Scouring of the Shire sneek peek

[Olyanë]

Greetings folks--
I thought, not seeing posts/threads in this section for while, that perhaps a look at Games Workshop at Ringbearers Day 2005 would hopefully get some discussion going. Ringbearers Day 2005 is New Yorks 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Lord of the Rings, hosted by my organization, The NY Tolkien Society, banners and links can be found all about WOTR.net with many thanks to Illuvatar, Eledhwen and Fatty!!!
Anyhoo--Games Workshop will be there, and from our discussions with them, as secretive as they might be, I know that there is a HUGE chance (hehehe well I know more than that) that the new expansion to their LOTR line will be premiered at RBD 2005, (now this is not official so please don't spread it around just yet :shhh: )
The new expansion is The Scouring of the Shire, and I have seen the specs to it, and the models of Lobelia, Fredegar, Shirriffs, Sharkey and more are just fantastic----there is also a chance we will get to see the next expansion, the Battle of the Five Armies there as well--so if you want to see the best cohesion of Tolkien's tales and gaming on the planet, then you dont want to miss Ringbearers Day 2005

In Fellowship,
Anthony

[Olyanë]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 10th 2005
Ringbearers Day 2005 http://www.herenistarion.org/ringbearersday
Games Workshop is the largest and the most successful tabletop wargames
company in the world. The creators of Warhammer and The Lord of the Rings
Strategy battle game have been announced as an official Ringbearers Day 2005
sponsor and Special Programming Guest!

For the last few years Games Workshop has been demonstrating their Lord of
the Rings strategy battle game at NY Tolkien Society events, this year they
take it up a notch!
Not only will they have Full visitor participation Gaming Scenarios Paint
and Take Hobby and Master Class lessons, diorama displays, but attendees
will be given a special sneak peek at two forthcoming supplements, where
Tolkien's tales truly come to life:
The Scouring of the Shire (help defend the Shire with the hobbit and
shirriffs!)
The Battle of the Five Armies (based around the events in 'The Hobbit'

This blend of tale, legend and gaming is not one to miss!!

Here is the official Games Workshop Programming rundown:

Gaming Demonstrations and Visitor Participation Battle Scenarios

•'Scouring of the Shire' Scenario Table
Play through the scenarios contained within the forthcoming Scouring of the
Shire Supplement

•'Ambush at Amon Hen' Scenario Table
Reenact the capture of the Halflings and the death of Boromir.
Straightforward scenario, repeated throughout the day

•'Fields of Pelennor' Battle Table
This battle game is set as the Haradrim enter the battle. Control a Mumak
and its crew, or fight as the forces of Rohan. To be repeated throughout the
day

•'Battle of Five Armies' Demonstration Game
A sneak peek at our new 10mm strategy game, based around the events in'The
Hobbit'. Control the forces of men, dwarves or elves, or battle them as the
goblins or the wargs. Short demonstrations to be run throughout the day


Painting/Hobby

•'Paint and Take' painting demonstration table
Full visitor participation Learn to paint Lord of the Rings miniatures!
Paint a model (uruk hai, goblin or gondorian) under the expert guidance of a
GW painter and take it home!

•'Hobby Master class' demonstration table
Viewing only
Want to learn new techniques from the experts? See master painters in action
as they work on miniatures and scenery from the Lord of the Rings range.
They will be on hand all day to help with painting and scenery advice

•Games Workshop will also have display cabinets featuring a selection of
miniatures and mini dioramas from the Lord of the Rings range


•Ask Games Workshop!
Floating Games Workshop staff will be on hand to answer any questions that
may arise and to offer help and advice

Live in the New York City Area?
Then be sure to visit anyone of these New York City Games Workshop Hobby
Centers
http://maps.games-workshop.com/shopping/tradestores.asp
to get your hands on a special Ringbearers Day 2005/Games Workshop
promotional postcard.
http://herenistarion.org/ringbearersday/Postcards.html

Be sure to ask Games Workshop Staff about a special discounted ticket rate
to the event!!!

To learn more about Games Workshop visit the official site:
http://us.games-workshop.com/