Battle Report: The Long Winter

THE SHORT VERSION

Helm Hammerhand, Hera and a small Rohirrim force sally out from the Hornburg against Wulf’s besieging Hill Tribesmen in a 700-point winter battle. Lewis’s hero-heavy army must compensate for limited numbers, while Ash uses Crebain, burning-brand warriors and a Snow Troll to contest objectives and build Fortification Points.

Helm destroys the Snow Troll, Hera defeats Targg and the battle swings around carefully timed Heroic actions. A late collapse in the Hill Tribesmen’s Courage ends the game before the Rohirrim can fully recover the score, leaving Ash a narrow victory: 25–24 Fortification Points and 5–4 Victory Points. Maps, army lists and player commentary explain how objective control kept the result close despite dramatic heroics.

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Find this article in White Dwarf 517, pp. 74–89.

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