I take Lothlorien and Rivendell to their first MESBG tournament - report part 1 

Thanks so much, that's really kind. Can't wait to keep pumping them out!

XD I'm thinking about putting this on a mug.

Absolutely! Not easy to come back from that, after so much bad luck!! He deserved that win. Thanks for watching :)

They are unstoppable!!

Fuck I love this channel.

Galadfindel, bane of the Witch King.

XD I swear to got that's how it went down. Whenever you see that Glorfindel was there, that's a typo. Every time.

My literally everything is covered in dog hair (or cat hair). If you look closely at the bases, you can see some hairs dried into the resin .... Thanks very much :)

Thanks very much. I think its easy when they genuinely deserve the win. He just caught me off guard and I feel like I came away having learned something

It was my 2023 highlight so far.... and I'm only half joking.

Thanks very much! It was such a good weekend. I felt guilty dragging you into it, but I concede you ended up being a lot more hardcore than I...

Thanks very much indeed! They took a while, but I'm pleased enough

Thanks! To be fair, Stuart deserved that win after an undeserved hammering in the early game. Also, his elves are stunning. I really hope we get to play one more time. But last year I think I was assisted by the board which stopped his Balrog getting to the centre in Sieze the Prize, and I wouldn't say no to something else like that ;)

@@BattleCamperHome aha yeah I remember that Moria game well. It was actually quite an epic chase given his disadvantage. It was basically, get the balrog on the prize or lose.

​@@finnbruton7274 Haha. Absolutely, I remember when the Balrog needed a 6 to get off the cliff and keep going, and actually got it. I think he'd have won if it weren't for the fact his whip killed the rider he tried to pull into combat. To this day one of my favorite games. I love it when they have a story to them, and they get tense like that.

Thoughts and Prayers x

Can we please get a statement on this from Alex. This is appaling. Kids are crying. Thanks.

1 like is 1 Pray

My Dearest Cameron, and others on the thread, In the heat of the moment (or lack thereof), I made a poor judgement call about trying to keep warm, and making Harry jealous of our exquisite comfort. I see now that I was wrong, and there were more responsible ways to make Harry jealous. Like putting a movie on or boiling some water for hot water bottles. I should have done the descent thing and pulled all his ropes out whilst he slept so he had to get up in the snow to put them back in. I hereby tender my resignation. Yours sincerely, Battle Camper. P.S, its genuinely touching that you care :)

@@BattleCamperHome Dear Alex (Battle Camper), As the Gas Heater Health & Safety Expert (GHHSE) for the MESBG community I hereby reject your resignation request for the following reasons: 1. We all wait on baited breath for your Hebrides video. 2. Furthermore we all find it hilarious that you've trained your dog to seek out and attack J Macc on sight. Kind regards, Cameron (GHHSE)

Thanks Harry! It enhanced the experience if anything haha. had a fantastic weekend

Haha, thanks very much. Yea, me too! Gildor really pulled it out the bag. Ant was great. Loads of fun, and he had a really good looking army too.

Thanks so much Simon, that really means a lot. Can't wait to put some more out!

Thanks so much Neil... plenty more in the editing backlog haha

Thanks so much!! I'm really glad :)

Thanks so much!! It took me a little while too, but its so worth it once you're in it :)

Thanks very much! Glad you got to play the Ruffians too!! Such a blast of a matchup :)

Haha. I must admit, I was suuper frustrated in the traffic until I realised it made a novel place to paint. Cheered me right up

@@BattleCamperHome Until someone shunts you and you end up covered in agrax earthshade 😆

I know you do. I'm following in your mighty footsteps. That bloody lamp. Clearly Chief's Ruffians OP, GW please nerf.

