. The "warbands" aren't what you fear, just a way of organizing your army for deployment. Once your army is created and deployed, any model may move anywhere, the warband doesn't have to stay together.

Warbands and the new deployment rules were a welcome addition for most people. Among several other improvements, the new Hobbit rules expand on the capabilities of monsters, making them actually worth fielding.

Happy gaming!

It's still basically the same. Warbands are a way of dividing troops into groups of no more than 12, each led by a hero, for deployment purposes, rather than one big mob. That's why you only get 12 troops in a box now. aka naked profiteering

There's new rules for deployment and extra rules for weapon types and monsters. I don't bother with much of it myself, as I just play on a rainy day with my kid brother. If you want to do tournaments or play in a club I'd brush up on it all. The Hobbit Escape from Goblin Town set has all the new rules, and all the new hobbit profiles (from film 1 mostly) are available as a PDF on the GW site.

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