Who would win? Thorin's Company vs Fellowship of the Ring?

Garfy · **Joined:** Sun Apr 21, 2013 8:20 pm **Posts:** 30

Thornin's company has more members, but the fellowship has some big hitters in it. I'm thinking the dwarves might win.

What do you think?

Could Gimli beat his Dad Gloin? Can Gandalf beat erm, er... Gandalf..?

Goldman25 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 25, 2014 1:05 pm

Thorin's company, I reckon. Thorin vs Aragorn, Balin, Bilbo, Ori and Oin vs Hobbits, Dwalin vs Boromir, Gloin vs Gimli, Fili and Kili vs Legolas, Gandalf and Bofur (he can resist magic) vs Gandalf, and the rest of the dwarves mobbing whichever battles are doing worst (probably Thorin vs Aragorn or Gloin vs Gimli).

The numbers, plus the variety of special rules, make it a lot easier for Thorin's company. After all, between Oin, Balin and Bombur's special rules, the fight is very much pushed in their favour.

SouthernDunedain · **Posted:** Sat Jan 25, 2014 1:18 pm

Thorins company would win, only because they all synergise with their special rules. If the fellowship had their rules re-written now then it'd be closer.

templar_tony · **Posted:** Sat Jan 25, 2014 1:26 pm

Third the above ^ . 15 for Thorin's lot Vs 10 for the Fellowship.

They do have Bill the pony, watch out he might have laser beam eyes or something.

A pony

Killer

Killer

PONY.

Goldman25 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 25, 2014 1:30 pm

I kinda really want to do this battle now! It'll go on my list of things to do next time I'm home, I reckon.

Isilduhrr · **Posted:** Sat Jan 25, 2014 1:44 pm

I tried this battle actually. I left Gandalf out of the Company, because he wasn't technically part of it. ( and because it would be ridiculous to have two of him on the table).
I used Legolas to take out the weak-combat special rulers, Gandalf took out Dwalin from a distance. The hobbits ganged up on Thorin and took him out no problem (using the ring and heroic strike) . Bilbo was useless as Frodo got the ring. Gimli fell to the axes of his father, but Aragorn avec Anduril and Boromir tag-team mowed through the enemies. It was a slaughter in the Fellowships favour.

templar_tony · **Posted:** Sat Jan 25, 2014 2:06 pm

And the pony!?!? How many heads did the great beast take?

Xintao · **Posted:** Sat Jan 25, 2014 3:53 pm

templar_tony wrote:

And the pony!?!? How many heads did the great beast take?

LMAO, Now I want to model Bill with a bunch of Dwarf heads hanging from his pack.

Hill-Troll · **Posted:** Sat Jan 25, 2014 4:36 pm

SBG = Dwarves
Books = Fellowship
Movies = Dwarves

KhaosRising · **Posted:** Sat Jan 25, 2014 5:24 pm

Isilduhrr wrote:

I tried this battle actually. I left Gandalf out of the Company, because he wasn't technically part of it. ( and because it would be ridiculous to have two of him on the table).
I used Legolas to take out the weak-combat special rulers, Gandalf took out Dwalin from a distance. The hobbits ganged up on Thorin and took him out no problem (using the ring and heroic strike) . Bilbo was useless as Frodo got the ring. Gimli fell to the axes of his father, but Aragorn avec Anduril and Boromir tag-team mowed through the enemies. It was a slaughter in the Fellowships favour.

This is how I imagined it would go down. Thorin&Co have some good rules and some heavy hitters, but the Three Hunters with Boromir and Gandalf seems like they would clean up real good.

Also I think it would take fellowship characters from other lists instead, King Elessar and Boromir Captain of the White Tower, fulled armoured and mounted.. :twisted:

Dr Grant · **Joined:** Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:50 pm **Posts:** 1339

Isilduhrr wrote:

I tried this battle actually. I left Gandalf out of the Company, because he wasn't technically part of it. ( and because it would be ridiculous to have two of him on the table)....It was a slaughter in the Fellowships favour.

It's interesting, whenever we've discussed this before I've always assumed he'd be on both sides, similarly I'd always assume you'd play with both Frodo and Bilbo having the ring, but it does seems odd, no less odd than Gimli smacking his Dad about though :shock:

I suppose you need to knock the Company down to the same points, the Fellowship on foot, with all their upgrades but no elven cloaks are 870 points and the company without Gandalf are 865 so that should be a pretty fair fight.

Glad to see the Fellowship won but I would have absolutely backed the Company (even without Gandalf) the extra numbers should mean you've always got someone to Heroic Strike your way to victory and, once you've killed the Hobbits, you should be able to surround them fairly easily and cut 'em to pieces.

Definitely want to give it a go at some point.

Constantine · **Posted:** Sat Jan 25, 2014 5:40 pm

I would cast my vote for the fellowship. They have access to magic, and Legolas' archery. I'd would be interesting seeing a battle report pitching the two against each other.

JamesR · **Posted:** Sat Jan 25, 2014 5:44 pm

Constantine wrote:

I would cast my vote for the fellowship. They have access to magic, and Legolas' archery. I'd would be interesting seeing a battle report pitching the two against each other.

Now THAT would be a battle of Middle Earth's Deadliest War-Bands lol

thelordcal · **Joined:** Mon Apr 12, 2010 11:16 pm **Posts:** 138

Hill-Troll wrote:

Movies = Dwarves

I can't agree with this. In the Movies it seems like the three hunters can take on the WORLD all on their own.

I was fully expecting when the black gate opened at the end for just legolas, aragorn, and gimli to tell the army, "back off guys, these are ours."

Ellorindar · **Joined:** Wed Apr 17, 2013 10:41 pm **Posts:** 111

I think this is a battle for the GBHL!

VandalCabbage · **Joined:** Sun Jan 19, 2014 1:12 pm **Posts:** 286

Isilduhrr wrote:

The hobbits ganged up on Thorin and took him out no problem (using the ring and heroic strike)

The hobbits took out Thorin Freaking Oakenshield? :shock:

Wow. Just Wow.

Nice idea to test it out though.

Hashut's Blessing · **Joined:** Fri Jan 15, 2010 8:41 pm **Posts:** 1279

Ellorindar: literally 5mins before I saw your post, I text Thermo to say as much

Erunion · **Posted:** Sun Jan 26, 2014 3:44 am

Yup. I'd like to see that Battle Report!

LordoftheBrownRing · **Posted:** Sun Jan 26, 2014 5:42 am

This definitely is an interesting one...... Id hope that the Fellowship won because Frankly I like the hunters and Boromir is one of my favs. I would hope the hobbits all day. Alll they do is drag down the awesomeness. Its like trying to have a good date with a girl at the movie theater when a little brother is there.

templar_tony wrote:

And the pony!?!? How many heads did the great beast take?

Lmao Great comment!

Xintao wrote:

templar_tony wrote:

And the pony!?!? How many heads did the great beast take?

LMAO, Now I want to model Bill with a bunch of Dwarf heads hanging from his pack.

And giving the evil eye out of the corner of his eye snorting and stuff lol

Dr Grant · **Joined:** Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:50 pm **Posts:** 1339

LordoftheBrownRing wrote:

Its like trying to have a good date with a girl at the movie theater when a little brother is there.

Love it! Cracking analogy! :-D

This thread has really got me thinking and intrigued about this, I reckon I might jump Bofur up the painting queue (he's the only one I've got left to paint) and fight this as a battle report! There's a chance I might be able to do it a week Wednesday, we shall see...

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