@Battle Camper run him with Tom bombadil. Infinite paralyse 😆

Thanks very much!! I'm looking forward to posting some of the others who were there on day two. The winner of best theme was spicy AF

It was a beautiful army!! I said the wrong thing. Good spot!! We played D&C Thanks very much for watching and commenting

It was worth it. Time well spend

Haha. I sincerely apologise for any inconvenience. But thank you too for watching :D

Thank you! It is loads of fun!! How did you get on?? I'd not thought of the RoP angle haha. It'll only get more intense if Gildor makes an appearance.... Though that didn't seem likely

@@BattleCamperHome Sorry for the long message haha I kept the rivendell knights in the back so they were covered by galadriel's blinding light, then the back rank of spear galadhrim all had bows so while they were D5 they weren't getting shot at. Then the knights charge around to be the hammer, worked okay when I stuck to that plan. Butchered khazad Dum in the first game. Got giddy and over stretched in the second and swamped by Mordor. Beat Moria in the third game, Elrond just went crazy. Fourth and final game was amazing, Elrond was chasing Dalymar the whole game, then slowly like a one man army, made his way to the centre objective, and I lost the game on the final roll (1 or 2 to end the game) I'd quartered him and only lost 1 elf. Crazy game that I didn't mind losing All in all great fun, and having galadriel as leader and just restoring Elrond's fate allows him to be one of the best beat sticks in the game 😅

@@hunsler1006 Oh mate yea, it makes Elrond so annoying to deal with. Rerollable, recharging fate!!! I don't think he took a single wound all day in this vid. Although I wasn't very diligent at keeping him near the mirror!!

Thanks very much! Of course, it's Newfold Farm Campsite in Edale. You'll love it!

Yes Master! I will build you a video, worthy of RU-vid.

Hahaha. I genuinely thought three of us in the van would keep us warm.... Harry however. WHAT WAS HE THINKING?

Thanks very much! I never had but I would. Is there anything good on in the near future?

It wasn't the most picturesque location....

Thanks so much :) I make almost all the music for the channel. Its a lot more rough around the edges without the narration to distract haha. Unless you're referring to the clips that play over Harry's tranquil early camping, in which case that is the Flower Duet

@@BattleCamperHome You do the Howard Shore covers yourself? I'm super impressed. Those are great.

@@SevenStarsandSevenStones thanks very much! :)

Then you'll probably like some of this video....

Haha, thanks very much. I think he just wants to watch the world burn....

Hey, I'm sorry a little while yet! Priorities have shifted but in June there'll be a flurry of videos, starting with part 2!

Thanks Kaz! I love how the cloaks came out. Its Kalabite Green base, Cyberite Green layering and Teclis/Baharroth blue highlights. Hope that helps!

He's such a little trooper. I'm torn between whether he's kind of good or actually complete pants. His one might is super annoying, but the 8 inch move came in surprisingly handy.

@@BattleCamperHome I just like wood elves. Elven cloak with a massive banner is so cool. I give them full kit. Point of might for march - 11" zoom then throw daggers like ninjas!

@@timelwess7787 I might need to double down. Get a bunch more for the Lothlorien side. I do very much love the models

@@BattleCamperHome love of models > are they any good. The wood elf with banner is a lovely, lovely model.

Hey thanks for watching! He'd had a really tough game dice-wise. I enjoyed that game (and last year's with the same opponent!) and hope that came across :)

Hi there - I'm Alex's second opponent. While I appreciate there were maybe some moments that I came across as frustrated, I like to think the video showed the game was played with a sense of humour and good spirits (particularly the arsehole comment , which I hope was clearly the joke it was meant to be!) I'm a big boy and can take a critical comment, but I think it's worth pointing out that others might find it upsetting and unnecessary. If we're critical about the players, based on a 20 edit of a 2 hour game without all the context, and leave unpleasant comments, that's simply going to stop players being willing to be filmed and then there are no more videos. Just food for thought. Alex - enjoyed the game, enjoyed the video. A good watch. Maybe we'll get a decider.

​@@44Womble I'd just like to agree with all the above. No one is immune from the frustration and, boy, I certainly hogged the luck in that one. What I was hoping to show was that, after my run of luck, the game still turned and I think that's the takeaway. Its a great thing about MESBG that people can think their way out of tight spots, which isn't the case in every system. As I said after the game, it was great last year and great this year. I hope we get a best-of-three finisher!