Review: BGiME #1

The first issue in the legendary Battle Games in Middle Earth magazine collection, this issue is a great start to the hobby. The paint sections are great for beginners, the scenery is great and the rules are easy to learn.

Guide to Middle Earth: This section is great for introducing new hobbyists into the world of Middle Earth and introducing them to the savior of men, Aragorn. Although this magazine was written before The Return of The King came out cinemas and doesn't have Aragorn's complete stories, it still has some inspiring images of his most epic battles. 8/10.

Playing the Game: This section is not really that informative, it just tells you what you need to play the game. Probably better for people not knowing how to play the game. 5/10.

Battle Game - Goblin Ambush: This is really quite a small, but quite great scenario that not only fits into what could have happened to Aragorn, but is great to play with the basic rules, as you have seen in my previous blog posts. Having the basic rules written into the scenario is absolutely fantastic. It seems a little one sided most of the time, but still fun to play. Using the goblins that you get in the pack is really great and makes the game very entertaining. I would wait until at least Issue 6 to play this game, because then you are not playing it with a card miniature. Overall, pretty excellent. 9/10.

Painting workshop: It's a really good guide to start your journey in painting Games Workshop's miniatures, and a beginner's guide to painting goblins, but I would not use this as a reference to painting goblins at all, I would use the Fellowship of The Ring Journeybook. 2/10 for actual hobbyists, 8/10 if you only own this book.

Modelling Workshop: Very inspiring pictures and great for showing you what very few hobbyists play with, but that's about it. No tutorials, just pictures. 5/10

Miniatures: A great start to the magazine, you already have a small army and 4 paints. Very good for the first issue, and for the entire series for that matter. 10/10

Overview: Great start to the series, and great to see the potential of this hobby. 7/10

Battle report #1: http://batmanoftheshire.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/goblin-ambush-1.html
Battle report #2: http://batmanoftheshire.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/goblin-ambush-2.html