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The Army of the Red Eye

February 2006·p. 21

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The first expanded list combines an Easterling fighting core with numerous Orcs, a Shaman and a Mordor Troll. Orc spears enlarge the phalanx’s support while a captain at its centre provides heroic movement and leadership. Fury keeps the Orc contingent active after losses and offers protection, while the Troll supplies exceptional combat power. The army uses each ally’s role rather than asking the better-armoured Easterlings to do everything.

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Editorial: Eastern Delight

Owen Rees welcomes the Easterlings as worthy opponents for his Gondor cavalry and introduces the staff campaign around Mordheim’s Temple of Morr. His first evil force centres on a Vampire whose suitably dramatic name becomes a running joke. Tournament qualification, doubles preparation and several unfinished armies illustrate the competing demands on his hobby time. He also previews free reference sheets and the return of Jervis Johnson’s column.

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No Trick Pony

Gav Thorpe returns to the game after an absence and finds its familiar basic rules easy to recover, but effective play much harder to master. Studio opponents teach him new interactions by using them against his own forces. Reading the Easterling tactics becomes preparation for the issue’s battle report. His account distinguishes remembering how to move pieces from understanding when to spend Might or combine spells for a useful result.

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Out of the East: A Shadow in the East Designer’s Notes

The designer’s notes introduce an Evil mounted force able to challenge Rohan and Gondor on their own terms. Mat Ward explains the durability of Easterling Kataphrakts, Khamûl’s ability to recover Will through combat and the new Khandish chariots. The Variags grow from Tolkien’s brief references through historical inspiration and the Perry twins’ designs, including better but less reliable mercenary troops. Eorl and other Good heroes ensure that the expanded armies arrive with opponents and a campaign setting.

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