Mae Govannen!

AinurOlorin · **Joined:** Wed May 22, 2013 6:38 pm **Posts:** 23

Hi all! I've been lurking here for some time and finally decided to join up.

I have been collecting Games Workshop's LOTR miniatures for about 4 years now and I absolutely love the hobby (despite GW's ridiculous prices), having participated in two doubles tournaments at Warhammer World over the past couple of years (coming one before last and last, respectively, lol). I have loved the works of Tolkien and Peter Jackson's films for as long as I care to remember, and I think that the game brilliantly conveys the spirit of Middle-earth.

Thanks again, and I'm greatly looking forward to sharing tactics with you all!
Gandalf :gandalf:

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 1:29 pm

Welcome to the community! I'm sure you will enjoy it here. Don't worry about finishing bottom. Someone has to fill that role, and the best bit about that is you can only go up from there!

Bilbo · **Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 3:02 pm

Hello and welcome AinurOlorin,

You didn't come dressed as legolas one year per chance?

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 3:17 pm

Welcome to the One-Ring. Good to see someone who knows who Young Master Gandalf actually is

My chief tactics are insanity and frequent use of The BAZ00KA.

AinurOlorin · **Joined:** Wed May 22, 2013 6:38 pm **Posts:** 23

Bilbo wrote:

Hello and welcome AinurOlorin,

You didn't come dressed as legolas one year per chance?

It's funny you mentioned that-I remember fighting against the chap that dressed up as Legolas but that wasn't me. That was the last of the six games we played and we beat him 94VPs to 0! Had that been this year we would have scored quite highly overall but because the focus was on the Battle Points that year we ended up 47th out of 48. It was one of those "oh drat" moments! :lol:

What was your team name? I might just remember you-we were 'The First Company'

AinurOlorin · **Joined:** Wed May 22, 2013 6:38 pm **Posts:** 23

Dorthonion wrote:

Welcome to the One-Ring. Good to see someone who knows who Young Master Gandalf actually is

My chief tactics are insanity and frequent use of The BAZ00KA.

Thank you very much-and that is an interesting tactic, lol! :wink:

AinurOlorin · **Joined:** Wed May 22, 2013 6:38 pm **Posts:** 23

ukfreddybear wrote:

Welcome to the community! I'm sure you will enjoy it here. Don't worry about finishing bottom. Someone has to fill that role, and the best bit about that is you can only go up from there!

Thank you for your welcome-and you are right, somebody has to come last and tournaments are still tremendous fun! A pity that 2012's tournament focused chiefly on the acquisition of Battle Points-If not for that our 118VPs would have put us fairly high on the list!

Cheers,
Gandalf :gandalf:

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

Welcome to the site AinurOlorin, it's a lovely community to be a part of, lots of fun to be had here!

Have we perchance had the pleasure of a game? I've been at the last 2 doubles tournaments playing as 'Rocks on Toast'.

Who were you guys this year?

AinurOlorin · **Joined:** Wed May 22, 2013 6:38 pm **Posts:** 23

Dr Grant wrote:

Welcome to the site AinurOlorin, it's a lovely community to be a part of, lots of fun to be had here!

Have we perchance had the pleasure of a game? I've been at the last 2 doubles tournaments playing as 'Rocks on Toast'.

Who were you guys this year?

Thank you for your welcome. I believe we may well have had a game-I certainly remember hearing that team name before. We were 'The Blood Gods' this year and we had an alliance between Thranduil and Haldir with Tom and Goldberry in tow. :wink:

Cheers,
Gandalf :gandalf:

Bilbo · **Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 4:26 pm

You didn't come dressed as legolas one year per chance?[/quote]

It's funny you mentioned that-I remember fighting against the chap that dressed up as Legolas but that wasn't me.

He's a nice guy, and is clearly in for a penny, in for a pound life philosophically!

AinurOlorin · **Joined:** Wed May 22, 2013 6:38 pm **Posts:** 23

Bilbo wrote:

You didn't come dressed as legolas one year per chance?

"It's funny you mentioned that-I remember fighting against the chap that dressed up as Legolas but that wasn't me.

He's a nice guy, and is clearly in for a penny, in for a pound life philosophically!"[/quote]

Yes he certainly seemed so. When we played against him he was very relaxed and wasn't bothered at all about the margin by which we beat him! By that stage of the tournament we were fairly near to the bottom table and so we were playing more for fun than for competitiveness!

Cheers,
Gandalf :gandalf:

AinurOlorin · **Joined:** Wed May 22, 2013 6:38 pm **Posts:** 23

Dr Grant wrote:

Welcome to the site AinurOlorin, it's a lovely community to be a part of, lots of fun to be had here!

Have we perchance had the pleasure of a game? I've been at the last 2 doubles tournaments playing as 'Rocks on Toast'.

Who were you guys this year?

Looking through some of the other threads I do indeed remember your army list if not you yourself-the Radagast's Alliance/Rohan force wasn't it? A nasty force I must say-I have been planning for a while to build a force similar to that one. I don't really do conversions but that mounted Radagast is fantastic!

Cheers,
Gandalf :gandalf:

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 8:02 pm

From one wisened old guy to another, welcome.

AinurOlorin · **Joined:** Wed May 22, 2013 6:38 pm **Posts:** 23

Gandlaf the Grey wrote:

From one wisened old guy to another, welcome.

Thank you very much Mr. Gandalf, Sir! :wink:

Cheers,
Gandalf :gandalf:

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 10:07 pm

Welcome to the One Ring...as a lurker, you already know the site so hope you continue to enjoy and look forward to seeing you around the forums.

AinurOlorin · **Joined:** Wed May 22, 2013 6:38 pm **Posts:** 23

DurinsBane wrote:

Welcome to the One Ring...as a lurker, you already know the site so hope you continue to enjoy and look forward to seeing you around the forums.

Thank you for your welcome, my good Balrog :wink:

And, just for the record: YOU SHALL NOT PASS!

Cheers,
Gandalf :gandalf:

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

Yep that was us! Thanks for the kind words RE force and conversion but it was a fun, fluffy list rather than a particularly competitive one - still managed to scrape 2 wins though!

I remember your army, looked cool, didn't fancy playing you guys, what with Thranduil's Nature's Wrath and all our horseys!

Hopefully catch a game with you at one of the upcoming tourneys, there's one at the end of July and one at the end of August

Dagorlad · **Posted:** Sat Jul 06, 2013 2:01 pm

Hi AinorOlorin, welcome to the One Ring.

AinurOlorin · **Joined:** Wed May 22, 2013 6:38 pm **Posts:** 23

Dagorlad wrote:

Hi AinorOlorin, welcome to the One Ring.

Why thank you for your welcome, Mr. Dark Lord, sir. :wink:

Cheers,
Gandalf :gandalf:

Amarthadan · **Posted:** Mon Jul 08, 2013 12:07 pm

Welcome to the OR! You'll fit in just fine judging from your comments.

Enjoy!

Mae Govannen!

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